Controls ID's changes each time program starts

[creeping]

I wish to automate Dial-a-fix, each time I run the program the controls ID's change. Makes it rather hard to click stuff etc. I have not seen ID's change before. What are the reasons for this? Any work arounds that are not to complex?

Thanks.

[Nahuel]

And why don't you work with the classnameNN value?

[creeping]

And why don't you work with the classnameNN value?

Ok, I could do that. As for my first question... I would just rather work with ID's rather than classname stuff if possible.

[Blue_Drache]

Why not just work with handles then?

$hctlXYZ = ControlGetHandle($window,$text,"ClasnameNN")

Or put in a routine to get the controlIDs and stuff it in a variable each time you detect a restart of said program?

Or ... do what I do, match text on a control that doesn't change and use that in a detection loop to get the ClassnameNN.

Edited November 1, 2007 by Blue_Drache

[SmOke_N]

I would just rather work with ID's rather than classname stuff if possible.

Why? You just said it's changing on each start up, what's the difference if it works?

If you want to take the long way around it then...

_CtrlGetByPos