How to get AutoIt varaible/info into FileMaker Pro 9

[tedhill3470]

Hello, I'm using an Internal FileMaker Pro 9 script to start an outside third party email application and to also start an AutoIt file to capture the date from the third party application using ControlGetText. The AutoIt file waits until the Outlook sending mail window appears, and then I'd like to import the date into a field of that FileMaker Pro record showing when that record was emailed. However, ControlGetText doesn't work as the FileMaker Pro fields aren't control fields, and I can't seem to find a way to accomplish this. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Any help greatly appreciated,

TIA

CODE

WinWaitActive("PDFCreator 0.9.5")

$text8 = ControlGetText ("[CLASS:ThunderRT6FormDC]", "" , "ThunderRT6TextBox5")

$date2 = StringMid ( $text8 , 5, 2 ) & "/" & StringMid ( $text8 , 7, 2 ) & "/" & StringLeft ( $text8 , 4 )

WinWaitActive ("Outlook Express", "Sending mail")

?????

[tedhill3470]

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[Richard Robertson]

Have you tried the old activate the window and tab around method? It sometimes works.

[tedhill3470]

Have you tried the old activate the window and tab around method? It sometimes works.

And it worked this time. Thank you for helping me with my first autoit script, Richard.

CODE

WinWaitActive("PDFCreator 0.9.5")

$text8 = ControlGetText ("[CLASS:ThunderRT6FormDC]", "" , "ThunderRT6TextBox5")

$date2 = StringMid ( $text8 , 5, 2 ) & "/" & StringMid ( $text8 , 7, 2 ) & "/" & StringLeft ( $text8 , 4 )

ClipPut( "" )

ClipPut( $date2 )

WinWaitActive ("Outlook Express", "Sending mail")

WinActivate ("[CLASS:FMPRO7APP]")

Sleep( 100 )

Send("{TAB}")

Send("^+{V}")

[Richard Robertson]

Some simple solutions are the best.