AutoIT Notes

Links

• http://motersho.com/blog/index.php/2009/10/20/autoit-command-line-parameters-a-new-approach/
• http://www.zqna.net/qna/khspxr-how-to-run-or-execute-python-file-from-autoit.html
• http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/google/communityengine/index.cfm?postId=11187&productId=4
• http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/intro/running.htm
• http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/functions/Run.htm
• http://www.brunningonline.net/simon/blog/archives/winGuiAuto.py.html

Accessing from Python=

If you want just run the autoit script then use os.system or os.popen and take a look at this page Running Scripts. If you want to call autoit methods from your python script then:

1. ) Register AutoItX3.dll in your system regsvr32 AutoItX3.dll
2. ) Install PyWin32
3. ) Use autoit from your code as follows:

import win32com.client

autoit = win32com.client.Dispatch("AutoItX3.Control")

autoit.AnyAutoitMethod()

Notes

• http://blogs.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/autoit-and-malware-whats-the-connection