Newbie Needs Help

[Anthony_Gischen]

Hi

I have downloaded autoit and think it is great. I want to run a simple script that opens an external program. I have basically manipulated the vbs scripts that come standard with the app. However when I run it it does not do anything. I have added the script below. Hope someone can point me in the right direction

Anthony

Option Explicit

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' Declare Variables & Objects

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Dim oShell

Dim oAutoIt

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' Initialise Variables & Objects

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Set oShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

Set oAutoIt = WScript.CreateObject("AutoItX3.Control")

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' Start of Script

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oAutoIt.Run "AcroRd32.exe", "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader"

WScript.Quit

Edited May 19, 2006 by Anthony_Gischen

[SmOke_N]

Might want to download the Beta (will be needed) and take a look at Objects in there on how to use / impliment them.

Edit:

Beta: http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=19717

Edited May 19, 2006 by SmOke_N

[Valuater]

1

Welcome to the forums

2

your script, as written, will not work with autoit

3

i wrote this just a few minutes ago

#include <GUIConstants.au3>

$folder = FileSelectFolder("Choose a folder.", "")

Run("explorer.exe " & $folder)
WinWaitActive("")
$window = WinGetTitle("")

Sleep(5000)

While 1

If WinActive($window) Then MsgBox(0,"Found", "The window is active" & @CRLF & $window, 2)

Sleep(15000)

WEnd

it opens a folder in explorer

8)

[dabus]

Er, I think all he want's is

Run("C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe")

[SmOke_N]

Er, I think all he want's is

Run("C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe")

I don't think so, looks like he's trying to run it "from" his vb script via the AutoIt DLL, but you may be right that all he would need to do is execute that one line

[dabus]

I'd would not know why he wants to run vba and within that autoit, if he just wants to start the reader.

I'd stick with one lang so things don't get messed up.

[Confuzzled]

From the help file:

A variable is just a place to store data in memory so that it can be accessed quickly. Think of it as a mailbox in memory that you can put information in or take information out of. For example you might create a variable to store the number a user's response to a question, or the result to a math equation.

Each variable has a name (again, similar to a mailbox) and must start with the $ character and may only contain letters, numbers and the underscore _ character. Here are some example names:

Yeah, I know - the almighty dollar, yet again!!!

[Anthony_Gischen]

Thanks dabus for pointing mein the right direction