preventing a screen-saver

[stenslat]

I am running an Internet related program that seems to automatically
detect if I am away from the computer after a few minutes. I want to
prevent this by moving the mouse curser. Anyone know how to do this?
I looked through lvwutil32 and found a VI to read the current curser
position, but nothing to set the position.

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[josborne]

I'd also like to prevent a screen saver from appearing.  And also prevent PC from going into standby mode.

Any ideas out there on how to achieve this?

Obviously I could disable these things in Windows.  But I just want to the app to appear "busy" so the PC doesn't go to sleep or anything.

[RavensFan]

I use a mouse jiggler.

http://www.cyberguys.com/product-details/?productid=18458

[josborne]

Thanks.  That would work.  But ideally, I'd love to have a simple "pure G" solution.  Or maybe a simple WinAPI call or something.

[Cory_K]

There is a VI under

Programming >> Dialog and User Interface

It is named "Generate Front Panel Activity". That should do the trick.

[RavensFan]

I think someone may have posted a solution using a WinAPI call.  I don't think the Generate Front Panel activity works.  I remember trying a lot of software ways of doing this and I don't remember any of the working.  It was a case where it really needed to get down to the hardware level to prevent the IT mandated screensaver password lockout from occurring.

[smercurio_fc]

http://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW/How-do-you-move-the-mouse-cursor/m-p/1595126