Python and AutoIt

[rsvore]

I'll say I'm new to Python and AutoIt.

I created a Python script using Selenium. The Python scripts works fine. Now I'm looking at calling an AutoIt script that clicks the save a file dialog box.

I added autoit.Run("SelectFilenetSavedialogue3.au3") in my Python script.

I ran the Python script and everything worked, I then ran the script again (because I could believe I got it to work the first time) and the second time the AudIt script did not select the Save button as in the first time I ran the Python script.

Now, I may not be calling the Audit script right or the state of Audit is lost, just not sure why it would work once then not again. Any thought? Thanks

[JohnOne]

Post your autoit script.

[rsvore]

Here is my AutoIt script:

#cs ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

AutoIt Version: 3.3.8.1

Author: myName

Script Function:

Template AutoIt script.

#ce ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

$csnNumber = "Opening " & "201227510028031" & ".tif"

Func Au3RecordSetup()

Opt('WinWaitDelay',100)

Opt('WinDetectHiddenText',1)

Opt('MouseCoordMode',0)

EndFunc

Func WinWaitActivate($title,$text,$timeout=0)

WinWait($title,$text,$timeout)

If Not WinActive($title,$text) Then WinActivate($title,$text)

WinWaitActive($title,$text,$timeout)

EndFunc

AU3RecordSetup()

WinWaitActivate($csnNumber,"")

MouseClick("left",268,256,1)

[JohnOne]

Are you activating the window you are waiting for, manually?

Are you sure the title is correct?

EDIT:

And what is going wrong?

Does the script exit or just sit waiting for the window?

Edited October 18, 2012 by JohnOne

[rsvore]

Well, when the Python script runs it opens Firefox and navigates to a particular page then selects an icon on the screen to download a file. The "Save" dialog box pops up and this is where I call the AutoIt file to select the save button in the dialog box. The title in the dialog box is "Opening 201227510028031.tif". So, the AutoIt finds it and clicks the save button.The python script finishes successfully. I did add a time.sleep(10) in the python script to give AutoIt a chance to work. But again Autoit doesn't click the save button every time.

Here is a snip-it of the Python script where I call AutoIt :

driver.find_element_by_css_selector("img[alt="Open:"]").click()

""" add AutoIt here to download first file """

autoit.Run("SelectFilenetSavedialogue2.au3")

time.sleep(10)

[JohnOne]

How certain are you that the pop up is actually being detected?

What does window info tool say about it?

Perhaps ControlClick will be better.

[ileandros]

Why dont u click the button with python?

[rsvore]

Sure, how?

I would rather not have to use the AutoIt script and just do it in Python if possible. Thanks

Edited October 19, 2012 by rsvore

[rsvore]

I tried this in Python to click on the save button, but it doesn't work.

pwa_app = pywinauto.application.Application()
w_handle = pywinauto.findwindows.find_windows(title=u'Opening 1350672610_address_book.png', class_name='MozillaDialogClass')[0]
window = pwa_app.window_(handle=w_handle)
window.SetFocus()
window.Click()
window['OK'].Click()
""" window.ClickInput('OK') """
""" window.PressMouseInput()"""
window.PressMouse()

[JohnOne]

You'd get better help on a python forum for a python script if that's what you want to be honest.

It seems you don't want it in autoit since you just ignore the questions asked of you.

[pyirrlicht]

I tried this in Python to click on the save button, but it doesn't work.

pwa_app = pywinauto.application.Application()
w_handle = pywinauto.findwindows.find_windows(title=u'Opening 1350672610_address_book.png', class_name='MozillaDialogClass')[0]
window = pwa_app.window_(handle=w_handle)
window.SetFocus()
window.Click()
window['OK'].Click()
""" window.ClickInput('OK') """
""" window.PressMouseInput()"""
window.PressMouse()

perhaps pywingui help for this

[ileandros]

Sure, how?

I would rather not have to use the AutoIt script and just do it in Python if possible. Thanks

import win32api, win32con
def click(x,y):
win32api.SetCursorPos((x,y))
win32api.mouse_event(win32con.MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTDOWN,x,y,0,0)
win32api.mouse_event(win32con.MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTUP,x,y,0,0)
click(10,10)

I am a wx.python user

Edited October 20, 2012 by ileandros

[rsvore]

Thanks Universalist, I'll give this a try this morning. What does click(10,10) mean/do.

I know this is not a Python forum but: I named the function to save_click becaus I was getting a problem with a .click I had in another function. So I call the function self.save_click(269,258) and give it two arguments. But I get the error that the click(10,10) is a global name and needs to be defined.

self.save_click(269,258)

def save_click(self,x,y):
        win32api.SetCursorPos((x,y))
        win32api.mouse_event(win32con.MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTDOWN,x,y,0,0)
        win32api.mouse_event(win32con.MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTUP,x,y,0,0)
        click(10,10)

Edited October 22, 2012 by rsvore

[rsvore]

I have it figured out in Python.

I called the save_click function by passing in two arguments self.save_click(570,540). I had used the coordinates from AutoIt but they were missing the OK button after some investigation I found the new coordinates to use. Now, AutoIt may work with the new coordinates but for now I'm keeping the script all Python. To get the right coordinates of the OK button I screen captured the screen scrape that showed the dialog box within the Firefox browser pasted it in Paint.net and found the x and y from the ruler. I was using coordinates of only the dialog box which didn't work from AutoIt.

Here is the Python function:

def save_click(self,x,y):
        win32api.SetCursorPos((x,y))
        win32api.mouse_event(win32con.MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTDOWN,x,y,0,0)
        win32api.mouse_event(win32con.MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTUP,x,y,0,0)

[ProgAndy]

If you want / have to use Python for most of your code, and mouse clicks are not enough, then you could have a look at pywinauto or try to create a ctypes wrapper for AutoItX.dll.

Edited October 22, 2012 by ProgAndy

[ileandros]

I have it figured out in Python.

I called the save_click function by passing in two arguments self.save_click(570,540). I had used the coordinates from AutoIt but they were missing the OK button after some investigation I found the new coordinates to use. Now, AutoIt may work with the new coordinates but for now I'm keeping the script all Python. To get the right coordinates of the OK button I screen captured the screen scrape that showed the dialog box within the Firefox browser pasted it in Paint.net and found the x and y from the ruler. I was using coordinates of only the dialog box which didn't work from AutoIt.

Here is the Python function:

def save_click(self,x,y):
     win32api.SetCursorPos((x,y))
     win32api.mouse_event(win32con.MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTDOWN,x,y,0,0)
     win32api.mouse_event(win32con.MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTUP,x,y,0,0)

Yeah sorry but i wrote the code here didn't copied it.

Edit: Just for the story Universalist is my tag not my name, ileandros is my name

Edited October 22, 2012 by ileandros