autoit_python_with_cygwin.bash

autoit_python_with_cygwin.bash

# Being able to automate windows tasks with autoit is cool but it would be even cooler if we could:
#   1) run it with python (py is much easier and familiar than the autoit script language)
#   2) with cygwin (so we can do all our linux/bash/vim cleverness in a familiar work environment)
#
# Here is some info on how I got it set up on my new windows laptop.

# Some interesting reading on autoit functionality direclty from windows DLLs: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/23768184/programmatically-rotate-monitor

# Functions for win32api  http://timgolden.me.uk/pywin32-docs/contents.html

# Directly calling the DLLs w/ ctypes: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/api/winuser/nf-winuser-getsystemmetrics

# Working example (double click from windows File Explorer):
  /cygdrive/c/Users/$USER/examples/py/autoit_vnc_viewer.py

# Here is what I did to be able to call autoit dll from python:
  # These links were very usefull:
    https://stackoverflow.com/a/13396451/120681
    https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/intro/64-bit_support.htm
  cd 'C:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3\AutoItX\'
  cp .\AutoItX3_x64.dll C:\Windows\System32\
  C:\Windows\System32\regsvr32.exe C:\Windows\System32\AutoItX3_x64.dll
  pip install pypiwin32
  python
if "Run the calculator":
    import win32com.client
    Auto=win32com.client.Dispatch("AutoItX3.Control")
    Auto.Run("calc.exe")
    import time
    time.sleep(1)
    title = 'Calculator'
    Auto.WinActivate(title, '')
    time.sleep(1)
    Auto.Send("12345")
    time.sleep(0.4)
    Auto.Send("{+}")
    time.sleep(0.4)
    Auto.Send("54321")
    time.sleep(0.4)
    Auto.Send("{=}")
    time.sleep(0.4)
    Auto.Send("^c")
    time.sleep(1)
    Auto.WinClose(title , '')