trying to select/click on the file menu of a window.

[serena_knight]

the following code was adopted form various topics vis the search to try to click on file then get click on an item under file

$winh = winactivate("Power")

$menuh = _guictrlmenu_getmenu($winh)

$titletxt = _guictrlmenu_getitemtext($menuh,0)   ; get File

; returns &File

$rc = winmenuselectitem($winh, "", $titletxt)

;  returns 0

; tied

$rc = winmenuselectitem(menuh,"", $titletxt)

; also returns 0

i need to click on File to get the dropdown

can you help?

 

 

[Nine]

The handle of WinMenuSelectItem function is the handle of the window, not the handle of the menu...

[serena_knight]

yes that why i tried both and neither works

 

[serena_knight]

note i tried $rc = winmenuselectitem($winh, "", $titletxt)  which points to the window handle 

it does not works,,, returns a 0

 

[Nine]

As per help file :

Quote

WinMenuSelectItem() will only work on standard menus. Unfortunately, many menus in use today are actually custom written or toolbars "pretending" to be menus. This is true for most Microsoft applications.

Try to make it worked with Notepad first.  We will be able to assist you since we do not have your application.

And use this tool, when you post code. 

[serena_knight]

$winh = winactivate("notepad")

$menuh = _guictrlmenu_getmenu($winh)

$titletxt = _guictrlmenu_getitemtext($menuh,0)   ; get File

; returns &File

$rc = winmenuselectitem($winh, "", $titletxt)

;  returns 0

ok i used notepad ..same thing

[Nine]

Try this :

#include <GuiMenu.au3>
#include <Array.au3>

Run ("notepad.exe")
$winh = WinWait("[CLASS:Notepad]")
ConsoleWrite($winh & @CRLF)

$menuh = _guictrlmenu_getmenu($winh)

$titletxt = _guictrlmenu_getitemtext($menuh,0)   ; get File

ConsoleWrite($titletxt & @CRLF)

$aRect = _GUICtrlMenu_GetItemRect($winh, $menuh, 0)
;_ArrayDisplay($aRect)

MouseClick("left", $aRect[0]+10, $aRect[1]+5, 1, 1)

 

[serena_knight]

this is not making any sense, i have done this before and

guess what ?

the following is returning a 0 instead of a handle. no changes to the code

 

$winh = winactivate("notepad")

[Nine]

Your winactivate statement is wrong, you need to use CLASS like I did.  Or use exact title...

[serena_knight]

ok that is good, still the winmenuselectitem is not working  is there anohter

way to click on file 

[serena_knight]

problem has been resolved ty you all for your attention

[Nine]

Mark it as solve and provide your end result for anyone to who is interested to your solution...

[JockoDundee]

On 7/15/2021 at 10:09 AM, serena_knight said:

problem has been resolved ty you all for your attention

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