Run a proggram+press_command_button

[mixalis]

Hello to everyone,I am a beginner with AutoIt and i dont have a lot of knoledge with the 'language'

I have to make an application automation.

with the run command i try to run the program but the program stays in the taskbar its not fully openning!

Should i type another command?????

And,with which command can i 'press a button'???with th AutoIt Windows Info Tool i can find th ID number of the button..but then in order to activate this button what should i do??

Thank you for your time,even if its a siple question!

[Tvern]

The reason the program only shows in the taskbar probably has more to do with the program you are trying to run and less with the run command.

Does the program behave any different when you click the executable manually? If so, the only reason I can see for this behavior is that the working dir has to be set to the programs installation dir.

If you normally run the program using a shortcut, there might be command line parameters you need to specify.

It would help if we knew the program you are tying to run.

For pressing the button you can use ControlClick.

[mixalis]

Actually it behaves with the same way,when im doing it manually!It goes in the task manages first and then i have to 'double-click' it.

the program is the 'Wireless LAN USB Dongle' .

[Sticky]

Actually it behaves with the same way,when im doing it manually!It goes in the task manages first and then i have to 'double-click' it.

the program is the 'Wireless LAN USB Dongle' .

You can double click it with autoit like this using a function made by Melba23:

#Include <GuiToolBar.au3>

Dim $hToolBar = ControlGetHandle('[CLASS:Shell_TrayWnd]', '', '[CLASS:ToolbarWindow32]')
_GUICtrlToolbar_ClickButton($hToolBar, Get_Systray_Index('Wireless LAN USB Dongle'), 'left', False, 2)

;following function was made by Melba23
Func Get_Systray_Index($sText)
    ; Find systray handle
    $hSysTray_Handle = ControlGetHandle('[Class:Shell_TrayWnd]', '', '[Class:ToolbarWindow32;Instance:1]')
    If @error Then
        MsgBox(16, "Error", "System tray not found")
        Exit
    EndIf

    ; Get systray item count
    Local $iSystray_ButCount = _GUICtrlToolbar_ButtonCount($hSysTray_Handle)
    If $iSystray_ButCount = 0 Then
        MsgBox(16, "Error", "No items found in system tray")
        Exit
    EndIf

    ; Look for  tooltip
    For $iSystray_ButtonNumber = 0 To $iSystray_ButCount - 1
        If StringInStr(_GUICtrlToolbar_GetButtonText($hSysTray_Handle, $iSystray_ButtonNumber), $sText) > 0  Then ExitLoop
    Next

    If $iSystray_ButtonNumber = $iSystray_ButCount Then
        Return SetError(1, 0, -1) ; Not found
    Else
        Return $iSystray_ButtonNumber ; Found
    EndIf
EndFunc

Edited September 22, 2010 by Sticky

[mixalis]

i tried but unfortunately is not working!! how about the processing ID??? the run command says that returns th PID . How can i do this???? :/

[Sticky]

i tried but unfortunately is not working!! how about the processing ID??? the run command says that returns th PID . How can i do this???? :/

The function uses StringInStr while it loops through all toolbar icons, so you must give it a string (doesn't have to be the full name). How are you obtaining the name 'Wireless LAN USB Dongle'? To correctly obtain a string that will work with the function, you must hover over the icon in the toolbar and use the tooltip text that shows up. Sorry I failed to mention this, you're probably using the window title after double-clicking, instead of the tooltip text of the toolbar icon for the program.

Remember, you don't have to use the full string, so I would be less restrictive at first to get it working by only using one unique word from the tooltip.

[Tvern]

I don't think that function works for icons that are in the overflow menu of the systray. If that causes a problem you can either set your preferences so, that it's always shown, or you could do a search for a function that works with the overflow menu. I think I've seen a UDF for it at some point.

I might have a look myself tomorrow.

[mixalis]

whats this function u are talking about Tvern?? can u help m??

I simply want to run a program.when i do it manually i go t the icon and press double click.then the program starts but goes to the task bar.from there left click and "open".

Now i want to do this automatically!!with the run command it opens and goes to the task bar. whats the next step now in order th program to opens properly????

[Tvern]

Completely forgot I was going to reply to this topic.

The best option would still be using a command line to make the application visible from the start. However we don't know if the program supports command line parameters, or what they are and without any documentation it's anyones guess. Perhaps the website of the developer has some information. You could also just try to guess it with things like: -show -visible -help -? etc.

In case command line arguments are not supported you could use winlist to check if perhaps the UI is created, but hidden and then use WinSetState to make it appear, but the Window is probably not created yet.

If those options fail I think you're back to simulating keypresses.

This UDF allows you to get information about all icons on the taskbar and in the overflow menu. (Which is Win7 only, I guess it's not an issue on previous versions)

With a bit of a change to the example for the UDF I made a function that returns the handle to the right control:

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#include <_SysTray.au3>

Local $sPath = "" ;your path here
Local $nTimeout = 5000 ;after this amount of ms the function will fail if no matching icon is found

Local $hIcon = _GetIconHandle(Run($sPath),$nTimeOut)
If @error Then
    ConsoleWrite("No matching icon found!" & @CRLF)
Else
    ConsoleWrite("Icon handle = " & $hIcon & @CRLF)
EndIf

Func _GetIconHandle($pidRun,$nTimeOut = 5000)
    Local $timer = TimerInit()
    Local $count, $handle, $pidIcon

    Do
        $count = _SysTrayIconCount()
        For $i = $count - 1 To 0 Step -1
            $handle = _SysTrayIconHandle($i)
            $pidIcon = WinGetProcess($handle)
            If $pidIcon = -1 Then
                _SysTrayIconRemove($i)
            ElseIf $pidIcon = $pidRun Then
                Return $handle
            EndIf
        Next
        If @OSVersion = "WIN_7" Then
            $count = _SysTrayIconCount(2)
            For $i = $count - 1 To 0 Step -1
                $handle = _SysTrayIconHandle($i, 2)
                $visible = _SysTrayIconVisible($i, 2)
                $pidIcon = WinGetProcess($handle)
                If $pidIcon = -1 Then
                    _SysTrayIconRemove($i,2)
                ElseIf $pidIcon = $pidRun Then
                    Return $handle
                EndIf
            Next
        EndIf
    Until TimerDiff($timer) > $nTimeOut
    Return SetError(1)
EndFunc

However I am having trouble clicking the icon. Perhaps someone else has an idea.