ControlClick() doesn't always work

[Azevedo]

Hi,

I'm using ControlClick() to click on Firefox window according to the window title.

It works at first but after a couple loops it won't find the window by title anymore. The window title change on page reload but it will be back to original title.

Opt("WinTitleMatchMode", 2)
Opt("MouseCoordMode", 0)

$main_title = "my page title"
$ymouse = 100


Do
   ; click refresh
   ControlClick($main_title, "", 0, "left", 1 , 428 , $ymouse )
   Sleep(5000)

   ; click print
   ControlClick($main_title, "", 0, "left", 1 , 1244 , $ymouse )

   sleep(60000)
Until (0)

[Danp2]

There is a UDF that can be used in conjunction with Mozrepl to automate Firefox. Have you looked into that?

[jdelaney]

use the ff.au3, but for a quick fix, do this...handles don't change, title may:

$main_title = "my page title"
$hwnd = WinGetHandle($main_title)
$ymouse = 100


Do
   ; click refresh
   ControlClick($hwnd, "", 0, "left", 1 , 428 , $ymouse )
   Sleep(5000)

   ; click print
   ControlClick($hwnd, "", 0, "left", 1 , 1244 , $ymouse )

   sleep(60000)
Until (0)

this assumes a few things:

1) your window is already open at beginning of the script

2) you always want to perform the click on the same window (found in number 1)

If you open/close windows, this will not work.

Edited October 25, 2013 by jdelaney