WinWaitActive

[Sid78]

Hi,

I have a scenarion where in which I want to automate a GUI application based on the Text of the window. For example, you are trying to install something by simulation the next key on the GUI and at the end you will get a window which would display either "Install Success" or "Install Failure".

In this scenario, I need to wait for window with "Success" OR "Failure" as text.

Possible?

//For example,

//WinWaitActive("WindowName", "Install Success" OR "Install Failure") )

Any existing methods available in AutoIt for this?

Thanks,

--Sid

[thawee]

Hi,

I have a scenarion where in which I want to automate a GUI application based on the Text of the window. For example, you are trying to install something by simulation the next key on the GUI and at the end you will get a window which would display either "Install Success" or "Install Failure".

In this scenario, I need to wait for window with "Success" OR "Failure" as text.

Possible?

//For example,

//WinWaitActive("WindowName", "Install Success" OR "Install Failure") )

Any existing methods available in AutoIt for this?

Thanks,

--Sid

Hi Sid,

I was just asking this same question.

It is possible i answered my own question.

Example:

If winwaitactive("WindowName", "Install Success")
Send("{Enter}")
Endif
If winwaitactive("WindowName", "Install Failure")
Send("{Enter}")
Endif

I did test it for one window, and it seemed to work, but I am not sure how it will work with a multiple possible responses.

Hope This Helps,

Take Care

Thawee

Edited April 8, 2010 by thawee

[JohnOne]

There are a few different ways, and it all depends how the window behaves if and when it is created, as to how best for you to deal with it.

As well as the above suggestion you should also look at

WinWait()

WinExists()

WinActivate()

[Fulano]

This relies on timeouts, and so has the possibility of being nasty slow/hanging if a timeout isn't specified

If winwaitactive("WindowName", "Install Success")
Send("{Enter}")
Endif
If winwaitactive("WindowName", "Install Failure")
Send("{Enter}")
Endif

You might try something along these lines:

Func _WinWaitActive ($Title, $Text, $Timeout = 0) ;We are basically making a wrapper function
If Not IsArray ($Text) Then
    ;Check for an array of options, if it wasn't an array, then just call WinWaitActive
    Return WinWaitActive ($Title, $Text, $Timeout) 
ElseIf Ubound ($Text) = 1 Then
    ;If there's only 1 thing to check for then just strip that out and pass it to WinWaitActive
    Return WinWaitActive ($Title, $Text[0], $Timeout) 
Else
    Local $Timer = TimerInit () ;Start our timer
    
    ;Convert our timeout to miliseconds, so we don't have to do it every time we loop
    Local $Timeout_MiliSeconds *= 1000
    
    Local $WinHandle = 0
    While (TimerDiff ($Timer) < $Timeout_MiliSeconds or $WinHandle)
        Local $Exists = WinGetText ($Title) ;Tries to get the text from a window matching the title info given, if there is none (yet), returns 0
        
        If $Exists Then 
            ;If a window with that title exists, loop through our text and check for a match
            For $Item in $Text
                If StringInStr ($Exists, $Item) Then $WinHandle = WinGetHandle ($Title, $Item) 
                    ;If we find a match, grab the handle of the window it came from
                    ;This will serve to drop us out of the loop as well
            Next
        EndIf
    WEnd
    
    Return $WinHandle
    ;This will return 0 if not found, or the window handle if found, just like WinWaitActive
EndFunc

Edit: EndFunc seems to love hiding when I post

Edited April 8, 2010 by Fulano

[Sid78]

Hi All,

Thanks a lot for the suggestions. What I could figure out is there is no direct way of achieving this functionality. Instead, needs to define wrapper functions or add more intelligemce using basic supports provided to achieve this behavior.

Thanks

--Sid

[JohnOne]

I dont thing you would have to do to much just to get the window

Try something like this

Opt("WinTitleMatchMode", 2)

Do
    Sleep(10)
Until WinExists("Success") Or WinExists("Internet")

If WinExists("Success") Then MsgBox(0,"Success","Yay")
If WinExists("Failure") Then MsgBox(0,"Failure","Booo")

[MHz]

What I could figure out is there is no direct way of achieving this functionality.

Perhaps the regex support in advanced window handling may do it as it will support "|" which is like using Or. Look in the help file for "Window Titles and Text (Advanced)". I am not sure if it can do regex on the text parameter but you could test it to find if it does.

I have used Adlib functionality often for these decisive times or use a loop to handle all windows. Below is an example of of Adlib.

$pid = Run('someapp.exe')
; arrrgh, which window will appear. I will use _adlib()
AdlibRegister('_adlib')
; scanning for windows here with _adlib() every 250 ms
ProcessWaitClose($pid)
AdlibUnRegister('_adlib')
; anything else to do else I will exit?
Exit

Func _adlib()
    If WinActive("WindowName", "Install Success") Then
        Send("{Enter}")
    ElseIf WinActive("WindowName", "Install Failure") Then
        Send("{Enter}")
    EndIf
EndFunc

[thawee]

Perhaps the regex support in advanced window handling may do it as it will support "|" which is like using Or. Look in the help file for "Window Titles and Text (Advanced)". I am not sure if it can do regex on the text parameter but you could test it to find if it does.

I have used Adlib functionality often for these decisive times or use a loop to handle all windows. Below is an example of of Adlib.

$pid = Run('someapp.exe')
; arrrgh, which window will appear. I will use _adlib()
AdlibRegister('_adlib')
; scanning for windows here with _adlib() every 250 ms
ProcessWaitClose($pid)
AdlibUnRegister('_adlib')
; anything else to do else I will exit?
Exit

Func _adlib()
    If WinActive("WindowName", "Install Success") Then
        Send("{Enter}")
    ElseIf WinActive("WindowName", "Install Failure") Then
        Send("{Enter}")
    EndIf
EndFunc

Hmmmm.....

Am i understanding this code correctly?

Does _adlibregister take the function that you have created above and stick it in memory, and runs it independent of the current script until the conditions for its call are satisfied?

also i have a question.

Is it possible to create an array that will handle all my controls needed for 1 program, so all i have in my code is 1 loop that can handle all my installs and program executions?

I realize that i would have to populate the array, and i could prolly do this with config files.

Just wondering.

Thanks

[thawee]

Perhaps the regex support in advanced window handling may do it as it will support "|" which is like using Or. Look in the help file for "Window Titles and Text (Advanced)". I am not sure if it can do regex on the text parameter but you could test it to find if it does.

I have used Adlib functionality often for these decisive times or use a loop to handle all windows. Below is an example of of Adlib.

$pid = Run('someapp.exe')
; arrrgh, which window will appear. I will use _adlib()
AdlibRegister('_adlib')
; scanning for windows here with _adlib() every 250 ms
ProcessWaitClose($pid)
AdlibUnRegister('_adlib')
; anything else to do else I will exit?
Exit

Func _adlib()
    If WinActive("WindowName", "Install Success") Then
        Send("{Enter}")
    ElseIf WinActive("WindowName", "Install Failure") Then
        Send("{Enter}")
    EndIf
EndFunc

Wow, That was exactly what i was looking for.

It ran so efficient, and clean I am extremely grateful Thanks!!

Edited April 9, 2010 by thawee

[MHz]

Does _adlibregister take the function that you have created above and stick it in memory, and runs it independent of the current script until the conditions for its call are satisfied?

Look at Misc. Management in the AutoIt help file for AdlibRegister. The explaination is rather clear.

Is it possible to create an array that will handle all my controls needed for 1 program, so all i have in my code is 1 loop that can handle all my installs and program executions?

I realize that i would have to populate the array, and i could prolly do this with config files.

Sure, but is it practical to do and maintain? That is up to your preference. I find install windows as maybe average of 4 to 5 windows to automate which can be done easily with simple strings. If you use Opt('TrayIconDebug', 1) at the top of your script then you can see the line that has issues as you can interpret the strings in the line by hovering over the tray icon. Using arrays can sometimes complicate something simple such as you would only see the array variable in the TrayIconDebug setting and thus debugging is much harder.

Here is a template script that I use from SendToA3x. It is one loop to handle all the windows.

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#region - Program_name install script - (Automated with WinExists functions)
#include 'Common_Functions.au3'
Opt('WinTitleMatchMode', 4)
Opt('TrayIconDebug', 1)

; Installer.
$executable = 'filename.ext'
; Default group folder in startmenu.
$group = ''
; Installation folder in Program Files.
$directory = ''
; Allowed time for installation.
$allowed = 60 * 1000

; Run the installer.
$pid = _Automated()
$time = TimerInit()
Do
    Select
        Case WinExists('', '')
            ControlClick('', '', '')
        Case WinExists('', '')
            ControlClick('', '', '')
        Case WinExists('', '')
            ControlClick('', '', '')
        Case WinExists('', '')
            ControlClick('', '', '')
        Case WinExists('', '')
            ControlClick('', '', '')
        Case Else
            Sleep(250)
    EndSelect
    Sleep(10)
    If TimerDiff($time) > $allowed Then _Abort()
Until Not ProcessExists($pid)

; Remove shortcuts.
If _Programs('?.lnk') Then
    ; Relative to programs directory
    ; Remove Startmenu shortcuts
    FileDelete('?.lnk')
    FileDelete('?.lnk')
    FileDelete('?.lnk')
    FileDelete('?.lnk')
    FileDelete('?.lnk')
EndIf
_Desktop('?.lnk')
_QuickLaunch('?.lnk')

Exit
#endregion

Func _Automated($parameters = Default)
    ; Run the installer in Default Script directory.
    Dim $executable
    If $parameters = Default Then $parameters = ''
    If Not FileExists($executable) And Not FileExists(@ScriptDir & '\' & $executable) Then
        Exit 1
    ElseIf Not FileExists($executable) Then
        FileChangeDir(@ScriptDir)
    EndIf
    If StringRight($executable, 4) = '.msi' Then
        Return Run('"' & @SystemDir & '\msiexec.exe" /i "' & @WorkingDir & '\' & $executable & '" ' & $parameters)
    Else
        Return Run('"' & @WorkingDir & '\' & $executable & '" ' & $parameters)
    EndIf
    Return 0
EndFunc

Func _Abort()
    ; close process if exists then exit.
    Dim $pid
    If ProcessExists($pid) Then
        ProcessClose($pid)
        Exit 2
    Else
        Exit 3
    EndIf
EndFunc

All the intelligent code handling is hidden away in functions and the main body of the script is kept simple. This helps to keep creation and maintenance hopefully to a minimum. Just add the strings copied from Au3Info and then test. (This template is perhaps a little different to the release version as I have updated a little since then).

[thawee]

Look at Misc. Management in the AutoIt help file for AdlibRegister. The explaination is rather clear.

Sure, but is it practical to do and maintain? That is up to your preference. I find install windows as maybe average of 4 to 5 windows to automate which can be done easily with simple strings. If you use Opt('TrayIconDebug', 1) at the top of your script then you can see the line that has issues as you can interpret the strings in the line by hovering over the tray icon. Using arrays can sometimes complicate something simple such as you would only see the array variable in the TrayIconDebug setting and thus debugging is much harder.

Here is a template script that I use from SendToA3x. It is one loop to handle all the windows.

expandcollapse popup

#region - Program_name install script - (Automated with WinExists functions)
#include 'Common_Functions.au3'
Opt('WinTitleMatchMode', 4)
Opt('TrayIconDebug', 1)

; Installer.
$executable = 'filename.ext'
; Default group folder in startmenu.
$group = ''
; Installation folder in Program Files.
$directory = ''
; Allowed time for installation.
$allowed = 60 * 1000

; Run the installer.
$pid = _Automated()
$time = TimerInit()
Do
    Select
        Case WinExists('', '')
            ControlClick('', '', '')
        Case WinExists('', '')
            ControlClick('', '', '')
        Case WinExists('', '')
            ControlClick('', '', '')
        Case WinExists('', '')
            ControlClick('', '', '')
        Case WinExists('', '')
            ControlClick('', '', '')
        Case Else
            Sleep(250)
    EndSelect
    Sleep(10)
    If TimerDiff($time) > $allowed Then _Abort()
Until Not ProcessExists($pid)

; Remove shortcuts.
If _Programs('?.lnk') Then
    ; Relative to programs directory
    ; Remove Startmenu shortcuts
    FileDelete('?.lnk')
    FileDelete('?.lnk')
    FileDelete('?.lnk')
    FileDelete('?.lnk')
    FileDelete('?.lnk')
EndIf
_Desktop('?.lnk')
_QuickLaunch('?.lnk')

Exit
#endregion

Func _Automated($parameters = Default)
    ; Run the installer in Default Script directory.
    Dim $executable
    If $parameters = Default Then $parameters = ''
    If Not FileExists($executable) And Not FileExists(@ScriptDir & '\' & $executable) Then
        Exit 1
    ElseIf Not FileExists($executable) Then
        FileChangeDir(@ScriptDir)
    EndIf
    If StringRight($executable, 4) = '.msi' Then
        Return Run('"' & @SystemDir & '\msiexec.exe" /i "' & @WorkingDir & '\' & $executable & '" ' & $parameters)
    Else
        Return Run('"' & @WorkingDir & '\' & $executable & '" ' & $parameters)
    EndIf
    Return 0
EndFunc

Func _Abort()
    ; close process if exists then exit.
    Dim $pid
    If ProcessExists($pid) Then
        ProcessClose($pid)
        Exit 2
    Else
        Exit 3
    EndIf
EndFunc

All the intelligent code handling is hidden away in functions and the main body of the script is kept simple. This helps to keep creation and maintenance hopefully to a minimum. Just add the strings copied from Au3Info and then test. (This template is perhaps a little different to the release version as I have updated a little since then).

Very nice.. I like the way you have tucked this tid bit away in a function, and made it so its all handled so cleanly.

You mentioned that you have a cleaner released version?

How could i get my hands on that one?

What is SendToA3X? I am unfamiliar with this program?

Thanks

Thawee

Edited April 14, 2010 by thawee

[MHz]

Very nice.. I like the way you have tucked this tid bit away in a function, and made it so its all handled so cleanly.

You mentioned that you have a cleaner released version?

How could i get my hands on that one?

What is SendToA3X? I am unfamiliar with this program?

Thanks. Many functions are #included in the unreleased version which is good for sharing code but is hidden from view which I am not sure if evryone would like or understand well. Use the release version until I am confident to release another.

The released version is on the link above given for SendToA3X. An AutoIt topic is here. You can download from 4shared here.

The release version may need some updating so that may happen as soon as time allows. No promises when updating may happen. My time towards developing the project has been almost nonexistent of late.