Monitor buttons

[DLB]

Thanks in advance for any help or suggestions.

History: My company is using an application now with Win7 that works perfectly with XP. The application uses external modules that do not function in Win7 and will not be updated. So, I need to write a script that will monitor the window (See Attached Image) and then let me know when either of the two (2) buttons are clicked. Since the support module is not installed the buttons will not do anything. My script will take over when the buttons are clicked.

Detecting when the window is open and active is easy and works. However, I have not been able to detect when the "Eject" or "Format" buttons are clicked.

Again, thanks for any help that you may give.

David

Format DVD Script.au3

[llewxam]

Sorry if you have already explored this idea, but why not just skip their window all together? You seem to already know the command line you want to use:

RunWait( @ComSpec & " /C Format Z:/FS:FAT32 /Q /Y","",@SW_SHOW )

and you know the Window title

"Select Action for Deck A"

So why not just do something like:

Do
    If WinExists("Select Action for Deck A", "Cannot read deck. It could be unformatted") Then
        WinClose("Select Action for Deck A", "Cannot read deck. It could be unformatted")
        RunWait(@ComSpec & " /C Format Z:/FS:FAT32 /Q /Y", "", @SW_SHOW)
    EndIf
Until 1 = 2

At least this way, any time the window in question is found it will be closed and the format will begin. If the successful operation of your program requires that the format be complete before the copy operation begins then you could replace "Until 1=2" with something like Until WinExists("Next Step", "new window text")

Hope that helps!

Ian

[DLB]

Sorry if you have already explored this idea, but why not just skip their window all together? You seem to already know the command line you want to use:

RunWait( @ComSpec & " /C Format Z:/FS:FAT32 /Q /Y","",@SW_SHOW )

and you know the Window title

"Select Action for Deck A"

So why not just do something like:

Do
    If WinExists("Select Action for Deck A", "Cannot read deck. It could be unformatted") Then
        WinClose("Select Action for Deck A", "Cannot read deck. It could be unformatted")
        RunWait(@ComSpec & " /C Format Z:/FS:FAT32 /Q /Y", "", @SW_SHOW)
    EndIf
Until 1 = 2

At least this way, any time the window in question is found it will be closed and the format will begin. If the successful operation of your program requires that the format be complete before the copy operation begins then you could replace "Until 1=2" with something like Until WinExists("Next Step", "new window text")

Hope that helps!

Ian

I had thought about closing the window, but as you might expect I still need to be able to allow the disk to be ejected. I will see if the window can be force closed. If so, I will do that and try to build a new window that looks very close to the same and provide the "Format" and "Eject" buttons in the new window.

Thanks for your input

David

[enaiman]

I have seen your post yesterday and I thought that somebody replying will tell you that you posted a support request in the wrong forum.

That didn't happen so I will do it: please pay attention to forum sections and try to post in the relevant place.

Reported the post to moderators to move it to the correct section.