What’s new in this version:
AutoIt 3.3.18.0
AutoIt:
– Changed: Windows 7/Server 2008 is now the minimum OS version required due to dev environment changes
– Added DllCall() performance optimisation
– Added: Standard Windows Fonts List for Win10/Win11
– Added GUICtrlCreateXXX creation in example assign to $idXXX to reflect Ctrl type
– Added: FileGetAttrib() retrieve Join folder (J) as created by FileCreateNTFSLink()
– Added: Split WindowsConstants.u3 in WindowsNotifsConstants.au3, WindowsStylesConstants.au3 and WindowsSysColor.au3
– Added: GUICtrlSetGraphic() doc precisio
– Added: operator precedence doc precision
– Fixed: Doc Chr(0) handling inside functions
– Fixed Doc typo in “Send Key List”
– Fixed: Regressionhandle lea
– Fixed Doc With … EndWith using DllStruct Type
– Fixed: Links in Tutorials example cod
Au3info:
– Added: Display mouse coordinate mode
– Fixed Crash under Win7
SciTE-lite:
– Fixed: Folding Fix for Preprocessor foldblock when followed by a CommentBlock
UDFs:
– Added: script examples when running under Win11 with new notepad.exe
– Added: _GUICtrlTreeView_GetItemByIndex() can retrieve handle of the list of main item ($hItem= -1)
– Added: _IsPressed() can be called with numeric value as in “WinAPIsvkeysConstants.au3”
– Added _DebugReportData() to report Array column formatted
– Added: libExamples referring MemoWrite() now refer to _MemoWrite() defined in Extras\HelpFileInternals.au3
– Added: _WinAPI_WaitSystemIdle(), _WinAPI_QueryDiskUsage(), _WinAPI_QueryProcessorUsage(), _WinAPI_QueryProcessCycleTime(
– Added: Doc _WinAPI_GetWindowSubclass() exampl
– Added: _WinAPI_GetKeyboardLayout() default value for the running thread
– Added: _WinAPI_GetUserDefaultLCID() example
– Added: _WinAPI_GetKeyboardLayoutLocale()
– Added: _WinAPI_GetKeyboardState() exampl
– Added Try to use file in HelpFile\Extras instead of @ScriptDir
– Added _WinAPI_SetTimer() example
– Added: _IsPressed() can wait on one of several keys
– Added: _WinAPI_SendInput()
– Added _Div() integer division
– Added _WinAPI_OpenEvent()
– Added: _GDIPlus_ImageSaveToFile() doc precision for compression level
– Added: _WinAPI_GetCursorSize() and _WinAPI_SetCursorSize()
– Added: $FOLDERID_Documents Constants in APIShellExConstants.au3
– Added: Support _GUIToolTip*() to be used to external process
– Added: Support _GUICtrlHeader*() to be used to external process
– Added: Support _GUICtrlStatusBar*() to be used to external process
– Added _WinAPI_GetSystemPowerStatus() return Battery status saver
– Added _ArrayDisplay() + $WS_EX_TOPMOST
– Added _SQLite_ForeignKeys() and Add a parameter in _SQLite_Open() to set it also
– Added _IsPressed() return in @extended if the key is still pressed
– Added: _DebugSetup(…, 1) does not interact with script being debug, Report infos copied to clipboard
– Added: _WinAPI_SetWindowTheme() example to demonstrate Checkbox or Radio controls coloring
– Added _WinAPI_RegisterShellHookWindow() example improvement
– Added _WinAPI_OemToChar() performance improvement
– Added _ChooseFont() updated defaults
– Added: _DateDiff(), _DateAdd() using array for [days, hours, minutes, seconds]
– Added: _DebugSetup() Type 6, same as 1 but a timeout to close the report log windows
– Added: _WinAPI_MultiByteToWideChar() using DllStructSize
– Added: $MB_ERR_INVALID_CHARS for _WinAPI_MultiByteToWideChar()
– Fixed _WinAPI_GetProcessName() returns incorrect result when process ID is invalid
– Fixed: “Then SetError()” in several standard UDF
– Fixed Missing _GUICtrlStatusBar_SetParts() examples
– Fixed: Doc typo $GPIP_ERR* >> $GDIP_ERR*
– Fixed _GUICtrlTreeView_SetChildren() not set/reset chidren flag
– Fixed: _WinAPI_DisplayStruct() elements containing chr(124)
– Fixed StringRegExp() /s include VT
– Fixed _ArrayDisplay() does show multiple subscript of an array
– Fixed links in libfunction constants
– Fixed: missing doc description $iSubItem = – 1 in _GUICtrlListView_SetItemText()
– Fixed _WinAPI_ShellUserAuthenticationDlg() example
– Fixed unrelated link in Pcre doc
– Fixed _GuiCtrlTab_GetItem() does work on external process
– Fixed _GuiCtrlTab_GetItemText() does work on external process
– Fixed _WinAPI_DwmSetWindowAttribute() does not support all MSDN attributes
– Fixed _GUICtrlListView_*() example ($tagNMITEMACTIVATE)
– Fixed _ArrayPush() doc precision
– Fixed: _GUICtrlButton_SetSplitInfo() example crash
– Fixed: Support of Notepad under Win11 for _DebugSetup()
– Fixed Various doc duplicated words
– Fixed _DebugArrayDisplay() buttons display
– Fixed: _DebugArrayDisplay() not executed if @error on entering ($ARRAYDISPLAY_CHECKERROR if no display wanted on @error)
– Fixed _DateTimeSplit() setting $aTimePart[0] whem no time defined
– Fixed _DebugSetup(,, 5) (notepad window) not working under Windows 11
– Fixed: _WinAPI_IsElevated() @extended return valu
– Fixed _GUICtrlTreeView_Delete() with $hWnd
– Fixed _GUICtrlRichEdit_StreamToFile() extra new paragraph
– Fixed _Date_Time_SystemTimeToDateTimeStr() Wrong output
– Fixed _GUICtrlRichEdit_SetZoom() parameter limitation bug
– Fixed _GUICtrlStatusBar_SetIcon() not shown
AutoIt 3.3.16.1
Fixed:
– REGEXPCLASS broken in 3.3.16.0
– Image Control resizing behave as forced $GUI_DOCKWIDTH and $GUI_DOCKHEIGHT
– StringRegExp() crash with patterns that cause infinite recursion
– Hex Number Arithmetic is incorrect
– Subtraction operator before power operation is parsed incorrectly
– Dim Map to Array
– GUICtrlSetResizing() performance by Reverting #3831: GUICtrlSetPos() $GUI_DOCKHCENTER
– missing uninstalling file GUICtrlInternals.au3 since 3.3.15.2
– regression GUICtrlSetResizing() $GUI_DOCKBOTTOM full screen with WS_POPUP style
AutoIt 3.3.16.0
– Changed: PCRE regular expression engine updated to 8.44
Added:
– GUISetStyle() example to avoid blank title bar)
– Lang Variable prefix “o”)
– DriveGetDrive() @error doc clarification)
– GuiCtrlCreateInput() Doc $ES_AUTOHSCROLL precision)
Added: doc pages about ControlID/Handle and String/Encoding.
– SetError(), SetExtended() doc precision)
– WinSetTitle() on notepad.exe is reverted when the windows get focus starting Windows 19H1 !!)
– Doc precision for statement with 2 FileInstall())
Added: ConsoleWrite() preserves the @error and @extended.
Added: ConsoleWriteError() preserves the @error and @extended.
– Add “GetCount” to ControlCommand()
– FileGetTime() UTC)
– ProgressOn()/ProgressSet() – size of the progress window)
– FileGetTime() Msec)
– GUI “On event” While loop precision)
– FileGetTime() Msec)
Added: Doc Symbolic constants for MouseGetCursor(), GUISetCursor() $MCID_*.
– @OSVersion for Windows 11 and Server 2022)
Fixed:
– GUICtrlCreateIcon() doc when filename=””
– FileSetAttrib() crashing on root folders
– Applied the SS_NOPREFIX style to the SplashTextOn dialog
– GUICtrlSetOnEvent ( controlID, “” ) wasn’t disabling the previous set UDF and returned error=1
– GUISetOnEvent($GUI_EVENT_CLOSE, “”) wasn’t disabling the previous set UDF and returned error=1
– GUIOnEventMode and TrayOnEventMode options had unnecessary slow downs
– Workarounds added to alleviate slow downs on Windows 10 1809 and later (OS bug/design change)
– Missing Opt(“SetExitCode”, 1) and AutoIt3 Exit codes in doc
– Doc precision for hwnd parameter in Pixel*() functions
– Doc precision about Null keyword comparison
– DllStructGetData() doc precision
– bad obj calling
– StringIsFloat() doesn’t accept a valid FP exponent
– StdioClose memory leak
– Call UBound Array[0] AutoIt Crash
– Com error handler not called
– Number() failure with lower case hex
– MouseMove() on multiple screens
– Issue when parsing scientific notation literals
– InetClose() always false
– GuiCtrlCreatePic() with h=0 and w=0
– Crash with array 2^24
– @OSVersion for Server 2019
– [LAST] and WinWaitClose(), WinExists(), WinGetHandle(), etc
– int64 = -9223372036854775808 not handled properly
– ToolTip() position
– FileRead() on big ANSI file (1Gb)
– UCS2 compare empty string
– GUISetIcon() in taskbar
– WinGetTitle() on windows created with _WinAPI_CreateWindowEx()
– Double to Int64 conversion
– FileExits() trailing quotation mark
– Right bracket does not register as a hotkey
– GUICtrlSetResizing() $GUI_DOCKBOTTOM fullscreen
– GUICtrlSetPos() $GUI_DOCKHCENTER
– RegRead() x64 remote from x86
– empty continuation line
– oversized Number() conversion
– GUICtrlCreateUpdown() Show-Hide
– StringRegExp updated to not use a string copy internally
AutoIt 3.3.14.5
– Fixed: CheckForUpdates ExtrasAutoUpdateItAutoUpdateIt.au3 script