winwaitactive on not predictable window

[johond]

Hi, im trying to write a script to configure a software. But there is a window that can or cannot popup, I know when this event can happen so I wrote something like this:

if winwaitactive("example") then

send("{SPACE}")

othercode

but it doesn't work..

...

any hint ?

[Gigglestick]

Change

if winwaitactive("example") then

to

If WinWaitActive("example", "", 5) Then

to wait 5 seconds, then continue.

Or, check into AdLibEnable if you need to do other things while waiting for this window to appear.

Edit: nunya!

Edited August 30, 2005 by c0deWorm

[SmOke_N]

If WinExists("EXAMPLE") Then
     Send("{SPACE}")
    ; Rest of script
EndIf

Or

If WinActive("EXAMPLE") Then
     Send("{SPACE}")
    ; Rest of script
Else
   WinWaitActive("EXAMPLE", "", 5)
     If WinActive("EXAMPLE") Then
            Send("{SPACE}")
           ; Rest of script
     EndIf
EndIf

Wouldn't that work?

[Gigglestick]

If WinActive("EXAMPLE") Then
     Send("{SPACE}")
  ; Rest of script
Else
   WinWaitActive("EXAMPLE", "", 5)
     If WinActive("EXAMPLE") Then
            Send("{SPACE}")
          ; Rest of script
     EndIf
EndIf

Wouldn't that work?

That's redundant. WinWaitActive works exactly like WinActive if they window is already active: it returns immediately. If not, it waits until the window is active or the time runs out.

You don't need to test it twice, much less three times.

If WinWaitActive("example", "", 5) Then
    Send("{SPACE}")
EndIf

Edit: Added code sample response.

Edited August 30, 2005 by c0deWorm

[SmOke_N]

So your saying that:

If WinWaitActive("example", "", 5) Then

Is correct the syntax?

Edit: I'm talking about syntax, and I can't spell

Edited August 30, 2005 by ronsrules

[SmOke_N]

You're right about testing it 3 times...

And it works with the way you posted... It just never looked right doing it that way... But you learn something every day GJ.

[Gigglestick]

So your saying that:

Is correct the syntax?

Edit:  I'm talking about syntax, and I can't spell

Yes, the syntax is correct. It will return 1 if the window becomes active during the wait, or zero if the timeout occurs.

Might want to use this with it if you don't know the exact title:

Opt("WinTitleMatchMode", 2)

[JSThePatriot]

Here is a snippet of code I used recently to check for popup windows that may or may not pop up. (I generally had a time frame in which they would pop up).

While 1
        If WinExists("tim") Then
            ControlClick("tim", "", 1027)
        Else
            Sleep(500)
            $count += 1
        EndIf
        If $count = 8 Then
            ExitLoop
        EndIf
    WEnd

The above code (+=) requires the beta to work properly.

JS

[Gigglestick]

Yes, WinExists and ControlSend are my preference also, but I stuck to WinActive and Send since the poster asked it that way.

Nice catch, JSThePatriot.

[Gigglestick]

While 1
        If WinExists("tim") Then
            ControlClick("tim", "", 1027)
        Else
            Sleep(500)
            $count += 1
        EndIf
        If $count = 8 Then
            ExitLoop
        EndIf
    WEnd

WinWait does exactly what your snippet does. Simplify that to:

If WinWait("tim", "", 4) Then
    ControlClick("tim", "", 1027)
EndIf

[JSThePatriot]

WinWait does exactly what your snippet does.  Simplify that to:

If WinWait("tim", "", 4) Then
    ControlClick("tim", "", 1027)
EndIf

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

True, except the reason I performed the operation the way I did, is to also allow (in the future) to display a progress bar.

JS

[Gigglestick]

True, except the reason I performed the operation the way I did, is to also allow (in the future) to display a progress bar.

JS

Yeah, your code was right if you want to do something while you're waiting.