How to use variables in ControlClick() controlID descriptors

[TomH]

Hi All,

Are we able to parameterize the controlID component for the ControlClick() command? For example, I want to use a variable name for the INSTANCE of a controlID:

CODE

ControlClick("myWindow","","[CLASS:WindowsForms10.BUTTON.app.0.202c666; INSTANCE:$instanceVar]")

However, when I try this I get a return value of "0"(Failure) and the control does not get clicked. I know I can do this:

CODE

$controlIDVar = "[CLASS:WindowsForms10.BUTTON.app.0.202c666; INSTANCE:" & $instanceVar & "]"

ControlClick("myWindow","",$controlIDVar)

but I prefer the style of the first example where the INSTANCE variable is placed directly into the controlID component of the ControlClick() command. Is this doable?

Thanks,

Tom

[TerarinK]

no that style is just reading it

here are two styles that you can use

$controlIDVar = "[CLASS:WindowsForms10.BUTTON.app.0.202c666; INSTANCE:" & $instanceVar & "]"

ControlClick("myWindow","",$controlIDVar)

and

ControlClick("myWindow","", "[CLASS:WindowsForms10.BUTTON.app.0.202c666; INSTANCE:" & $instanceVar & "]")

The second one is faster then first declaring controlIDVar then using it

[TomH]

Thanks for your suggestion, TerarinK.

ControlClick("myWindow","", "[CLASS:WindowsForms10.BUTTON.app.0.202c666; INSTANCE:" & $instanceVar & "]")

would be faster than first defining the $controlID variable, then using it, and I'll adopt that method unless someone else knows of a way to allow variable expansion within the controlID parameter quotes, such that something of the form:

ControlClick("myWindow","", "[CLASS:WindowsForms10.BUTTON.app.0.202c666; INSTANCE: $instanceVar]")

would work.

Thanks again.

Tom