Need Help to Uncheck a Checkbox

[Wolfy]

Very new to Autoit. Need help to uncheck a checkbox in an application during installation.

The Window format is:

Checkbox Enable Distance Learning

Any help is appreciated.

[kaotkbliss]

First you need to use the "AutoIt Window Info" tool to get the window and object name/s you want to interact with.

then you do something like:

ControlClick("Print","","[CLASS:Button;INSTANCE:8]","LEFT",1)

to check a box if it is unchecked, or uncheck a box if it is checked.

"Print" is the name of the window

[CLASS:Button;INSTANCE:8] is the object (checkbox)

"LEFT" is the mouse click

1 is how many times to click the mouse.

Should be a good start.

[DoktorTTM]

If you are automating the entire install, then you could simply have your script "[TAB]" over to the check box, then press space.

[Wolfy]

If you are automating the entire install, then you could simply have your script "[TAB]" over to the check box, then press space.

Thank you for responding. I follow what you are describing but what I don't understand is how to script the space that clears the checkbox.

[skyboy]

the Send function:

Send("{TAB}{TAB}{TAB}{TAB} ") ; 4 tabs and a space

[kaotkbliss]

the Send function:

Send("{TAB}{TAB}{TAB}{TAB} ") ; 4 tabs and a space

If you do it that way, would it not be easier to do

Send("{TAB 4} ")?

I use AutoIt for some pdf printing and I've found that the tab does not always start in the same spot so it would end in the wrong location and "space" the wrong checkbox.

[skyboy]

If you do it that way, would it not be easier to do

Send("{TAB 4} ")?

I use AutoIt for some pdf printing and I've found that the tab does not always start in the same spot so it would end in the wrong location and "space" the wrong checkbox.

actually i didn't realize you could do that, i had only glanced at the help file to get the command for tab (i don't develop in autoit, just dabble, mainly for personal use)

[Jos]

The preffered way is to use ControlCommand("TITLE", "text", ControlID,"UnCheck", "") command in stead of Send.

[Wolfy]

The preffered way is to use ControlCommand("TITLE", "text", ControlID,"UnCheck", "") command in stead of Send.

Wow that is a perfect way to do it! Thanks for your help.