Pausing until a specifc button is clicked

[Guest nosfera2]

Evening folks,

I want a script to pause until a specific button is pressed. Having done some research I discovered I need to write a loop that exits when said button is clicked. I also need to use the ControlCommand function.

So far I have this -> ControlCommand ("Virtual Memory", "", "1165", "IsEnabled", "") pathetic I know, but how do I wrap this into a loop and is this right at all?

TIA

Edited September 15, 2005 by nosfera2

[GaryFrost 12]

Might try something like the following:

While Not ControlCommand ("Virtual Memory", "", "1165", "IsEnabled", "") 
    Sleep ( 100 )
Wend

[Guest nosfera2]

Hi gafrost,

Thanks for the input. I tried your suggestion, but the script does not pause there, I think because the button is enabled ie the script can see it so continues running.

I tried:

While Not ControlClick ("Virtual Memory", "", "Button2")

Sleep ( 50000 )

Wend

as a sort of "whilst the button isn't clicked wait here" but that did not work either.

I also gave the following a go:

Do

Sleep(100)

Until ControlCommand ( "Virtual Memory", "", "Button2", "IsEnabled", "")

but that didn't do the trick.

Is there an "on click" function, or any other suggestions?

Cheers

[SmOke_N 201]

$Enabled = ControlCommand ( "Virtual Memory", "", "Button2", "IsEnabled", "")

Do

Sleep(100)

Until $Enabled <> 0

Question

Does the Control ever not exist?

When the Control is clicked what happens?

Edited September 16, 2005 by ronsrules

[Guest nosfera2]

Hi,

No, the control will always exist.

Nothing happens once the "set" button (the control in question) is clicked. Exiting out of the "System Properties" does prompt for a reboot, but otherwise nothing else happens.

For background info I am trying to automate setting virtual memory on NT4 PC's I rebuild.

Here's the script so far:

Run('control sysdm.cpl')

WinWait("System Properties","")

If Not WinActive("System Properties","") Then WinActivate("System Properties","")

WinWaitActive("System Properties","")

Send("{RIGHT}{ALTDOWN}c{ALTUP}")

WinWait("Virtual Memory","")

If Not WinActive("Virtual Memory","") Then WinActivate("Virtual Memory","")

WinWaitActive("Virtual Memory","")

Send("{TAB}")

here I want to manually fill in values for the minimum and maximum virtual memory, click on "set" and then exit out of the system properties.

Edited September 16, 2005 by nosfera2

[BigDod 508]

Could you not have Input boxes prompt you for the values and pass them to the required fields.

[Guest nosfera2]

Yes BigDod, I was thinking of something similar if I could not get an "on click" loop constructed.