PowerShell/docs/move-mouse-pointer.md

Script: move-mouse-pointer.ps1

This PowerShell script moves the mouse pointer either to the given x/y coordinate or just slightly.

Parameters

PS> ./move-mouse-pointer.ps1 [[-x] <Int32>] [[-y] <Int32>] [<CommonParameters>]

-x <Int32>
    Specifies the x coordinate in pixels
    
    Required?                    false
    Position?                    1
    Default value                -1
    Accept pipeline input?       false
    Accept wildcard characters?  false

-y <Int32>
    Specifies the y coordinate in pixels
    
    Required?                    false
    Position?                    2
    Default value                -1
    Accept pipeline input?       false
    Accept wildcard characters?  false

[<CommonParameters>]
    This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, 
    WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.

Example

PS> ./move-mouse-pointer.ps1 100 100

Notes

Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0

Related Links

https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell

Script Content

<#
.SYNOPSIS
        Moves the mouse pointer
.DESCRIPTION
        This PowerShell script moves the mouse pointer either to the given x/y coordinate or just slightly.
.PARAMETER x
        Specifies the x coordinate in pixels
.PARAMETER y
        Specifies the y coordinate in pixels
.EXAMPLE
        PS> ./move-mouse-pointer.ps1 100 100
.LINK
        https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
        Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>

param([int]$x = -1, [int]$y = -1)

try {
	Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms

	if (($x -eq -1) -and ($y -eq -1)) {
		$Pos = [System.Windows.Forms.Cursor]::Position
		$x = $pos.X + 5
		$y = $pos.Y + 5
	}
	[System.Windows.Forms.Cursor]::Position = New-Object System.Drawing.Point($x, $y)
	exit 0 # success
} catch {
        "⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
        exit 1
}

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