automation of MS Store GET app

[MovieScreener2013]

Below is a function I created to open the Microsoft Store and open the search box paste in the $xMSAppName and select it then tab to the GET button and select for download.

My question is around navigation of the MS Store.  Does anyone have anything that they can offer for making this better.  I am sure there must be a better way to do this I am just not that adept at this yet.  I tried using the tool to get the information on the window but it isn't offering me anything to grab onto.  It's like one big window.  Any help breaking down this issue would be great help.  Thanks as always.  TJ

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Func MS_Store_GET_APP_Inst($xMSAppName)
    AutoItSetOption('MouseCoordMode', 0)
    AutoItSetOption('SendKeyDelay', 300)
    AutoItSetOption("WinTitleMatchMode", 2)

    ;  SplashText Message
    $sMessage = $xMessageAIP & @LF & $xMessagePRF & @LF & $xMessageDU2 & @LF & $xMSAppName & " - Install Running"
    SplashTextOn($xMessageBoxTitle, $sMessage, 300, 125, 1, 1, 0, "")
    $xScriptName = "Power_BI_Dsktp_Inst" ; Setting $sScriptName
    $ecode = 404 ; Setting error code to 404 in the event of a failure.

    ; Opening the Microsoft Store to get the X2 Apps:
    Sleep(500)
    Send("{LWIN}Store{ENTER}")
    Sleep(500)
    ; Getting Power BI Desktop from Microsoft Store:
    Local $xTitle = "Store"
    Local $xText = "Store"
    $hWnd = WinWait($xTitle, $xText)
    WinActivate($xTitle, $xText)
    $CopyPaste1 = $xMSAppName
    ClipPut($CopyPaste1)
    Sleep(10000)
    ; Found that Cntr + e activates the search box.  This is predictable!!
    Send('^e^v')
    Sleep(2500)
    Send("{Down}{ENTER}")
    Sleep(8000)
    ; The next command is for MS Store that is established and has a linked account:
    Send("^e{TAB 9}{ENTER 2}")
    ; Send("{ENTER}")
    ; MsgBox(0,1,1)
    Local $xTitle = "Try again later"
    Local $xText = ""
    $hWnd = WinWait($xTitle, $xText, 30)
    If $hWnd <> 0 Then
        WinActivate($xTitle, $xText)
        Send("{ENTER}")
        Local $xTitle = "Store"
        Local $xText = "Store"
        $hWnd = WinWait($xTitle, $xText)
        WinActivate($xTitle, $xText)
        MouseClick("Right", 440, 18, 1, 0)
        Send("{DOWN 6}{ENTER}")
        $xLogFileMessage = $xMSAppName & "  -- GET APP has FAILED! " & @CRLF & "  -- Something is apparently wrong with MS Store  --  " & @CRLF & "  -- Report this event to Automation Specialist  --  " & @CRLF
        ScriptLogging() ; Writing out to the script logging file.
        $ecode = "411" ; Setting error code to 411
        EventLog() ; Write to Application log in Event Viewer file.
        StopMessageBox1()
    Else
        Local $xTitle = "Store"
        Local $xText = "Store"
        $hWnd = WinWait($xTitle, $xText)
        WinActivate($xTitle, $xText)
        ;        ControlClick($hWnd, "", "", "Right", 1, 440, 18)
        MouseClick("Right", 440, 18, 1, 0)
        Send("{DOWN 6}{ENTER}")
        $xLogFileMessage = $xMSAppName & "  -- GET APP has Finished! " & @CRLF & "  -- Script completed Successfully!  --  " & @CRLF
        ScriptLogging() ; Writing out to the script logging file.
        $ecode = "411" ; Setting error code to 411
        EventLog() ; Write to Application log in Event Viewer file.
        InfoMessageBox4()
    EndIf

EndFunc   ;==>MS_Store_GET_APP_Inst
 

[caramen]

If you try to make a sample with IUIAutomation: look my signature.

We gonna help you.

[MovieScreener2013]

Trying to digest all of Junkew's posts and information....  wholly crow!!! 

 

[caramen]

You are already on the success way then :).

If i did it, you can do it.

[junkew]

See FAQ 31

If just Internet Explorer use IE.UDF

If not UIAutomation can be an alternative or if only html you could use webdriver udf

[MovieScreener2013]

Well it's not Internet Explorer.  Its Microsoft Store, while I'm sure it may be similar it's not within IE.

I am trying to run through the simple scripts you have setup Calculator specifically and I am getting errors on several functions it doesn't seem to be able to find:

#include "UIAWrappers.au3"    ; NOTE: this was also in the simplespy.au3 script and that one worked so I'm assuming this is a false positive.

and then the following which makes more sense since I don't see them in the list of UDF's that I have:

_UIA_SETVAR()

_UIA_SETVARFROMARRAY()

why would these be missing from the zip file?

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UPDATE:  The functions above are in the UIAWrppers.au3 but for some reason my system stopped seeing the UDF directory I had set??  strange!

I'm getting a bit further now.  have it highlighting the button and Clicking it is next but for some reason the SciTE Script editor keeps giving me an error 1 code and closing??  another interesting behaviour.   I'm going to attempt to uninstall fully and re-install autoIT to see if that resolves these strange behavioural issues.

 

 

Edited January 15, 2019 by MovieScreener2013