simple open and run script

[timeisticking]

I have a program that once a number in a textbox reaches zero needs to be closed then opened and initiated and run again.

The overall steps are when a timer starting at 60 in a textbox reaches zero the program stops.

My goal is to have the program run continuously, however i cannot change the amount of time the program runs each session therefore i need to close the program and reopen it to run a new session.

I want to run the program once then run a script that will keep it going continously.

I think my script is simpler this way because only one conditional is needed to keep it going rather than two if i were to use the script to open it for the first session.

To get the program to run it has to be opened. I haven't found a good function that can simply open up an executable yet. Once this program ("timer window") is opened it needs to just have one button pushed in its window, next a button pushed in another window that will stay open on its own, then a start button pused in the ("timer window") will start the program.

Then after the program ends it 60 mintues session i need to use an if statement that will read the textbox for the timer and then close and reopen the process.

Here is the script i have so far.

The only things i need help with are opening a executable.

and having autoit read the textbox from the window.

Opt("MouseCoordMode", 0)

While 1

If Playtextbox in timer window is = 0 Then

WinActivate("timerwindow", "") ; activate timer window executable

WinClose ("timerwindow" , ""); close timer window executable

????; open timer window executable

WinMove("timerwindow", "", 0, 0, 200, 200); move timer window so it is not interfering with other open window

MouseClick("left", 0, 500, 2); click initiate botton in timer window

MouseClick("left", 0, 500, 2); click on external window that always stays open and works with timer window to initiate relationship

MouseClick("left", 0, 500, 2); click start button in timer window

Endif

WEnd

I think a simple loop like this will keep checking to see if playtextbox is = 0 then close and reopen timer window.

I only need it to check everyminute or so though.

[d4rk]

While 1

WinActivate("timerwindow", "") ; activate timer window executable

WinClose ("timerwindow" , ""); close timer window executable

????; open timer window executable

WinMove("timerwindow", "", 0, 0, 200, 200); move timer window so it is not interfering with other open window

MouseClick("left", 0, 500, 2); click initiate botton in timer window

MouseClick("left", 0, 500, 2); click on external window that always stays open and works with timer window to initiate relationship

MouseClick("left", 0, 500, 2); click start button in timer window

Endif

WEnd

do 
$a=input(); or what your input method
until $a<>"0" 
;the rest code goes here

[timeisticking]

can someone tell me how to read the combo box of a window. The control is a textbox and i need to have my script read values of the non auto it window with a textbox in it.

Also how do you run an executable from the desktop throught a script?

[cbjax]

can someone tell me how to read the combo box of a window. The control is a textbox and i need to have my script read values of the non auto it window with a textbox in it.

Also how do you run an executable from the desktop throught a script?

Not sure if this is what you need or not, if you can get the co-ordinates of the window to serach and do the following.

the $result will not be = to 0 if the quoted text is found in the clipboard.

I found it somewhat tricky to figure out what the window co-ordinates are to read but once I did I can read almost any non window (text windows, terminal emulation products and such) window.

MouseClickDrag("Left",10,90,770,600,5)

Send("{LCTRL V}")

$READ = ClipGet()

$RESULT = StringInStr($READ , "whatever text you expect in the window")

Sleep(1000)

If $RESULT <> 0 Then

do whatever means text was found in string

endif

Hope this helps