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Hello, I am trying to write a script to automate a process at work. I have most of it done but certain things change from system to system. Specifically a button whose instance changes depending on who is logged into our MRP software. However the ControlID remains the same no matter what. Unfortunately there is abother button with the same ControlID so I can't use just that. The button I need to click/press has an ID of 4099 and no text, the other has text that could change. I have been trying things like this:

ControlClick( $IFS, "", "[iD:4099; CLASS:Button; TEXT:]")

ControlClick( $IFS, "", "[iD:4099; CLASS:Button; TEXT:<>]")

ControlClick( $IFS, "", "[iD:4099; CLASS:Button; TEXT:""]")

So far none have worked. Is there a way to specify this item?

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Us the Au3Info tool on the button, and post the Summary tab for both buttons.

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Button I want to press:

>>>> Window <<<<
Title:    Make To Stock and Batch Processing
Class:    Centura:MDIFrame
Position:    -4, -4
Size:    1608, 878
Style:    0x15CF0000
ExStyle:    0x00000100
Handle:    0x002406A8

>>>> Control <<<<
Class:    Button
Instance:    23
ClassnameNN:    Button23
Name:    
Advanced (Class):    [CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:23]
ID:    4099
Text:    
Position:    1567, 130
Size:    30, 30
ControlClick Coords:    16, 14
Style:    0x5002000B
ExStyle:    0x00000000
Handle:    0x00050CB8

>>>> Mouse <<<<
Position:    1583, 190
Cursor ID:    0
Color:    0xF8F8F9

>>>> StatusBar <<<<

>>>> ToolsBar <<<<

>>>> Visible Text <<<<
Selection
Options
File
Source
Reference
Output Channel
Links
Inventory Part
Product Structure
Query - Component Where Used
Receive Shop Order
Overview - Manufacturing Structures
*
*
Buildable
Use By-product Cost Distribution
1
17
Manufacturing
Manufacturing
17
7/17/2013
17
*
17
ea
VAW
A
Date
A
ACTIVE
Customer Warranty
Notes
Document Text


>>>> Hidden Text <<<<
Search
Select Search Domains
Links
Navigator
IFS Navigator
 IFS Navigator; System Information
1
17
Manufacturing
M
54236645
Objid
Objversion
Part No
Site
Revision No
Structure Type:
Alternative
Line Item No
Component Part
Part Description
Component Part Status
Part Status Description
UoM
Qty per Assembly
Operation No
Component Scrap
Scrap Factor
Consumption Item
Lead Time Offset
Promise Planned
Phantom Consume
Charged Item
Issue From Location
Drawing Position No
Source
Create
Last activity
Notes
Print UoM
Note Id
(untitled)
Has Work Guidelines
Value Analysis Func ID
Value Analysis Func Type
Structure Type
Vim Structure Source
Backflush of Purchased Components
Std Planned Item
Oper Cost Distribution Factor
Gen OH Cost Distribution Factor
Procedure Step
54236644
M
7/17/2013
IFS Applications - ComCenter
&Clear
&Hide
 

Button I don't want Pressed

>>>> Window <<<<
Title:    Make To Stock and Batch Processing
Class:    Centura:MDIFrame
Position:    -4, -4
Size:    1608, 878
Style:    0x15CF0000
ExStyle:    0x00000100
Handle:    0x002406A8

>>>> Control <<<<
Class:    Button
Instance:    27
ClassnameNN:    Button27
Name:    
Advanced (Class):    [CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:27]
ID:    4099
Text:    Product Structure
Position:    143, 40
Size:    115, 22
ControlClick Coords:    54, 9
Style:    0x5002000B
ExStyle:    0x00000000
Handle:    0x00040CD0

>>>> Mouse <<<<
Position:    197, 95
Cursor ID:    0
Color:    0xF0F0F0

>>>> StatusBar <<<<

>>>> ToolsBar <<<<

>>>> Visible Text <<<<
Selection
Options
File
Source
Reference
Output Channel
Links
Inventory Part
Product Structure
Query - Component Where Used
Receive Shop Order
Overview - Manufacturing Structures
*
*
Buildable
Use By-product Cost Distribution
1
17
Manufacturing
Manufacturing
17
7/17/2013
17
*
17
ea
VAW
A
Date
A
ACTIVE
Customer Warranty
Notes
Document Text


>>>> Hidden Text <<<<
Search
Select Search Domains
Links
Navigator
IFS Navigator
 IFS Navigator; System Information
1
17
Manufacturing
M
54236645
Objid
Objversion
Part No
Site
Revision No
Structure Type:
Alternative
Line Item No
Component Part
Part Description
Component Part Status
Part Status Description
UoM
Qty per Assembly
Operation No
Component Scrap
Scrap Factor
Consumption Item
Lead Time Offset
Promise Planned
Phantom Consume
Charged Item
Issue From Location
Drawing Position No
Source
Create
Last activity
Notes
Print UoM
Note Id
(untitled)
Has Work Guidelines
Value Analysis Func ID
Value Analysis Func Type
Structure Type
Vim Structure Source
Backflush of Purchased Components
Std Planned Item
Oper Cost Distribution Factor
Gen OH Cost Distribution Factor
Procedure Step
54236644
M
7/17/2013
IFS Applications - ComCenter
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You can use this, and modify it.

Paste back in the output of your matching controls.

You can make a seperate function to return the handle of the control that matches the ID and has no text.

Func Var_GetAllWindowsControls($hCallersWindow,$iControlID)
;~  $giSubFunctionCounter += 1
    ; Get all list of controls
    $sClassList = WinGetClassList($hCallersWindow)

    ; Create array
    $aClassList = StringSplit($sClassList, @CRLF, 2)

    ; Sort array
    _ArraySort($aClassList)
    _ArrayDelete($aClassList, 0)

    ; Loop
    $iCurrentClass = ""
    $iCurrentCount = 1
    $iTotalCounter = 1

    For $i = 0 To UBound($aClassList) - 1
        If $aClassList[$i] = $iCurrentClass Then
            $iCurrentCount += 1
        Else
            $iCurrentClass = $aClassList[$i]
            $iCurrentCount = 1
        EndIf

        $hControl = ControlGetHandle($hCallersWindow, "", "[CLASSNN:" & $iCurrentClass & $iCurrentCount & "]")
        $text = StringRegExpReplace(ControlGetText($hCallersWindow, "", $hControl), "[\n\r]", "{@CRLF}")
        $aPos = ControlGetPos($hCallersWindow, "", $hControl)
        $bVisible = ControlCommand($hCallersWindow, "", $hControl,"IsVisible")
        $bIsEnabled = ControlCommand($hCallersWindow, "", $hControl,"IsEnabled")
        $sControlID = _WinAPI_GetDlgCtrlID($hControl)

        If IsArray($aPos) Then
            ConsoleWrite( "Func=[Var_GetAllWindowsControls]: $bIsEnabled=[" & $bIsEnabled & "] $bVisible=[" & $bVisible & "] ControlCounter=[" & StringFormat("%3s", $iTotalCounter) & "] ControlID=[" & StringFormat("%5s", $sControlID) & "] Handle=[" & StringFormat("%10s", $hControl) & "] ClassNN=[" & StringFormat("%19s", $iCurrentClass & $iCurrentCount) & "] XPos=[" & StringFormat("%4s", $aPos[0]) & "] YPos=[" & StringFormat("%4s", $aPos[1]) & "] Width=[" & StringFormat("%4s", $aPos[2]) & "] Height=[" & StringFormat("%4s", $aPos[3]) & "] Text=[" & $text & "]." & @CRLF)
        Else
            ConsoleWrite( "Func=[Var_GetAllWindowsControls]: ControlCounter=[" & StringFormat("%3s", $iTotalCounter) & "] ControlID=[" & StringFormat("%5s", $sControlID) & "] Handle=[" & StringFormat("%10s", $hControl) & "] ClassNN=[" & StringFormat("%19s", $iCurrentClass & $iCurrentCount) & "] XPos=[winclosed] YPos=[winclosed] Width=[winclosed] Height=[winclosed] Text=[" & $text & "]." & @CRLF)
        EndIf
        If Not WinExists($hCallersWindow) Then ExitLoop
        $iTotalCounter += 1
    Next
;~  $giSubFunctionCounter -= 1
EndFunc   ;==>Var_GetAllWindowsControls

Unfortunatly, if you use the ID, it seems that none of the other options are considered.  In our app, we have several tabs, with distinct buttons (same ID) on each tab.  I can use something like the above to loop through, and get the 'visible' instance of the button (the current tab's button).

Obviously, this function is just for debugging, but can be used as a template to do what you need.  Maybe make a function where you pass in ALL the arguments you want to match, including the ID, and return the handle where all states match...I'd use an array as the variable to house the states to match.

Edited by jdelaney
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Use [CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:27] for one of them and [CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:23] for the other button. No conflict that way. Or you could even use [ClassnameNN:Button23} instead, they're basically the same.

If I posted any code, assume that code was written using the latest release version unless stated otherwise. Also, if it doesn't work on XP I can't help with that because I don't have access to XP, and I'm not going to.
Give a programmer the correct code and he can do his work for a day. Teach a programmer to debug and he can do his work for a lifetime - by Chirag Gude
How to ask questions the smart way!

I hereby grant any person the right to use any code I post, that I am the original author of, on the autoitscript.com forums, unless I've specifically stated otherwise in the code or the thread post. If you do use my code all I ask, as a courtesy, is to make note of where you got it from.

Back up and restore Windows user files _Array.au3 - Modified array functions that include support for 2D arrays.  -  ColorChooser - An add-on for SciTE that pops up a color dialog so you can select and paste a color code into a script.  -  Customizable Splashscreen GUI w/Progress Bar - Create a custom "splash screen" GUI with a progress bar and custom label.  -  _FileGetProperty - Retrieve the properties of a file  -  SciTE Toolbar - A toolbar demo for use with the SciTE editor  -  GUIRegisterMsg demo - Demo script to show how to use the Windows messages to interact with controls and your GUI.  -   Latin Square password generator

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Instance based is a quick workaround, but if your applicaiton has any complexity at all, those instances can change with user rights/ configurations.

This will get what you need, and not be based on instances:

Local $aCriteria[3][2]=[["ID",4708],["IsVisible",True],["Text","Stat"]]
$hWindow = WinGetHandle("YourWindow")
ConsoleWrite(Var_GetWindowsControl_matching($hWindow,$aCriteria) & @CRLF)
Exit
Func Var_GetWindowsControl_matching($hCallersWindow,$aCallersCriteria)
;~  $giSubFunctionCounter += 1
    ; Get all list of controls
    $sClassList = WinGetClassList($hCallersWindow)

    ; Create array
    $aClassList = StringSplit($sClassList, @CRLF, 2)

    ; Sort array
    _ArraySort($aClassList)
    _ArrayDelete($aClassList, 0)

    ; Loop
    $iCurrentClass = ""
    $iCurrentCount = 1
    $iTotalCounter = 1

    For $i = 0 To UBound($aClassList) - 1
        If $aClassList[$i] = $iCurrentClass Then
            $iCurrentCount += 1
        Else
            $iCurrentClass = $aClassList[$i]
            $iCurrentCount = 1
        EndIf

        $hControl = ControlGetHandle($hCallersWindow, "", "[CLASSNN:" & $iCurrentClass & $iCurrentCount & "]")
        $bAllMatching=True
        For $j = 0 To UBound($aCriteria)-1
            Switch $aCriteria[$j][0]
                Case "ID"
                    If Int($aCriteria[$j][1]) <> Int(_WinAPI_GetDlgCtrlID($hControl)) Then $bAllMatching = False
                Case "IsVisible"
                    If $aCriteria[$j][1] <> ControlCommand($hCallersWindow, "", $hControl,"IsVisible") Then $bAllMatching = False
                Case "Text"
                    If String($aCriteria[$j][1]) <> String(ControlGetText($hCallersWindow, "", $hControl)) Then $bAllMatching = False
                Case Else
                    $bAllMatching=False
            EndSwitch
            If Not $bAllMatching Then ExitLoop
        Next

        If $bAllMatching Then
            Return $hControl
        EndIf
        $iTotalCounter+=1
    Next
    Return False
EndFunc   ;==>Var_GetAllWindowsControls

Modify the array to suit your needs...add additional cases in the switch as required.

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Yes.  Future reference, when it jumps to the function that isn't 'included' you can click it, press F1, and it will show you the file you need to include in the helpfile...

#include <Array.au3>

#include <WinAPI.au3>

Edited by jdelaney
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Ok well I got your script to run, but I was still having an issue.I found that there are several "sets" of buttons in our software. Unfortunately the first button of every "set" is ID 4097, therefore there are several ID 4099 buttons, and many with a blank TEXT field. I'll need to go back to the drawing board on this one.

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