WinWaitActive Question

[DSIS]

I am using an AutoIT script to login to my Enterprise software and run a program that runs anywhere from 1 to 1 1/2 hours. When the program is finished it asks a question. if the user desires to view a log file? I use the WinWaitActive at this point to wait for the window that asks the question. The next statment tabs to the no answer. I kick this off on a server using the Windows task scheduler. The problem is that the script frequently hangs at this point(WinWaitActive("Question")) which requires manual intervention to at least answer the question. Am I not incroporating the WinWaitActive properly? Is there another function I should be using? Thanks.

Code Example:

WinWaitActive("Process MRP")

send("{RIGHT}{TAB 3}")

sleep(1000)

send("MRPLog" & $logfiledate)

sleep(2500)

send("{TAB}{ENTER}")

WinWaitActive("Question")

send("{TAB}{ENTER}")

WinWaitActive("Information")

send("{ENTER}")

sleep(1000)

Send ("!{F4}")

WinWaitActive("Vantage")

Send("{TAB}{ENTER}")

[cartman380]

Have you tried putting a WinWait("Question") before you put the WinWaitActive. Perhaps the window comes up but is never activated? It's something to try at least.

[TerarinKerowyn]

You should check to make sure WinActive is not activate then WinActivate it. Then you can WinWaitActive or WinWait

[cartman380]

You should check to make sure WinActive is not activate then WinActivate it. Then you can WinWaitActive or WinWait

That's what I meant to say

[DSIS]

You should check to make sure WinActive is not activate then WinActivate it. Then you can WinWaitActive or WinWait

You are suggesting that I insert something like the following prior to the WinWaitActive("Question")?

If WinActive("Question") = 0 Then

WinActivate("Question")

EndIf

[MHz]

A simple UDF function to handle the activation of the windows and then put underscores in front of the WinWaitActive functions and it may perform better.

_WinWaitActive("Process MRP")
send("{RIGHT}{TAB 3}")
sleep(1000)
send("MRPLog" & $logfiledate)
sleep(2500)
send("{TAB}{ENTER}")
_WinWaitActive("Question")
send("{TAB}{ENTER}")
_WinWaitActive("Information")
send("{ENTER}")
sleep(1000)
Send ("!{F4}")
_WinWaitActive("Vantage")
Send("{TAB}{ENTER}") 


Func _WinWaitActive($title, $text = "")
    ; wait for window, activate it and
    ; then wait until it is active
    WinWait($title, $text)
    WinActivate($title, $text)
    WinWaitActive($title, $text)
EndFunc

[cartman380]

A simple UDF function to handle the activation of the windows and then put underscores in front of the WinWaitActive functions and it may perform better.

CODE SAMPLE REMOVED

That's exactly what I do in my scripts that use WinWaitActive guess I should have suggested that.

[DSIS]

A simple UDF function to handle the activation of the windows and then put underscores in front of the WinWaitActive functions and it may perform better.

_WinWaitActive("Process MRP")
send("{RIGHT}{TAB 3}")
sleep(1000)
send("MRPLog" & $logfiledate)
sleep(2500)
send("{TAB}{ENTER}")
_WinWaitActive("Question")
send("{TAB}{ENTER}")
_WinWaitActive("Information")
send("{ENTER}")
sleep(1000)
Send ("!{F4}")
_WinWaitActive("Vantage")
Send("{TAB}{ENTER}") 


Thanks much. This seems to work.

Func _WinWaitActive($title, $text = "")
    ; wait for window, activate it and
    ; then wait until it is active
    WinWait($title, $text)
    WinActivate($title, $text)
    WinWaitActive($title, $text)
EndFunc