Bug when using AutoitX ControlCommand with HANDLE and CLASSNAMENN

[Algotek]

I'm using AutoitX 3.3.8.1 with vb.net

Just trying to automate selecting a newvalue in a combobox which is in a dialog of an external application.

I know the dlghwnd, the combohwnd, and also the ctrl id of the combo in the dialog.

No problem.

text of combo is empty according to AUtoIt window info tool

This tool reports also [CLASS:ComboBox; INSTANCE:4] or ComboBox4

When the comboctrlid is not 0, the following works well.

dim ai As New AutoItX3Lib.AutoItX3

ai.AutoItSetOption("WinTitleMatchMode", 3)

res = ai.ControlCommand("[HANDLE: "+dlghwnd.ToString()+"]", "", "[iD:" + comboctrlid.ToString() + "]", "SelectString", newvalue)

res is "0", but the combo is changed

However if the comboctrlid is 0, or if I want to try a different method

res = ai.ControlCommand("[HANDLE: "+dlghwnd.ToString()+"]", "", "ComboBox4", "SelectString", newvalue)

res = ai.ControlCommand("[HANDLE: "+dlghwnd.ToString()+"]", "", "[CLASS:ComboBox; INSTANCE:4]", "SelectString", newvalue)

are not working,

res is "0", the combo is not changed.

but this will work

res = ai.ControlCommand(dialogtitle, "", "ComboBox4", "SelectString", newvalue)

res = ai.ControlCommand(dialogtitle, "", "[CLASS:ComboBox; INSTANCE:4]", "SelectString", newvalue)

res is "0", the combo is changed.

It seems that the Advanced Windows Text options such as LAST, ACTIVE, HANDLE will not work in the first Title parameter when used with 3rd parameter CLASSNAMENN instead of CTRLID

Is this a bug, or a feature ?

Or am I missing something ?

Edited April 11, 2013 by Algotek

[Algotek]

I finally found something that will work for me:

res = ai.ControlCommand("[HANDLE: "+ctrlhwnd.ToString()+"]", "", "", "SelectString", newvalue)

Documentation should be updated...