Set focus

[inmysights]

Hello,

I am new to autoit and think it is a great tool!

I have read some of the tutorials and understand the basics to get going now. I have one question which seems rather simple to do but I think I am missing something. can you please explain if I understand this wrong:

; Run Notepad

Run("notepad.exe")

; Wait for the Notepad become active - it is titled "Untitled - Notepad" on English systems

WinWaitActive("Untitled - Notepad")

Does WinWaitActive set the focus for the script to run on that instance of that notepad?

that is how I am reading that.

I tried to make my own script with this, and it just runs on my desktop, it wont set focus to the screen I have open, how do you set autoit to run a script on a open window?

Thank you!

[water]

Hi,

welcome to the forum.

Here you'll find a good example that takes data from a GUI and inserts it into Notepad. It shows how to wait for a window and set focus to it.

Edited August 2, 2009 by water

[Info]

RunWait("notepad.exe") ;Will run notepad and pause the script until the window exists
WinActivate("Untitled - Notepad") ;Will activate the window
Send("Hey! I just used the Send function!")

[inmysights]

Thank you, got it to set focus to the window, WinActivate did the trick!

Why does this not work?

WinActivate("Untitled - Notepad")

MouseClickDrag("left", 500, 700, 500, 300)

Instead of dragging inside my instance of notepad, it defaults to my windows desktop and drags there? How to I get it to stay in notepad and drag?

thank you

[AdmiralAlkex]

Why would you want to drag inside your notepad? Seems pointless, but if you really need it try setting MouseCoordMode to 0 or 2.

[somdcomputerguy]

Function AutoItSetOption

Use

2 = relative coords to the client area of the active window

[inmysights]

that worked, than you for your help!!!!!!

[martin]

RunWait("notepad.exe") ;Will run notepad and pause the script until the window exists
WinActivate("Untitled - Notepad") ;Will activate the window
Send("Hey! I just used the Send function!")

Perhaps you should have tried that Info. >_<

[Info]

Perhaps you should have tried that Info.

What do you mean? >_<

[inmysights]

is this proper logic:

AutoItSetOption ( "PixelCoordMode" , 2 )

$var = PixelGetColor( 10 , 100 )

If $var <> $var Then

MouseClick("left")

EndIf

What I want to do is, if the pixel color stored in var changes to any other color that what I stored there on the active window, then it will left click for me.

Thank you

[AdmiralAlkex]

What do you mean?

Just try it once and you will see >_<

[Info]

Ah.

Runs an external program and pauses script execution until the program finishes.

Run("notepad.exe")
WinWaitActive("Untitled - Notepad")
WinActivate("Untitled - Notepad")
Send("Hey! I just used the Send function!")

>_<

Edited August 2, 2009 by Info

[herewasplato]

Ah.

Run("notepad.exe")
WinWaitActive("Untitled - Notepad")
WinActivate("Untitled - Notepad")
Send("Hey! I just used the Send function!")

>_<

Did you actually run the code?

Runwait was not your only error.

And now you have added a WinWaitActive before a WinActivate???

You will need to use the "raw" parm for Send...

When it is simple code like this - just run it before posting.

{I'm not picking on ya - just pointing out a good practice.}

[inmysights]

I am still trying to get this to work, is it correct? logic seems right, but it does not work.

AutoItSetOption ( "PixelCoordMode" , 2 )

$var = PixelGetColor( 10 , 100 )

If $var <> $var Then

MouseClick("left")

EndIf

What I want to do is, if the pixel color stored in var changes to any other color that what I stored there on the active window, then it will left click for me.

Thank you

[Info]

Did you actually run the code?

Runwait was not your only error.

And now you have added a WinWaitActive before a WinActivate???

You will need to use the "raw" parm for Send...

When it is simple code like this - just run it before posting.

{I'm not picking on ya - just pointing out a good practice.}

Actually I did test it at the first time, it didn't work but I thought it's fine because my notepad language is Hebrew.

Not only that, the OP said my script helped him. >_<

[herewasplato]

... if the pixel color stored in var changes to any other color that what I stored there on the active window, then it will left click for me. ...

AutoItSetOption("PixelCoordMode", 2)

;get color info the first time
$var = PixelGetColor(10, 100)

Do
    Sleep(99)
Until $var <> PixelGetColor(10, 100) ;watch for change

MouseClick("left")

[herewasplato]

Actually I did test it at the first time, it didn't work but I thought it's fine because my notepad language is Hebrew.

Not only that, the OP said my script helped him. >_<

Okay, just avoid special characters like "!" in a send line or add the raw parm

Send("Hey! I just used the Send function!", 1)

'!'

This tells AutoIt to send an ALT keystroke, therefore Send("This is text!a") would send the keys "This is text" and then press "ALT+a".