Automatically wait for desired control, then manipulate it

[Earthshine]

This is pretty useful to me at least, I hope to others. Whenever you need to poke a button or such on a GUI, you can just make calls to this UDF and instruct it how long to wait, 0 is forever, anyway, let the code to the explaining. Feel free to help expand this UDF. I plan to create new ones as I go along that support all the Win32 and .NET Controls. Ultimately, I would like to be able to fully control any type of control, this works well with most. Just an example of what you can do.

NOTE: Logger Author(s) .....: Michael Mims (zorphnog)
;                    the logging script can be obtained here
;                   https://www.autoitscript.com/forum/topic/156196-log4a-a-logging-udf/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WaitForControls.au3 log4a.au3

Edited August 13, 2020 by Earthshine
Updated to match UDF function name

[Earthshine]

This is and example of the output in the console. It will be automatically written to a text file if this file is compiled to exe. The log file will be named the same as the exe with a .log and be present in the same location as the running exe.

Install results:

10\02\2017 14:32:30 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | inst7zinst7z:Begin
10\02\2017 14:32:30 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | CheckClickCtrl():Begin
10\02\2017 14:32:30 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | Waiting for: [CLASS:#32770] 7-Zip 15.14 (x64) Setup [CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:2] &Install
10\02\2017 14:32:30 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | Timeout: 0
10\02\2017 14:32:30 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | Control Text : &Install
10\02\2017 14:32:30 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | Control Text Search : &Install
10\02\2017 14:32:30 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | [CLASS:#32770]
10\02\2017 14:32:30 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | [CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:2]
10\02\2017 14:32:30 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Trace | ExitLoop:Normal - [CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:2]
10\02\2017 14:32:30 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | CheckClickCtrl():End
10\02\2017 14:32:30 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | CheckClickCtrl():Begin
10\02\2017 14:32:30 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | Waiting for: [CLASS:#32770] 7-Zip 15.14 (x64) Setup [CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:2] Close
10\02\2017 14:32:30 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | Timeout: 0
10\02\2017 14:32:30 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | Control Text : &Install
10\02\2017 14:32:30 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | Control Text Search : Close
10\02\2017 14:32:30 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | Control Text : &Install
10\02\2017 14:32:30 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | Control Text Search : Close
10\02\2017 14:32:30 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | Control Text : &Install
10\02\2017 14:32:30 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | Control Text Search : Close
10\02\2017 14:32:30 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | Control Text : &Install
10\02\2017 14:32:30 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | Control Text Search : Close
10\02\2017 14:32:30 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | Control Text : &Install
10\02\2017 14:32:30 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | Control Text Search : Close
10\02\2017 14:32:30 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | Control Text : &Install
10\02\2017 14:32:30 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | Control Text Search : Close
10\02\2017 14:32:30 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | Control Text : Close
10\02\2017 14:32:30 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | Control Text Search : Close
10\02\2017 14:32:30 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | [CLASS:#32770]
10\02\2017 14:32:30 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | [CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:2]
10\02\2017 14:32:30 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Trace | ExitLoop:Normal - [CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:2]
10\02\2017 14:32:30 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | CheckClickCtrl():End
10\02\2017 14:32:30 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | inst7z():End
+>14:32:30 AutoIt3.exe ended.rc:0
+>14:32:30 AutoIt3Wrapper Finish


Uninstall results:
10\02\2017 14:35:00 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | unInst7zinst7z:Begin
10\02\2017 14:35:00 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | CheckClickCtrl():Begin
10\02\2017 14:35:00 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | Waiting for: [CLASS:#32770] 7-Zip 15.14 (x64) Uninstall [CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:1] &Uninstall
10\02\2017 14:35:00 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | Timeout: 0
10\02\2017 14:35:00 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | Control Text : &Uninstall
10\02\2017 14:35:00 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | Control Text Search : &Uninstall
10\02\2017 14:35:00 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | [CLASS:#32770]
10\02\2017 14:35:00 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | [CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:1]
10\02\2017 14:35:00 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Trace | ExitLoop:Normal - [CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:1]
10\02\2017 14:35:00 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | CheckClickCtrl():End
10\02\2017 14:35:00 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | CheckClickCtrl():Begin
10\02\2017 14:35:00 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | Waiting for: [CLASS:#32770] 7-Zip 15.14 (x64) Uninstall [CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:1] Close
10\02\2017 14:35:00 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | Timeout: 0
10\02\2017 14:35:00 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | Control Text : &Uninstall
10\02\2017 14:35:00 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | Control Text Search : Close
10\02\2017 14:35:00 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | Control Text : &Uninstall
10\02\2017 14:35:00 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | Control Text Search : Close
10\02\2017 14:35:00 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | Control Text : &Uninstall
10\02\2017 14:35:00 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | Control Text Search : Close
10\02\2017 14:35:00 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | Control Text : &Uninstall
10\02\2017 14:35:00 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | Control Text Search : Close
10\02\2017 14:35:00 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | Control Text : Close
10\02\2017 14:35:00 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | Control Text Search : Close
10\02\2017 14:35:00 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | [CLASS:#32770]
10\02\2017 14:35:00 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | [CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:1]
10\02\2017 14:35:00 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Trace | ExitLoop:Normal - [CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:1]
10\02\2017 14:35:00 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | CheckClickCtrl():End
10\02\2017 14:35:00 | WIN-4VR4FSF2H8Q | Info | inst7z():End
+>14:35:00 AutoIt3.exe ended.rc:0
+>14:35:00 AutoIt3Wrapper Finished.
>Exit code: 0    Time: 0.7732

Edited August 13, 2020 by Earthshine