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Hello.

I am having some issues with my code. Can someone help?

Run("RUNDLL32.EXE NWSETUP.DLL NWUninstallClient")

If WinWaitActive("RUNDLL", "loading NWSETUP") Then

Send("{ENTER}")

Else

WinWaitActive("Uninstall Novell Client for Windows", "uninstall the Novell Client")

Send("{ENTER}")

WinWaitActive("NMAS Client Components", "remove NMAS Client Components", "&Yes")

Send("!y")

WinWaitActive("NMAS Client Components", "has been successfully uninstalled")

Send("{ENTER}")

WinWaitActive("Uninstall Novell Client for Windows", "shut down and restart your computer")

Send("!n")

EndIf

Everything seems to compile ok in SciTE but for whatever reason, everything past Else does not work.

When my script is the following.....

Run("RUNDLL32.EXE NWSETUP.DLL NWUninstallClient")

WinWaitActive("Uninstall Novell Client for Windows", "uninstall the Novell Client")

Send("{ENTER}")

WinWaitActive("NMAS Client Components", "remove NMAS Client Components", "&Yes")

Send("!y")

WinWaitActive("NMAS Client Components", "has been successfully uninstalled")

Send("{ENTER}")

WinWaitActive("Uninstall Novell Client for Windows", "shut down and restart your computer")

Send("!n")

..... everything seems to work ok.

Help? :think:

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Surely in this line

If WinWaitActive("RUNDLL", "loading NWSETUP") Then

you should be checking for the return value from WinWaitActive.


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I don't think that makes much sense... All that is going to do is wait until it becomes true anyway. Wouldn't you need to timeout or use If WinActive()?

Edited by SmOke_N

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Thanks for that info, but that did not seem to fix this issue....

I think it may have something to do with the Else.

This is the section of code that does not run....

Else
WinWaitActive("Uninstall Novell Client for Windows", "uninstall the Novell Client")
Send("{ENTER}")
WinWaitActive("NMAS Client Components", "remove NMAS Client Components", "&Yes")
Send("!y")
WinWaitActive("NMAS Client Components", "has been successfully uninstalled")
Send("{ENTER}")
WinWaitActive("Uninstall Novell Client for Windows", "shut down and restart your computer")
Send("!n")
EndIf
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Thanks for that info, but that did not seem to fix this issue....

I think it may have something to do with the Else.

This is the section of code that does not run....

Else
WinWaitActive("Uninstall Novell Client for Windows", "uninstall the Novell Client")
Send("{ENTER}")
WinWaitActive("NMAS Client Components", "remove NMAS Client Components", "&Yes")
Send("!y")
WinWaitActive("NMAS Client Components", "has been successfully uninstalled")
Send("{ENTER}")
WinWaitActive("Uninstall Novell Client for Windows", "shut down and restart your computer")
Send("!n")
EndIf
As I stated, there is no time out on any of your WinWaits... so the titles / text may be wrong, and it's not carrying through to the next part, because that window is never actually active, so it's still wating.

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I don't think that makes much sense... All that is going to do is wait until it becomes true anyway. Wouldn't you need to timeout or use If WinActive()?

i didn't read the whole post... i just responded to BigDod and...

I am a newbie.... :think::( .... What do you mean?

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BTW... you are right

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WinWaitActive("NMAS Client Components", "remove NMAS Client Components", "&Yes")
Doesn't look right?

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Uhh..

This

WinWaitActive("NMAS Client Components", "remove NMAS Client Components", "&Yes")

Should be this

WinWaitActive("NMAS Client Components", "remove NMAS Client Components")

And, WinWaitActive pauses the script until the window is active, so you shouldnt have to check if its true do you?

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WinWaitActive("NMAS Client Components", "remove NMAS Client Components", "&Yes")
Doesn't look right?

SmOke is correct... however now that i have read your post ( as i should have at first)

once the window is active ("RUNDLL", "loading NWSETUP")

your program will use the send() command

and it DOES NOT enter the "Else" statement

example

$Value = 1

If $Value = 1 Then
    MsgBox('', '', "The value is 1 ")
Else
    MsgBox('', '', "The value is not 1 ")
EndIf

the else above is never entered... unless you chage the value.. like this

$Value = 0

If $Value = 1 Then
    MsgBox('', '', "The value is 1 ")
Else
    MsgBox('', '', "The value is not 1 ")
EndIf

hope that helps

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I have figured it out....

Here is the info....

Run("RUNDLL32.EXE NWSETUP.DLL NWUninstallClient")

If WinWaitActive("RUNDLL", "loading NWSETUP", 3) = 1 Then 
    Send("{ENTER}")
    Exit
EndIf
    
If WinWaitActive("Uninstall Novell Client for Windows", "uninstall the Novell Client") = 1 Then
    Send("{ENTER}")
    WinWaitActive("NMAS Client Components", "remove NMAS Client Components", "&Yes")
    Send("!y")
    WinWaitActive("NMAS Client Components", "has been successfully uninstalled")
    Send("{ENTER}")
    WinWaitActive("Uninstall Novell Client for Windows", "shut down and restart your computer")
    Send("!n") 
    EndIf

Thanks for the ideas.

-Chuck

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This:

WinWaitActive("NMAS Client Components", "remove NMAS Client Components", "&Yes")
Is still not correct, the 3rd parameter "&Yes", is how long to wait to time out, not what button to wait for.

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This:

WinWaitActive("NMAS Client Components", "remove NMAS Client Components", "&Yes")
Is still not correct, the 3rd parameter "&Yes", is how long to wait to time out, not what button to wait for.

i guess as a value it equals "0", but its still not correct

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i guess as a value it equals "0", but its still not correct

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I don't know if it equals '0', I think I remember CyberSlug had said something previously about the strings actually retaining a numeric value... but I can't remember where that was, maybe it was the idea lab or bug reports.

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There are easier commandline ways to remove the Novell client, have a look at

http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/s...i?/10070072.htm

http://www.novell.com/support/search.do?cm...0%200%201364777

ie RUNDLL32.EXE NWSETUP.DLL NWUninstallClient

However, this approach results in one additional prompt ("Are you sure you want to...") in addition to the NMAS concern described above.

Much easier to script that what you were upto before :think:

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