DanielRossinsky Posted June 7, 2020 Posted June 7, 2020 Hello! I'm a new member on the forum and pretty new to AutoIt. As a part of my learning i decided to implement an automated installer for python and ran into quite an odd problem - The script tries to close the installer before its finished! #RequireAdmin Func InstallPython() Local Const $sInstallerPath = @ScriptDir & "\python.exe" Run($sInstallerPath) Local $hWnd = WinWait("Python 3.8.3 (32-bit) Setup") ControlCommand($hWnd, "Add &Python 3.8 to PATH", 266, "Check") ControlClick($hWnd, "&Install Now", 1026) WinWait($hWnd, "Setup was successful") WinClose($hWnd) ;For some odd reason this gets called before WinWait finishes EndFunc ;==>InstallPython InstallPython() I've tried other functions like ControlClick on the close button however i get the same result prompting me if i want to cancel the installation behaving as if WinWait is not even there. Heck, I even tried text other than "Setup was successful" using the AutoIt tool and still same result. However, what i did notice is if i remove WinClose than it fixes it partly because we are still stuck with a window we need to close by hand when the goal is to automate the process... Any ideas as to what the problem can be ?
Danp2 Posted June 7, 2020 Posted June 7, 2020 From here -- Quote When you use a window handle for the title parameter then the text parameter is completely ignored. So drop the use of the handle if you want to use the text parameter. DanielRossinsky 1 Latest Webdriver UDF Release Webdriver Wiki FAQs
DanielRossinsky Posted June 7, 2020 Author Posted June 7, 2020 Wow I cant believe i missed that! I feel so dumb for it... I'd like to ask you 2 questions if you have the time: Does this apply to any function with a text parameter ? (From what I understood it does but just want to make sure) Is there a more elegant way to achieve the same result ? like a silent install which closes the installer automatically upon finish ?
Danp2 Posted June 7, 2020 Posted June 7, 2020 I believe that Python offers a silent install option. See https://docs.python.org/3/using/windows.html#installing-without-ui Latest Webdriver UDF Release Webdriver Wiki FAQs
careca Posted June 7, 2020 Posted June 7, 2020 Did you search for the installer switches? I tried python-3.8.3.exe /s and it worked, completely silent. Also, i called the setup with /? and got this list of switches that can be used. Spoiler Renamer - Rename files and folders, remove portions of text from the filename etc. GPO Tool - Export/Import Group policy settings. MirrorDir - Synchronize/Backup/Mirror Folders BeatsPlayer - Music player. Params Tool - Right click an exe to see it's parameters or execute them. String Trigger - Triggers pasting text or applications or internet links on specific strings. Inconspicuous - Hide files in plain sight, not fully encrypted. Regedit Control - Registry browsing history, quickly jump into any saved key. Time4Shutdown - Write the time for shutdown in minutes. Power Profiles Tool - Set a profile as active, delete, duplicate, export and import. Finished Task Shutdown - Shuts down pc when specified window/Wndl/process closes. NetworkSpeedShutdown - Shuts down pc if download speed goes under "X" Kb/s. IUIAutomation - Topic with framework and examples Au3Record.exe
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