n00b ControlSetText and ControlSend problem

[sy10]

Hi All -

I'm trying to use either ControlSetText or ControlSend to enter contact info into Vista Contacts (on Vista SP1). I can do this perfectly well by using Send(), but I really want to use the other commands. I must be doing something wrong here - I can't even get these to work with Notepad.

here's the code:

Run("C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\wab.exe")
WinWait("Contacts")
WinActivate("Contacts")

; Open the New Contact window
$return = ControlClick("Contacts", "", "[CLASS:DirectUIHWND;INSTANCE:1]", "left", "1", "244", "16")

WinWaitActive("Properties")
WinActivate("Properties")

ControlSend("Properties", "First", "[ID:2765]", "jaskhdfaslkj askdj", "1")
ControlSend("Properties", "", "[ID:2765]", "jaskhdfaslkj askdj")
ControlSend("Properties", "", "[CLASSNN:Edit1]", "jaskhdfaslkj askdj")
ControlSend("Properties", "First", "[CLASS:Edit; INSTANCE:1]", "jaskhdfaslkj askdj", "1")
ControlSetText("Properties", "First", "[ID:2765]", "jaskhdfaslkj askdj", "1")
ControlSetText("Properties", "", "[ID:2765]", "jaskhdfaslkj askdj")
ControlSetText("Properties", "", "[CLASSNN:Edit1]", "jaskhdfaslkj askdj")
ControlSetText("Properties", "First", "[CLASS:Edit; INSTANCE:1]", "jaskhdfaslkj askdj", "1")

Run("notepad.exe")
WinWaitActive("Untitled - Notepad")
ControlSend("Properties", "", "[ID:15]", "jaskhdfaslkj askdj")
ControlSetText("Properties", "First", "[ID:15]", "jaskhdfaslkj askdj")

None of the ControlSetText or ControlSend function calls do anything, no matter what format I try. I'm using the AutoIT control viewer to get the control attributes, and everything looks legit as far as the syntax goes.

Any ideas? I'm pulling my hair out trying to get this to work. It's so simple, I must be overlooking something.

Thanks!

[Inverted]

ControlSetText ("Untitled - Notepad", "", "Edit1", "HELL0 W0RLD !")

The Classname is the most important. It's Edit1 in this case.

[nfaustin]

sy10,

The word 'Properties' on title of Win function has a space like " Properties"

Try to double click the title name on Autoit Window info to copy the text and observe it has space.

That is why it doesn't see the window.

Sample:

WinWaitActive(" Properties")

[sy10]

sy10,

The word 'Properties' on title of Win function has a space like " Properties"

Try to double click the title name on Autoit Window info to copy the text and observe it has space.

That is why it doesn't see the window.

Sample:

WinWaitActive(" Properties")

That's exactly the problem! Now that I have that silly space in there everything is working like a charm. Much thanks for the help!