newbie, syntax help - quick q!!

[batfastad]

OK this should be a quick one.

I've only just started AutoIt v3, having used v2 for a year or so and I'm finding it quite a change.

I'm trying to do an if function, based on the window text of the current window.

at the moment i've got

Send ("#r")
WinWaitActive ("Run")
Send ("D:\{ENTER}")
WinWaitActive ("Run")
If WinGetText ("") = "This folder was moved or removed" Then
  Sleep (2000)
  Send ("{ENTER}")
  WinWaitActive ("Run")
  Send ("{ESC}")
  Exit
EndIf

Basically what this does it pops up the 'run' box, to check if when the D:\ drive is opened, whether the error message pops up.

I don't think it works though - and I'm pretty sure the problem lies on the If line.

Try it on your machine, start > run > then type a drive letter that doesn't exist and press enter, and see the resulting window.

I'm trying to detect if that window pops up, and do the middle bit of code if that error window does popup. That middle bit of code basically dismisses the error window, and the run window, then exits.

If the current window doesn't equal that text, then I'd like the script to continue with the code after the EndIf

But I'm sure there's a problem with the way I've written the condition in the If statement.

Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks

[Marc]

Your code is waiting for the "run" window to become active again,

which does not happen if the error message occurs. Because the error message is a modal dialogue and has to be answered before the "run" window becomes active again.

So I'd suggest using the sleep command instead of waiting for the window...

Send ("#r")
WinWaitActive ("Run")
Send ("D:\{ENTER}")

  sleep(500)
  $x = WinGetText ("")
If StringInStr ($x, "This folder was moved or removed") >0 Then
  Sleep (2000)
  Send ("{ENTER}")
  WinWaitActive ("Run")
  Send ("{ESC}")
  Exit
EndIf

Hope this helps.

Marc

[batfastad]

Excellent - seems to be working now!!

Thanks for letting me nkow the recommended way to see if a certain string contains text. That's really helped me get to grips with the If syntax

Thanks again

Batfastad