HELP!!! Really trying to learn ^^

[idmankn]

Hi everyone,

I just found out this forum recently and very interested to learn how to code with FFACT and FFXI_Helper and ACTool, I'm kinda familiar with AutoIt already as I have figured out how to throw other stuff other than rusty items (earlier version of fishing bot didn't have those functions), figured out the pixel color for my char for autofight, ect. But trying to play with the new tools, I have couple questions:

1/ In order to use FFXI_Helper, you need FFACT? In order to use FFACT, you need ACTools? is that correct?
A: ok I found out that you need ACTools installed in order to run FFACT, but right now I tried to run FFXI_Helper or a script that includes FFXI_Helper, it gives me this error:
conOut("FFACT... Not found" & Chr(10))
^ ERROR
Error: Unknown function name.
FYI: I have all 3 files under C:/Temp. So am I missing something here??? I have FFACT.exe, FFXI_Helper.au3 under same folder, ACTool was installed under C:/Program Files

2/ When I try to run FFACT, I get this error: "Error 5 (Invalid procedure call or argument) in procedure Form_Load of Form1 on line #0", does this mean I need ACTools or something?
A: ok install ACTool and this error will go away ^^

3/ If I make my own AutoIt script and need to use FFXI_Helper, do I just #include "FFXI_Helper.au3" in my script OR do i have to double click on FFXI_Helper to run it instead?

4/ If ACTools is needed, where can I get it? I got FFXI_Helper and FFACT in your forum but didn't see ACTools, AutoIt I have installed it a very long time ago.

5/ I want to take a screenshot in FFXI, and then log out to find out the coordinates, colors of certain things, how can I do this? I read somewhere before that you need FFACT to do this, but not sure now. Can you please redirect me to a site/post about this? And if I have a screenshot, where do I open it so I can get the correct coordinates (ie. 800x600, 1280x960 or whatever)?

6/ So let's say I have myscript.au3 (myscript.au3 has
#include "FFXI_Helper.au3"), AutoTerror.exe, FFACT.exe, FFXI_Helper.au3. What do I need to run first to last in order to run myscript.au3???

By the way, FFACT.exe and FFXI_Helper.au3 and AutoTerror are in same directory under C:/Temp folder.

I hope to hear from you soon so I can start making my own script ^^ Thank you!

[TinyTerror]

Wow. Thats what I call a loaded post.

1. FFXI_Helper requires FFACT to be running with the debug window open in order to work. FFACT requires AC Tools to be installed, but not running in order to work. The conOut error that you are getting is caused by trying to run an autoterror script in plain old autoIT. Autoterror is a modified version of autoit with some extra input and output functions. Duke's updated FFXI_Helper code requires autoterror. Autoterror is fully backwards compatable with AutoIT scripts.

2. Answered in post already

3. Using #include "FFXI_Helper.au3" is all you need to do to use FFXI_Helper in your script. Trying to run FFXI_Helper on its own without using it from another script wont do anything because FFXI_Helper doesn't have any main code, only functions.

4. AC Tools can be downloaded from www.actool.net/

5. I use FRAPS to get resolution correct screen caps for coordinates. You can get it at www.fraps.com/

6. The first thing you want to run is FFACT. Make sure you turn on the debug window in FFACT before you do anything else. Now run Autoterror. A dialog box should pop up asking you for a script to run. Select your script. Now start FFXI. I recomend getting the ffxi windower from
ffxi.archbell.com so that you can start and stop your script without having to exit ffxi. If you want all of your scripts to run in autoterror from now on, go to your AutoIT install dir, rename autoit.exe to autoitold.exe, move autoterror.exe into the autoit dir, then rename autoterror.exe to autoit.exe. This will make it so any time you click on a script to run, it will run in autoterror insted of autoIT.

[idmankn]

Hello...again ^^,

First of all, I want to thank TinyTerror, I really appreciate your precise answers, it does help a lot or practically, I found all the problems I was having *thumb up*

Ok secondly, bad news, I have more questions :

I tried to make a tabbing voke bot, I did work, BUT at first it was tabbing like there's no tomorrow, after awhile, it starts tabbing so slow like a crawling turtle :S, my guess is that the loop is infinite and it uses up all CPU resources. I tried to reset SendKeyDelay and SendKeyDownDelay but it still happens (as Duke or someone else has stated those setups is just like a Sleep statement so I didn't use Sleep at all in my script), my com. is AMD Athlon 2100+ OC to 2 Ghz and 1 gig of DDR ram, ATI Radeon 9500+ PRO. I can't figure out why it happens, my guess is because of FFACT keeps updating and updating? I don't think it's because of AutoTerror or FFXI_Helper because that is like AutoIT and running a normal script. If I set the delay more (which I haven't tried because I don't think it's a good solution), it will slow down my bot and so the tabbing will be slow, etc.

Anyways, Tiny or Duke or anyone has any idea on this one? ^^

Thank you all and I really appreciate Tiny's earlier help ^^

[TinyTerror]

post the script and let me take a look.

[idmankn]

check your PM please Tiny