Opening program and setting focus

[evansullivan]

I am trying to write a short script that opens a program, sets focus to that windows, then send a keystroke.  It works if I run the script manually but I want it to run via task scheduler.  For some reason, it's not setting focus.  Here is my entire script, thanks for any help!

 

Local $iPID = Run("C:\Program Files\exacqVision\Client\edvrclient.exe", "", @SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED)
Sleep(10000)
WinActivate("exacqVision Client")
Sleep(2000)
Send( "{F11}" )

 

[evansullivan]

I think setting the focus doesn't work.  So when I run it manually it has focus and sends the keystroke.

[FrancescoDiMuro]

@evansullivan
You could use WinWaitActive() instead of the first sleep.
By the way, you can't run the script via Task Scheduler?

[Nine]

Take a look at this thread, it explains how to run a script with Task Scheduler...

 

[evansullivan]

Sorry, I compiled it to an EXE and I am running that.  I will try WinWaitActive()

Edited March 28, 2019 by evansullivan

[evansullivan]

Still not setting the program window as active so I cannot send the key to the program

[evansullivan]

It's not pretty but I can send an ALT-TAB and it then switches to the window and works just fine.  Might have to do as WinActivate("exacqVision Client") is not working