Window not showing - (Moved)

[hiddenwindow]

I have a compiled AutoIt3 script that shall start a Python script. I use Run(...) for this. However, depending on the way the compiled is started, the window does not show if the compiled script itself has no window handle. Why is this the case?

All is fine if I start the compiled script in such a way it has its own window.

My platform is Windows 10.

For reference, a "minimum" sample that shows the problem. (As $PID_Progress is non-zero, it is certain that the process is actually started in both cases.)

#requireadmin
#AutoIt3Wrapper_Res_requestedExecutionLevel=requireAdministrator

#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
#include <AutoItConstants.au3>
#include <WinAPIFiles.au3>
#include <Array.au3>
#include <File.au3>
#include <Date.au3>
#include <WinAPISysWin.au3>
#include <WinAPI.au3>

; logging helper function
Func _Trace(Const $msg)
   Local $logFile = FileOpen(@ScriptDir & "\testpython.log",$FO_APPEND )
   FileWrite($logFile, _Now() & " : " & $msg & @CRLF)
   FileClose($logFile)
EndFunc

; Script Start
ProgressOn("Windows Snapin", "Installation", "Start installing packages", -1, -1, $DLG_MOVEABLE)

_Trace("Before executing Python")

; show progress window
Local $PID_Progress = Run(@ComSpec & " /c " & "InstallerProgress.py", "", @SW_MAXIMIZE, $RUN_CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE)

_Trace("After executing Python" & $PID_Progress)

; Script end

 

[Jos]

Moved to the appropriate forum.

Moderation Team

[paw]

Quote

$RUN_CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE (0x10000) = The child console process should be created with it's own window instead of using the parent's window. This flag is only useful when the parent is compiled as a Console application.

use #AutoIt3Wrapper_Change2CUI=y

[hiddenwindow]

Thanks for the idea, but using #AutoIt3Wrapper_Change2CUI=y does not help. No UI is being shown (neither GUI, nor CUI).

[ioa747]

When the #AutoIt3Wrapper_Change2CUI=y directive is used
call your application from the dos console

Edited January 2, 2024 by ioa747

[Jos]

There is no relation with the showing of a gui and that directive! The directive is required to show consolewrite() output on the command prompt.