Visible text issues

[vvb]

Hi All,

I have an issue where I am trying to automate an installer (installer is setup factory 7). One of the screens does not have any custom visible text except for the three buttons (back, next and cancel).

I am using WinWait to wait for each screen to appear and using the visible text as an distinguishing feature. Problem is when I store the three button combination as a string, it does not match the visible text. WinGetText returns what looks like the following:

&Next >
&Cancel
< &Back

However, it does not match. And when I do a MsgBox(0, "Test", WinGetText($dlg)) and then use au3info on the messagebox dialog, the visible text is actually:

&Next >[]&Cancel[]< &Back[]

where the [] character is actually a rectangle character.

Question is, is there a way to store the visible text as a constant for later use?

Cheers,

Vlad

Edit:

Fixed the fist code block. Also, I have done some testing and the [] character is actually chr(10) so I've modified the string constant to be:

Const $visTextStr = "&Next >" & chr(10) & "&Cancel" & chr(10) & "< &Back" & chr(10)

I've even done the following test"

If StringCompare(WinGetText($dlg), $visTextStr) = 0 Then
   MsgBox(0, "Test", "Same")
EndIf

And the message box pops up saying they are the same, however, winwait still times out waiting for the screen.

Edited February 20, 2013 by vvb

[PhoenixXL]

have you tried to get the Handle of the Window using its CLASS

orelse could you provide the information given by Au3Info Tool

[vvb]

Hi phoenixxl. I have not tried using the class format. I don't see a need as it has been fine waiting for 5 of the preceding screens. As it is an installation GUI, each screen has the same dialog title just different visible text. As for info from au3info, the first code block above is what's on the visible text tab of au3info.

[PhoenixXL]

Does this help ?

Local $Text = WinGetText($dlg)
If StringInStr($Text, "Next") And StringInStr($Text, "Cancel") And StringInStr($Text, "Back") Then
   MsgBox(0, "Test", "Same")
EndIf

[vvb]

Hi PhoenixXL,

As mentioned before, stringcompare and stringinstr works but WinWait does not recognise the visible text I pass in.

The following works:

$visText = "&Next >" & chr(10) & "&Cancel" & chr(10) & "< &Back" & chr(10)
Sleep(100)
For $i = 0 to $$DIALOG_WAIT_TIMEOUT - 1
   WinWait($dlgTitle, "", 1)
   $dlgTxt = WinGetText($dlgTitle)
   If StringCompare($dlgTxt, $visText) = 0 Then
      WinActivate($dlgTitle)
      return
   EndIf
   Sleep(1000)
Next
; If we get here then the dialog does not exist
ShowErrorSplash($title, ConstructMissingWindowText($dlgTitle, $visText))

The following does not:

$visText = "&Next >" & chr(10) & "&Cancel" & chr(10) & "< &Back" & chr(10)
sleep(100)
$ret = WinWait($dlgTitle, $visText, $DIALOG_WAIT_TIMEOUT)
if $ret = 0 Then
   ; If we get here then the dialog does not exist
   ShowErrorSplash($title, ConstructMissingWindowText($dlgTitle, $visText))
EndIf
WinActivate($dlgTitle, $visText)

[PhoenixXL]

Lot of guess work..!

Can you post the data in the Summary tab of Au3Info tool

[vvb]

Lot of guess work..!

Can you post the data in the Summary tab of Au3Info tool

Here you go.

>>>> Window <<<<
Title: Test Software Setup
Class: Afx:400000:3:10003:1900015:1802c1
Position: 708, 401
Size: 503, 397
Style: 0x94C80000
ExStyle: 0x00030101
Handle: 0x000202D6
>>>> Control <<<<
Class:
Instance:
ClassnameNN:
Name:
Advanced (Class):
ID:
Text:
Position:
Size:
ControlClick Coords:
Style:
ExStyle:
Handle:
>>>> Mouse <<<<
Position: 707, 485
Cursor ID: 13
Color: 0x85C8FF
>>>> StatusBar <<<<
>>>> ToolsBar <<<<
>>>> Visible Text <<<<
&Next >
&Cancel
< &Back

>>>> Hidden Text <<<<
...
&Help

[PhoenixXL]

Does this help in any way

Local $hWnd

$hWnd = WinWait("[CLASS:Afx:400000:3:10003:1900015:1802c1; TITLE:Test Software Setup]", "", 15)
If $hWnd = 0 MsgBox( 16, "Error", "Window Not Found" )

[BrewManNH]

From doing some searching on this type of window, it appears that the class may change each time the program is started, one of more of the :#### parts may be different. It might work with a REGEXPCLASS for the window class name instead of hardcoding the class in the WinWait.

[vvb]

Hi All,

Thanks for the reponses. However, you are all missing the point. I can wait for the window to popup using WinWait($dlgTitle) but I want to fine tune it to only wait for one with the correct visible text as each screen of the setup wizard has the same tiltle and I don't want to put in a sleep between manipulation of each screen (as if the system is busy, will require more sleep time).

Cheers,

Vlad

[BrewManNH]

Can't you just use the "&Next" as the visible text? You don't need to match all of the text, as long as something shows up in the window that matches everything you're looking for in the Text parameter.