AutoIt Snippets

Snippet	Prefix	Description
ArrayCreate	!_ArrayCreate	Create and initialize a 1D array as example.
ArrayCreate2d	!_ArrayCreate2d	Create and initialize a 2d array as example.
ArrayDisplay	!_ArrayDisplay	Default _ArrayDisplay with the array name as title.
ArrayItemsToString	!_ArrayItemsToString	Combines all array items to a string. Similar to _ArrayToString function, but simpler.
FileContentToArray	!_FileContentToArray	File content or multiline string to array.
FilterEmptyLinesFromArray	!_FilterEmptyLinesFromArray	Remove empty strings from array.
GetCount	!_GetCount	Get array index count.
SortColumnSequenceOf2dArray	!_SortColumnSequenceOf2dArray	Sort column sequence alphabetically of a multidimensional array.
TransformToZeroBasedArray	!_TransformToZeroBasedArray	Transform an array which starts on index one to a zero based array.

Snippet	Prefix	Description
Base64ToBinary	!_Base64ToBinary	Convert a Base64 string to a binary string (vString).
BinaryToBase64	!_BinaryToBase64	Reads a binary file and convert to Base64 string.
ConvertBinToInt	!_ConvertBinToInt	Convert binary to integer.
ConvertHexToInt	!_ConvertHexToInt	Convert hex to integer.
ConvertIntToBin	!_ConvertIntToBin	Convert integer to binary.
ConvertIntToHex	!_ConvertIntToHex	Convert integer to hex.
ConvertIntToOct	!_ConvertIntToOct	Convert integer to octal number.
HexColorInvert	!_HexColorInvert	Invert the given hex color.

Snippet	Prefix	Description
DecryptFromUtf16LittleEndian	!_DecryptFromUtf16LittleEndian	Decrypt from UTF16 Little Endian (UTF-16LE).
DecryptString	!_DecryptString	Decrypt a encrypted string by your default crypt key to be human readable.
EncryptString	!_EncryptString	Encrypt string by your default crypt key to encrypted unreadable string.
EncryptToUtf16LittleEndian	!_EncryptToUtf16LittleEndian	Encrypt to UTF16 Little Endian (UTF-16LE).

Snippet	Prefix	Description
CalendarWeekToDays	!_CalendarWeekToDays	Get an array of days from the given calendar week.
GetDateDiffByBoundary	!_GetDateDiffByBoundary	Get date diff by boundary (e. g. 90 days from the current day).
GetDateTime	!_GetDateTime	Get current date and time as a timestamp.
GetHHMMSSOfSeconds	!_GetHHMMSSOfSeconds	Get hours, minutes and seconds of given seconds (reverse of _GetSecondsOfHHMMSS).
GetSecondsOfHHMMSS	!_GetSecondsOfHHMMSS	Get seconds of given hours, minutes and seconds (reverse of _GetHHMMSSOfSeconds).
GetTimerDiffInSecOrMin	!_GetTimerDiffInSecOrMin	Get timer diff in seconds or minutes.

Snippet	Prefix	Description
DoesFunctionExists	!_DoesFunctionExists	Check function exists by name of the function in the given file.
GetListOfAllFunctions	!_GetListOfAllFunctions	List all functions of the given file to an array.
GetListOfAllVariables	!_GetListOfAllVariables	List all variables of the given file to an array.

Snippet	Prefix	Description
AddBackslashToPathEnd	!_AddBackslashToPathEnd	Ensure trailing backslash for a path.
AppendToFile	!_AppendToFile	Append text to file.
CreateFileWithSpecificSize	!_CreateFileWithSpecificSize	Create a dummy file with a specific file size.
ExistsNotAllowedCharacters	!_ExistsNotAllowedCharacters	Check string for not allowed characters regarding a file renaming action.
FileExistsBranch	!_FileExistsBranch	Check condition for file or directory exists.
GetFileContent	!_GetFileContent	Get file content to string.
GetFileProperties	!_GetFileProperties	Get all possible file properties to array.
GetFilePropertyValue	!_GetFilePropertyValue	Get specific file property value.
GetFileShare	!_GetFileShare	Get a list of FileShares as array.
GetJustFileExtension	!_GetJustFileExtension	Get just the file extension of a file name or file path.
GetJustFileName	!_GetJustFileName	Get just the file name of a file path (including the file extension).
GetJustPathOfFile	!_GetJustPathOfFile	Get just the path of a file.
IsFileInUse	!_IsFileInUse	Check is file in use by another process.
OpenFolder	!_OpenFolder	Open a given folder.
RelativeToAbsolutePath	!_RelativeToAbsolutePath	Resolve relative path to absolute path.
SaveBinaryToFile	!_SaveBinaryToFile	Create a binary file out of a binary string (vString). See _Base64ToBinary function.
SetMaxDirectories	!_SetMaxDirectories	Remove directories until the maximum count of directories is reached (e. g. for log directories with a timestamp as name).
SetMaxFiles	!_SetMaxFiles	Remove files until the maximum count of files is reached (e. g. for log files with a timestamp as name).
SortFileByAscOrDesc	!_SortFileByAscOrDesc	Sort file content ascending or descending.
WriteFile	!_WriteFile	Create or overwrite a file with the given content.

Snippet	Prefix	Description
GetDistanceByPythagoras	!_GetDistanceByPythagoras	Get the distance from one point to an other point by Pythagoras.
IsKeyPressed	!_IsKeyPressed	Indicates that a key of the keyboard is pressed. Returns the boolean.
IsKeyReleased	!_IsKeyReleased	Indicates that a key of the keyboard was released after it was pressed. Returns the boolean.
IsPointPositionBetween	!_IsPointPositionBetween	Detects whether the position of a point is between two other positions.

Snippet	Prefix	Description
GetLabelSize	!_GetLabelSize	Get the label size (with or height in pixel).
GetMouseWheelMovementDirection	!_GetMouseWheelMovementDirection	Get the mouse wheel movement direction (mouse wheel detection) on the created GUI.
GetRandomColor	!_GetRandomColor	Get random color as html hex color (#) or as variant color (0x).
GetTaskbarHeight	!_GetTaskbarHeight	Get the height of windows taskbar.
GetWindowHandle	!_GetWindowHandle	Get window handle by title.
GuiAllowedInputs	!_GuiAllowedInputs	Control GUI input data by allowed input values (keystrokes).
GuiAnimation	!_GuiAnimation	Animates GUI appearance or disappearance by specific slide animations.
GuiControlCreateBorder	!_GuiControlCreateBorder	Creates a colored border for a specific control like label or for the whole GUI.
GuiFadeIn	!_GuiFadeIn	Fade GUI window in.
GuiFadeOut	!_GuiFadeOut	Fade GUI window out.
GuiInputFilterWMCommand	!_GuiInputFilterWMCommand	Watch and filter specific GUI input controls by specific RegEx pattern.
GuiSetWinToCenter	!_GuiSetWinToCenter	Set window to center on screen.
GuiWindowShakeAsHint	!_GuiWindowShakeAsHint	Let the window shake a bit as a popup hint.
IsFocusOnGui	!_IsFocusOnGui	Is given GUI in focus (window exists, window is visible, window is enabled and window is active).
IsMouseOnGui	!_IsMouseOnGui	Is mouse over the GUI.
SetVisualStateOfStartBar	!_SetVisualStateOfStartBar	Toggle visual state of the windows start bar.
ShowToolTipInfo	!_ShowToolTipInfo	Show tool tip text with padding.
StartBarToggle	!_StartBarToggle	Show or hide windows start bar.
ToggleControlVisibility	!_ToggleControlVisibility	Toggle the visibility of an control depending of it's current state.

Snippet	Prefix	Description
Get_GreatestCommonDivisor_LeastCommonMultiple	!_Get_GreatestCommonDivisor_LeastCommonMultiple	Get 'greatest common divisor' and 'least common multiple' of to numbers.
IsNumberOdd	!_IsNumberOdd	Is number odd or even.
KilometresToMiles	!_KilometresToMiles	Calculates the miles of given kilometers.
MilesToKilometres	!_MilesToKilometres	Calculates the kilometers of given miles.

Snippet	Prefix	Description
DeleteCurrentScriptAfterRun	!_DeleteCurrentScriptAfterRun	Delete current script after execution (after run).
GetMacOrIpAddress	!_GetMacOrIpAddress	Get MAC address or if not found the IP address.
GetMonitorResolution	!_GetMonitorResolution	Get monitor resolution data as array.
GetProcessPathByPid	!_GetProcessPathByPid	Get process path by process id (PID).
MsgBoxWithoutStop	!_MsgBoxWithoutStop	Show a message box without stop/pause the program execution.
RunProgram	!_RunProgram	Runs external program with or without parameter in a quite robust way.
SetDisplayResolution	!_SetDisplayResolution	Set display resolution to specific display width and height.
TalkOverPcVoice	!_TalkOverPcVoice	Let the computer read out your text by the use of the SAPI API.
Template	!_Template	Creates a short script template to structure your code.
ToggleDesktopIcons	!_ToggleDesktopIcons	Toggles the visibility of the desktop icons.

Snippet	Prefix	Description
DrawRecordedMouseMovesFromFile	!_DrawRecordedMouseMovesFromFile	Draw recorded mouse moves (like a curve) from data of a file (see function _RecordMouseMovesToConsole).
MouseDragAndDrop	!_MouseDragAndDrop	Drag and drop mouse action. Mouse click, dragging to the target position and release (drop) mouse key.
PressKeyOrSendStringSeveralTimes	!_PressKeyOrSendStringSeveralTimes	Press key (keystroke) or send a string several times.
RecordMouseMovesToConsole	!_RecordMouseMovesToConsole	Record mouse move as 'MouseMove(...)' string to console. Which is a preparation step for function _DrawRecordedMouseMovesFromFile.

Snippet	Prefix	Description
ConsoleWriteUnicodeChars	!_ConsoleWriteUnicodeChars	Write Unicode characters to the console.
GetAutoItEnvironmentInfos	!_GetAutoItEnvironmentInfos	Get AutoIt environment information.
GetCommandLineOutput	!_GetCommandLineOutput	Read command line output (result of a given command) to string.
GetComputerInfos	!_GetComputerInfos	Get computer information.
NewLine	!_NewLine	Get one newline (carriage return and line feed) by default or multiple newlines by optional parameter.
Print	!_Print	Extends the default ConsoleWrite function by a default line break and optionally by start- and trailing pipe sign for better notice of whitespaces.

Snippet	Prefix	Description
CreateRandomText	!_CreateRandomText	Create a random text (string based on different modi).
GetGuid	!_GetGuid	Get a valid GUID.
GetGuidSegment	!_GetGuidSegment	Get GUID segment which is used in function _GetGuid.
GetUniqueMachineGuidString	!_GetUniqueMachineGuidString	Get unique machine guid as string.
NormalizeStringLength	!_NormalizeStringLength	Normalize string length for a good looking table like output result.
SplitStringByCountToArray	!_SplitStringByCountToArray	Split a long string by defined count to an array.
StringProperWithoutSpaces	!_StringProperWithoutSpaces	Reformat the given string to proper case without spaces ('This string will be reformated to proper case without spaces' => 'ThisStringWillBeReformatedToProperCaseWithoutSpaces').
StringProperWithSpaces	!_StringProperWithSpaces	Reformat the given string to proper case with spaces ('ThisStringWillBeReformatedToStringProperCaseWithSpaces' => 'This String Will Be Reformated To String Proper Case With Spaces').

Snippet	Prefix	Description
CreateZipArchive	!_CreateZipArchive	Creates a zip archive by windows built in functionality.
ExtractZipArchive	!_ExtractZipArchive	Extract a zip archive by windows built in functionality.
ExtractZipVia7z	!_ExtractZipVia7z	Extract zip archive by 7z call.