opening program, window is not selected / highlighted

[cotax]

Hi,

i got a little problem, ive made a script to instal and configure fraps.

now everyting runs fine, but the problem is:

when it opens c:\fraps\fraps.exe

the programs starts, but the window is not selected so the script will not execute.

When i press anywhere in/on the program the script wil take over and do what it need to do.

how can i get it that when it starts fraps the window is selected / Highlighted so the script will run directly without pressing the window first?

Edited April 25, 2010 by cotax

[Melba23]

cotax,

Look at WinActivate and WinWaitActive in the Help file. These commands will let you activate the window (as if you clicked on it) and then pause the script until the window is actually active.

M23

[cotax]

this is what i use, it works great, but the only thing is i need to click te window before it starts

offcourse i can at a mouseclick in it, but it needs to do it on it self.

any idea's?

Run("C:\Fraps\fraps.exe")

WinActivate("FRAPS general")
WinWaitActive("FRAPS general", "")
ControlClick("FRAPS general", "", "[CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:3]")
ControlClick("FRAPS general", "", "[CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:4]")
ControlClick("FRAPS general", "", "[CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:5]")
ControlClick("FRAPS general", "", "[CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:8]")


WinActivate("FRAPS fps")
WinWaitActive("FRAPS fps")
ControlClick("FRAPS fps", "", "[CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:8]")
ControlClick("FRAPS fps", "", "[CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:14]")

WinActivate("FRAPS movies")
WinWaitActive("FRAPS movies")
ControlClick("FRAPS movies", "", "[CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:12]")
ControlClick("FRAPS movies", "", "[CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:13]")


WinActivate("FRAPS screenshots")
WinWaitActive("FRAPS screenshots")
ControlClick("FRAPS screenshots", "", "[CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:8]")

WinSetState("FRAPS general", "", "@SW_MINIMIZE")

[cotax]

//Edit adding a mouse click wont work, becouse when fraps is opened it selects an other window (whats running on background)

so it just selects a window but fraps itself wont stay active, thats wy i need to manually click the window.

i really want this resolved, so if anyone can help me out with this, it would be verry nice.

[MHz]

You are using Control*() functions so you may not need to try and activate the windows.

Give this a try:

Run("C:\Fraps\fraps.exe")

WinWait("FRAPS general")
ControlClick("FRAPS general", "", "Button3")
ControlClick("FRAPS general", "", "Button4")
ControlClick("FRAPS general", "", "Button5")
ControlClick("FRAPS general", "", "Button8")

WinWait("FRAPS fps")
ControlClick("FRAPS fps", "", "Button8")
ControlClick("FRAPS fps", "", "Button14")

WinWait("FRAPS movies")
ControlClick("FRAPS movies", "", "Button12")
ControlClick("FRAPS movies", "", "Button13")

WinWait("FRAPS screenshots")
ControlClick("FRAPS screenshots", "", "Button8")

WinSetState("FRAPS general", "", "@SW_MINIMIZE")

FYI, your previous script would possibly need WinWait() as well just before using WinActivate() normally except for an inactive FRAPS as you mention.

[cotax]

@ MHz

Thanks alot this works verry well

I dont get it why my script doesnt work at the start.

and u use

WinWait("FRAPS fps")
ControlClick("FRAPS fps", "", "Button8")
ControlClick("FRAPS fps", "", "Button14")

to go to next window but how does it works? normally u need to activate the window right?

WinActivate("FRAPS fps")

but how does it know that it needs to go to the "FRAPS fps" tab? becouse at this point u only say winwait.

or it doesnt care becouse i said control click on that page?

again thanks alot, ur script works great. u dont need too but if u can explain it to me, it would be verry usefull.