Wait for Button in other application

[hk_at]

Hi,

i was googeling around but couldnt find a good answer, but i gess mustbe simple :-)

i want to read some value from a third party applikation after is certain button was pressed, something like a waitforButton()

i didnt find anything proper in the documentation, maybe someone can give me a hint

WinWaitActive("xyz")
; waitforbutton("xyz","", "[CLASS:ThunderRT6CommandButton; INSTANCE:181]")
$cname = ControlGetText("xyz", "", "[CLASS:ThunderRT6TextBox; INSTANCE:29]")
MsgBox(0, "", $cname)

br

 

K

[water]

Welcome to AutoIt and the forum!
How does the other application change when the button has been pressed? I assume you want to read the result that gets displayed after the action started by the button has ended.

[hk_at]

hi

exactly i want to read the value from the textbox and store it in a postgresql-db

[water]

What is the value of @error after ControlGetText?

[AutoBert]

You can solve it like this:

WinWaitActive("xyz")
$cname= waitforText("xyz","", "[CLASS:ThunderRT6TextBox; INSTANCE:29]")
MsgBox(0, "", $cname)

Func waitforText($sTitle,$sText,$sCtrlID, $iTimeOut=60)
    if $iTimeOut<1 Then $iTimeOut=60
    $iTimeOut =* 1000
    Local $hStart=TimerInit(), $iEnd
    Local $Text = ControlGetText($sTitle,$sText,$sCtrlID), $NewText
    Do
        Sleep(250)
        $NewText= ControlGetText($sTitle,$sText,$sCtrlID)
        $iEnd=TimerDiff($hStart)
    Until $NewText<>$Text or $iEnd>$iTimeOut
    if $iEnd>$iTimeOut Then SetError(1)
    Return $NewText
EndFunc

 

Edited January 24, 2016 by AutoBert

[water]

Seems this type of controls is hard/impossible to automate:

Maybe you need to use a copy & paste approach using Send commands.

[hk_at]

@error is 0

refering to the idea of autobert, thx a lot but that would liit me to one field, unless i cascade the waitFunctions, isnt?

[AutoBert]

I hope i understood your last post correct. Once the text has changed (as result of ButtonClick) you can read all controls text you need until a user action (ButtonClick etc.)  is needed.

[AutoBert]

I hope i understood your last post correct. Once the text has changed (as result of ButtonClick) you can read all controls text you need until a user action (ButtonClick etc.)  is needed.

[AutoBert]

I hope i understood your last post correct. Once the text has changed (as result of ButtonClick) you can read all controls text you need until a user action (ButtonClick etc.)  is needed.