How to block keyboard and mouse during a script ?

[midiboy]

Hi guys !

Maybe someone has an idea since I am an absolute newbie with scripts ...

I would like to make sure that a user cannot interfere while a script is running and installing an application. So I would like to temporarily block keyboard and mouse until the script is finished. If the script is finished it should of course restore mouse and keyboard use again

Would this be very hard to achieve ?

Thanks for any ideas ...

Bye,

Alex

[big_gie]

Their is a tool I think somewhere that can achieve this... can't remember though.

Seach

[mbouchard]

Check out AutoIT www.hiddensoft.com, if I am not mistaken, it has the ability of blocking keyboard and mouse input but can cause a problem if the script fails. Would need to take that into consideration.

Mike

[midiboy]

Hey Guys,

thanks for your help ! I will check out the software although I would prefer if this could be achieved via vbs or js .... not yet another program

Thanks,

Alex

[DarkPhoenix]

You can use AutoIt to compile exe files with the script in them, so that you don't need to actually install the program to use the scripts.. only to make them. And AutoIt can do a lot more stuff than vbs and js can in the first place.. so it's really worth it, trust me.

[midiboy]

Ok,

you convinced me to give AutoIT a try, Dark Phoenix

Better be easy to learn ...

Thanks!

[DarkPhoenix]

Better be easy to learn ...

If you know VBScript.. the AutoIT Script language will look surprisingly familiar to you.

[mazin]

I have a script for this on my PC but I don't remember where I kept it! I'll search it on my PC and post it for you, if no one else proceeds me.

[midiboy]

@Mazin:

that would be cool, thanks !

@DarkPhoenix:

I am a newbie with scripts so it probably won´t look familiar but I will give it a try

Thanks,

Alex

[MHz]

Hi people.

I posted some Autoit scripts here just recently.

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=23443

A script installing a program for you looks cool.

Bye