Need some help getting this to work

[TempestCatto]

Hello there!

I am trying to use a mouse click command to click the "NO" button in a dialog box that pops up when a piece of software is launched. I know the coordinates of the "NO" button, but whenever I run the script I get this error message:

 

What I'm trying to do is this: I'm deploying a computer to be used in a live stage environment with Ableton Live, where no user interaction can take place. Whenever the computer is shutdown (which can only be done via the power button), Ableton is closed abruptly and it is considered a "crash". When booting up the computer next time, a dialog box pops up asking if you want to restore the previous session. I cannot get around this dialog in any other way. So I tried to make something in autoIT to do it for me.

 

In my code, I have it set to launch the save file at startup, which works just fine. But then I get the above error when getting to the mouse click. If I can get this working, I have one more mouse click command I'd like to do, so I can start an audio track automatically after the program is started.

 

Quote

; Launch Ableton
ShellExecute("C:\Users\Midi\Desktop\test Project\test.als", "", @WorkingDir)

Sleep(9000)

Global $Var_1 = "Variable 1"

; Click NO in dialog box asking to restore last session
WinActive("Ableton Live 10 Suite")
MouseClick ($MOUSE_CLICK_LEFT [, 768, 474 [, clicks = 1 [, speed = 10]]] )

It doesn't look pretty, but I've been going through trial and error all night.

 

Thank you in advance.

[TheXman]

Lookup the MouseClick function in the help file.  Right below where the button constants are listed, it says that the constants are defined in AutoItConstants.au3.  If you look at the example near the bottom of the MouseClick function definition, you will see an example.  The first line of the MouseClick example includes the AutoItConstants.au3 file.  You need to add that line to your script. 

https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/functions/MouseClick.htm

 

[Danp2]

24 minutes ago, TempestCatto said:

MouseClick ($MOUSE_CLICK_LEFT [, 768, 474 [, clicks = 1 [, speed = 10]]] )

Remove the brackets if you want to include these optional parameters.

That constant is defined in AutoItConstants.au3, so you'll need to #include that file at the beginning of your script.

You could also use WinWait to see if the dialog appears instead of blindly clicking.

[TempestCatto]

28 minutes ago, TheXman said:

Lookup the MouseClick function in the help file.  Right below where the button constants are listed, it says that the constants are defined in AutoItConstants.au3.  If you look at the example near the bottom of the MouseClick function definition, you will see an example.  The first line of the MouseClick example includes the AutoItConstants.au3 file.  You need to add that line to your script. 

https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/functions/MouseClick.htm

 

 

27 minutes ago, Danp2 said:

Remove the brackets if you want to include these optional parameters.

That constant is defined in AutoItConstants.au3, so you'll need to #include that file at the beginning of your script.

You could also use WinWait to see if the dialog appears instead of blindly clicking.

 

EUREKA! It works! Thank you so much!

 

I also was able to add the click command to play a looping track when Ableton starts. Here's what whole thing looks like:

Quote

; Launch Ableton
ShellExecute("C:\Users\Midi\Desktop\test Project\test.als", "", @WorkingDir)

Sleep(3000)

#include <AutoItConstants.au3>

; Click NO in dialog box asking to restore last session
WinWait ("[CLASS:Ableton Live 10 Suite]", "", 5)
MouseClick ($MOUSE_CLICK_LEFT, 768, 474)

Sleep(3000)

; Click PLAY on LOOP track
#include <AutoItConstants.au3>

WinWait ("[CLASS:Ableton Live 10 Suite]", "", 6)
MouseClick ($MOUSE_CLICK_LEFT, 362, 110)

 

I hope I used the WinWait commands properly. It does all work. Again, thank you both!

[TempestCatto]

15 hours ago, Danp2 said:

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15 hours ago, TheXman said:

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Can you guys help me with a new problem? I wanted to increase the speed of the cursor movement to instant. I followed the help file/website exactly, and I get this error:

 

Here's my code:

Quote

; Launch Ableton
ShellExecute("C:\Users\Midi\Desktop\test Project\test.als", "", @WorkingDir)

Sleep(3000)

#include <AutoItConstants.au3>

; Click NO in dialog box asking to restore last session
WinWait ("[CLASS:Ableton Live 10 Suite]", "", 5)
MouseClick ($MOUSE_CLICK_LEFT [, 768, 474 [, clicks = 1 [, speed = 0]]])

Sleep(3000)

; Click PLAY on LOOP track
#include <AutoItConstants.au3>

WinWait ("[CLASS:Ableton Live 10 Suite]", "", 6)
MouseClick ($MOUSE_CLICK_LEFT [, 362, 110 [, clicks = 1 [, speed = 0]]])

 

Thanks for your help!

 

[Jos]

Have you actually read the answers you received before as you are making the same mistake again?

15 hours ago, Danp2 said:

Remove the brackets if you want to include these optional parameters.

Jos

[TempestCatto]

33 minutes ago, Jos said:

Have you actually read the answers you received before as you are making the same mistake again?

Jos

Well I removed the brackets as recommended. Why are they there on the help file/web page if there not supposed to be there at all?

I get a new error message now.

[TheXman]

19 minutes ago, TempestCatto said:

Why are they there on the help file/web page if there not supposed to be there at all?

Brackets ("[" & "]"), in function definitions, denote optional parameters.  When using an optional parameter, you do not include the brackets. 

Optional parameter definitions will usually show you the default value if you do not include it in your function.  So when you see "click=1", it means that if you do not include that parameter, it is assumed to be 1 click.  You do not actually use the parameter names in your function.

Look at the MouseClick examples in the help file.  As you will see, only the parameter values are used, not the brackets or the parameter names.

 

So for example, the last MouseClick function in your code would be:

MouseClick($MOUSE_CLICK_LEFT, 362, 110, 1, 0)

 

Edited October 10, 2019 by TheXman

[TheXman]

Also, you only need to #include any given file just once, preferably somewhere near the top of your script.

[TempestCatto]

17 minutes ago, TheXman said:

Brackets ("[" & "]"), in function definitions, denote optional parameters.  When using an optional parameter, you do not include the brackets. 

Optional parameter definitions will usually show you the default value if you do not include it in your function.  So when you see "click=1", it means that if you do not include that parameter, it is assumed to be 1 click.  You do not actually use the parameter names in your function.

Look at the MouseClick examples in the help file.  As you will see, only the parameter values are used, not the brackets or the parameter names.

 

So for example, the last MouseClick function in your code would be:

MouseClick($MOUSE_CLICK_LEFT, 362, 110, 1, 0)

 

It works! Thank you very much.

 

Here's what my code looks like now:

Quote

; Launch Ableton
ShellExecute("C:\Users\Midi\Desktop\test Project\test.als", "", @WorkingDir)

Sleep(3000)

#include <AutoItConstants.au3>

; Click NO in dialog box asking to restore last session
WinWait ("[CLASS:Ableton Live 10 Suite]", "", 5)
MouseClick ($MOUSE_CLICK_LEFT, 768, 474, 1, 0)

Sleep(3000)

; Click PLAY on LOOP track
#include <AutoItConstants.au3>

WinWait ("[CLASS:Ableton Live 10 Suite]", "", 6)
MouseClick ($MOUSE_CLICK_LEFT, 362, 110, 1, 0)

Thanks again!