controlsend doesn't work

[SergeySpandaryan]

ControlSend("[CLASS:Chrome_OmniboxView]", "", "", "https://www.youtube.com")

Why doesn't this work? I want https://www.youtube.com to be put in my browser.

[Mechaflash]

You will want to look at the family of _IE functions in your help file when dealing with browsers.

[SergeySpandaryan]

You will want to look at the family of _IE functions in your help file when dealing with browsers.

I don't use IE.

[jdelaney]

Last I checked, there is no chrome UDF. You'll need to use IE or Firefox (ff.au3)

[SergeySpandaryan]

Last I checked, there is no chrome UDF. You'll need to use IE or Firefox (ff.au3)

Thank you very much. Can you tell why is my script not working?

[jdelaney]

Well, the workaround is to grab the URL control...but you won't be able to do anything once you navigate, since you can't interact with the dom object:

ControlSetText("[CLASS:Chrome_OmniboxView]", "", "[CLASS:Chrome_OmniboxView; INSTANCE:1]", "https://www.youtube.com")

Edited April 22, 2013 by jdelaney

[SergeySpandaryan]

Well, the workaround is to grab the URL control...but you won't be able to do anything once you navigate, since you can't interact with the dom object:

ControlSetText("[CLASS:Chrome_OmniboxView]", "", "[CLASS:Chrome_OmniboxView; INSTANCE:1]", "https://www.youtube.com")

This didn't do anything. I guess the only way is to click on the omnibox and then ctrl + v

[jdelaney]

That's really weird, I can only manipulate the URL when using the HWND for the window and control...

$hwnd = WinGetHandle("[CLASS:Chrome_WidgetWin_1]")
If Not IsHWnd($hwnd) Then
 MsgBox(1,1,1)
 Exit
EndIf
WinActivate($hwnd)
$hControl = ControlGetHandle($hwnd, "", "[CLASS:Chrome_OmniboxView; INSTANCE:1]")
If Not IsHWnd($hControl) Then
 MsgBox(1,1,2)
 Exit
EndIf
ControlFocus($hwnd, "", $hControl)
ControlSend($hwnd, "", $hControl, "")
ControlSetText($hwnd, "", $hControl, "https://www.test2.com")

Edited April 22, 2013 by jdelaney

[Mechaflash]

Tested and it works for me... but I specified a text for my Window Title. However, you'll have to CTRL+A and {DEL} first as it doesn't highlight text when you controlsend.

Func _ChromeSendURL()
    Opt("WinTitleMatchMode", 2) ; Perform a string-in-string type search for window titles.
    ControlSend("AutoIt Forums", "", "[CLASS:Chrome_OmniboxView; INSTANCE:1]", "TESTING")
EndFunc

Edited April 22, 2013 by Mechaflash

[MouseSpotter]

Try this:

1. Go to google home page

2. ControlSend("Google","","[CLASS:Chrome_OmniboxView; INSTANCE:1]","{home}+{end}test")

[Blue_Drache]

Try this:

1. Go to google home page

2. ControlSend("Google","","[CLASS:Chrome_OmniboxView; INSTANCE:1]","{home}+{end}test")

Shouldn't that be {home} {shift}+{end}?

[jdelaney]

Controlsettext clears out, and changes text...controlsend only pre-appends

[MouseSpotter]

Shouldn't that be {home} {shift}+{end}?

'+'

This tells AutoIt to send a SHIFT keystroke, therefore Send("Hell+o") would send the text "HellO". Send("!+a") would send "ALT+SHIFT+a".

[Mechaflash]

here we go

Func _ChromeSendURL()
    ControlSetText("[CLASS:Chrome_WidgetWin_1]", "", "[CLASS:Chrome_OmniboxView; INSTANCE:1]", "TESTING")
EndFunc

[SergeySpandaryan]

here we go

 

Func _ChromeSendURL()
    ControlSetText("[CLASS:Chrome_WidgetWin_1]", "", "[CLASS:Chrome_OmniboxView; INSTANCE:1]", "TESTING")
EndFunc

_ChromeSendURL()
Func _ChromeSendURL()
    ControlSetText("[CLASS:Chrome_WidgetWin_1]", "", "[CLASS:Chrome_OmniboxView; INSTANCE:1]", "TESTING")
EndFunc

 

This doesn't do anything. Help please.

Edited July 21, 2013 by SergeySpandaryan

[SergeySpandaryan]

bump

[Bert]

Read this carefully - You either need to use IE.au3 which means you use IE ...or use FF.au3 which uses Firefox. Using controlsend in a web based window DOES NOT WORK. I do not care you use chrome. Chrome for the most part resist automation for that is how the security for chrome is setup.

NO - you can't get around this. Others have tried and failed. These are your choices in automating this. If you do not like your choices then you are out of luck.

[SergeySpandaryan]

Read this carefully - You either need to use IE.au3 which means you use IE ...or use FF.au3 which uses Firefox. Using controlsend in a web based window DOES NOT WORK. I do not care you use chrome. Chrome for the most part resist automation for that is how the security for chrome is setup.

NO - you can't get around this. Others have tried and failed. These are your choices in automating this. If you do not like your choices then you are out of luck.

Do you mean Chrome's address bar is web based?

[Bert]

Do you mean Chrome's address bar is web based?

NO. YOU CAN NOT USE CHROME TO DO WHAT YOU ARE ASKING FOR.

 

Stop trying to get a way to interact with Chrome. Use IE or Firefox if you want to use AutoIt.

[junkew]

Chrome can easy be automated with ui automation. Search in the forum for ui automation.