Batch 0 Posted June 11, 2004 Alright, I have completed this script, and it works, but I know you guys could think of a better way to have handle this. When I run the setup for an add-in for Excel, if they already have a previous version of Excel, it initates the uninstall program for it, and then exits. If they do not have a version installed, it begins the install routine. Here's what I did: $test = WinWait( "Confirm File Deletion", "Do you want", 30 ) If $test = 1 Then removeprevious() ElseIf $test = 0 Then installnewone() EndIf And I created functions for removing the old one and installing the new one. At the end of the uninstall, I have a short sleep and then I have it run the installnewone function. This works, and works just fine, but doing the $test seems kinda...cheap? How would you have handled this differently/better? TIA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted June 16, 2004 Larry thanks for your reply. Can you quickly explain how AutoIt handles an "If WinWait" command. I have seen that used in other scripts, I just don't understand what your instructing AutoIt to do with that command. How do you "if wait" for a window? I was trying to get around the 30 second timeout if possible. I suppose I could do an "If WinExists Then blah" and "ElseIf WinExists blah". Now that I've thought about this I believe the "If WinWait" just means that if the the winwait succeeds in waiting for the window then do something. Is that correct? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CyberSlug 6 Posted June 16, 2004 (edited) WinWait just waits for a window to be active, and the last parameter specifies a 30 second timeout. By embedding WinWait in an If-then statement, he is checking the return value for success (1) or failure/timeout (0). Larry's code is a condensed version of the following: $retValue = WinWait( "Confirm File Deletion", "Do you want", 30 ) If $retValue = 1 Then removeprevious() Else;the $retValue was zero installnewone() EndIf Edited June 16, 2004 by CyberSlug Use Mozilla | Take a look at My Disorganized AutoIt stuff | Very very old: AutoBuilder 11 Jan 2005 prototype I need to update my sig! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites