Send and WinActivate not working with VM closed.

[Cybernorty]

My script works if I have the VM open.  If the VM is closed (not logged out), the Window doesn't activate.    I've tried

WinActivate ("[Centura:MDIFrame]","")

 

and

WinActivate ("Material Planning Window - [Material Planning Window]","").

 

Any direction appreciated.  Thanks, Brooks

MPR_x.au3

[Andreik]

Centura:MDIFrame is the class name. Try this:

Local $hMPW = WinActivate ("[CLASS:Centura:MDIFrame]")

or

AutoItSetOption('WinTitleMatchMode', 2)  ; place this once at the beginning of the script

Local $hMPW = WinActivate ("Material Planning Window")

 

Edited April 30, 2024 by Andreik

[Cybernorty]

Thanks for your response but no joy for either.  I don't understand the difference, but with the VM open it works.  This is an older program, the .exe file is dated 8-30-2009.  Also, when view the result of 

Local $hMPW = WinActivate ("[CLASS:Centura:MDIFrame]")

$hMPW = 0

Other ideas?

Thanks,

Brooks

[Andreik]

Use WinList() to list all windows and try to find yours.

[Cybernorty]

Mine is the first one.  

[Cybernorty]

Hi Andreik,

Thanks for your ideas.  Again, if the VM is open it works.  I changed tactics to work with Wordpad.  The same challenge I have with the Material Planning Window app is here also.  The current goal is to open Wordpad.  Printscreen to Clipboard.  Paste into Wordpad. If the VM RDC is open in front of me, it works as expected.  If it is closed, the Send([PRINTSCREEN}) doesn't work.  Even with no apps open, it should take a screenshot of the desktop.  But it does not.  I test this by compiling to an exe.  The script starts with a Sleep(5000).  I double click the exe then immediately close the VM RDC window.  Wait 30 seconds, then reopen the RDC to the VM.  Wordpad is open, but the PRINTSCREEN didn't function.  If I manually do the CTRL V nothing gets pasted into WordPad.  What could be causing the Windows VM to not pick up the Send([PRINTSCREEN})?  

[Andreik]

Post the script involving wordpad that fails if VM is not open. Also have a look at SendKeepActive().

Edited May 2, 2024 by Andreik

[Cybernorty]

#include <Date.au3>
#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
Local $hSleep = 5000

Sleep($hSleep)

RUN ("Write.exe")
Sleep($hSleep)
Send ("{PRINTSCREEN}")
Sleep($hSleep)
Send ("^v")

[Andreik]

The code above run just fine. You might have some application that steal the focus of you window. Try this and let me know if it works:

Run("write.exe")
WinWait('[CLASS:WordPadClass]')
Send ("{PRINTSCREEN}")
SendKeepActive('[CLASS:WordPadClass]')
Send ("^v")
SendKeepActive('')