AutoItX and PowerShell integration

[MarcZ 0]

Good day.

I've been having some difficulties getting going with AutoItX.

What I am trying to do is to use AutoItX within PowerShell to automate some difficult GUI interactions in an application I have.

I am not trying to execute AU scripts but rather wish to programmatically call AutoItX function call inside a powershell script.

So far all documentation I have found shows the exact same:

1. Register the correct AutoItX DLL (by arch)

2. Create a "New-Object" and

3. Call the method needed.

And so far all the code samples I have found look the same,(e.g:This should simply launch an instance of notepad.)

<code>

$AutoIt = New-Object -ComObject AutoItX3.Control
$result = $AutoIt.Run("notepad.exe")

</code>

The problem is that this ".Control" is not available (though a "Control.Tasksymbol" is seen"

So my questions are:

1. How can I determine that the DLL is indeed registered in Windows?

2. What is the correct way to "make available" to powershell, the contained methods of AutoItX ?

3. Should/ should not ".Control" show up in the intellisense/autocomplete?

Thanks!

M.

Edited June 9, 2014 by MarcZ

[Richard Robertson 186]

You should actually just use Jon's Powershell extension which is in your install of AutoIt at "C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\AutoItX\AutoItX3.PowerShell.dll" or the x86 program files if you have a 64 bit Windows.

[ptrex 58]

@MArcZ A bit late but this will get you going. http://audministrator.wordpress.com/2014/08/09/error-getting-autoitx3-dll/ Rgds ptrex

[Jon 794]

Yes, use the PowerShell interface, not the COM one - this handles all the x86/x64 problems automagically.  Just open PS, browse to the AutoItX folder and then do:

    # Import the module manfiest

    Import-Module .AutoItX3.psd1

    # Get the list of AutoItX cmdlets

    Get-Command *AU3*

    # Get detailed help for a particular cmdlet

    Get-Help Get-AU3WinText

[ptrex 58]

@MarkZ

Quick PS Example

CLS
# Import the module manfiest
Import-Module (${Env:ProgramFiles(x86)} + "\AutoIt3\Beta\AutoItX\AutoItX3.psd1")
I
nvoke-AU3Run("Notepad")

Wait-AU3WinActive("Untitled")

Send-AU3Key("I'm in notepad");

$winHandle = Get-AU3WinHandle("Untitled");

Sleep -Seconds 2

Close-AU3Win($winHandle)

# Get the list of AutoItX cmdlets
Get-Command *AU3*

# Get detailed help for a particular cmdlet
# Get-Help Get-AU3WinText
 

Rgds
ptrex

Edited August 24, 2014 by ptrex

[Jon 794]

For info as well, in the current betas i'm registering the path in PSModulePath so import should work without having to specify the path

[ptrex 58]

@Jon,

Good to know

But it did not work on my side ?

"Import-Module : The specified module 'AutoItX3.psd1' was not loaded because no valid module file was found in any module directory."

But doesn't harm to puth in the path as it seems.

[Jon 794]

It's renamed to AutoItX.psd1 in the beta. (For the auto import to work the psd file must be named the same as the parent folder which is "autoitx")

[ptrex 58]

OK great thanks !

ptrex