Set focus after start program from the taskmanager

[kleysonr]

I have an autoit script that I need start it from the windows taskmanager.

But every time I start the script it continue its execution only if I click in the windows program.

I've tried a lot of things to bring the program to the top and set the focus, but nothing work.

My last code to try do it was:

Run('my_app.exe')
Local $hWnd = WinWait('Program title')
WinSetOnTop($hWnd, "", 1)
WinWaitActive('Program title')
WinActivate('Program title')
; To continue after this point I have to click in the my_app windows
Send("{CTRLDOWN}i{CTRLUP}")
(...)

What do I have to do ?

Regards.

Kleyson Rios.

[JLogan3o13]

Why do you "need to start it from the windows taskmanager"? That makes no sense. If it is compiled into an executable, why can you not double click on it to launch?

[kleysonr]

Because the autoit script is part of an automated process that I need to run every day at night.

I mean, a have a process to upload some files to the server at the end of day and at night my autoit script need read those files to do some operations.

[JohnOne]

Depends what your app is doing, if it is started by task manager then it becomes a child of task manager, if your app is trying to automate some admin stuff, then task manager would need to be running as admin.

A non admin process cannot automate an admin process (> XP)

[kleysonr]

John, my script basically open an application, send some commands as, Send("{CTRLDOWN}i{CTRLUP}"), to import some files and extract some information.

As I said in my first post, the script stop in the line "Send("{CTRLDOWN}i{CTRLUP}")", my application is opened, maximized and on top. But my script continue its execution only if I click on the application window to set the focus.

[jdelaney]

Unless you are logged in, and have the task run as 'logged in user', you'll have to take this into account:

https://www.autoitscript.com/wiki/FAQ#Why_doesn.27t_my_script_work_on_a_locked_workstation.3F

There are ways around this with PAExec (freeware), as well...would still require a user session to be logged in.

Edited December 5, 2014 by jdelaney

[JohnOne]

So use a mouseclick to click on it.