Problem looping Timerinit - Timerdiff

[Easton]

Hi everyone!

First af all say thank you to all the people is helping in the forum, I'm a newbie with autoit (in fact with everything related with programing) and I'm learning a lot.

The fact is that I don't know what I'm doing wrong here:

I need autoit stay always measuring the time between 2 events (closing and opening of a printing windows), because when this time is bigger than 2 seconds means than the job is over.  And then exit the loop.

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Winwait ("Test, S.L - Imprimiendo...","&Cancelar")

While $fDiff > 2000

if Winexists("Test - Imprimiendo...","&Cancelar")=0  then
   $hTimer = TimerInit()
   EndIf

if Winexists("Test - Imprimiendo...","&Cancelar") then
   $fDiff = TimerDiff($hTimer)
EndIf

WEnd

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I receive this error: Variable used without being declared.

 

[Easton]

I also try with:

 

Winwait ("Test, S.L - Imprimiendo...","&Cancelar")

Do

if Winexists("Test, S.L - Imprimiendo...","&Cancelar")=0  then
   $hTimer = TimerInit()
   EndIf

if Winexists("Test, S.L - Imprimiendo...","&Cancelar") then
   $fDiff = TimerDiff($hTimer)
EndIf

Until $fDiff > 2000

 

But it doesn't work 

[JohnOne]

It does not know what $fDiff is.

You need to declare it before you use it.

[JLogan3o13]

On your first post, you're trying to use $fDiff without first declaring it. Look again at the example in the help file for TimerInit().

On your second post "it doesn't work" doesn't exactly help us a whole lot does it? It looks like the code runs; are you getting an error, or is it never finding the window? You have to give us more than "it doesn't work".

 

[Easton]

It does not know what $fDiff is.

You need to declare it before you use it.

​How do I do it? Excuse me if it is a very simple question 

[Easton]

On your first post, you're trying to use $fDiff without first declaring it. Look again at the example in the help file for TimerInit().

On your second post "it doesn't work" doesn't exactly help us a whole lot does it? It looks like the code runs; are you getting an error, or is it never finding the window? You have to give us more than "it doesn't work".

 

​Excuse me, on my second post what happens is exactly nothing. There are more than two seconds since last:

if Winexists("Test, S.L - Imprimiendo...","&Cancelar") then
   $fDiff = TimerDiff($hTimer)

And it does not end the "Do ... until"

[JohnOne]

​How do I do it? Excuse me if it is a very simple question 

​You need to explain in more detail.

[JohnOne]

Best guess...

WinWait("Test, S.L - Imprimiendo...", "&Cancelar")
$hTimer = TimerInit()
Do
    Sleep(10)
Until WinExists("Test - Imprimiendo...", "&Cancelar") Ot TimerDiff($hTimer) > 2000

 

[Easton]

Best guess...

WinWait("Test, S.L - Imprimiendo...", "&Cancelar")
$hTimer = TimerInit()
Do
    Sleep(10)
Until WinExists("Test - Imprimiendo...", "&Cancelar") Ot TimerDiff($hTimer) > 2000

 

​Thank you John, I really apreciate your help.

It does not work, because "Test - Imprimiendo..." is a windows who opens and closes several times, and the first time when not "winexists" ends the "Do until"

That's why I was thinking in stay measuring the time between closing and opening a new windows, because is a really fast process (send a file to the printer) and never delays more than a half second or less. What means that if the time since last opened window is more than two seconds, the process is done.

Thank you again 

[JLogan3o13]

Why is the window opening an closing multiple times, what are you trying to accomplish? Is it installing software?

 

[Easton]

Why is the window opening an closing multiple times, what are you trying to accomplish? Is it installing software?

 

​I am printing invoices, and I never know how many of them are.

Every invoice my software prints makes appear and close a window.

First I tried with Autoit Recorder but I don't know why this process is not recorded.

Thank you again!

[JLogan3o13]

So how about just:

While 1
    WinWait("Test, S.L - Imprimiendo...", "&Cancelar")
    ;Do whatever else you want to do
    Sleep(2000)
WEnd

 

[JohnOne]

Indeed, don't even need the loop since OP wants to exit it.

[JohnOne]

Okay, I think I get it now.

 

A window pops up and closes while the job is occurring.

If that window does not appear for 2 seconds, it means the job has completed and you can carry on in your script?

Which is the popup wndow?

[Easton]

Okay, I think I get it now.

 

A window pops up and closes while the job is occurring.

If that window does not appear for 2 seconds, it means the job has completed and you can carry on in your script?

Which is the popup wndow?

​Exactly!!

The popup window is  "Test - Imprimiendo...","&Cancelar"

Thank you all of you again!!

[JohnOne]

WinWait("Test, S.L - Imprimiendo...", "&Cancelar")
$hTimer = TimerInit()
Do
    Sleep(10)
    If WinExists("Test - Imprimiendo...", "&Cancelar") Then
        $hTimer = TimerInit()
    EndIf
Until TimerDiff($hTimer) > 2000

MsgBox(0,0,"Complete")

 

[Easton]

 

WinWait("Test, S.L - Imprimiendo...", "&Cancelar")
$hTimer = TimerInit()
Do
    Sleep(10)
    If WinExists("Test - Imprimiendo...", "&Cancelar") Then
        $hTimer = TimerInit()
    EndIf
Until TimerDiff($hTimer) > 2000

MsgBox(0,0,"Complete")

 

 

​Wow thank you!!!!

Now it works perfectly, I've been nearly two days trying combinations without success, you don't know how I thank you!!

Beers from Barcelona!! 

[JohnOne]

Ace.