Winwait does not seem to work

[prpldodge]

Have a simple script that call the uninstall routine for Novell. it requires two user inputs (hit enter) to complete. I captured the windows title and added some text that is displayed but it just ignores the windows and the user still has to hit enter. Any help would be appreciated. here is the script

RunWait('cmd /c "%SystemRoot%\system32\rundll32 nwsetup.dll NWUninstallClient"')

WinWait("Uninstall Novell Client for Windows","Are you sure you wan")

If Not WinActive("Uninstall Novell Client for Windows","Are you sure you wan") Then WinActivate("Uninstall Novell Client for Windows","Are you sure you wan")

WinWaitActive("Uninstall Novell Client for Windows","Are you sure you wan")

Send("{ENTER}")

WinWait("Uninstall Novell Client for Windows","you must shut down")

If Not WinActive("Uninstall Novell Client for Windows","you must shut down") Then WinActivate("Uninstall Novell Client for Windows","you must shut down")

WinWaitActive("Uninstall Novell Client for Windows","you must shut down")

Send("{ENTER}")

Thanks

Alan

[PsaltyDS]

Have a simple script that call the uninstall routine for Novell. it requires two user inputs (hit enter) to complete. I captured the windows title and added some text that is displayed but it just ignores the windows and the user still has to hit enter. Any help would be appreciated. here is the script

RunWait('cmd /c "%SystemRoot%\system32\rundll32 nwsetup.dll NWUninstallClient"')

WinWait("Uninstall Novell Client for Windows","Are you sure you wan")

If Not WinActive("Uninstall Novell Client for Windows","Are you sure you wan") Then WinActivate("Uninstall Novell Client for Windows","Are you sure you wan")

WinWaitActive("Uninstall Novell Client for Windows","Are you sure you wan")

Send("{ENTER}")

WinWait("Uninstall Novell Client for Windows","you must shut down")

If Not WinActive("Uninstall Novell Client for Windows","you must shut down") Then WinActivate("Uninstall Novell Client for Windows","you must shut down")

WinWaitActive("Uninstall Novell Client for Windows","you must shut down")

Send("{ENTER}")

Thanks

Alan

The text is case sensitive. Examine the windows with AU3Info.exe to be sure you are matching visible text, and you have a case-sensitive match. Also, if there is only one window with that title, you don't need the text at all.

muttley

[prpldodge]

The second winactive needed the y in "you" capitalized but after recompiling I get the same thing. The two windows have the same name for a title. It only seems to run the

RunWait('cmd /c "%SystemRoot%\system32\rundll32 nwsetup.dll NWUninstallClient"') and ignores the rest.

Puzzled

Alan

[NerdFencer]

Not sure, but maybe you should try using WinSetOnTop on the window in question?

[PsaltyDS]

The second winactive needed the y in "you" capitalized but after recompiling I get the same thing. The two windows have the same name for a title. It only seems to run the

RunWait('cmd /c "%SystemRoot%\system32\rundll32 nwsetup.dll NWUninstallClient"') and ignores the rest.

Puzzled

Alan

Post the summary tab from AU3Info.exe with the mouse on the button you want (hit Ctrl-Alt-f to freeze the window info tool).

muttley

[herewasplato]

...after recompiling...

Don't compile it while debugging. Run it as an AU3 text file and include this line at the very top of your code:

AutoItSetOption("TrayIconDebug", 1)  ;0-off

then mouse-over the AutoIt icon in the system tray to see exatly whitch line of code the script is hung on - if any.

...It only seems to run the

RunWait('cmd /c "%SystemRoot%\system32\rundll32 nwsetup.dll NWUninstallClient"') and ignores the rest...

Does the script hang or exit? I'm ging to guess hangs - maybe you want Run instead of RunWait.

[prpldodge]

Ok I am working on postinng the summary tabs. but I was wondering if the problem is the runwait command. In the help it says "Runs an external program and pauses script execution until the program finishes." That is what is seems to be doing is pausing the script and not sending the enter key. is there a better way of executing that line?

Alan

Edited July 10, 2008 by prpldodge

[GEOSoft]

$wTtl = "Uninstall Novell Client for Windows"
RunWait(@SystemDir & "\rundll32 nwsetup.dll NWUninstallClient")
WinWaitActive($wTtl)
Send("{ENTER}")
Sleep(100)
WinWaitActive($wTtl)
Send("{ENTER}")

[PsaltyDS]

Ok I am working on postinng the summary tabs. but I was wondering if the problem is the runwait command. In the help it says "Runs an external program and pauses script execution until the program finishes." That is what is seems to be doing is pausing the script and not sending the enter key. is there a better way of executing that line?

Alan

That's what herewasplato posted:

Does the script hang or exit? I'm ging to guess hangs - maybe you want Run instead of RunWait.

muttley

[prpldodge]

George

Your code did the same thing but, I took PsaltyDS suggestion and changed the RunWait to Run and then your code worked fine. My guess is the original code might have worked but I like the way you did it. A lot cleaner looking. So just like the help file said "Runs an external program and pauses script execution until the program finishes" is what was happening. The script was waiting for it end before going on.

Thanks all for the help.

Alan

[GEOSoft]

George

Your code did the same thing but, I took PsaltyDS suggestion and changed the RunWait to Run and then your code worked fine. My guess is the original code might have worked but I like the way you did it. A lot cleaner looking. So just like the help file said "Runs an external program and pauses script execution until the program finishes" is what was happening. The script was waiting for it end before going on.

Thanks all for the help.

Alan

I forgot to change that in my code. Oh well, as long as it works then you should be fine.