wisem2540 Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 So I am automating an install of a program. The first part of the install "computes space requirements" On all of my test machines, this happens quick because they are all clean installs... In the field, it takes longer and my sleep command sometimes isnt long enough. So heres what I have tried. WinWaitActive("reportingclient - InstallShield Wizard") If Not ControlCommand('report', 'welcome', 'Button3', 'Is Enabled', '') Then Do Sleep(10) Until controlCommand('report', 'welcome', 'Button3', 'Is Enabled', '') EndIf 'Report" refers to text in the title bar and "welcome" refers to text in the window. Button3 was found using windowinfo and refers to the NEXT button that I need to be active before moving on. Thanks for any input Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators JLogan3o13 Posted February 17, 2012 Moderators Share Posted February 17, 2012 Hi, wisem2540. What application are you trying to install? The fact that it is an InstallShield installation means it accepts silent parameters, which would save you the hassle of having to click the box. "Profanity is the last vestige of the feeble mind. For the man who cannot express himself forcibly through intellect must do so through shock and awe" - Spencer W. Kimball How to get your question answered on this forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisem2540 Posted February 17, 2012 Author Share Posted February 17, 2012 Hi, wisem2540. What application are you trying to install? The fact that it is an InstallShield installation means it accepts silent parameters, which would save you the hassle of having to click the box.Man you guys are fast... Actually silent will not work for this install. It is a vendor supported application that, during the install, requires information like ComputerName, Server addresses and so on, that I am using autoit to input Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somdcomputerguy Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Try putting Sleep(100) after the WinWaitActive line. Maybe even more sleep, 250 or so.. I use code like thisControlCommand("Forum Spam List Checker", "", "Button1", "Check") ; 'Click' the Query/Search button Sleep(250) Do Sleep(100) Until ControlCommand("Forum Spam List Checker", "", "Button1", "IsEnabled") ; Wait until Search/Query is doneAnd I found that first Sleep() to be necessary. - Bruce /*somdcomputerguy */ If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators JLogan3o13 Posted February 17, 2012 Moderators Share Posted February 17, 2012 (edited) Actually silent will not work for this install. It is a vendor supported application that, during the install, requires information like ComputerName, Server addresses and so on, that I am using autoit to inputYes, but it is an Installshield driven setup, which is industry standard You can set global variables, such as ComputerName, Server Address, etc, through your command line.To answer your initial question, try a sleep of at least 250ms. 10 is nothing.Edit: somdcomputerguy beat me to the punch Edited February 17, 2012 by JLogan3o13 "Profanity is the last vestige of the feeble mind. For the man who cannot express himself forcibly through intellect must do so through shock and awe" - Spencer W. Kimball How to get your question answered on this forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaFu Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 "IsEnabled" <> "Is Enabled" OS: Win10-22H2 - 64bit - German, AutoIt Version: 3.3.16.1, AutoIt Editor: SciTE, Website: https://funk.eu AMT - Auto-Movie-Thumbnailer (2022-Nov-26) BIC - Batch-Image-Cropper (2023-Apr-01) COP - Color Picker (2009-May-21) DCS - Dynamic Cursor Selector (2024-Feb-16) HMW - Hide my Windows (2018-Sep-16) HRC - HotKey Resolution Changer (2012-May-16) ICU - Icon Configuration Utility (2018-Sep-16) SMF - Search my Files (2023-Jun-03) - THE file info and duplicates search tool SSD - Set Sound Device (2017-Sep-16) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisem2540 Posted February 17, 2012 Author Share Posted February 17, 2012 Yes, but it is an Installshield driven setup, which is industry standard You can set global variables, such as ComputerName, Server Address, etc, through your command line.To answer your initial question, try a sleep of at least 250ms. 10 is nothing.Edit: somdcomputerguy beat me to the punch As far as running this silent goes... I would love to be able to do that. However, there is a checkbox in the installer about midway through that was keeping me from being able to use a quiet switch. Couldnt figure out how to make that happen silently.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisem2540 Posted February 17, 2012 Author Share Posted February 17, 2012 "IsEnabled" <> "Is Enabled"I am assuming you mean I should change my "Is Enabled" to "IsEnabled"??I tried that with no change. Its still waiting for me to push the next button. Almost like its still sleeping. All I need is an Endif statement right? Nothing else? I tried Endif(commands here) and it errors. So now Endif is all thats on the line... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrewManNH Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Can you post what you get with the AU3Window Info tool when it's over the Next button? Just want to see if maybe the problem is in the parameters you're using rather than how it's laid out. If I posted any code, assume that code was written using the latest release version unless stated otherwise. Also, if it doesn't work on XP I can't help with that because I don't have access to XP, and I'm not going to.Give a programmer the correct code and he can do his work for a day. Teach a programmer to debug and he can do his work for a lifetime - by Chirag GudeHow to ask questions the smart way! I hereby grant any person the right to use any code I post, that I am the original author of, on the autoitscript.com forums, unless I've specifically stated otherwise in the code or the thread post. If you do use my code all I ask, as a courtesy, is to make note of where you got it from. Back up and restore Windows user files _Array.au3 - Modified array functions that include support for 2D arrays. - ColorChooser - An add-on for SciTE that pops up a color dialog so you can select and paste a color code into a script. - Customizable Splashscreen GUI w/Progress Bar - Create a custom "splash screen" GUI with a progress bar and custom label. - _FileGetProperty - Retrieve the properties of a file - SciTE Toolbar - A toolbar demo for use with the SciTE editor - GUIRegisterMsg demo - Demo script to show how to use the Windows messages to interact with controls and your GUI. - Latin Square password generator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisem2540 Posted February 17, 2012 Author Share Posted February 17, 2012 Can you post what you get with the AU3Window Info tool when it's over the Next button? Just want to see if maybe the problem is in the parameters you're using rather than how it's laid out.attached.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaFu Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Give this a try: $timer = TimerInit() Do Sleep(100) if TimerDiff($timer) > 10000 then MsgBox(0,"","Timeout after 10 secs... do something here :)....") ; adjust to your needs ExitLoop EndIf Until ControlCommand("reportingclient - InstallShield Wizard", "", "Button3", "IsEnabled") OS: Win10-22H2 - 64bit - German, AutoIt Version: 3.3.16.1, AutoIt Editor: SciTE, Website: https://funk.eu AMT - Auto-Movie-Thumbnailer (2022-Nov-26) BIC - Batch-Image-Cropper (2023-Apr-01) COP - Color Picker (2009-May-21) DCS - Dynamic Cursor Selector (2024-Feb-16) HMW - Hide my Windows (2018-Sep-16) HRC - HotKey Resolution Changer (2012-May-16) ICU - Icon Configuration Utility (2018-Sep-16) SMF - Search my Files (2023-Jun-03) - THE file info and duplicates search tool SSD - Set Sound Device (2017-Sep-16) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisem2540 Posted February 17, 2012 Author Share Posted February 17, 2012 I think the issue might be my 'Welcome' portion. I think it works if I remove that and replace with '' I will test and let you know. Welcome is obviously in the window as text...isnt that what it is there for? Its designed to search the window for the text "welcome" to make sure it has the right window, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisem2540 Posted February 17, 2012 Author Share Posted February 17, 2012 Give this a try: $timer = TimerInit() Do Sleep(100) if TimerDiff($timer) > 10000 then MsgBox(0,"","Timeout after 10 secs... do something here :)....") ; adjust to your needs ExitLoop EndIf Until ControlCommand("reportingclient - InstallShield Wizard", "", "Button3", "IsEnabled") Im sorry, would you mind explaining the msgbox? I do not understand the purpose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaFu Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 That's a good point, try this: $timer = TimerInit() Do Sleep(100) if TimerDiff($timer) > 10000 then MsgBox(0,"","Timeout after 10 secs... do something here :)....") ; adjust to your needs ExitLoop EndIf Until ControlCommand("reportingclient - InstallShield Wizard", "Welcome", "Button3", "IsEnabled") OS: Win10-22H2 - 64bit - German, AutoIt Version: 3.3.16.1, AutoIt Editor: SciTE, Website: https://funk.eu AMT - Auto-Movie-Thumbnailer (2022-Nov-26) BIC - Batch-Image-Cropper (2023-Apr-01) COP - Color Picker (2009-May-21) DCS - Dynamic Cursor Selector (2024-Feb-16) HMW - Hide my Windows (2018-Sep-16) HRC - HotKey Resolution Changer (2012-May-16) ICU - Icon Configuration Utility (2018-Sep-16) SMF - Search my Files (2023-Jun-03) - THE file info and duplicates search tool SSD - Set Sound Device (2017-Sep-16) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaFu Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 You don't want the script to run forever if the condition is never met. Maybe increase to 30000 (30 seconds), then display a msgbox "Sorry, could not find window blabla..." and then Exit. OS: Win10-22H2 - 64bit - German, AutoIt Version: 3.3.16.1, AutoIt Editor: SciTE, Website: https://funk.eu AMT - Auto-Movie-Thumbnailer (2022-Nov-26) BIC - Batch-Image-Cropper (2023-Apr-01) COP - Color Picker (2009-May-21) DCS - Dynamic Cursor Selector (2024-Feb-16) HMW - Hide my Windows (2018-Sep-16) HRC - HotKey Resolution Changer (2012-May-16) ICU - Icon Configuration Utility (2018-Sep-16) SMF - Search my Files (2023-Jun-03) - THE file info and duplicates search tool SSD - Set Sound Device (2017-Sep-16) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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