Window Title Countdown to Close

[autoit0822]

After using WinSetState to minimize a window, then wait 50 seconds before closing it, is there a way I can change the title of the window to count down from 50 seconds until the window closes?

[BrettF]

WinSetTitle?

While/For Loop

Sleep

[autoit0822]

Can you provide an example for me, please?

[CodyBarrett]

um... its quite simple.. Brett gave you everything you needed to make your own code... but if its an example you need to get started on... alright

$title = wingettitle ('[active]','')
For $0 = 10 To 0 Step -1
    winsettitle (WinGetTitle ('[active]',''),'', $0)
    sleep (1000)
Next
winsettitle (WinGetTitle ('[active]',''),'', $title)

Edit typo

Edited August 22, 2009 by CodyBarrett

[autoit0822]

Thanks; I gave that a go, but it seems that once the window is minimized, it's no longer the active one, meaning that another window starts counting down. Here's what I have:

WinSetState("[current title]", "", @SW_MINIMIZE)
$title = wingettitle ('[active]','')
For $0 = 50 To 0 Step -1
    winsettitle (WinGetTitle ('[active]',''),'', $0)
    sleep (1000)
Next
winsettitle (WinGetTitle ('[active]',''),'', $title)
WinClose("[what goes here]")

[CodyBarrett]

it was an example.. instead of the Active use the window title of your prefered window title OR handle lol

[autoit0822]

OK, I changed instances of [active] to the current title, but there is no countdown at all; the window title is static.

[autoit0822]

I have the following code working in Windows XP:

Run("cmd.exe")
Sleep(500)
Send("Telnet 192.168.1.1")
Send("{ENTER}")
Sleep(1000)
WinSetState("Telnet 192.168.1.1", "", @SW_MINIMIZE)
For $i = 50 To 0 Step -1
    $Title = WinGetTitle('Telnet 192.168.1.1')
    WinSetTitle($Title,'', 'Telnet 192.168.1.1 ' & $i)
    Sleep(1000)
Next
WinClose("Telnet 192.168.1.1")

However, in Windows Vista, where I need it to work, the window title remains static.

[WolfWorld]

Good Luck and start looking in the damn help file.

Run("cmd.exe")
Sleep(500)
Send("Telnet 192.168.1.1")
Send("{ENTER}")
Sleep(1000)
$hWin = WinGetHandle("Telnet 192.168.1.1")
WinSetState($hWin , "", @SW_MINIMIZE)
For $i = 50 To 0 Step -1
    WinSetTitle($hWin, '', 'Telnet 192.168.1.1 ' & $i)
    Sleep(1000)
Next
WinClose($hWin)

[autoit0822]

Good Luck and start looking in the damn help file.

Thanks, I think; it might help if I knew where in the help file to look. Anyhow, this doesn't work in Vista; the window title remains static.

[dbzfanatic]

Search for "title" in the helpfile and for vista try adding #RequireAdmin to the top of your code.

[autoit0822]

Search for "title" in the helpfile and for vista try adding #RequireAdmin to the top of your code.

Looking at Window Titles and Text (Advanced), I can't find anything that would indicate why this script would not work as intended in Vista. The default WinTitleMatchMode, which matches partial titles from the start, would seem appropriate.

I had considered running the script with elevated privileges, but it makes no difference.

I had thought WolfWorld had posted a solution for me, editing the script as he did.

Edited September 3, 2009 by autoit0822

[dbzfanatic]

I'm not sure why it wouldn't work if it's not a privileges issue. I'd rather not switch my laptop over to vista just to check it out, but I have a question. Are you running the script from SciTe in vista or have you compiled an .exe file that you're using? I've had experiences where an .exe I compiled in XP wouldn't run in vista but when recompiled in vista with identical code it worked.

[autoit0822]

I'm not sure why it wouldn't work if it's not a privileges issue. I'd rather not switch my laptop over to vista just to check it out, but I have a question. Are you running the script from SciTe in vista or have you compiled an .exe file that you're using? I've had experiences where an .exe I compiled in XP wouldn't run in vista but when recompiled in vista with identical code it worked.

I have compiled a .exe file in Vista that only works in my XP VM.

[dbzfanatic]

Thanks for reminding me about VMs. I'll boot up my vista VM and try the code to see if I can replicate your error. Give me 5 minutes to post.

[WolfWorld]

I have Win7 and it worked perfectly.

[dbzfanatic]

Is this a clean install of Vista? Sorry for the delay my VM choked and I had to redo it and install autoit. If it is you might have this problem: 'telnet' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program, or batch file.

Does the window connect, as in do you have telnet?

[autoit0822]

Is this a clean install of Vista? Sorry for the delay my VM choked and I had to redo it and install autoit. If it is you might have this problem: 'telnet' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program, or batch file.

Does the window connect, as in do you have telnet?

Yes, telnet is enabled and working; the only issue is with the countdown not appearing in the window title.