problems AutoIt running on a remote PC

[KNUT265]

Hello,

since a while we are using AutoIT, it is a very powerfull tool.

Unfortunately there are some errors because AutoIt is acting,

but the PC does not act. The PC is a virtual machine.

Now we are wondering whether it is the PC or AutoIt.

Does anyone has simmilar behaviour?

Regards

Knut

[JLogan3o13]

Hi, KNUT265, welcome to the forum. Can you please provide us with a little more information about what you're trying to accomplish on the VM? Are you trying to launch the AutoIT on the VM from a remote machine? What is the script supposed to do? Are you receiving any errors? How about a snippet of your script? Any additional information you can provide will help us help you.

[KNUT265]

Sorry,

on the VM we have running a CAD-Software.

Sometimes it happens that the software is expecting user input.

AutoIt is supposed to do that.

I have programmed AutoIt in that way, that it creates a report string as often as it does the user input (push OK button, etc.)

Due to that I reconized, that sometimes one action requires 100 clicks.

Now I am wondering whether the 100 clicks are comming from:

* operating system (win7)

* input expecting software (inventor 2010)

* AutoIt

* thus the VM does not have a screen

I am also wondering whether there would be an adaption for the AutoIt.

Regards

Knut

Edited February 22, 2012 by KNUT265

[KNUT265]

Hello forum,

doesn't someone have a glue for my remote problem?

Regards

Knut

[JLogan3o13]

Hi, KNUT265. As I mentioned before, you need to post your script so we can see what it is doing. Without seeing what you're trying to accomplish, we're just guessing

[KNUT265]

Sorry, I forgot that.

As said before:

VM with Win7, Software: ACAD mechanical 2010

This script is supposed to close the licence borrowed message.

#include <Date.au3>

; Fenstertitel

Opt("WinTitleMatchMode", 2)

; Datumseintrag in Protokolldatei

$Datum=string(@Year&@Mon&@MDAY)

$file = FileOpen("X:\AutoIt_"&$Datum&".log", 1)

FileWrite($file,_Now() & ", " & @UserName & ", AutoIt - Lizenzinfo - gestartet" & @CRLF)

FileClose($file)

;

;$var = WinList()

;For $i = 1 to $var[0][0]

; Only display visble windows that have a title

;MsgBox(0, "Details", "Title=" & $var[$i][0] & @LF & "Handle=" & $var[$i][1])

;Next

WinWait("Lizenz entliehen")

;$text=WinGetTitle("Lizenz entliehen","Lizenz")

$text="Lizenz entliehen aktiv"

$Datum=string(@Year&@Mon&@MDAY)

$file = FileOpen("X:\AutoIt_"&$Datum&".log", 1)

If $file = -1 Then Exit

;MsgBox(0, "Error", "Unable to open file.")

;AutoIT Eintrag in Protokolldatei

$text="Lizenz Info geschlossen!"

FileWrite($file,_Now() & ", " & @UserName & ", >>" & $text & "<<" & @CRLF)

FileClose($file)

;

WinActivate("Lizenz entliehen")

send("{ENTER}")

Run(@ScriptFullPath)

; Finished!

Due to the log-file I recognized that AutoIt gets the supposed window.

Unfortunately the AutoIt can not close it even it was 100x and more activated.

A delay after send command did not change anything.

Thanks

Knut

[KNUT265]

Hello Folks,

sorry I am still in trouble with my remote problem.

I would appreciate every hint for my problem.

Is it the rdp?

But how could it be rdp, there is only software waiting on a input.

In the meantime I tried also:

* controlsend, no improvement, same behavior

* sleep(xxx), this works sometimes, not in general for all

* winwaitclose, didn't work, run up to timelimit

* winkill, terminated the entire process

Thanks in advance.

Knut

[Juvigy]

So is it a compiled exe you are running on the remote PC from its local drives ? Are you connecting to a VM directly with RDP , or are you connecting to the PC with RDP and then accessing the VM ? You should change all SEND woth ControlSend when possible.

As this is W7 there are often issues with UAC and Administrators. Dont forget to put #RequireAdmin at the beginning of your script.

[KNUT265]

Yes a compiled script is running on the VM.

I connect directly with RDP on the VM; there is no PC it is a server.

As I said above, ControlSend did not made it better, it was absolutly the same behavior as Send.

I assume that it has to do anything with the workload of the VM.

Because when I try to interruped the CAD software it doesn't act

for a long time.

I tried also to change priority of the tasks, but did not change anything.

Also the use of a extended sleep did not solve the problem.

KNUT

[Juvigy]

I would suggest to put every Send action in a separate loop with a sleep 1s inside and a check if the send has worked.

This way it will send - wait 1s for result and of no result - send again until the send is successful.