Using ControlClick all the way

[Iznogoud]

To start with an image:

How can i use Controlclick to select tabs if they dont have an ID or INSTANCE?

Then second, how can i select an item in a list wich doesn't show me any info in AutoIT window info utility?

I am trying to make a script wich will execute everything in a nice order and i have to be certain that it will do the right thing. I am using now a lot of Send("!.....") commands with alot of Sleep commands, but that isn't the best way to do it.

Could someone help me with this? It has to become fool proof.

[somdcomputerguy]

Some programs can't easily be automated with AutoIt. But try this function, ControlCommand, you might have some luck with it.

[Iznogoud]

hmmmm....that is a good one, i can't get it to work for some reason, but then again, i am not that good.

Can't you select it by using the visible text part?

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For the record, this is just the screen of the properties of your LAN connection. Only this one is in the dutch language.

Edited September 15, 2011 by Iznogoud

[Iznogoud]

Nobody knows a other way then using {TAB}, {DOWN}. etc. to select items instead of controlclick?

i can't get the ControlCommand working and tried everything with SysListView like this:

ControlClick("Eigenschappen van LAN-verbinding", "", "[CLASS:SysListView32; TEXT:QoS-pakketplanner; INSTANCE:1]")

But my lack of knowledge is bugging me to get this issue solved, if someone could help me a hand to find the right command i can go further.

[somdcomputerguy]

There's Send and ControlSend.

[Bert]

you can use command line to do what you want to do there. Keep it simple.

[Iznogoud]

To be honest, what i want, it can not be done by command line.

I want to modify the properties of the IPv4 settings on the advanced tab, then DNS, and adjust some settings there. This all has to be done on a new created VPN connection.

In other words i am trying to auto create a VPN connection.

But then again, there are alot of places where i find the SysListView and can't click or controlclick it and i was hoping for a good solution.

I will take a look at ControlSend

[Beege]

Are you sure It cant be done by command line? I thought you could change those settings with the "netsh"

[Iznogoud]

you can't send the domain principal name or change not to use the external gateway. Or at least as far as i know and i tried ALOT of things.

[Beege]

I would have look at the command list again for netsh.. I not sure, but find that hard to belive that only some of the network settings can be done.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc738592(WS.10).aspx#BKMK_1

[Iznogoud]

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But then again, there are alot of places where i find the SysListView and can't click or controlclick it and i was hoping for a good solution.

I would have look at the command list again for netsh.. I not sure, but find that hard to belive that only some of the network settings can be done.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc738592(WS.10).aspx#BKMK_1

This is just an example of the control item i encounter, but as you would know there are alot of places where you can't get there by using CLI or REG's

[Iznogoud]

The sitting can't be done by using netsh, so the question stands:

Can i use somekind of command to select a specific line in the SysListView object?

Or someway to read the line, compare it to a specific name if next press {DOWN}, read line again, etc.

Any ideas?