Getting window to appear

[henrylee]

Hello,

I am currently using AutoItX3 through Ruby and am having some issues.

I am trying to write a script that opens up an application, enters in login credentials, and attempts to log in.

The problem I am running into is that the actual window for the application I want to run never pops up. When I use the Run function, I get a PID and I can see that the correct process is running, but I do not get the window to pop up. 

Any ideas?

Thank you

[JLogan3o13]

How about posting your code so we can see just what you're trying to do?

[henrylee]

Sorry, here's the code (with the details hidden):

 

require 'win32ole'

 

def set_up

   @au3 = WIN32OLE.new ("AutoItX3.Control")

   @au3.opt "WinTextMatchMode", 2

end

 

def open

   pid = @au3.Run('PATH', "", @SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED)

   return pid

end

 

def enter

   @au3.Send "{ENTER}"

end

 

def tab

   send "{TAB}"

end

 

def send s

   warn s

   @au3.Send s.to_s

end

 

set_up

username = "***"

password = "***"

 

pid = open

@au3.WinWaitActive("AppTitle")

send username

tab

send password

enter

@au3.ProcessClose(pid)

[henrylee]

Since the keyboard input is going to active window, it never gets sent to the application because the window does not appear. 

Does anyone know how to remedy this?

[Richard Robertson]

The program you are running AND the way you are running the Ruby script are pretty important.

If the Ruby script is running as a system user like a service, you won't see the window.

[henrylee]

I've been running the script as Admin through the Command Prompt.

[Richard Robertson]

Have you checked the task manager to be sure that the program you are running is actually running?

[henrylee]

Yes, I see the program running as a process in the Task Manager.

When I pass the exact path into the command line, the program window comes up. Also, when I don't use Ruby and just put the run function into a .au3 file, it opens fine as well.

[Richard Robertson]

Oh I think I just realized what you've done wrong. I don't know Ruby so this might not be it though.

The window state SW_MAXIMIZED is a property on the AutoItX object, and not a stand alone variable. I think you may be sending a zero instead which might be a hidden window.

[henrylee]

I also tried taking out all of the other options so that it was just:

@au3.Run('PATH')

But that did not do anything differently.

[Richard Robertson]

I'm not sure then. Why can't you tell us what you're running anyway?

[henrylee]

It's a program for my job. Not that its necessarily top secret, just thought there wasn't a need to put the name out there.

Edited February 26, 2014 by henrylee

[Richard Robertson]

Just to be sure, which version of AutoItX are you using?

[henrylee]

v3.3.10.2

[Richard Robertson]

Ok so it's not an old version issue.

Right after you open it, check the error property on the AutoItX object. See if it is true.