Send or ControlSend sometimes/randomly changes characters

[xkaba01]

Hi all,

I got this good result

c:\users\akabilka\desktop\promedica\LOGS\CCLogFile-01-08-2013_14-54.log

but sometimes this bad result

c:\users\akabilka\desktop\promedica|LOGS\CCLogFile-01-)*_@)!#_14-54.log

when I use

$LogFileName = $WorkingDirectory & "LOGS\CCLogFile-" & @MON & "-" & @MDAY & "-" & @YEAR & "_" & @HOUR & "-" & @MIN & ".log"

ControlSend("Save", "", "Edit1", $LogFileName)

in other part of my code is this command

Send($WorkingDirectory & $AmexImportFile)

and also sometimes (approximately one from 10 executions) bad text is send to the either dialog Open or Save.

It seems like key SHIFT is pressed - the bad characters are changed to same key from keybord but to character with SHIFT (example a to A, \ to |,8 to * etc.)

Is this "mystery" known.

Thanks in advance, Ales form Czech Republic

[JLogan3o13]

Hi, xkaba01, welcome to the forum. It is difficult to tell where the problem lies without seeing your full code (we cannot see, for example, what the value of $WorkingDirectory or $AmexImportFile is. Can you please post your entire code, and we'll do our best to assist.

[xkaba01]

Hi below is part of the code.

It is better to send video but will try to describe - it opens dialog for Open File and sends whole path to filed "File Name". It looks like fast typing when I see it. And during this "typing" (command Send($WorkingDirectory & $AmexImportFile) in following script) sometimes is send someting like this

c:usersakabilkadesktoptest|ccimport)*.xls

instead of

c:usersakabilkadesktoptestccimport.xls

The application I am working with is written in VB and it is almost not possible to control it through classes, instances and I have to use a lot of SEND commands to control it.

Here is the script

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$WorkingDirectory = "c:usersakabilkadesktoptest"

$AmexImportFile = "ccimport08.xls"

;WaitFormantenanceMainWindow

While ControlGetFocus("[CLASS:ThunderRT6FormDC]") <> "TreeViewWndClass1"

ControlClick("[CLASS:ThunderRT6FormDC]", "", "[CLASS:TreeViewWndClass; INSTANCE:1]")

WEnd

;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;MAIN PART;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;

sleep(1000)

Send("{Down 7}")

;Database Administration

Send("{Enter 1}")

Sleep(1000)

Send("{Down 1}")

Send("{Tab 4}")

Send("{Down 1}")

;Credit Card Import

Send("{Enter 1}")

Sleep(1000)

Send("{Tab 7}")

;Choose firs CC import profile

Send("{Enter 1}")

WinWaitActive("Credit Card Import - [AMEX import]")

;click on button to open OPEN file dialog

ControlClick("Credit Card Import - [AMEX import]", "", "ThunderRT6CommandButton2")

WinWaitActive("Open")

Sleep(3000)

Send($WorkingDirectory & $AmexImportFile)

Sleep(3000)

;confirm file name - click Open button

ControlClick("Open", "", "Button1")

;Send("{Enter 1}")

WinWaitActive("Credit Card Import - [AMEX import]")

Sleep(1000)

;go to next window / Select Sheet

Send("!n")

Sleep(1000)

;go to next window / Field Mapping

Thank you for your time and help.

Ales K.