How To Push A Button?

[ru812 0]

First off I am an autoit newb. I am also not much of a programmer. I am trying very simply to push a button on an app i started up. I identified the button with autoit window spy but i cannot figure out how to push it.

[CyberSlug 6]

ControlClick ( "titleOfWindowGoesHere", "", "Button1")

The Control___ functions are the weak point in the AutotIt documentation....

Instead of "Button1", you could use the text. For example, if the button says Exit you woud use "E&xit"

Hope that helps

[ru812 0]

Thanks I had just figured that out So when using WinWaitActive do i have to give the exact title? The app i am firing has a title that changes slightly when the version changes. ie: Application Coolness Ver1.(changes here)

[ru812 0]

nm i rtfm'd and foudn that it does indeed match partial titles.

[CyberSlug 6]

Look at the help file contents:

Using AutoIt | Window Titles and Text (Advanced)

You can set a mode to match exact title, partial title, title starts with, or title contains

Opt("WinTitleMatchMode", 1) ;1=start, 2=subStr, 3=exact, 4=...

[ru812 0]

bleh i'll read more

Edited February 27, 2004 by ru812