Change ControlClick coordinates - While loop

[tentacole 0]

Afternoon!

This is my first post, so I apologize if this is in the wrong place. 

I've created a while loop to click in a certain area of an application, and have the y axis change at the end of each loop. My loop continues to click at x:27, x:10, even though the $y is adding 15 at the end of each loop. I did a Send($x) and Send($y) into a Notepad to see if the $y had changed after each loop, and the 15 was being added to $y each loop. (If this makes sense)

 

I'm unsure where I'm going wrong, and would be extremely grateful if someone can point me in the correct direction to fix this. 

Local $rDirectory = "H:\oDemandProject\fList.txt"
    Local $rLine = _FileCountLines($rDirectory)
    Local $x = 27
    Local $y = 10  
    
   While $rline > 0
       WinActivate("OnDemand", "-> 1")
       WinWaitActive("OnDemand", "-> 1")
       ControlClick("OnDemand", "", "[CLASS:AfxFrameOrView120u; INSTANCE:1]", "left", 4, $x, $y)
       $y += 15
      $rLine -= 1
   WEnd

 

[BrewManNH 1,271]

The coordinates in ControlClick are the coordinates within the bounds of the control you're clicking on. What's the control you need to click and how large is it that you need to click it so far apart each time?

 

[tentacole 0]

3 hours ago, BrewManNH said:

The coordinates in ControlClick are the coordinates within the bounds of the control you're clicking on. What's the control you need to click and how large is it that you need to click it so far apart each time?

 

It's a line of text that I plan to copy and paste into a notepad file. 

For example:

Click x: 27 y: 10, copy, paste into notepad

Click x: 27 y: 25, copy, paste into notepad

Click x: 27 y: 40,copy, paste into notepad

 

But the selects x: 27 y: 10 throughout the entire script.

[BrewManNH 1,271]

What is the control that you're clicking on, what is the size of the control, and why do you need to copy and paste anything into Notepad? Reread what I wrote above, then answer the questions.  What program are you manipulating, and why do you think that it's clicking in the same place every time?

There's obviously more of this script than what you posted, I can't answer your questions, until I see more of your script. Is this portion inside a function? What you posted should work fine, although I still don't know what you're trying to click on, and as explained above, the coordinates in ControlClick are the coordinates inside the bounds of a control, and not the screen or window.

[tentacole 0]

11 hours ago, BrewManNH said:

What is the control that you're clicking on, what is the size of the control, and why do you need to copy and paste anything into Notepad? Reread what I wrote above, then answer the questions.  What program are you manipulating, and why do you think that it's clicking in the same place every time?

There's obviously more of this script than what you posted, I can't answer your questions, until I see more of your script. Is this portion inside a function? What you posted should work fine, although I still don't know what you're trying to click on, and as explained above, the coordinates in ControlClick are the coordinates inside the bounds of a control, and not the screen or window.

>>>> Window <<<<
Title:  OnDemand
Class:  Afx:00400000:b:00010005:00000006:0CF9158D
Position:   -8, -8
Size:   1936, 1176
Style:  0x15CF0000
ExStyle:    0x00000300
Handle: 0x00770CDA

>>>> Control <<<<
Class:  AfxFrameOrView120u
Instance:   1
ClassnameNN:    AfxFrameOrView120u1
Name:   
Advanced (Class):   [CLASS:AfxFrameOrView120u; INSTANCE:1]
ID: 59648
Text:   
Position:   10, 57
Size:   1879, 503
ControlClick Coords:    27, 10
Style:  0x50000000
ExStyle:    0x00000200
Handle: 0x01B20888

>>>> Mouse <<<<
Position:   37, 67
Cursor ID:  0
Color:  0x00FF00

Yes, there is more to this code. The program I'm using is a program that stores .pdf letters. The script is to automate a search of a range of dates, search for a specific string within those date ranges, and then copy an ID that each letter has and paste it into a notepad. This is the information that is provided to me through Autoit v3 Window Info. I am attempting to double click on a line of text within this Control. After it clicks on the first line, I'm attempting to double click on the next line of text, which those ControlClick Coordinates are 27, 25. My assumption to the problem is that variable type for $y changes after adding 15 to $y each loop, but I'm unsure.

[tentacole 0]

I figured out the problem. There are two windows within the program, when you have the first selected, the control instance is 1 and the second window's control is instance 2... But when you have the second window selected, that control is instance 1, and the first window's control is instance 2. The WinActivate("OnDemand", "-> 1") is not selecting the correct window. 

[BrewManNH 1,271]

Have you tried just parsing the file directly instead of clicking all over to try and get the text you want?

[caramen 58]

Try to manage your windows like that it will be more easy and efficiant : 

Local $rDirectory = "H:\oDemandProject\fList.txt"
    Local $rLine = _FileCountLines($rDirectory)
    Local $x = 27
    Local $y = 10  
    
$MyWindow = WinGetTitle ("OnDemand", "" )

While $rline > 0
   If Not WinActive( $MyWindow , "" ) Then
   MsbBox( 0 , "Care!" , "Window Not Active" )
     Do
       If Not WinActive( $MyWindow , "" ) Then WinActivate("OnDemand", "-> 1")
       Sleep ( 200 ) 
     Until WinActive( $MyWindow , "" )
   EndIf
       ControlClick( $MyWindow , "" , "[CLASS:AfxFrameOrView120u; INSTANCE:1]" , "left" , 4 , $x , $y )
       $y += 15
       $rLine -= 1
WEnd

Like that if the windows is changing you wont be able to do anything on it. And you will know it.

 

About this line : 

ControlClick( $MyWindow , "" , "[CLASS:AfxFrameOrView120u; INSTANCE:1]" , "left" , 4 , $x , $y )

If you are managing the click like a MouseClick Why not use mouseClick ?

The only difference is the #SendMessage Or #Message sent to the application.  Do you need to do anything on minimized window ? 

WinActivate is saying me nop you dont. I am correct ? If yes just use mouseclick. With WinMove... It will be 50X more easy.

Edited November 23, 2018 by caramen

[tentacole 0]

On 11/22/2018 at 1:34 PM, BrewManNH said:

Have you tried just parsing the file directly instead of clicking all over to try and get the text you want?

That was my original plan. I had planned on using the command FileReadLine on the .txt file I'm using - then ctrl + f for that string, but was unsure how to proceed from there. Only thought I had was to move the mouse to the highlighted text then double click it.

[BrewManNH 1,271]

Is there specific text in the text file you're looking for? If so, read the whole file, search for the text you need, then copy whatever it is from where that text is to another file. This way it's all done in memory and there's no need for Notepad, ControlClick or any other less reliable methods. 

If you can post a sample of the type of text file you're dealing with, minus anything identifiable or confidential, then let us know what it is you're looking for in that file and what you're looking to get into the second file, we can narrow down the parameters with something that might work better for you. 

I'm sure one of our RegEx gurus could easily parse a file with one or 2 lines of RegEx knowing the genius of them.