Control Click, not clicking?

[JfreemanRCA 0]

I'm applying some security settings to files, a bunch of the files I don't have permission on, which is another issues that's going to be fixed after this.

Anyway, I need to click Continue a couple thousand times without destroying my wrist. Here's what I have so far.
 

 WinActivate("Error Applying Security")
 Sleep(100)
 ControlClick("Error Applying Security", "&Continue", "[CLASS:Button: INSTANCE:1]")
 Sleep(100)

I'll worry about looping it once I've got it working right.

I used the window info tool to get what I've got there, but it just doesn't click the button. I run the script, nothing happens. I've also tried using MouseMove to that location and MouseClick, with similar results, mouse moves, nothing happens.

Is this because it's a virtual machine that I'm connected to? I don't have AutoIt installed on the server, I'm compiling the script and running it locally on the server I've just been connecting to it via RDP, I also tried the vSphere Console as well to no avail.

Thanks for any help you can offer.
 

Edited November 3, 2014 by JfreemanRCA

[jdelaney 272]

Windows shown through vsphere are just pixels...you won't be able to hook into the handles.

You'll need to execute the script on the VM, locally.

[llewxam 30]

You can also do something like this (again through vSphere):

Do
    Sleep(50)
Until WinExists("Error Applying Security")
WinActivate("Error Applying Security")
Sleep(100)
Send("{TAB}")
Send("{SPACE}")
Sleep(100)

Assuming it only takes 1 TAB to highlight the OK button, if not use additional Send commands.

Ian

[JfreemanRCA 0]

Your suggestion along with a #requireadmin resolved the issue.

Thanks!