Running in background

[i dani]

Is it possible to run SCAR in the background without use of the mouse? If not, it would be nice if it was implemented

 

Also, what happened to DTM and Bitmap. Is there any new function for finding a small area in a screen, and then clicking it? Right now I'm working with colors.

Edited December 16, 2012 by i dani

[LordJashin]

No its not possible.

 

There is FindBitmap, and FindDTM. You can find FindBitmap documented at wiki.scar-divi.com

[Bixby Sayz]

You could launch SCAR using the command line with arguments to start a script running. Might do what you want?

 

http://forums.scar-divi.com/showthread.php?2-Commandline-Parameters

 

As for the other part sounds like you want FindBitmap as LordJashin suggested.

[i dani]

You could launch SCAR using the command line with arguments to start a script running. Might do what you want?

 

http://forums.scar-divi.com/showthread.php?2-Commandline-Parameters

 

As for the other part sounds like you want FindBitmap as LordJashin suggested.

 

Care to elaborate on that? Also, if I do that do I not need to select the window where its ran?

 

Does this mean it runs in the background without using my mouse?

Edited December 16, 2012 by i dani

[Janilabo]

Care to elaborate on that? Also, if I do that do I not need to select the window where its ran?

 

Does this mean it runs in the background without using my mouse?

No.

You could use Virtual Machine, if you want/need to run SCAR without it using your mouse/keyboard.

[i dani]

I am using a virtual machine, but it takes RAM.

 

So you guys were never planning on an update like this?

[Janilabo]

Adding this feature in SCAR is not as easy as you would think.. :\

If it would be, this would added in already.

[FHannes]

I am using a virtual machine, but it takes RAM.

 

So you guys were never planning on an update like this?

 

If you used a slimmed down version of Windows XP, like TinyXP or MicroXP, you can easily run several VMs on a modern machine.

[i dani]

Side note: How do methods work on here (I think they are refered to as procedures?)

 

I know Java, and this is a little different although I think it has objects?

 

How do I create a method that takes parameters and returns a value, say a boolean? Making everything in one big main method is very tedious.

[Janilabo]

function Test(YESorNO: string): Boolean;
begin
 Result := (Lowercase(YESorNO) = 'yes');
end;

begin
 if Test('YES') then
   WriteLn('Yes!')
 else
   WriteLn('NO... ');
end.

 

Depends what kind of parameters you want to use.

[i dani]

function Test(YESorNO: string): Boolean;
begin
 Result := (Lowercase(YESorNO) = 'yes');
end;

begin
 if Test('YES') then
   WriteLn('Yes!')
 else
   WriteLn('NO... ');
end.

 

Depends what kind of parameters you want to use.

For now I am using an if statement.

If (FindColor(params here) && FindColor(params here) {

//do this

}

How is this in Scar language?

 

Also, if I want to use a Timer for a repeated task i.e

 

If(GetTimeRunning % 5000 = 0)

//do something

 

How can I do this in Scar/Pascal?

 

Edit: Found out that remainder(%) is MOD in Pascal. So 10 MOD 2 = 0 was what I needed, thanks

Edited December 16, 2012 by i dani

[Janilabo]

For now I am using an if statement.

If (FindColor(params here) && FindColor(params here) {

//do this

}

How is this in Scar language?

 

Also, if I want to use a Timer for a repeated task i.e

 

If(GetTimeRunning % 5000 = 0)

//do something

 

How can I do this in Scar/Pascal?

 

Edit: Found out that remainder(%) is MOD in Pascal. So 10 MOD 2 = 0 was what I needed, thanks

Is that first one asking OR or AND?

 

Would have to be something like this:

var
 X, Y: Integer;

begin
 if not (FindColor(X, Y, 255, 0, 0, 999, 999) and FindColor(X, Y, 16711680, 0, 0, 999, 999)) then
 begin
   if (FindColor(X, Y, 255, 0, 0, 999, 999) or FindColor(X, Y, 16711680, 0, 0, 999, 999)) then
     WriteLn('RED [255] or BLUE [16711680] found in area 0, 0, 999, 999 (0, 0 = X-Start, Y-Start and 999, 999 = X-End, Y-End)')
   else
     WriteLn(' RED or BLUE was not found in area 0, 0, 999, 999! ');
 end else
   WriteLn('RED [255] or BLUE [16711680] found in area 0, 0, 999, 999 (0, 0 = X-Start, Y-Start and 999, 999 = X-End, Y-End)');
end.

 

So basically...

 

With OR:

(FindColor(X, Y, 255, 0, 0, 999, 999) or FindColor(X, Y, 16711680, 0, 0, 999, 999))

 

..and with AND:

 

(FindColor(X, Y, 255, 0, 0, 999, 999) and FindColor(X, Y, 16711680, 0, 0, 999, 999))

 

Not sure about that timer one, that wont work at least, it would rarely return true with exactly 0. :\

 

I think better way would be with GetSystemTime + time marking.

 

Like:

 

var
 tm: Integer;

begin
 repeat                             
   if ((GetSystemTime - tm) > 5000) then
   begin                 
     WriteLn('5000 sec WriteLn! ');            
     tm := GetSystemTime;
   end;
 until False;
end.

 

There may be better ways to do these, but yeah...