WinExists Issue

[idontknow989]

I am trying to check and see if a window pops up and then click a button in the pop up if it does. What ends up happening with my code is the button click does not happen after the window pops up, only when it closes. Is there some way to make the button click happen right after the window pops up?

If WinExists ("Address Change") Then
   WinWait ("Address Change")
   WinActivate ("Address Change")
   ControlClick ("Address Change", "", "[CLASS:ThunderRT6CommandButton; INSTANCE:2]", "Left", 1, 38, 9)
EndIf

 

[careca]

Why do you even need the winwait? Try to coment it out.

[idontknow989]

The mouse click is still happening with winwait commented out.

[careca]

What do you mean? The mouse click is supposed to happen, that code should be in a loop waiting for said window to appear.

[idontknow989]

Apologies what I meant was the click is not happening when the window pops up.

[careca]

If winexists does not trigger, try other methods,window handle, class and so on. Is that the title that appears in the info tool?

[idontknow989]

Here is a picture of the window itself and the OK button I am trying to click.

Edited January 12, 2018 by idontknow989
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[jdelaney]

A lot of the times, when a modal popup like that occurs, the controlclick to open it does not return...it's deadlocked.  As soon as the popup is closed, then the controlclick returns, and the script proceeds.  You can start another process to click the button that opens that window, or you can do a send at the window while that control is enabled (send enter).

Do a help file search for 'command line parameters' to see an example of running one line of code via command line run().

Edited January 12, 2018 by jdelaney

[idontknow989]

I have tried just using send instead and that did not work. If I set up a separate process would that occur outside the if then statement?

[jdelaney]

You are doing an action, and the reaction is that window comes up...I'm advising you to modify how you perform the action.

So no, this is not a change within the if statement.

Edited January 12, 2018 by jdelaney

[idontknow989]

Is there someway I can return control back to my script after a modal window pops up? My script stops completely after the popup comes up.

[jdelaney]

I already gave you 2 ways to do so.

[Gianni]

... try something like this variation (not tested)

If WinExists("Address Change") Then
    WinWait("Address Change")
    $hWinHandle = WinActivate("Address Change") ; get handle of that window
    ; ControlClick ("Address Change", "", "[CLASS:ThunderRT6CommandButton; INSTANCE:2]", "Left", 1, 38, 9)

    $sCommandLine = 'ControlClick ("Address Change", "", "[CLASS:ThunderRT6CommandButton; INSTANCE:2]", "Left")'
    $sCommandLine = '"' & StringReplace($sCommandLine, '"', '""') & '"' ; adjust quotes
    Run(@AutoItExe & ' /AutoIt3ExecuteLine ' & $sCommandLine) ; click on that button from an external "delegate"
EndIf

 

[jdelaney]

That wouldn't work...you'd need to have that run command prior to the click that opens the window...and as written, that will only attempt to click at the time of the run, and not wait for the window or control to exist.

[Gianni]

  On 1/13/2018 at 12:34 AM, jdelaney said:

That wouldn't work...you'd need to have that run command prior to the click that opens the window...and as written, that will only attempt to click at the time of the run, and not wait for the window or control to exist.

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...hmm,  yes, you are right, as you say I see that the button causing the deadlock is the one previously used to open the popup shown here and not the one in this snippet.
Well, then the run command shown in my post above should be used against that previous button (adjusting accordingly the parameters) instead of on this one, and I think it will (should) work...

P.S.
@jdelaney I remember I had a problem similar to this one, and by searching on the forum I found the post where you already saved my ass once on a similar issue... thanks again..

Edited January 13, 2018 by Chimp
added p.s.

[jdelaney]

your suggestion is a right example of how to fix it, just in the wrong spot (and control) :).

Edited January 13, 2018 by jdelaney