WinWaitAtive swichts the script into the pause mode ...

[Wolfgang2]

Hello

First, I’ve download AutoIt Friday last week and used it my first time. Compared to the WSH it is a very powerful tool and therefore thanks for all participants. My favorite command is WinWaitActive and this was the reason to leave WSH and to look for something else.

Actually I’ve written a script at my client pc, compiled it and moved it onto a server. To this server I’ve opened a remote connection, started the script and changed back to my computer. The idea is to run the script on the other pc and some hours later to go back to the remote pc to investigate the results.

My problems are joined to the WinWaitActive commands in the script. If I start the script, and switch the remote connection to my computer directly, the operation system on the server will switch the script evaluation into a “pause mode” at the next WinWaitActive-command. If the connection is not terminated, or better if I stay on sitting “in front of the server pc”, the program continues.

Actually I do not know how to handle such a problem. First ideas are:

• Is there any command or parameter in AutoID to change this behavior?
• Shall I start the script.exe program using a special command and a special parameter?
• Shall I change any operation system parameter?

So, of course, it is possible that my question is out of placed. Sorry, but I really do not know.

Thanks for any help.

Best regards

Wolfgang

[FireFox]

Hi,

I don't understand your problem, do you want to say that when you use the function WinWaitActive, the script pauses until the wnd is active?

If so you have two options :

;1.deal with the timeout :
_WaitWnd("toto")

While 1
    Sleep(1000)
WEnd

Func _WaitWnd($vWnd, $iTimeOut = 1)
    WinWaitActive($vWnd, "", $iTimeOut)

    If Not WinActive($vWnd) Then
        ConsoleWrite("wnd not active" & @CRLF)
        _WaitWnd($vWnd, $iTimeOut)
    EndIf
EndFunc   ;==>_WaitWnd

;2.check with WinActive
_WaitWnd("toto")

While 1
    Sleep(1000)
WEnd

Func _WaitWnd($vWnd)
    If Not WinActive($vWnd) Then
        ConsoleWrite("wnd not active" & @CRLF)

        Sleep(1000)
        _WaitWnd($vWnd)
    EndIf
EndFunc   ;==>_WaitWnd

Edit : You can also check it by the main loop.

Hope that helps.

Br, FireFox.

Edited September 17, 2012 by FireFox

[Wolfgang2]

Hello Firefox

First - Sorry I cannot use the Editor because java script does not work completely. There are some restrictions on my computer.

Let us see the AutoIt-Lines:

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$hndlWinMain = WinWaitActive("[REGEXPTITLE:something:.*]")

ConsoleWrite("Hello")

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In this case the routine will never leave the WinWaitActive routine. The window appears but nothing is done to the console. It seems that the script does not get anymore cpu time.

Best regards

Wolfgang

[FireFox]

In this case the routine will never leave the WinWaitActive routine. The window appears but nothing is done to the console.

Firstly if you are not using SciTE, how can you see if something is appearing in the console? Try MsgBox instead.

If the routine is blocked on your WinWaitActive that's because it does not detect your window, just put the title or the class instead of the regexp.

WinWaitActive("title1")
WinWaitActive("[CLASS:class1]")
WinWaitActive("[TITLE:title1;CLASS:class1]")

Br, FireFox.

Edited September 17, 2012 by FireFox

[Wolfgang2]

> Firstly if you are not using SciTE, how can you see if something is appearing in the console?

My Notepad is my console, I wanted to reduce the size of my posting - sorry.

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Run("notepad.exe")

$hndlWinNotepad = WinWaitActive("Untitled - Notepad")

WinActivate("Untitled - Notepad")

Send("Start")

Run("""C:Program Files...myProgram.exe"" -user ""***"" -password ""***")

$hndlWinMain = WinWaitActive("[REGEXPTITLE:Some Text:.*]")

WinActivate("Untitled - Notepad")

Send("Started")

if ($hndlWinMain <> 0) Then

Send("InLoop")

$oDoors = ObjCreate("MyProgram.Application")

$oDoors.runFile("C:app...MyScript.dxl")

$oDoors.runStr("exit_")

EndIf

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In normal case: Connection to the server is not minimized - all strings "Start", "Started" and "InLoop" are written to the editor.

If I minimize the screen, only "Start" will appear.

The program works well, and WinWaitActive finds the correct window, that is really not a problem. The problem is: WinWaitActive sets the program into the sleep mode.

[FireFox]

Please use autoit tags to post your code.

I don't understand why you don't want the script to be paused.

1. The script must be paused to wait for the window.

2. In case it's not paused, what will you script do ?, because it needs the window to be active to continue.

3. If you do as I showed you before, you will need to check by a boolean var (for example) if the window has been activated and if so, stop what you are doing and restart at the point where you wanted the window to be active.

In conclusion it's not possible.

Br, FireFox.

[BrewManNH]

If you're running the script, while not connected to the server, the windows will never be active which is probably why it's not getting past the WinWaitActive part of the script. If you're still connected, but the RDP screen isn't the active window you might have the same problem.