Tutorial 2 Help. "Don't Save." -- Brand New User Here :) --

[Zubdub]

So I just installed this program minutes ago. I love the possibilities of it. That being said, I have basically no programming background, hence the messing around in the tutorials .

I was creating the notepad script (create notepad, type phrase, close, "don't save".) and I couldn't figure out how to choose "don't save". Everything else works as intended until the "save, don't save, cancel" pops up. My script matches the tutorial, yet nothing happens.

Run("notepad.exe")

WinWaitActive("Untitled - Notepad")

Send("This is some text.")

WinClose("Untitled - Notepad")

WinWaitActive("Notepad", "Do you want to save")

Send("!n")

Anyways, any clarification on the issue would be very helpful. Thanks!

[Mallie99]

That's odd... It doesn't work here. Are you using Windows 7? I don't think the dialogue window is actually recognised as such in Windows 7.

[Melba23]

Zubdub,

Welcome to the AutoIt forum.

MS have changed the title of the "Do you want to save" dialog since the tutorial was written, so the tutorial fails on more modern versions of Windows -as you have discovered.

Try amending the WinWaitActive line to this:

WinWaitActive("Notepad")

and it should now work.

And before you ask, the Help file should be changed in the next release.

M23