Problem getting program to wait until a button appears

[thertel]

Okay,

I am writing a script that needs to wait for a scan to complete before it can click a button "Next >" to continue on to the next page. I am completely stumped. I've tried a few different loops to no avail. The other issue is that what the button ID is the same for the cancel button that is present during the scan as the next buttons ID after the scan, which is what has stumped me.

any advice would be great.

Thanks,

Thomas

[Manjish]

Thomas,

Can u tell me what application's button u have to check.. if u can pls provide the download link.. so that i can test it out..

[bo8ster]

Don't use the ID. Use the TEXT to differentiate the two buttons then wait till the next button becomes enabled.

[cmattb]

I usually use winwait("title","text") For that. Theres usually text saying that the scan is complete that you can use. So the full code would be:

winwait("title","text")
winactivate("title","text");I know this is redunt when using controlclick, but I still do it out of habit
controlclick("title","text","[TEXT: Next >]")

[BrettF]

Check out this quick example:

#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
$GUI = GUICreate ("", 200, 90)

$button1 = GUICtrlCreateButton ("Button 1", 20, 10, 160, 33)
GUICtrlSetState ($button1, $GUI_DISABLE)
$button2 = GUICtrlCreateButton ("Button 2", 20, 50, 160, 33)
GUISetState ()

$timer = TimerInit ()
$timerd = True

While 1
    ToolTip ("Button 1 State = " & ControlCommand ($GUI, "", "[CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:1]", "IsEnabled", ""))
    $nMsg = GUIGetMsg ()
    Select
        Case $nMsg = -3
            Exit
        Case TimerDiff ($timer) >= 5000; Wait 5 seconds
            If $timerd Then
                GUICtrlSetState ($button1, $GUI_ENABLE)
                $timerd = False
            EndIf
    EndSelect
WEnd

Use the AutoIt Window Info tool to get the class/instance part.

Cheers,

Brett

Edited February 17, 2009 by BrettF