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AutoHotkey: Component Object Model

Posted by Frankie Bagnardi on February 28, 2012. 2 comments.

This tutorial covers some of the basic ideas of automating Internet Explorer and other COM enabled applications in AutoHotkey.

See example code and two videos

Secret Android Camera in Python (computer controlled)

Posted by Frankie Bagnardi on December 3, 2011. No comments.

This is project has been on my mental TODO list for some time now. I finally sat down and finished it. We’re creating a remote controlled camera where the remote is our computer and the camera is in our Android cell phone.

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AutoHotkey Tutorial: Functions

Posted by Frankie Bagnardi on November 19, 2011. No comments.

Moving right along with our 9th video tutorial we discuss functions in AutoHotkey. Functions are a general programming concept but we’re focusing on automation tasks.

Watch the video and see the example code we used.

See the video, try the code

AutoHotkey: Graphic User Interfaces

Posted by Frankie Bagnardi on November 10, 2011. No comments.

New video tutorial! We make a Graphic User Interface (GUI) that works a lot like Notepad. By the end of the video you can have a window that you can type data into and then save it either with Control-S or a save button. We make it all!

See the video

Scare the Trick-or-treaters with Spooky Sounds

Posted by Frankie Bagnardi on October 31, 2011. No comments.

In just a few hours the children will be hitting the streets to come take your candy. I like my candy! Let’s make a quick sound loop of spooky sounds to try and scare them away. {Insert mechanical laughter here.}

Download the audio file and watch the about video

If Not True Then False: Write Clear Code!

Posted by Frankie Bagnardi on October 31, 2011. No comments.

For reasons beyond my understanding people want to write code in the shortest way possible — especially when writing scripts. This includes leaving out comments, removing white-space, and maybe worst of all: combining multiple statements into one line!

Take a deeper look at how to solve this

AutoHotkey: Making the Hotkeys

Posted by Frankie Bagnardi on October 17, 2011. One comment.

Continuing from where we left off with Send, we’re now going to respond to user input, instead of simulating it. What are often called “Keyboard Shortcuts,” in AutoHotkey we call them “Hotkeys.” Learn how to make and use them productively.

Watch the two videos and read the dilation

AutoHotkey Tutorial: Artificial Input

Posted by Frankie Bagnardi on October 16, 2011. No comments.

AutoHotkey has powerful commands that let your computer type, click, and move the mouse for you. We’re going to look at two screencasts (5 minutes each) giving examples on how it works, and then elaborate on it after.

See the screen-casts and elaboration

AutoHotkey Tutorial: When to use %, and when not to

Posted by Frankie Bagnardi on October 15, 2011. No comments.

If you’re just starting out your bound to run into these problems. Arguably the most confusing part of AutoHotkey is that sometimes you call a variable SomeVariable and others you call it %SomeVariable%. This video tries to draw some rules around it to make remembering easier. Watch it and then read the follow up.

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AutHotkey Tutorial: Variables

Posted by Frankie Bagnardi on October 15, 2011. No comments.

Variables are very important to programming. All you really need to know right now is that you can put three kinds of values into them: strings, numbers, and objects. Watch the video to get the general idea.

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