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[JohnOne]

Im having a nightmare trying to automate the clicking of an external gui button, below is the culprit.

Window info.

>>>> Window <<<<

Title: Windows Internet Explorer

Class: #32770

Position: 216, 292

Size: 377, 172

Style: 0x94C801C5

ExStyle: 0x00010101

Handle: 0x002C0772

>>>> Control <<<<

Class: Button

Instance: 1

ClassnameNN: Button1

Name:

Advanced (Class): [CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:1]

ID: 6

Text: &Yes

Position: 107, 106

Size: 75, 23

ControlClick Coords: 45, 9

Style: 0x50030001

ExStyle: 0x00000004

Handle: 0x004306CE

>>>> Mouse <<<<

Position: 155, 144

Cursor ID: 2

Color: 0xECE9D8

>>>> StatusBar <<<<

>>>> ToolsBar <<<<

>>>> Visible Text <<<<

&Yes

&No

Stop running this script?

A script on this page is causing Internet Explorer to run slowly.

If it continues to run, your computer might become

unresponsive.

>>>> Hidden Text <<<<

Example code , I have tried more.

#include <Array.au3>

Opt("WinTitleMatchMode", 2) ;Tried all Flags, and no option

While 1
    If WinExists("Windows Internet Explorer") Then
        MsgBox(0,"","Exists") ;MsgBox never appears so cannot get gui handle
    EndIf
    
    $aWinList = WinList() 
    _ArrayDisplay($aWinList) ;The window is listed in the array, as is its correct handle
    
    $aWinList = WinList("Windows Internet Explorer")
    If IsArray ($aWinList) And $aWinList[0][0] > 0 Then
        _ArrayDisplay($aWinList) ;The window is listed in the array as the only one in it, with correct handle
    EndIf   
    
    Sleep(100)
WEnd

I have tried using the handle returned in the winlist() array to controlclick the button, but without success.

I seem to remember having a similar problem with another gui at one time and solved it but cannot remember what the problem was and how I greeted it.

Any help greatly accepted.

EDIT: more descriptive title.

Edited May 22, 2010 by JohnOne

[403forbidden]

It will always show up in the same place, try just clicking the button you want using the MouseClick and the WinExists function.

[JohnOne]

I had pondered that but its not really solving the issue and it would be useless on other screen relolutions/sizes etc...

I welcome your suggestion though, thanks.

EDIT:

Maybe I hadnt explained well enough, the winexists() function decides that the window is not there.

Edited May 22, 2010 by JohnOne

[Yoriz]

See if adding the 'text' parameter helps, see if the following returns the correct handle compared to the autoit info window

$hWnd = WinGetHandle("Windows Internet Explorer","Stop running this script?")
ConsoleWrite($hWnd & @CR)

[JohnOne]

Thanks, I had tried that before but no joy.

I got it working in the end with winactivate used in an incorrect way, but winexists will not aknowledge the window.

But it still refused a control click by Class:. Luckily I noticed that the ID was the same each time the window appeared, so I tried that and it works.

Opt("WinTitleMatchMode", 2)

While 1
    $hkill = WinActivate("Windows Internet Explorer")
    If $hkill > 0 Then
        ControlClick($hkill, "", 6)
        Sleep(100)
    EndIf
WEnd

The big question now is, will the ID be the same on a different machine/OS?

Anyone shed any light on that?

Edited May 22, 2010 by JohnOne

[JohnOne]

lol

I spoke too soon.

It will not work but I have more info, which could be the root of my woes.

The above code will work from a different script but will not work in the loop of the gui that spawns the msg. some sort of child window maybe?

Anyway Im back to square 1 niether winexists or winactivate will aknowledge the window.

[Yoriz]

Can you give a link of a site that causes this msgbox to pop up from internet explorer?

[JohnOne]

I'd sooner not, suffice to say im loading a flash movie object into the GUI rather than the whole webpage.

The movie will definately not be everyones cup of tea and the link to it contains my UID, and direct link into my account.

Ive confirmed that the popup msg is halting my script waiting for its own input, so my only conclusion is to start another script to deal with the msg, unless I can find another solution, which I think is pretty unlikely.

Thank you for your time Yoriz.