Setting text in Edit2 box also sets it in Edit3 box

[joeybales]

I'm having trouble with a script for installing printers on Windows 7.  I'm using AutoIT 3.3.10.2, but have also replicated this issue on Windows 8 with AutoIT versions 3.3.10.2 and 3.3.8.1.

When I attempt setting the text in a specific Edit box (Edit2 in this case), it also sets the text in the text box Edit3.  See my example code below.  I can easily set the text for Edit3 and it does not affect Edit2.  Am I doing something wrong or is this a bug in AutoIT or Windows?  I've tried searching for this problem, but have been unable to find anything because my search terms have been so generic.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I've added a sleep and commented out the Edit3 line to make the issue obvious.  The problematic code is at line 15.

; Run the Add Printer Wizard
Run(@ComSpec & " /c " & 'rundll32 printui.dll,PrintUIEntry /il', "",@SW_HIDE)

; Wait for the window and get handle, move through dialogs
Local $hPrtWnd = WinWait("Add Printer", "Add a net&work, wireless or Bluetooth printer")
ControlClick($hPrtWnd, "Add a net&work, wireless or Bluetooth printer", "[CLASSNN:Button6]", "left")
WinWait($hPrtWnd, "The p&rinter that I want isn't listed")
ControlClick($hPrtWnd, "The p&rinter that I want isn't listed", "[CLASSNN:Button8]", "left")
WinWait($hPrtWnd, "Add a printer using a TCP/&IP address or hostname")
ControlClick($hPrtWnd, "Add a printer using a TCP/&IP address or hostname", "[CLASSNN:Button11]", "left")
ControlClick($hPrtWnd, "Add a printer using a TCP/&IP address or hostname", "[CLASSNN:Button1]", "left")

; Enter data
ControlCommand($hPrtWnd, "Type the IP address or hostname", "[CLASSNN:ComboBox1]", "SelectString", "Autodetect")
ControlSetText($hPrtWnd, "Type the IP address or hostname", "[CLASSNN:Edit2]", "192.168.1.201")
Sleep(10000)
;ControlSetText($hPrtWnd, "Type the IP address or hostname", "[CLASSNN:Edit3]", "27001")
ControlCommand($hPrtWnd, "Type the IP address or hostname", "[CLASSNN:Button14]", "Check")
ControlClick($hPrtWnd, "Type the IP address or hostname", "[CLASSNN:Button1]", "left")

; title "Error"
; text "Error loading the Tcp Mib library."
WinWait("Error", "Error loading the Tcp Mib library.")
ControlClick("Error", "Error loading the Tcp Mib library.", "[CLASSNN:Button1]", "left")

WinWait("[CLASS:#32770]")
ControlClick("[CLASS:#32770]", "", "[CLASSNN:Button1]", "left")

ControlClick($hPrtWnd, "Type the IP address or hostname", "[CLASSNN:Button3]", "left")

[FireFox]

The thing is : it's the same in manual mode.

[joeybales]

The thing is : it's the same in manual mode.

What is manual mode?

[FireFox]

When you (the human) type in the edit.

[Melba23]

joeybales,

I understand FireFox to be saying that the same thing happens when entering the text manually via the keyboard - which is what indeed what I see on my Win7 machine when I access that dialog. It looks like a Windows problem - nothing to do with AutoIt.

M23

[jguinch]

Have a look at my >Printers management with WMI functions,it could help you.