Can't read window title with @ imbedded.

[philb 0]

We use UltraVNC a lot here to maintain terminals. Until today, we've been using the VNC password authentication, which works great. I can wait for the password window to apear and keyboard the password.

As of today, we switched to UltraVNC NT Auth mode. So, instead of using the terminal VNC password, we use our Windows user id and password.

I started rewriting the routine and found that while this works for VNC Auth:

If oAutoIt.WinWaitActive("VNC Authentication", "", 1) = 1 Then

This doesn't ever detect the new style window:

If oAutoIt.WinWaitActive("Ultr@VNC Authentication", "", 1) = 1 Then

I'm guessing the @ sign is messing something up.

Any ideas on how to get this to work?

[BigDod 505]

You could always try

If oAutoIt.WinWaitActive("Ultr", "SomeText", 1) = 1 Then

replacing SomeText with text that appears on the window

[philb 0]

You could always try

If oAutoIt.WinWaitActive("Ultr", "SomeText", 1) = 1 Then

replacing SomeText with text that appears on the window

Ok, I'll try that.

Thanks for the quick reply!

[herewasplato 0]

You might also want to look at the help file on:

WinTitleMatchMode

Alters the method that is used to match window titles during search operations.

1 = Match the title from the start (default)

2 = Match any substring in the title

Using option 2 would let you stick with the more complete title of "VNC Authentication" - but I would still use "some text" to be sure...

[philb 0]

You could always try

If oAutoIt.WinWaitActive("Ultr", "SomeText", 1) = 1 Then

replacing SomeText with text that appears on the window

This did not work to detect the window.

If oAutoIt.WinWaitActive("Ultr", "Username", 1) = 1 Then

I attached a snapshot of the window in question...

[philb 0]

You might also want to look at the help file on:

WinTitleMatchModeUsing option 2 would let you stick with the more complete title of "VNC Authentication" - but I would still use "some text" to be sure...

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Thank you all.

Edited November 14, 2005 by philb

[philb 0]

is this a SearchChildren issue... There is another AutoItSetOption involving the searching of child windows... I believe..

Lar.

It's not a child window as far as I know, but I could be wrong. Anyway, problem solved.

This fixed the match issue.

oAutoIt.Opt "WinTitleMatchMode", 2

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