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I'm having a couple problems with this script.

1. The script runs a function at AdlibEnable("_resetStartTime", 250) line 80 that executes a command "If WinExists($strTitle)" line 142.

When it's running it finds the title even though there is no window with that title or part in the title.

If I run it in the Debugger it doesn't find the title and it runs like it should.

What would cause it to falsely find the title?

2. When I press the "HotKeySet("!^x", "ExitKill") ; Ctrl+Alt+X" it doesn't kill the script. It's because it's not in the Do loop. Do you have any better ideas on how to kill the script?

#include <date.au3>
#include <array.au3>
#include <GUIConstants.au3>
#Include <GuiCombo.au3>

;DadSoft.exe "name of app" "hours allowed"

;When you start it, it asks for the name of the application to track (pull down list or type in partial name), and how many hours per day you want it allowed.
;At the end of those hours there is a warning and the app closes. The next day, X more hours are allocated and so on.
;If you enter a fractional hour (e.g. .1) the monitored app will run for only .1 hour or 6 minutes.
;If you un-remark the tooltip lines you can see what is going on with the variables (debugging)...
;command line parameters for running from HKLM-Software-Microsoft-Windows-Run or from batch file...
; Credit for writing this goes to > http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=28174&st=0&p=199930&#entry199930

$g_szVersion = "Rules" 
$day = _DateToDayValue(@YEAR, @MON, @MDAY)
If WinExists($g_szVersion) Then Exit
AutoItWinSetTitle($g_szVersion)
Opt("TrayIconHide", 1)
Opt("TrayIconDebug", 1)
HotKeySet("!^x", "ExitKill") ;Sets the hot key combination to Ctrl+Alt+X
Dim $on = 1 ;Variable says the program is running
Global $strTitle = "Untitled" 
Dim $strApplication = "Application" 
Dim $timeAllowed = 480000 ; enter milliseconds (e.g. 30 seconds = 30000 milliseconds)
Dim $timeElapsed = 0
Dim $timeStarted = 0
Dim $state = "Not running" 
Global $timeAllowedHours = $timeAllowed / 3600000
Dim $var[5][5], $run, $AppList, $GetTimeAllowed
;MsgBox(1, "Command line parameters?", $cmdline[0])
If $cmdline[0] = 2 Then
    MsgBox(1, "Command line parameters?", $cmdline[1])
    MsgBox(1, "Command line parameters?", $cmdline[2])
    $strTitle = Execute($cmdline[1])
    $timeAllowedHours = $cmdline[2]
Else
    $w = 575
    $h = 110
    GUICreate("Rules", $w, $h, @DesktopWidth / 2 - $w / 2, @DesktopHeight / 2 - $h / 2)
;   $var = WinList()
;   $var = "Myspace"
;   _ArrayDisplay($var, "$var")
    GUISetFont(12, 500)
    $AppList = GUICtrlCreateCombo("Choose the application to block (pull down list)", 10, 10, 550, 50, BitOR($CBS_DROPDOWN, $CBS_AUTOHSCROLL, $WS_VSCROLL)) ; create first item
    For $i = 1 To $var[0][0]
        ; Only display visble windows that have a title
        If $var[$i][0] <> "" And IsVisible($var[$i][1]) And $var[$i][0] <> "Program Manager"  Then
            _GUICtrlComboAddString($AppList, $var[$i][0])
            MsgBox(0, "Details", "Title=" & $var[$i][0] & @LF & "Handle=" & $var[$i][1])
        EndIf
    Next
    GUISetFont(24, 1)
    $lblHours = GUICtrlCreateLabel("Hours allowed:", 10, 60, 250, 30)
    $GetTimeAllowed = GUICtrlCreateInput("1", 260, 60, 75, 40)
    $updown = GUICtrlCreateUpdown($GetTimeAllowed)
    $run = GUICtrlCreateButton("Run", 480, 60, 80, 40)

    GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
EndIf

While 1
    $msg = GUIGetMsg()
    Opt("WinTitleMatchMode", 2)
    Select
        Case $msg = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
        Case $msg = $run Or $cmdline[0] <> 0
            GUISetState(@SW_HIDE)
            If $cmdline[0] = "" Then
                $strTitle = GUICtrlRead($AppList)
                $timeAllowedHours = GUICtrlRead($GetTimeAllowed)
            Else
                $strTitle = $cmdline[1]
                $timeAllowedHours = $cmdline[2]
            EndIf
            ;MsgBox(1,"$AppList",GUICtrlRead($AppList))
            ;MsgBox(1,"$GetTimeAllowed",GUICtrlRead($GetTimeAllowed))
            AdlibEnable("_resetStartTime", 250)

            Do

                ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; get started
                Sleep(1000)
                If WinExists(Execute($strTitle)) And $day = _DateToDayValue(@YEAR, @MON, @MDAY) And $timeElapsed = 0 Then
                    ;MsgBox(1,"Got here","2",1)
                    $timeStarted = @HOUR + (@MIN / 60)
                    ;MsgBox(1,"$timestarted",@HOUR + (@MIN/60),1)
                    $timeElapsed = ((@HOUR + (@MIN / 60)) + .0001) - $timeStarted
                    $restart = 0
                EndIf

                Sleep(1000)
                ;;;;;;;;;;;; what to do while time hasn't run out
                If WinExists(Execute($strTitle)) And $day = _DateToDayValue(@YEAR, @MON, @MDAY) And $timeElapsed < $timeAllowedHours Then
                    ;MsgBox(1,"Got here","3",1)
                    $timeElapsed = ((@HOUR + (@MIN / 60)) + .0001) - $timeStarted
                EndIf

                Sleep(1000)
                ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; what to do when time runs out
                ;MsgBox(1,"Does WinTitle exist?",WinExists(execute($strTitle)) & "   :   " & $strTitle)
                If WinExists(Execute($strTitle)) And $day = _DateToDayValue(@YEAR, @MON, @MDAY) And $timeElapsed > $timeAllowedHours Then
                    ;MsgBox(1,"Got here","5",1)
                    ToolTip($strApplication & ": " & $state & @CRLF & "Current time: " & @HOUR + (@MIN / 60) & @CRLF & "Time started: " & $timeStarted & @CRLF & "Minutes elapsed: " & $timeElapsed * 60 & @CRLF & "Minutes allowed: " & $timeAllowedHours * 60 & @CRLF & "Minutes left: " & ($timeAllowedHours - $timeElapsed) * 60 & @CRLF & "Day: " & $day, 750, 100, "Rules Warning")
                    MsgBox(1, "Warning", "Your " & $timeAllowedHours & " hours for using " & $strApplication & " has run out...", 10)
                    Sleep(3000)
                    MsgBox(1, "End", $strApplication & " will now close.", 5)
                    WinClose($strTitle)
                EndIf

                Sleep(1000)
                ;MsgBox(1,"Got here","7",2)
                If WinExists(Execute($strTitle)) Then
                    $state = "Running" 
                Else
                    $state = "Not running" 
                EndIf

                Sleep(1000)
                ToolTip($strApplication & ": " & $state & @CRLF & "Current time: " & @HOUR + (@MIN / 60) & @CRLF & "Time started: " & $timeStarted & @CRLF & "Minutes elapsed: " & $timeElapsed * 60 & @CRLF & "Minutes allowed: " & $timeAllowedHours * 60 & @CRLF & "Minutes left: " & ($timeAllowedHours - $timeElapsed) * 60 & @CRLF & "Day: " & $day, 750, 100, "Rules Warning")
                Sleep(4000)

                If $day < _DateToDayValue(@YEAR, @MON, @MDAY) Then
                    $day = _DateToDayValue(@YEAR, @MON, @MDAY)
                    MsgBox(1, "_dateToDayValue(YMD)", _DateToDayValue(@YEAR, @MON, @MDAY))
                    $timeElapsed = 0
                EndIf

            Until $on = 0 ;Repeat this process until the program is turned off

            ToolTip("")
    EndSelect
WEnd

Func ExitKill() ;When the hot key combination is pressed
    $on = 0 ;Turn the program off
EndFunc   ;==>ExitKill

Func _resetStartTime()
    If WinExists($strTitle) = 0 And $timeElapsed = 0 Then
        ToolTip($strTitle & ": " & $state & @CRLF & "Current time: " & @HOUR + (@MIN / 60) & @CRLF & "Time started: " & $timeStarted & @CRLF & "Minutes elapsed: " & $timeElapsed * 60 & @CRLF & "Minutes allowed: " & $timeAllowedHours * 60 & @CRLF & "Minutes left: " & ($timeAllowedHours - $timeElapsed) * 60 & @CRLF & "Day: " & $day, 750, 100, "Rules Warning")
        MsgBox(1,"Does WinTitle exist? @Line144",WinExists(execute($strTitle)) & "   :   " & $strTitle)
        WinWait($strTitle)
        $timeStarted = (@HOUR + (@MIN / 60))
        $timeElapsed = .0001
    ElseIf WinExists($strTitle) = 0 And $timeElapsed <> 0 Then
        ToolTip($strTitle & ": " & $state & @CRLF & "Current time: " & @HOUR + (@MIN / 60) & @CRLF & "Time started: " & $timeStarted & @CRLF & "Minutes elapsed: " & $timeElapsed * 60 & @CRLF & "Minutes allowed: " & $timeAllowedHours * 60 & @CRLF & "Minutes left: " & ($timeAllowedHours - $timeElapsed) * 60 & @CRLF & "Day: " & $day, 750, 100, "Rules Warning")
        WinWait($strTitle)
        $timeStarted = (@HOUR + (@MIN / 60)) - $timeElapsed
    EndIf
EndFunc   ;==>_resetStartTime

Func IsVisible($handle)
    If BitAND(WinGetState($handle), 2) Then
        Return 1
    Else
        Return 0
    EndIf
EndFunc   ;==>IsVisible

Thank you,

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Hi,

I have reduced the code to show that WinExists is finding a title that doesn't exist. How could that happen?

#include <date.au3>
$day = _DateToDayValue(@YEAR, @MON, @MDAY)
Global $strTitle = "This doesn't exist" 
Dim $timeElapsed = 0
Dim $state = "Not running" 
Dim $timeStarted = 0
Dim $timeAllowed = 480000 ; enter milliseconds (e.g. 30 seconds = 30000 milliseconds)
Global $timeAllowedHours = $timeAllowed / 3600000

AdlibEnable("_resetStartTime", 250)
Func _resetStartTime()
    If WinExists($strTitle) = 0 And $timeElapsed = 0 Then
        ToolTip($strTitle & ": " & $state & @CRLF & "Current time: " & @HOUR + (@MIN / 60) & @CRLF & "Time started: " & $timeStarted & @CRLF & "Minutes elapsed: " & $timeElapsed * 60 & @CRLF & "Minutes allowed: " & $timeAllowedHours * 60 & @CRLF & "Minutes left: " & ($timeAllowedHours - $timeElapsed) * 60 & @CRLF & "Day: " & $day, 750, 100, "Rules Warning")
        MsgBox(1, "Does WinTitle exist? @Line144", WinExists(Execute($strTitle)) & "   :   " & $strTitle)
        WinWait($strTitle)
        $timeStarted = (@HOUR + (@MIN / 60))
        $timeElapsed = .0001
    ElseIf WinExists($strTitle) = 0 And $timeElapsed <> 0 Then
        ToolTip($strTitle & ": " & $state & @CRLF & "Current time: " & @HOUR + (@MIN / 60) & @CRLF & "Time started: " & $timeStarted & @CRLF & "Minutes elapsed: " & $timeElapsed * 60 & @CRLF & "Minutes allowed: " & $timeAllowedHours * 60 & @CRLF & "Minutes left: " & ($timeAllowedHours - $timeElapsed) * 60 & @CRLF & "Day: " & $day, 750, 100, "Rules Warning")
        WinWait($strTitle)
        $timeStarted = (@HOUR + (@MIN / 60)) - $timeElapsed
    EndIf
EndFunc   ;==>_resetStartTime

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Hi,

I have reduced the code to show that WinExists is finding a title that doesn't exist. How could that happen?

#include <date.au3>
$day = _DateToDayValue(@YEAR, @MON, @MDAY)
Global $strTitle = "This doesn't exist" 
Dim $timeElapsed = 0
Dim $state = "Not running" 
Dim $timeStarted = 0
Dim $timeAllowed = 480000 ; enter milliseconds (e.g. 30 seconds = 30000 milliseconds)
Global $timeAllowedHours = $timeAllowed / 3600000

AdlibEnable("_resetStartTime", 250)
Func _resetStartTime()
    If WinExists($strTitle) = 0 And $timeElapsed = 0 Then
        ToolTip($strTitle & ": " & $state & @CRLF & "Current time: " & @HOUR + (@MIN / 60) & @CRLF & "Time started: " & $timeStarted & @CRLF & "Minutes elapsed: " & $timeElapsed * 60 & @CRLF & "Minutes allowed: " & $timeAllowedHours * 60 & @CRLF & "Minutes left: " & ($timeAllowedHours - $timeElapsed) * 60 & @CRLF & "Day: " & $day, 750, 100, "Rules Warning")
        MsgBox(1, "Does WinTitle exist? @Line144", WinExists(Execute($strTitle)) & "   :   " & $strTitle)
        WinWait($strTitle)
        $timeStarted = (@HOUR + (@MIN / 60))
        $timeElapsed = .0001
    ElseIf WinExists($strTitle) = 0 And $timeElapsed <> 0 Then
        ToolTip($strTitle & ": " & $state & @CRLF & "Current time: " & @HOUR + (@MIN / 60) & @CRLF & "Time started: " & $timeStarted & @CRLF & "Minutes elapsed: " & $timeElapsed * 60 & @CRLF & "Minutes allowed: " & $timeAllowedHours * 60 & @CRLF & "Minutes left: " & ($timeAllowedHours - $timeElapsed) * 60 & @CRLF & "Day: " & $day, 750, 100, "Rules Warning")
        WinWait($strTitle)
        $timeStarted = (@HOUR + (@MIN / 60)) - $timeElapsed
    EndIf
EndFunc   ;==>_resetStartTime

Thank you,

Docfxit

What are you proving here? You have:

If WinExists($strTitle) = 0 And $timeElapsed = 0 Then

Well, = 0 means ... "Does "Not"" exist.

I don't see anything wrong with what it's doing.

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What are you proving here? You have:

If WinExists($strTitle) = 0 And $timeElapsed = 0 Then

Well, = 0 means ... "Does "Not"" exist.

I don't see anything wrong with what it's doing.

WinExists($strTitle) is only supposed to be true if the window exists. It doesn't exists. This should go into a loop until the window does exists.

Thank you,

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WinExists($strTitle) is only supposed to be true if the window exists. It doesn't exists. This should go into a loop until the window does exists.

Thank you,

Docfxit

WinExists() is returning False, which is 0.

Now insert that into your code and you get:

If False = 0 ...

- or -

If 0 = 0

That compare is True... time for more caffine...

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WinExists($strTitle) is only supposed to be true if the window exists. It doesn't exists. This should go into a loop until the window does exists.

Thank you,

Docfxit

What loop?

Your asking how "WinExists()" is finding a title that doesn't exist... It's not.

You've made your statement:

If WinExists($strTitle) = 0 Then

It's the same as

If Not WinExists($strTitle) Then

Fix your code to say:

#include <date.au3>
$day = _DateToDayValue(@YEAR, @MON, @MDAY)
Global $strTitle = "This doesn't exist"
Dim $timeElapsed = 0
Dim $state = "Not running"
Dim $timeStarted = 0
Dim $timeAllowed = 480000 ; enter milliseconds (e.g. 30 seconds = 30000 milliseconds)
Global $timeAllowedHours = $timeAllowed / 3600000

AdlibEnable("_resetStartTime", 250)
Func _resetStartTime()
    If WinExists($strTitle) And $timeElapsed = 0 Then;Removed = 0 from WinExist
        ToolTip($strTitle & ": " & $state & @CRLF & "Current time: " & @HOUR + (@MIN / 60) & @CRLF & "Time started: " & $timeStarted & @CRLF & "Minutes elapsed: " & $timeElapsed * 60 & @CRLF & "Minutes allowed: " & $timeAllowedHours * 60 & @CRLF & "Minutes left: " & ($timeAllowedHours - $timeElapsed) * 60 & @CRLF & "Day: " & $day, 750, 100, "Rules Warning")
        MsgBox(1, "Does WinTitle exist? @Line144", WinExists(Execute($strTitle)) & "   :   " & $strTitle)
        WinWait($strTitle)
        $timeStarted = (@HOUR + (@MIN / 60))
        $timeElapsed = .0001
    ElseIf WinExists($strTitle) And $timeElapsed <> 0 Then;Removed = 0 from WinExist
        ToolTip($strTitle & ": " & $state & @CRLF & "Current time: " & @HOUR + (@MIN / 60) & @CRLF & "Time started: " & $timeStarted & @CRLF & "Minutes elapsed: " & $timeElapsed * 60 & @CRLF & "Minutes allowed: " & $timeAllowedHours * 60 & @CRLF & "Minutes left: " & ($timeAllowedHours - $timeElapsed) * 60 & @CRLF & "Day: " & $day, 750, 100, "Rules Warning")
        WinWait($strTitle)
        $timeStarted = (@HOUR + (@MIN / 60)) - $timeElapsed
    EndIf
EndFunc   ;==>_resetStartTime
Now you can see if it goes inside the conditional statement.

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I personally don't like putting conditions inside a function unless the condition is part of a calculation. I would do something like this instead;

If Not WinExists($strTitle) Then
    If $timeElapse = 0 Then
        _resetStartTime()
    ElseIf $timeElapse <> 0 Then
        _resetStartTime($timeElapse)
    EndIf
EndIf

Func _resetStartTime($t_elapsed = 0)
    $timeStarted = (@HOUR + (@MIN / 60)) - $t_elapsed
EndFunc

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I personally don't like putting conditions inside a function unless the condition is part of a calculation. I would do something like this instead;

If Not WinExists($strTitle) Then
    If $timeElapse = 0 Then
        _resetStartTime()
    ElseIf $timeElapse <> 0 Then
        _resetStartTime($timeElapse)
    EndIf
EndIf

Func _resetStartTime($t_elapsed = 0)
    $timeStarted = (@HOUR + (@MIN / 60)) - $t_elapsed
EndFunc
He's using AdlibEnable... Guess you missed that part?

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Thank you very much for the suggestion.

I have added a Msgbox at the beginning of the function. It never comes up when I run this in SciTE. When I run this in the Debugger it runs fine.

I am running AutoIt ver. 3.2.8.2 and beta ver. 3.2.9.3

Thank you,

Docfxit

What loop?

Your asking how "WinExists()" is finding a title that doesn't exist... It's not.

You've made your statement:

If WinExists($strTitle) = 0 Then

It's the same as

If Not WinExists($strTitle) Then

Fix your code to say:

#include <date.au3>
$day = _DateToDayValue(@YEAR, @MON, @MDAY)
Global $strTitle = "This doesn't exist"
Dim $timeElapsed = 0
Dim $state = "Not running"
Dim $timeStarted = 0
Dim $timeAllowed = 480000 ; enter milliseconds (e.g. 30 seconds = 30000 milliseconds)
Global $timeAllowedHours = $timeAllowed / 3600000

AdlibEnable("_resetStartTime", 250)
Func _resetStartTime()

            MsgBox(1, "This is happening",  "Title   :   " & $strTitle)  ;  I added this line and it's not coming up.

    If WinExists($strTitle) And $timeElapsed = 0 Then;Removed = 0 from WinExist
        ToolTip($strTitle & ": " & $state & @CRLF & "Current time: " & @HOUR + (@MIN / 60) & @CRLF & "Time started: " & $timeStarted & @CRLF & "Minutes elapsed: " & $timeElapsed * 60 & @CRLF & "Minutes allowed: " & $timeAllowedHours * 60 & @CRLF & "Minutes left: " & ($timeAllowedHours - $timeElapsed) * 60 & @CRLF & "Day: " & $day, 750, 100, "Rules Warning")
        MsgBox(1, "Does WinTitle exist? @Line144", WinExists(Execute($strTitle)) & "   :   " & $strTitle)
        WinWait($strTitle)
        $timeStarted = (@HOUR + (@MIN / 60))
        $timeElapsed = .0001
    ElseIf WinExists($strTitle) And $timeElapsed <> 0 Then;Removed = 0 from WinExist
        ToolTip($strTitle & ": " & $state & @CRLF & "Current time: " & @HOUR + (@MIN / 60) & @CRLF & "Time started: " & $timeStarted & @CRLF & "Minutes elapsed: " & $timeElapsed * 60 & @CRLF & "Minutes allowed: " & $timeAllowedHours * 60 & @CRLF & "Minutes left: " & ($timeAllowedHours - $timeElapsed) * 60 & @CRLF & "Day: " & $day, 750, 100, "Rules Warning")
        WinWait($strTitle)
        $timeStarted = (@HOUR + (@MIN / 60)) - $timeElapsed
    EndIf
EndFunc   ;==>_resetStartTime
Now you can see if it goes inside the conditional statement.
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That's an issue with AdlibEnable() but it works fine with both those versions for me in SciTE and compiled.

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He's using AdlibEnable... Guess you missed that part?

I saw that, but the only real calculation in his function is this "$timeStarted = (@HOUR + (@MIN / 60)) - $timeElapsed".

I always screw myself up when I start adding unnessary conditions in my function too, I'm merely suggesting another way of doing it, where he can loop the condition rather than the function. That's all.

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I saw that, but the only real calculation in his function is this "$timeStarted = (@HOUR + (@MIN / 60)) - $timeElapsed".

I always screw myself up when I start adding unnessary conditions in my function too, I'm merely suggesting another way of doing it, where he can loop the condition rather than the function. That's all.

Yeah, but you can't have parameters in your functions with AdlibeEnable()... that's what I was pointing out.

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I personally don't like putting conditions inside a function unless the condition is part of a calculation. I would do something like this instead;

If Not WinExists($strTitle) Then
    If $timeElapse = 0 Then
        _resetStartTime()
    ElseIf $timeElapse <> 0 Then
        _resetStartTime($timeElapse)
    EndIf
EndIf

Func _resetStartTime($t_elapsed = 0)
    $timeStarted = (@HOUR + (@MIN / 60)) - $t_elapsed
EndFunc
Thank you for the suggestion. I guess this would have to go into a While loop to keep looking for the window. It's supposed to run the function when the window does exist so I think the "Not" needs to be removed. When would I know the window doesn't exist so I can stop the loop?

Thank you,

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Ha... I understand now :) ... I thought you were using pseudo code... and I stuck a:

While 1
    Sleep(1000000)
WEnd
In there just to see if it was working... I had no idea you weren't actually using a loop to keep the script running... so it never even made it to the 250 millisecond adlib.

Common sense plays a role in the basics of understanding AutoIt... If you're lacking in that, do us all a favor, and step away from the computer.

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Thank you for the suggestion. I guess this would have to go into a While loop to keep looking for the window. It's supposed to run the function when the window does exist so I think the "Not" needs to be removed. When would I know the window doesn't exist so I can stop the loop?

Thank you,

Docfxit

I would do something like this (using my suggestion);

If WinExists($strTitle) Then ;removed Not :)
    If $timeElapse = 0 Then
        _resetStartTime()
    ElseIf $timeElapse <> 0 Then
        _resetStartTime($timeElapse)
    EndIf
ElseIf Not WinExists($strTitle) Then
    ExitLoop
EndIf

[font="Georgia"]Chances are, I'm wrong.[/font]HotKey trouble?Stringregexp GuideAutoIT Current Version

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