Another humble newbie

[Xeirus]

Hello all,

So I just started learning to script and have been asking a friend for help. I have been altering scripts that he made previously with the help from the help file for AutoIt. I generally only use the program for very simple key presses and just loop them, as I do a lot of repetitive tasks on servers. All of the scripts have worked up until now, as this one is a little more involved.

Basically I need the program to check if a box is checked and if it is then close the window and move on; if it's not I need it to be checked and click "ok" and move on.

I'm 99% positive it's just not looking at the correct box to check, but I have used the window info tool and copied what it stated there. The script is below and if you need any other information let me know.

Keep into mind this is the first script I have ever really tried to write myself so the code could look like total junk. Any help is much appreciated!

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$counter = 0

Do

sleep(1500)

send ("{F2}")

sleep(100)

If ControlCommand("Discharge Plan", "TCheckBox3", 1031, "IsChecked") then

Winclose("Discharge Plan")

Else

ControlClick("Discharge Plan","TCheckBox3", 1031,"left")

sleep(500)

ControlClick("Discharge Plan","TButton2", 2622860,"left")

Endif

sleep(500)

send ("{DOWN}")

sleep(500)

send ("{F2}")

sleep(100)

until $counter = 100

[JohnOne]

if you need any other information let me know.

What is the problem?

[rcmaehl]

Welcome to the Forums

Here's some things to help with your script although I see nothing wrong with the syntax

Get rid of "$counter = 0", "Do", and "Until $counter = 100" and replace with the following:

For Infinite Loop: "While 1" and "WEnd"

For Non-Infintie Loop: "For $Counter = 0 to 100" and "Next"

Also for Code please use the [ autoit ] and [ /autoit ] tags (no spaces within tags)

[Xeirus]

What is the problem?

The script opens but never actually checks the check box, it just sort of hangs there and after a while it will close and move on. It seems like the script is working outside of the manually checking the box.

[JohnOne]

"TCheckBox3" is not a standard windows control, nor is the other button.

Autoit can have problems with those.

Best bet is to search the forum for TCheckBox or TButton

[Xeirus]

I got it!

I have to change it from

ControlClick("Discharge Plan","TCheckBox3", 1031,"left")

to

ControlClick("Discharge Plan","", "[CLASS:TCheckBox; INSTANCE:3]", "left")

Your advice to search based on the Tcheckbox really helped. Thank you so so much. I have been working on this for a solid 5 hours and was getting pretty discouraged.

[JohnOne]

Glad you got it.

Welcome to the forums.