C# WinForms GUI Button click problem!

[bfg]

Hi there,

I am trying to emulate a button being clicked using AutoIt, on a C# WinForms (.net 2.0) GUI. The problem is the ID and Handle seem to change everytime the button is opened, I have tried this method:

ControlClick("myForm", "", 1001)

But the button ID changes everytime the GUI form is opened. So I tried this using the buttons Handle instead:

#Include <GuiButton.au3>

Send("{tab 5}")

_GUICtrlButton_Click(0x001804D6)

This tabs to the button, then forces a click, but the handle changes everytime the GUI is opened! Anyone know how I can specify that particular button to click, say using something like _GUICtrlButton_Click() ? Ideally I'd rather not use the button name, as there is a chance this might be duplicated.

Thanks!

[zfisherdrums]

Hello bfg,

As you have noted, IDs are not the most persistent identifiers when it comes to .NET controls.

Can you reference them by their text?

[Richard Robertson]

Most .Net forms are hard to interact with. You have to reference them by text, or by position.

[bfg]

Hi,

Thanks for the replies, yeh IDs are not good for .net controls, I'd rather not reference by button text incase there are duplicated control texts. Its ok though I found use with that ScriptWriter addon for AutoIt to record mouse clicks instead of specifying ID's.