How to control a client from SAP© ABAP© with AutoItX

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Hello community,

it is very easy to control a client system from SAP© ABAP© with AutoItX. Use the transaction code SOLE to register AutoItX on the SAP© system and type in the fields the following content:

• OLE Application: AutoItX3.Control
• CLSID: {1A671297-FA74-4422-80FA-6C5D8CE4DE04}
• CLSID Type Lib: {F8937E53-D444-4E71-9275-35B64210CC3B}
• OLE-Objectname: AutoItX3.Control
• Language: DE
• Text: Scripting language designed for automating the Windows GUI

Do not forget to register AutoItX on the client system via regsvr32.exe AutoItX.dll.

Now you can use AutoIt from ABAP©, look at the simple example, it call notepad and type a text in it:

INCLUDE OLE2INCL.

  DATA AutoIt TYPE OLE2_OBJECT.
  DATA pid TYPE i.

  CREATE OBJECT AutoIt 'AutoItX3.Control'.

  CALL METHOD OF AutoIt 'Run' = pid EXPORTING #1 = 'notepad.exe'.

  CALL METHOD OF AutoIt 'WinWaitActive' EXPORTING #1 = 'Unbenannt - Editor'.

  CALL METHOD OF AutoIt 'Send' EXPORTING #1 = 'Hallo von ABAP'.

  FREE OBJECT AutoIt.

You see how easy it is.

Cheers

Stefan