Alternate open apps

[chachew]

Im trying to do something simple but need some help as i am new to AutoIT

I am wanting to create a script that will display 1 of 2 open apps every 7 seconds. I will have a we app open in IE and a remote desktop session open through XP's remote desktop. Before the script is run i will open IE and login to the correct part of the web app, i will also do the same for my remote session. Ill then want to run the script, i want the script to first display IE (maximizing IE if it is not already), wait 7 seconds, then show the second opened app (maximizing IE if it is not already), wait 7 seconds and then back to IE. It would loop through this process until i either kill the script or possibly by some type of keyboard command. Maybe when pressing Ctrl-PrtScn or something to that effect

Anyone have an idea how to go about this?

[FireFox]

Maximizing a window -> WinSetState with @SW_MAXIMIZE in flag

Activating a window -> WinActivate

Waiting x seconds -> Sleep (*1000 because it's in ms)

KeyBoard command -> Send

Before asking something else like this, look at the help file which contains all autoit functions. (F1 in SciTE)

Br, FireFox.

Edited August 21, 2011 by FireFox

[chachew]

Ok i think i have it figured out so far, just a few questions.

My while statement is "While 1..." what does the "1" signify? The only thing i see so far looking at the help file is that for my HotKeySet, Success=1 and Failure=0 but how would my While statement know that?

Second question is i currently have this setup for IE and notepad to alternate but ultimately i want it to be IE and a remote desktop connection window. The question is how do i find the "[CLASS:~~]" of various applications?

HotKeySet("{ESC}", "Terminate")

While 1
WinSetState("[CLASS:Notepad]", "", @SW_MAXIMIZE)
WinActivate("[CLASS:Notepad]", "")
sleep(3000)

WinSetState("", "Windows Internet Explorer", @SW_MAXIMIZE)
WinActivate("[CLASS:IEFrame]", "")
sleep(3000)
WEnd

Func Terminate()
    WinSetState("[CLASS:Notepad]", "", @SW_MINIMIZE)
    WinSetState("", "Windows Internet Explorer", @SW_MINIMIZE)
    Exit
EndFunc

[dannyict]

you can use AutoIt Window Info (in the autoit folder) to get info about the window

[FireFox]

My while statement is "While 1..." what does the "1" signify?

It's like "While True" which means that it will loop forever. You can put a condition for example "While $myvar < 5" etc.

The only thing i see so far looking at the help file is that for my HotKeySet, Success=1 and Failure=0 but how would my While statement know that?

In order to get the return values, you have to handle your function with a variable.

For example :

$myhk = HotKeySet("{F1}", "_Help")

While 1
WEnd

Func _Help()
    ;it will always return 1 because the function has been called by the hotkey which worked.
    MsgBox(64, "Return value:", $myhk)

    $mystr = StringLeft("Hello World !", 5)
    MsgBox(64, "Return value:", $mystr)

    Return 1 ;if you call this function it will return the value 1
EndFunc

Every function has it own return values/erros.

Br, FireFox.

[chachew]

I am now trying to get the seconds that are input into the filed to be multiplied by 1000 to get the miliseconds of sleep time. What am i missing? I was trying the help file but i must be looking for the wrong thing..

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#include <ButtonConstants.au3>
#include <EditConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <StaticConstants.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>

$Form1 = GUICreate("Screen", 272, 142, 196, 127)
$MenuItem2 = GUICtrlCreateMenu("&File")
$MenuItem1 = GUICtrlCreateMenu("&Settings")
$Group1 = GUICtrlCreateGroup("Interval", 8, 8, 161, 65)
$secondsIN = GUICtrlCreateInput("", 24, 32, 57, 21)
$Label1 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("seconds", 96, 32, 44, 17)
GUICtrlCreateGroup("", -99, -99, 1, 1)
$Label2 = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Status:", 184, 16, 37, 17)
$status = GUICtrlCreateLabel("", 180, 40, 4, 4)
$runBtn = GUICtrlCreateButton("Run", 8, 88, 75, 25)
$StopBtn = GUICtrlCreateButton("Stop", 96, 88, 75, 25)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
HotKeySet("{ESC}", "Terminate")

Func Terminate()
    WinSetState("[CLASS:Notepad]", "", @SW_MINIMIZE)
    WinSetState("", "Windows Internet Explorer", @SW_MINIMIZE)
    Exit
EndFunc

While 1
    $nMsg = GUIGetMsg()
    Switch $nMsg
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
        Case $runBtn
            While 1
                $seconds = $secondsIN * 1000
                WinSetState("[CLASS:Notepad]", "", @SW_MAXIMIZE)
                WinActivate("[CLASS:Notepad]", "")
                sleep($seconds)
                WinSetState("", "Windows Internet Explorer", @SW_MAXIMIZE)
                WinActivate("[CLASS:IEFrame]", "")
                sleep($seconds)
            WEnd
    EndSwitch
WEnd

[FireFox]

I am now trying to get the seconds that are input into the filed to be multiplied by 1000 to get the miliseconds of sleep time. What am i missing? I was trying the help file but i must be looking for the wrong thing.

You have to use the function GuiCtrlRead to get the input data :

$input = GuiCtrlCreateInput("bla", ....
$read = GuiCtrlRead($input)
ConsoleWrite($read & @CrLF)

Br, FireFox.