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Hi,

I'm trying to automate the Ms outlook pop-up, when an external application try to send an email using Outlook.

This is what the pop-up window looks like:

Outlook.png.d1667a673cd9d948fe27a487f74f

The following is the Window Info:

>>>> Window <<<<
Title:  Microsoft Office Outlook
Class:  #32770
Position:   766, 393
Size:   359, 213
Style:  0x94C800CC
ExStyle:    0x00010101
Handle: 0x00000000000405EA

>>>> Control <<<<
Class:  Button
Instance:   4
ClassnameNN:    Button4
Name:   
Advanced (Class):   [CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:4]
ID: 4774
Text:   Allow
Position:   54, 151
Size:   75, 23
ControlClick Coords:    32, 14
Style:  0x50010000
ExStyle:    0x00000004
Handle: 0x000000000006058A

>>>> Mouse <<<<
Position:   855, 583
Cursor ID:  0
Color:  0x000000

>>>> StatusBar <<<<

>>>> ToolsBar <<<<

>>>> Visible Text <<<<
&Deny
&Help
A program is trying to send an e-mail message on your behalf. If this is unexpected, click Deny and verify your antivirus software is up-to-date.

For more information about e-mail safety and how you might be able to avoid getting this warning, click Help.
Allow


>>>> Hidden Text <<<<
DAL=on
&Allow access for

 

The following is my code:

#RequireAdmin
#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
#include <WinAPI.au3>

Local $hWnd = WinWait("Microsoft Office Outlook", "",5)
Local $hCtrl = ControlGetHandle($hWnd,"","[ClassNN:Button4]")
;Activate the Window
WinActivate($hWnd)

;Click "Allow button"
Local $hResult = ControlClick($hWnd,"Allow",$hCtrl,"primary",2)
MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "", "hWnd result:" & $hCtrl & " - result: " & $hResult)

 

And the following is the result:

572059a5cbc60_OutlookResult.png.3d0f80a4

As you can see in the MsgBox; it found the "Allow" button and the ControlClick resulted with 1; but then nothing happen.

Does anyone know the resolution for this?

O/S: Windows 7x64

 

Thanks

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The scenario is coming from MYOB application, on which the finance team needs to send payslips to 500+ email recipients; and I noticed they need to have someone manually clicking the "allow" button (it's so yesterday I think...)

Interesting enough, I tried to follow the  https://support.office.com/en-us/article/I-get-warnings-about-a-program-accessing-e-mail-address-information-or-sending-e-mail-on-my-behalf-df007135-c632-4ae4-8577-dd4ba26750a2?CorrelationId=ab7e60d4-de43-48f4-ba9a-7a23786f755f&ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US  by selecting "Never warn me about suspicious activity (not recommended)"; the problem persist.

I tried this on office 2007 and 2013 too...very strange...

 

11 hours ago, Juvigy said:

You can create an Outlook add-in which start the Autoit script and then sign the add - in. That way there will be no security risk and no popup.

Juvigy, this is interesting method, care to provide an extra insight on this one?

 

Thanks all!

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Hi,

I finally managed to work-around it by using combination of "Send" keypress.

The following is the code that might help anyone in the future

Global $Title = "Outlook Auto Keypress for MYOB v.1.0"

#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
#include <WinAPI.au3>
#include <Misc.au3>

;File properties
AutoItSetOption("TrayIconDebug", 1)
AutoItSetOption("TrayAutoPause", 1)

;Ensure there is only single instance
If _Singleton($Title, 1) = 0 Then
    MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "Warning", "An occurrence of " & $Title & " is already running! Closing this now")
    Exit
EndIf

;infinite loop
While True

;Wait 5 sec for the window
Local $hWnd = WinWait("Microsoft Office Outlook", "A program is trying to send an e-mail message on your behalf. If this is unexpected, click Deny and verify your antivirus software is up-to-date.")
;Wait 5 sec for the Allow button to be enabled
sleep(5000)

;Activate the Window
WinActivate($hWnd)

If WinActive($hWnd) Then   
   ;ALT+A
   Send("!a")
   ;TAB
   Send("{TAB}")
   ;Space
   Send("{SPACE}")
EndIf

WEnd

 

Now the next question is, how can I rename the posting, to add [SOLVED] in front of the post subject?

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