Focus Command

[copyleft]

After launching a truecrypt password prompt window, I am trying to shift focus to the "edit1" field, so that truecrypt is ready to receive user input, with this command:

ControlFocus("CLASS:32770", "", "Edit1")

This command places the cursor where I want it, but I don't have focus, I still have to click the mouse inside the EDIT1 field before typing. Is there a fix for this or am I using the wrong command?

[guinness]

ControlClick?

[water]

What's the return value of ControlFocus?

[copyleft]

ControlClick doesn't work either, at least after rebooting. I'm using this application immediately after logon.

@water, how do I get the return value?

Edited April 15, 2012 by copyleft

[rover]

ControlFocus("CLASS:32770", "", "Edit1")

Your class statement is incorrectly formatted: [CLASS:#32770]

It's better to use verified window/control handles instead of searching every time you read or send to a control

Is there an issue with using the command line?

http://www.truecrypt.org/docs/?s=command-line-usage

$hPassWin = WinGetHandle("[REGEXPTITLE:Enter password for; CLASS:#32770]") ;to exclude any other #32770 class windows that may be open
If Not IsHWnd($hPassWin) Then Exit
$hEdit1 = ControlGetHandle($hPassWin,"","[CLASS:Edit; INSTANCE:1]")
If Not IsHWnd($hEdit1) Then Exit
ControlFocus($hPassWin, "", $hEdit1)

Edited April 16, 2012 by rover

[shornw]

Send("{TAB n}") maybe

[copyleft]

@unmutual. Thanks for the suggestions. Other apps seem to be stealing focus from truecrypt. Maybe I need to put the other apps in the autoit script behind truecrypt or use "run" instead of "runwait". In any event, here's the code I tried that failed:

runwait("TrueCrypt.exe /q /auto favorites") ;truecrypt.exe is in path
$hPassWin = WinGetHandle("[REGEXPTITLE:Enter password for; CLASS:#32770]") ;to exclude any other #32770 class windows that may be open
If Not IsHWnd($hPassWin) Then Exit
$hEdit1 = ControlGetHandle($hPassWin,"","[CLASS:Edit; INSTANCE:1]")
If Not IsHWnd($hEdit1) Then Exit
ControlFocus($hPassWin, "", $hEdit1)
run("label.exe F: BACKUP")
run("AUTOBACK.exe F:BackupEruntWIN7#Date# /noconfirmdelete /noprogresswindow /days:10")
Exit

Edited April 18, 2012 by copyleft

[BrewManNH]

You can't use RunWait and then expect the script to continue after that to interoperate with the window. RunWait stops execution of the script until what you ran shuts down, so it's no wonder that your script isn't working.

[copyleft]

I tried it both ways, run and runwait, neither worked. I think I'm just going to add all the run items to the autoscript file because the truecrypt window gets focus initially but then something steals it away after a second or so.

[BrewManNH]

Truecrypt has command line parameters that you can use rather than trying to send characters to its GUI, which is MUCH more reliable than Send.

[copyleft]

@BrewManNH. you still have to enter a password at some point if you want to maintain some semblance of security for an encrypted volume. In any event, changing the sequence of the startup app that was interferring with the focus finally fixed the issue. This is what finally worked for me:

run("TrueCrypt.exe /q /auto favorites")
winwait("Enter password", "Mount Opti&ons")
controlfocus("Enter password", "Class:#327701", "Edit1")
winwaitnotactive("Enter password", "Mount Opti&ons")
run("Other executables.exe")
Exit

Works like a charm now. Thanks for everyone's help.

Edited April 20, 2012 by copyleft

[water]

@water, how do I get the return value?

Sorry, I just noticed you added a question to your post.

Use

Global $iresult = ControlFocus("CLASS:32770", "", "Edit1")

$iResult will be 1 on success or 0 on error.

Please check the help file for this.

Edited April 20, 2012 by water

[BrewManNH]

@BrewManNH. you still have to enter a password at some point if you want to maintain some semblance of security for an encrypted volume. In any event, changing the sequence of the startup app that was interferring with the focus finally fixed the issue. This is what finally worked for me:

You can get the password using an InputBox and taking the returned input and putting it into a variable to send to the run command ($sPassword = InputBox("Password", "Please enter the password", "*M")), that would be the easiest way to do it. Just a thought for the future seeing as how you've gotten it to work the way you wanted.