remotely using AUTOIT

[Fiedler]

I want to use AUTOIT to uninstall the old citrix web client. It has no silent uninstall option, so I have been using this:

Run("C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctxsetup.exe /uninst C:\PROGRA~1\Citrix\icaweb32\uninst.inf")

WinWaitActive("MetaFrame Presentation Server Web Client for Win32")

Send("y")

WinWaitActive("MetaFrame Presentation Server Web Client for Win32")

Send("{ENTER}")

I compile it and run it on the Machine. This works fine untill I do it through beyondexec. I think it fails because when ctxsetup is run, no window appears. Is there a way to just have AUTOIT send the correct keystrokes to ctxsetup and not need to "see" the window open?

Or maybe there is another option I'm missing...

thanks in advance for the help.

[Airwolf]

I want to use AUTOIT to uninstall the old citrix web client. It has no silent uninstall option, so I have been using this:

Run("C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctxsetup.exe /uninst C:\PROGRA~1\Citrix\icaweb32\uninst.inf")

WinWaitActive("MetaFrame Presentation Server Web Client for Win32")

Send("y")

WinWaitActive("MetaFrame Presentation Server Web Client for Win32")

Send("{ENTER}")

I compile it and run it on the Machine. This works fine untill I do it through beyondexec. I think it fails because when ctxsetup is run, no window appears. Is there a way to just have AUTOIT send the correct keystrokes to ctxsetup and not need to "see" the window open?

Or maybe there is another option I'm missing...

thanks in advance for the help.

If there is no silent install option, the installer will have to display on screen for Send() or ControlSend() to work. If beyondexec is running it in an admin profile or something, then that is the problem. I ran into a "no silent install" java installer once, and I ended up creating my own installer with AutoIT (sniff the registry for changes and watch for file changes / dependencies).

[Fiedler]

so what you're saying is unless a window appears, autoit has no way of sending commands.

[Airwolf]

so what you're saying is unless a window appears, autoit has no way of sending commands.

Correct.

[SmOke_N]

so what you're saying is unless a window appears, autoit has no way of sending commands.

Correct.

muttley

If there is a window at all (visible or not), and you can get the Title/Class or Title/Class+ClassNameNN, then ControlSend() would work more than likely.