Tutorials:Lua:Setup Auto Attach - Revision history

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Created page with '== How to setup a Lua auto attach script == '''On the Cheat Engine main form press ''Ctrl+Alt+L''''' to open the cheat table Lua script form. Now Let's add the Lua script for t…'

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== How to setup a Lua auto attach script ==

'''On the Cheat Engine main form press ''Ctrl+Alt+L''''' to open the cheat table Lua script form.

Now Let's add the Lua script for the auto attach to process timer.

PROCESS_NAME = 'Tutorial-i386.exe'
--------
-------- Auto Attach
--------
local autoAttachTimer = nil
local autoAttachTimerInterval = 100
local autoAttachTimerTicks = 0
local autoAttachTimerTickMax = 5000
local function autoAttachTimer_tick(timer) ---- Timer tick call back
if autoAttachTimerTickMax > 0 and autoAttachTimerTicks >= autoAttachTimerTickMax then
timer.destroy() ---- Destory timer if max ticks is reached
end
if getProcessIDFromProcessName(PROCESS_NAME) ~= nil then ---- Check if process is running
timer.destroy() ---- Destory timer
openProcess(PROCESS_NAME) ---- Open the process
end
autoAttachTimerTicks = autoAttachTimerTicks + 1 ---- Increase ticks
end
autoAttachTimer = createTimer(getMainForm()) ---- Create timer with the main form as it's parent
autoAttachTimer.Interval = autoAttachTimerInterval ---- Set timer interval
autoAttachTimer.OnTimer = autoAttachTimer_tick ---- Set timer tick call back


'''Set the process name to the process you are attaching to''', use the full process name from the process list.

'''Launch the process''' then '''click ''execute script'' in the cheat table Lua script form'''.

[[File:Tutorials.Lua.AutoAttachScript.01.png|border]]

You should see the pocess name at the top of the Cheat Engine form.

[[File:Tutorials.Lua.AutoAttachScript.02.png|border]]

Now when ever the cheat table is opened Cheat Engine will attempt to run the ''cheat table Lua script'' which will start the auto attach timer. By default Cheat Engine will ask to run the ''cheat table Lua script''.

Note: You can change what Cheat Engine does with the ''cheat table Lua script'' in the Cheat Engine ''general settings''.

== See also ==
* [[Tutorials]]

==== Syntax Highlighter ====
* [http://pinetools.com/syntax-highlighter pinetools.com/syntax-highlighter]

@@ Line 12: / Line 12: @@
 '''On the Cheat Engine main form press ''Ctrl+Alt+L''''' to open the cheat table Lua script form.
-Now Let's add the Lua script for the auto attach to process timer.
+Now let's add the Lua script to auto attach to the process.
 <!-- <pre>PROCESS_NAME = 'Tutorial-i386.exe'
 --------
 -------- Auto Attach
 --------
-local autoAttachTimer = nil
+local autoAttachTimer = nil ---- variable to hold timer object
 local autoAttachTimerInterval = 1000 ---- Timer intervals are in milliseconds
-local autoAttachTimerTicks = 0
+local autoAttachTimerTicks = 0 ---- variable to count number of times the timer has run
 local autoAttachTimerTickMax = 5000 ---- Set to zero to disable ticks max
 local function autoAttachTimer_tick(timer) ---- Timer tick call back
 	if autoAttachTimerTickMax > 0 and autoAttachTimerTicks >= autoAttachTimerTickMax then
-		timer.destroy() ---- Destroy timer if max ticks is reached
+		timer.destroy()
 	end
-	if getProcessIDFromProcessName(PROCESS_NAME) ~= nil then ---- Check if process is running
+        ---- Check if process is running
 		timer.destroy() ---- Destroy timer
 		openProcess(PROCESS_NAME) ---- Open the process
@@ Line 35: / Line 42: @@
 autoAttachTimer.OnTimer = autoAttachTimer_tick ---- Set timer tick call back
 </pre> -->
-<p style="line-height:1.15em;white-space:pre;font-family:'Lucida Console';display:block;overflow-x:auto;padding:0.5em;background:rgb(35, 36, 31);color:rgb(248, 248, 242);">PROCESS_NAME = <span style="color:rgb(230, 219, 116);">'Tutorial-i386.exe'</span>
+<!--
-<span style="color:rgb(117, 113, 94);">--------</span>
+  Monokai style, no clue what the original was...
-<span style="color:rgb(117, 113, 94);">-------- Auto Attach</span>
+  had to manually add "white-space:pre;" to the style list to get line breaks
-<span style="color:rgb(117, 113, 94);">--------</span>
+ -->
-<span style="color:rgb(249, 38, 114);">local</span> autoAttachTimer = <span style="color:rgb(174, 129, 255);">nil</span>
-<span style="color:rgb(249, 38, 114);">local</span> autoAttachTimerInterval = <span style="color:rgb(174, 129, 255);">1000</span> <span style="color:rgb(117, 113, 94);">---- Timer intervals are in milliseconds</span>
+<p class="hljs" style="white-space:pre; display: block; overflow-x: auto; padding: 0.5em; background: rgb(39, 40, 34); color: rgb(221, 221, 221);">PROCESS_NAME = <span class="hljs-string" style="color: rgb(166, 226, 46);">'Tutorial-i386.exe'</span>
-<span style="color:rgb(249, 38, 114);">local</span> autoAttachTimerTicks = <span style="color:rgb(174, 129, 255);">0</span>
+<span class="hljs-comment" style="color: rgb(117, 113, 94);">--------</span>
-<span style="color:rgb(249, 38, 114);">local</span> autoAttachTimerTickMax = <span style="color:rgb(174, 129, 255);">5000</span> <span style="color:rgb(117, 113, 94);">---- Set to zero to disable ticks max</span>
+<span class="hljs-comment" style="color: rgb(117, 113, 94);">-------- Auto Attach</span>
-<span style="color:rgb(249, 38, 114);">local</span> <span style="color:rgb(249, 38, 114);">function</span> <span style="color:rgb(166, 226, 46);">autoAttachTimer_tick</span><span style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242);">(timer)</span> <span style="color:rgb(117, 113, 94);">---- Timer tick call back</span>
+<span class="hljs-comment" style="color: rgb(117, 113, 94);">--------</span>
-   <span style="color:rgb(249, 38, 114);">if</span> autoAttachTimerTickMax &gt; <span style="color:rgb(174, 129, 255);">0</span> <span style="color:rgb(249, 38, 114);">and</span> autoAttachTimerTicks &gt;= autoAttachTimerTickMax <span style="color:rgb(249, 38, 114);">then</span>
+<span class="hljs-keyword" style="color: rgb(249, 38, 114); font-weight: 700;">local</span> autoAttachTimer = <span class="hljs-keyword" style="color: rgb(249, 38, 114); font-weight: 700;">nil</span> <span class="hljs-comment" style="color: rgb(117, 113, 94);">---- variable to hold timer object</span>
-      timer.destroy() <span style="color:rgb(117, 113, 94);">---- Destroy timer if max ticks is reached</span>
+<span class="hljs-keyword" style="color: rgb(249, 38, 114); font-weight: 700;">local</span> autoAttachTimerInterval = <span class="hljs-number">1000</span> <span class="hljs-comment" style="color: rgb(117, 113, 94);">---- Timer intervals are in milliseconds</span>
-   <span style="color:rgb(249, 38, 114);">end</span>
+<span class="hljs-keyword" style="color: rgb(249, 38, 114); font-weight: 700;">local</span> autoAttachTimerTicks = <span class="hljs-number">0</span> <span class="hljs-comment" style="color: rgb(117, 113, 94);">---- variable to count number of times the timer has run</span>
-   <span style="color:rgb(249, 38, 114);">if</span> getProcessIDFromProcessName(PROCESS_NAME) <span style="color:pink;">~=</span> <span style="color:rgb(174, 129, 255);">nil</span> <span style="color:rgb(249, 38, 114);">then</span> <span style="color:rgb(117, 113, 94);">---- Check if process is running</span>
+<span class="hljs-keyword" style="color: rgb(249, 38, 114); font-weight: 700;">local</span> autoAttachTimerTickMax = <span class="hljs-number">5000</span> <span class="hljs-comment" style="color: rgb(117, 113, 94);">---- Set to zero to disable ticks max</span>
-      timer.destroy() <span style="color:rgb(117, 113, 94);">---- Destroy timer</span>
+<span class="hljs-keyword" style="color: rgb(249, 38, 114); font-weight: 700;">local</span> <span class="hljs-function"><span class="hljs-keyword" style="color: rgb(249, 38, 114); font-weight: 700;">function</span> <span class="hljs-title" style="color: rgb(166, 226, 46); font-weight: 700;">autoAttachTimer_tick</span><span class="hljs-params">(timer)</span></span> <span class="hljs-comment" style="color: rgb(117, 113, 94);">---- Timer tick call back</span>
-      openProcess(PROCESS_NAME) <span style="color:rgb(117, 113, 94);">---- Open the process</span>
+        <span class="hljs-comment" style="color: rgb(117, 113, 94);">---- Destroy timer if max ticks is reached</span>
-   <span style="color:rgb(249, 38, 114);">end</span>
+	<span class="hljs-keyword" style="color: rgb(249, 38, 114); font-weight: 700;">if</span> autoAttachTimerTickMax &gt; <span class="hljs-number">0</span> <span class="hljs-keyword" style="color: rgb(249, 38, 114); font-weight: 700;">and</span> autoAttachTimerTicks &gt;= autoAttachTimerTickMax <span class="hljs-keyword" style="color: rgb(249, 38, 114); font-weight: 700;">then</span>
-   autoAttachTimerTicks = autoAttachTimerTicks + <span style="color:rgb(174, 129, 255);">1</span> <span style="color:rgb(117, 113, 94);">---- Increase ticks</span>
+		timer.destroy()
-<span style="color:rgb(249, 38, 114);">end</span>
+	<span class="hljs-keyword" style="color: rgb(249, 38, 114); font-weight: 700;">end</span>
-autoAttachTimer = createTimer(getMainForm()) <span style="color:rgb(117, 113, 94);">---- Create timer with the main form as it's parent</span>
+        <span class="hljs-comment" style="color: rgb(117, 113, 94);">---- Check if process is running</span>
-autoAttachTimer.Interval = autoAttachTimerInterval <span style="color:rgb(117, 113, 94);">---- Set timer interval</span>
+	<span class="hljs-keyword" style="color: rgb(249, 38, 114); font-weight: 700;">if</span> getProcessIDFromProcessName(PROCESS_NAME) ~= <span class="hljs-keyword" style="color: rgb(249, 38, 114); font-weight: 700;">nil</span> <span class="hljs-keyword" style="color: rgb(249, 38, 114); font-weight: 700;">then</span>
-autoAttachTimer.OnTimer = autoAttachTimer_tick <span style="color:rgb(117, 113, 94);">---- Set timer tick call back</span>
+		timer.destroy() <span class="hljs-comment" style="color: rgb(117, 113, 94);">---- Destroy timer</span>
-</p>
+		openProcess(PROCESS_NAME) <span class="hljs-comment" style="color: rgb(117, 113, 94);">---- Open the process</span>
 '''Set the process name to the process you are attaching to''', use the full process name from the process list.

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 [[Category:Tutorial]]
 [[Category:Lua]]
 == How to setup a Lua auto attach script ==

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     Theme:  Monokai Sublime
 -->
 == How to setup a Lua auto attach script ==

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 autoAttachTimer.OnTimer = autoAttachTimer_tick ---- Set timer tick call back
 </pre> -->
-<p style="white-space:pre;font-family:'Lucida Console';display:block;overflow-x:auto;padding:0.5em;background:rgb(35, 36, 31);color:rgb(248, 248, 242);">PROCESS_NAME = <span style="color:rgb(230, 219, 116);">'Tutorial-i386.exe'</span>
+<p style="line-height:1.15em;white-space:pre;font-family:'Lucida Console';display:block;overflow-x:auto;padding:0.5em;background:rgb(35, 36, 31);color:rgb(248, 248, 242);">PROCESS_NAME = <span style="color:rgb(230, 219, 116);">'Tutorial-i386.exe'</span>
 <span style="color:rgb(117, 113, 94);">--------</span>
 <span style="color:rgb(117, 113, 94);">-------- Auto Attach</span>

@@ Line 15: / Line 15: @@
 --------
 local autoAttachTimer = nil
-local autoAttachTimerInterval = 100
+local autoAttachTimerInterval = 1000 ---- Timer intervals are in milliseconds
 local autoAttachTimerTicks = 0
-local autoAttachTimerTickMax = 5000
+local autoAttachTimerTickMax = 5000 ---- Set to zero to disable ticks max
 local function autoAttachTimer_tick(timer) ---- Timer tick call back
 	if autoAttachTimerTickMax > 0 and autoAttachTimerTicks >= autoAttachTimerTickMax then
@@ Line 37: / Line 37: @@
 <span style="color:rgb(117, 113, 94);">--------</span>
 <span style="color:rgb(249, 38, 114);">local</span> autoAttachTimer = <span style="color:rgb(174, 129, 255);">nil</span>
-<span style="color:rgb(249, 38, 114);">local</span> autoAttachTimerInterval = <span style="color:rgb(174, 129, 255);">100</span>
+<span style="color:rgb(249, 38, 114);">local</span> autoAttachTimerInterval = <span style="color:rgb(174, 129, 255);">1000</span> <span style="color:rgb(117, 113, 94);">---- Timer intervals are in milliseconds</span>
 <span style="color:rgb(249, 38, 114);">local</span> autoAttachTimerTicks = <span style="color:rgb(174, 129, 255);">0</span>
-<span style="color:rgb(249, 38, 114);">local</span> autoAttachTimerTickMax = <span style="color:rgb(174, 129, 255);">5000</span>
+<span style="color:rgb(249, 38, 114);">local</span> autoAttachTimerTickMax = <span style="color:rgb(174, 129, 255);">5000</span> <span style="color:rgb(117, 113, 94);">---- Set to zero to disable ticks max</span>
 <span style="color:rgb(249, 38, 114);">local</span> <span style="color:rgb(249, 38, 114);">function</span> <span style="color:rgb(166, 226, 46);">autoAttachTimer_tick</span><span style="color:rgb(248, 248, 242);">(timer)</span> <span style="color:rgb(117, 113, 94);">---- Timer tick call back</span>
     <span style="color:rgb(249, 38, 114);">if</span> autoAttachTimerTickMax &gt; <span style="color:rgb(174, 129, 255);">0</span> <span style="color:rgb(249, 38, 114);">and</span> autoAttachTimerTicks &gt;= autoAttachTimerTickMax <span style="color:rgb(249, 38, 114);">then</span>

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−	You should see the ~~pocess~~ name at the top of the Cheat Engine form.	+	You should see the process name at the top of the Cheat Engine form.

	[[File:Tutorials.Lua.AutoAttachScript.02.png\|border]]		[[File:Tutorials.Lua.AutoAttachScript.02.png\|border]]

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		+	<!--
		+	Syntax Highlighter:
		+	url: http://pinetools.com/syntax-highlighter
		+	Lang: Lua
		+	Theme: Monokai Sublime
		+	-->
	== How to setup a Lua auto attach script ==		== How to setup a Lua auto attach script ==