Click on a button without tab info

[jamsito]

Hi guys, I'm new here but I've been reading this forum for a while now. I'm writing a simple code that should click on a button.

The process is:

1. Open a control Window
2. Click on a tab
3. Click on another tab inside the previous one
4. Click on the button 

The problem is that I can't get the info (ID, instance or handle) of these two tabs, since the whole tab bar is the same control (at least that's what Autoit Info says).

I've got the ID of the main control (the pop up window) and also of the button itself, and I tried using "ControlClick" directly on the button, but it doesn't work, so I assume I need to click on the specific tabs first.

I know I could do this by pointing with the mouse or using the TAB key, but I don't want to do so because the script will be used on different computers with different configurations.

Attached you can find some screenshots to help you understand my problem. I would really appreciate your help, since I've been looking for an answer for a long time now.

Thank you very much and sorry for my english

[Earthshine]

so, the tabs may be done in software mate. it's most likely a TabStrip control.

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa443489(v=vs.60).aspx

Can you try just sending TAB keys to get to the one that hosts your control? like:

Send('{TAB}')

Send('{TAB}')

Then use:

ControlClick('[CLASS:#32770]', 'Options', '[CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:16]')

[jamsito]

17 hours ago, Earthshine said:

so, the tabs may be done in software mate. it's most likely a TabStrip control.

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa443489(v=vs.60).aspx

Can you try just sending TAB keys to get to the one that hosts your control? like:

Send('{TAB}')

Send('{TAB}')

Then use:

ControlClick('[CLASS:#32770]', 'Options', '[CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:16]')

Thanks for your answer! I've done what you said, and now I am on the desired tab (attached picture), but still can't click on the button.

First I tried this:

Opt("WinTitleMatchMode",2)
WinActivate("CATIA")
Send("!{t}"&"{o}")
$options="[CLASS:#32770]"
WinWaitActive($options)
Send("{TAB 7}"&"{RIGHT}"&"{TAB 6}"&"{RIGHT}")
ControlClick($options,"", "[CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:46]")

It opens the right tab, then does nothing.

Then I tried focusing on the "square" that contains the button first:
 

Opt("WinTitleMatchMode",2)
WinActivate("CATIA")
Send("!{t}"&"{o}")
$options="[CLASS:#32770]"
WinWaitActive($options)
Send("{TAB 7}"&"{RIGHT}"&"{TAB 6}"&"{RIGHT}")
$square="[CLASS:Afx:0000000140000000:0:0000000000010003:0000000000000000:0000000000000000; INSTANCE:9]"
$button="[CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:46]"
ControlFocus($options,"", $square)
ControlClick($square,"", $button)

Aaaand nothing happened again.

I think I don't really get how these controls inside other controls work... the window (that is already a control) contains multiple controls, so I'm not sure wether I can click directly on the button or I should first "focus" on the right control. Also, which control would be the right one? 

Anyways, nothing works so I'm totally lost.

[Earthshine]

Sorry, I think I typed it wrong!

ControlClick('[CLASS:#32770]', 'CTA5 - ENOVIA Collaborative Design for CATIA V5 Not Granted', '[CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:16]') 

If that does not work try this

ControlClick('[CLASS:#32770]', '', '[CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:16]') 

 

If that doesn't work:

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Edited October 26, 2017 by Earthshine

[Earthshine]

If the above doesn't work, can you try something like this to poke the button?

#include<Array.au3>
;~ OPT("WinTitleMatchMode",2)

$a = WinList("Options")

;~ uncomment line below to look at what you find, name and handle of desired control
;~ _ArrayDisplay($A)

ConsoleWrite(UBound($A)& @CRLF)
FOR $N = 1 to $A[0][0]
    $hActiveWindow = WinGetHandle("")

    WinActivate($a[$N][1]) ;comment if using controlfocus
;~  ControlFocus($a[$N][1],"","") ;comment if using winactivate;
    ControlSend($a[$N][1],"CTA5 - ENOVIA Collaborative Design for CATIA V5 Not Granted","","{ENTER}")

    WinActivate($hActiveWindow)
Next

 

The above code was found here: in this case used to log onto an RDP client that is locked.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/26505329/autoit-controlsend-remote-desktop

Edited October 26, 2017 by Earthshine

[jamsito]

16 hours ago, Earthshine said:

If the above doesn't work, can you try something like this to poke the button?

#include<Array.au3>
;~ OPT("WinTitleMatchMode",2)

$a = WinList("Options")

;~ uncomment line below to look at what you find, name and handle of desired control
;~ _ArrayDisplay($A)

ConsoleWrite(UBound($A)& @CRLF)
FOR $N = 1 to $A[0][0]
    $hActiveWindow = WinGetHandle("")

    WinActivate($a[$N][1]) ;comment if using controlfocus
;~  ControlFocus($a[$N][1],"","") ;comment if using winactivate;
    ControlSend($a[$N][1],"CTA5 - ENOVIA Collaborative Design for CATIA V5 Not Granted","","{ENTER}")

    WinActivate($hActiveWindow)
Next

 

The above code was found here: in this case used to log onto an RDP client that is locked.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/26505329/autoit-controlsend-remote-desktop

Thanks again for your help @Earthshine, but none of this has worked. I'm going to try the primitive way (using the mouse) and adapting the code to the different resolutions...

[Earthshine]

you may have to modify that example code. uncomment out the the ArrayDisplay line to see what's in the array and make sure we have what we are looking for. Sorry mate.

 

Edited October 27, 2017 by Earthshine