Script is not working....

[TestingUser 0]

Hi,

 

I am new to AutoIt and I tried to write a script for notepad. My script is -

 

Run("notepad.exe")
WinWaitActive("Untitled - Notepad")
If WinExists("Untitled - Notepad") Then
     MsgBox(0, "Window", "Notepad Window Exists!",1) ; Wait for 1_second to close popup
EndIf

Send("This is some text.")

;click control+s to save file
Send("^s")
WinWaitActive("Save As")
;enter file name and path
Sleep(1000) ; To supply some delay
Local $MyDocsFolder = "E:\"
$filename = $MyDocsFolder & "outputFile" & Random(1,100)
Send($filename)  ; Random number between (1-100).<ID>
Sleep(1000)
;click the "Save" butto
Send("!s") ; To select 'Save'
Sleep(1000)
Send("!fx")
If Not WinExists($filename) Then ConsoleWrite("File is saved at - "& $filename & @LF)

 

It works for the first time but when I try to run the same script mulitple times it hangs. After opening Notepad application it hangs and didn't execute remaining command--Send("This is some text.").........

 

At console I found a text-

>"C:Program Files (x86)AutoIt3SciTE..autoit3.exe" /ErrorStdOut "F:OtherStudyMaterialsAutoITScript Filesnpad.au3"  

 

After this script didn't work, notepad application remain open. I have to forcibly terminate the script. Please help me regarding this issue and let me know if we missed something.

Edited March 9, 2014 by Melba23
Added tags

[thatnewguy69 0]

you should look at the ControlSend() function at the help file, it could help you

[water 2,341]

Welcome to AutoIt and the forum!

Please enclose your script in AutoIt tags (the blue "A" in the editor). That greatly enhances readability

[Melba23 3,358]

TestingUser,

Welcome to the AutoIt forum.

Your script works multiple times for me. I did add a WinActivate("Untitled - Notepad") after the MsgBox line to ensure the Send command went to the correct place, but nothing more. And I added tags to the post as water suggested - see here how to do it. Then you get a scrolling box and syntax colouring as you can see above now I have added the tags.

M23