Control cannot be found?

[aj1234 0]

hi,

i'm trying to set a text of a control. now if the autoit script runs when the window was open (this is a sub-window login panel in an application), it successfully changes the text. however if the window openning was triggered by autoit, for some reason it doesn't find the control.

i've tried delaying the process, however no luck.

is the above behaviour by design? is there a window list i need to refresh after a new window is created so autoit can find it?

your help is much appreciated.

my code is below

ControlSend($currentTerminal, "", 59648, "!fl")
    Sleep(10)
    ControlSetText($currentTerminal, "", 1220,"user")

Edited February 17, 2011 by aj1234

[aj1234 0]

ok, some progress here - i found what might be the problem.

the login window which opens is the only focusable window, ie the background cannot be used until the login window is closed.

now if i check the window class list, it returns 2 different lists if before opening the login window, and after. i'm guessing the autoit is traversing that list? how to go around it?

please help!

[PsaltyDS 29]

The only code you posted shows the exact same variable $currentTerminal identifying the window, but your description says the login window is different from the parent window. So, how did you set the value of $currentTerminal, and if it points to the parent window initially, how do you change it to point to the login child window?

[aj1234 0]

$currentTerminal is the handle of the main window. As far as I'm aware, handles are unique until the windows are closed?

since the login window is on top of the main window, and once you click the main window, the login window blinks and selected, i thought i can use the main window handle. am i wrong?

[PsaltyDS 29]

You are wrong. The login child window has its own handle. The parent retains its handle, and it won't change as long as the parent window exists. The login dialog handle will be different.