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Hello,

First let me say I am not a programmer - just a business owner trying to find a way to speed up a very repetitive task. So forgive me if I use the wrong descriptions, words, jargon etc. I am on a PC with Windows 7 trying to use AU3Record 3.3 to paste values from excel into an engineering program called RISA 3D. However, the recorder will not record any mouse or keyboard movements in that program. I successfully did some practice runs using several other programs like AutoCAD, PhotoShop, Word, and another engineering program called TEDDS. In all those other programs, the entire macro records perfectly and I can run it subsequently with success. When I start record, I can see the script being recorded as I work in excel. When I move the mouse to RISA it simply stops scripting even though the recorder is still active. When I move back to excel or any other program, it resumes scripting. 

I do know that RISA 3D does not offer an API. Is it possible they wrote the program in a way that this sort of macro recorder can't be used?

If this is something a non-technical person like me can fix, please write your answer in layman's terms. If not, you can make your questions and/or suggestions as technical as you want, as I have a programmer friend I could call in to help if it gets over my head. 

 

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use the autoit window info tool,  drop the cross hairs on some stuff in RISA 3D, post the contents of the summary tab.

Autoit certainly does not play nice with some stuff, but if the window info tool returns controls it may avoid the need to send keystrokes and cross your fingers.

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use the autoit window info tool,  drop the cross hairs on some stuff in RISA 3D, post the contents of the summary tab.

Autoit certainly does not play nice with some stuff, but if the window info tool returns controls it may avoid the need to send keystrokes and cross your fingers.

Like this?

>>>> Window <<<<
Title: Results
Class: #32770
Position: 1746, 132
Size: 152, 362
Style: 0x94C800C4
ExStyle: 0x00010181
Handle: 0x00000000004A0D26
 
>>>> Control <<<<
Class: Button
Instance: 4
ClassnameNN: Button4
Name:
Advanced (Class): [CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:4]
ID: 760
Text: Member Forces
Position: 1, 50
Size: 144, 16
ControlClick Coords: 66, 10
Style: 0x50018000
ExStyle: 0x00000000
Handle: 0x0000000000180BA6
 
>>>> Mouse <<<<
Position: 1816, 213
Cursor ID: 0
Color: 0xF0F0F0
 
>>>> StatusBar <<<<
 
>>>> ToolsBar <<<<
 
>>>> Visible Text <<<<
Joint Reactions
Joint Deflections
Story Drift
Member Forces
Member Stresses
Member Torsion
Member Deflections
Suggested Design
Design Results
Seismic Detailing
Concrete Reinforcing
Plate Stresses
Plate Forces
Plate Corner Forces
Solid Stresses
Solid Principals
Wall Panel Design
Material TakeOff
Frequencies
Mode Shapes
Connection Results
 
 
>>>> Hidden Text <<<<
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Yes, like that. What is the output if you hover over the input field where you want to paste the information? What you have above is the info for a button.

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indeed, do as JLogan suggests, you will soon be having all sorts of fun with controls

while you are learning you can also take a stab at clicking that button  [CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:4]

https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/functions/ControlClick.htm

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(_) / /__\ \ |(\ / | )| | | `-' | | `-. | | / __ \ (_)
| | | __ | (_)\/ | (_) | | .-. | | .-' | | \ |__| ) (
| | | | |)| | \ / | | | | | |)| | `--. | |) \ | |
`-' |_| (_) | |\/| | `-' /( (_)/( __.' |((_)-' /(_|
'-' '-' (__) (__) (_) (__)

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Yes, like that. What is the output if you hover over the input field where you want to paste the information? What you have above is the info for a button.

Here is what I get in the field where I want to paste the first block of data:

>>>> Window <<<<
Title: RISA-3D - [R:EngineeringRISA Frame Analysis TemplatesRoofScreenFrame Table WIPSCSC3BVerticalSC3BV.r3d]
Class: RISAMainWin
Position: 211, 38
Size: 1379, 921
Style: 0x14CF0000
ExStyle: 0x00000100
Handle: 0x00000000002B0876
 
>>>> Control <<<<
Class: Edit
Instance: 1
ClassnameNN: Edit1
Name:
Advanced (Class): [CLASS:Edit; INSTANCE:1]
ID: 320
Text:
Position: 636, 167
Size: 99, 17
ControlClick Coords: 27, 7
Style: 0x50000080
ExStyle: 0x00000000
Handle: 0x0000000000B00BB0
 
>>>> Mouse <<<<
Position: 882, 262
Cursor ID: 0
Color: 0x00FF00
 
>>>> StatusBar <<<<
 
>>>> ToolsBar <<<<
 
>>>> Visible Text <<<<
Joint Label
Joint Coordinates and Temperatures
N1
Model View
 
 
>>>> Hidden Text <<<<
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Try this with the window open:

ControlSend("[CLASS:RISAMainWin]", "", "Edit1", "Test")
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Try this with the window open:

ControlSend("[CLASS:RISAMainWin]", "", "Edit1", "Test")

Sorry man, I think this is getting over my head quickly. I don't even know what you mean to "try this with the window open". I don't want to waste your time so maybe I need to get my programmer friend in here - I'm sure he'd understand what you are talking about. It sounds like it can be done though, as long as we can write some lines of code? 

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I think this is getting over my head quickly

 

 

Dont give up, we can have you automating your own stuff fairly quickly if you continue as you have.

Open RISA-3D as you had it when you dropped the crosshairs on the input field.

take one of the scripts the macro wrote, delete everything, paste that one line of code, and run it (F5).  If everything goes as expected it will write the word "Test" in the edit control

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,-. .--. ________ .-. .-. ,---. ,-. .-. .-. .-.
|(| / /\ \ |\ /| |__ __||| | | || .-' | |/ / \ \_/ )/
(_) / /__\ \ |(\ / | )| | | `-' | | `-. | | / __ \ (_)
| | | __ | (_)\/ | (_) | | .-. | | .-' | | \ |__| ) (
| | | | |)| | \ / | | | | | |)| | `--. | |) \ | |
`-' |_| (_) | |\/| | `-' /( (_)/( __.' |((_)-' /(_|
'-' '-' (__) (__) (_) (__)

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Dont give up, we can have you automating your own stuff fairly quickly if you continue as you have.

Open RISA-3D as you had it when you dropped the crosshairs on the input field.

take one of the scripts the macro wrote, delete everything, paste that one line of code, and run it (F5).  If everything goes as expected it will write the word "Test" in the edit control

Thanks. Okay when I did that, nothing happened in RISA but i got the following in the editor lower window. 

>"C:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3\SciTE\AutoIt3Wrapper\AutoIt3Wrapper.exe" /run /prod /ErrorStdOut /in "C:UsersrbruceDesktoptest.au3" /UserParams    
+>16:17:27 Starting AutoIt3Wrapper v.14.801.2025.0 SciTE v.3.4.4.0   Keyboard:00000409  OS:WIN_7/Service Pack 1  CPU:X64 OS:X64    Environment(Language:0409)
+>         SciTEDir => C:Program Files (x86)AutoIt3SciTE   UserDir => C:UsersrbruceAppDataLocalAutoIt v3SciTEAutoIt3Wrapper   SCITE_USERHOME => C:UsersrbruceAppDataLocalAutoIt v3SciTE 
>Running AU3Check (3.3.12.0)  from:C:Program Files (x86)AutoIt3  input:C:UsersrbruceDesktoptest.au3
+>16:17:27 AU3Check ended.rc:0
>Running:(3.3.12.0):C:Program Files (x86)AutoIt3autoit3.exe "C:UsersrbruceDesktoptest.au3"    
--> Press Ctrl+Alt+Break to Restart or Ctrl+Break to Stop
+>16:17:28 AutoIt3.exe ended.rc:0
+>16:17:28 AutoIt3Wrapper Finished.
>Exit code: 0    Time: 0.4731
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maybe you can pull it off like the example for controlsend? 

Local $hWnd = WinWait("[CLASS:RISAMainWin]", "", 10)

ControlSend($hWnd, "", "Edit1", "This is some text")

 

There is enough info coming back from autoit window info that your wants can no doubt be pulled off.  And remember the smart kids in Europe wake up in 5 hours.

,-. .--. ________ .-. .-. ,---. ,-. .-. .-. .-.
|(| / /\ \ |\ /| |__ __||| | | || .-' | |/ / \ \_/ )/
(_) / /__\ \ |(\ / | )| | | `-' | | `-. | | / __ \ (_)
| | | __ | (_)\/ | (_) | | .-. | | .-' | | \ |__| ) (
| | | | |)| | \ / | | | | | |)| | `--. | |) \ | |
`-' |_| (_) | |\/| | `-' /( (_)/( __.' |((_)-' /(_|
'-' '-' (__) (__) (_) (__)

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