Please Wait Screen

[d4rkcell]

hello i have the below script, very simple. this is my first autoit script so please bear with me.

Dim $process

$process="outlook.exe"

If ProcessExists($process) Then
    ProcessClose($process)
EndIf

BlockInput(1)

ShellExecute("outlook")

runwait(@comspec & " /c xcopy /s/e/i \\path\CRM c:\temp\CRM")
sleep(20000)
;if outlook is running close it
If ProcessExists($process) Then
        ProcessClose($process)
EndIf

runwait(@comspec & " /c C:\temp\CRM\Config.cmd")

sleep(20000)

ShellExecute("outlook")
Sleep(10000)

WinActivate("Inbox - Microsoft Outlook")

Sleep(20000)
Send("!{M}")
Send("{ENTER}")
Send("{DOWN}")
Send("{DOWN}")
Send("{DOWN}")
Send("{DOWN}")
Send("{ENTER}")

I want there to be a form or splash screen of some kind visible at all times while the script goes and does its thing, can anyone help me on getting this to run? I need my tab keys etc to ignore this splash screen and operate on the screens behind it, I dont mind the please wait screen being behind the windows as long as it is on the screen and the person running the script can see it.

I have seen a few examples on these forums but nothing that I can work into the above existing script. Any help here would be much appreciated.

Thanks

[UEZ]

Check out SplashImageOn() and/or SplashTextOn() from the help file.

Br,

UEZ

[saywell]

You could use tooltips.

Off the topic, did you find the Outlook UDF? This lets you interact directly with Outlook, rather than simulating keypresses etc.

Regards,

William

[d4rkcell]

You could use tooltips.

Off the topic, did you find the Outlook UDF? This lets you interact directly with Outlook, rather than simulating keypresses etc.

Regards,

William

Hi I didn't no... like i said I am pretty new to autoit... this is just to automate some configuration of MS Dynamics CRM 4 for outlook 2007 i will certainly check out anything that can help. UEZ thanks for the pointer i will check out the functions you mentioned!

d4rkcell.

[d4rkcell]

for anyone reading in future i managed this by doing something like

Dim $i
$i=1
While $i=1
       ToolTip("CRM Configuration is taking place, please wait", 0,0, "STS CRM Configurator",1,1)
       ;MY CODE HERE
       $i=0
Wend

This might not be the best way to do this but it seems to work ok on the limited tests i have done at home, the true test will come tomorrow when i integrate it with the main script.

Thanks for the help guys!