Embeded GUI Controls Help

[Kyle7286]

Hello AutoIT Forums...this my first post since I've been lurking for many years.

I'm stuck automating an application install.  

Basically, I cannot single out some controls in a window and was wondering if someone can help direct me with a way to figure them out. They appear to be normal controls (.net most likely) except they are embedded in a box.  

 

Attached is a picture of the buttons I want to access

When using the AutoIT Window Info Tool, it highlights the entire box but not the controls individually.

The 3 buttons outside the box work perfectly fine with the Info Tool.

 

This is the info it returns:  It thinks it's a button...

>>>> Window <<<<

Title: ProSystem fx Installation

Class: #32770

Position: 433, 198

Size: 623, 298

Style: 0x94C800C4

ExStyle: 0x00050101

Handle: 0x009104FA

 

>>>> Control <<<<

Class: Button

Instance: 9

ClassnameNN: Button9

Name:

Advanced (Class): [CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:9]

ID:

Text:

Position: 11, 7

Size: 593, 216

ControlClick Coords: 198, 155

Style: 0x50000007

ExStyle: 0x00000004

Handle: 0x008C07EC

 

>>>> Mouse <<<<

Position: 645, 385

Cursor ID: 0

Color: 0xF7F3F7

 

>>>> StatusBar <<<<

 

>>>> ToolsBar <<<<

 

>>>> Visible Text <<<<

OK

E&xit

&Help

&CD/DVD drive:

[-z-]

Permissions key:

&Internet download

&Use previously installed permission key

&Permission key disk drive path:

a:

&Browse

Chec&k available disk space for installation

 

 

>>>> Hidden Text <<<<

[-t-]

 

 

How can I access these control within this box? Any suggestions/help are appreciated!  Thanks!

-Brandon

[LarsJ]

You can try with the UI Automation framework.

Download the two UDFs in bottom of first post, and download and run the code in the "Simple spy demo" codebox in the middle of first post.

To verify that a control can be identified place the mouse cursor over the control and press Ctrl+w. You can see an example here.

[JLogan3o13]

You could also use the MSI located on the installation CD, and do a silent install. Then you can bypass trying to automate the GUI.

[Kyle7286]

Unfortunately there's no Silent install for this application. 

I will look into the UDFs and report back.

Thanks!

Edited April 7, 2014 by BrandonHaley

[JLogan3o13]

It is an MSI, by its very nature it supports /qb and /qn

[jdelaney]

Sometimes, the 'z-order' of applications is messed up.  You'll have to loop through all controls, and note their identification for use in your script, later...

Run this, while the window is active

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#include <Array.au3>
#include <WinAPI.au3>
Sleep(5000)
Var_GetAllWindowsControls2("[ACTIVE]")
Func Var_GetAllWindowsControls2($hCallersWindow)
    ; Get all list of controls
    $sClassList = WinGetClassList($hCallersWindow)
    ; Create array
    $aClassList = StringSplit($sClassList, @CRLF, 2)
    ; Sort array
    _ArraySort($aClassList)
    _ArrayDelete($aClassList, 0)

    ; Loop
    Local $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)
        $sControlID = _WinAPI_GetDlgCtrlID($hControl)
        If IsArray($aPos) Then
            ConsoleWrite("Func=[Var_GetAllWindowsControls]: 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
EndFunc   ;==>Var_GetAllWindowsControls

Edited April 7, 2014 by jdelaney