Immitate double click No Mouse Movement

[Paxman]

Just seem to have hit a bit of a hurdle.

I am trying to get Autoit to tick a box in a dialogue box. However no windows shortcut works (eg. spacebar etc.).

So having moved to the tick box (how can i produce a double click of the mouse (which ticks the box) without moving the mouse each time. I will need to do this many times in a tall dialogue box you need to scroll through if trying to use the mouse to do it?

Can i map a keyboard shortcut or something?

Thanks

Neil

 

[careca]

what does the au3 window tool says about that checkbox?

[Paxman]

Did not know of this tool but found it.

Clicking the tick box gives me this.

Not sure if it helps.

Thanks

Neil

>>>> Window <<<<
Title:    GridTrader
Class:    #32770
Position:    613, 20
Size:    626, 754
Style:    0x94CC20C4
ExStyle:    0x00010501
Handle:    0x004F0B3C

>>>> Control <<<<
Class:    SysListView32
Instance:    1
ClassnameNN:    SysListView321
Name:    
Advanced (Class):    [CLASS:SysListView32; INSTANCE:1]
ID:    1357
Text:    List1
Position:    18, 37
Size:    577, 601
ControlClick Coords:    47, 177
Style:    0x5021940D
ExStyle:    0x00000204
Handle:    0x00C70BF6

>>>> Mouse <<<<
Position:    686, 265
Cursor ID:    0
Color:    0xDBEAEC

>>>> StatusBar <<<<

>>>> ToolsBar <<<<

>>>> Visible Text <<<<
Inputs
List1
&Load
&Save
OK
Cancel
Reset

>>>> Hidden Text <<<<
1
false
None
2018.06.14 20:37:00

[Zedna]

Look at this:

https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/functions/ControlGetHandle.htm

https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/libfunctions/_GUICtrlListView_SetItemChecked.htm

[Paxman]

Not sure what to do with this as my knowledge of this scripting language is elementary.

Do i somehow modify the function to retrieve the Handle of the control and then somehow use the SetItemChecked function to check the control?

If so can you help with an example or give a few more pointers?

Thanks for your help.

[Zedna]

Try this:

#include <GuiListView.au3>

$hLV = ControlGetHandle("GridTrader", "", "SysListView321")
_GUICtrlListView_SetItemChecked($hLV, 0)

It should set checked state for the first row in your ListView.

If it will work, you can easily accomodate it to set checked state to desired rows ...

Edited June 14, 2018 by Zedna

[Paxman]

Ok that seems to make some sense to me now. I will give it a go. Thanks for your help here

[Paxman]

Am i right in thinking that i can use the info in au3 window info (as below) to click a button.

Like

ControlClick($hWnd, "", "[Class:Button;Instance:1]")

Or is it better to use an ID?

>>>> Window <<<<
Title:  OANDA - MetaTrader - [EURGBP,M5]
Class:    MetaQuotes::MetaTrader::4.00
 

>>>> Control <<<<
Class:    Button
Instance:    1
ClassnameNN:    Button1
Name:    
Advanced (Class):    [CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:1]
ID:    1025
Text:    Expert properties
 

Edited June 15, 2018 by Paxman

[Zedna]

Use ClassNN:

ControlClick($hWnd, "", "Button1")

[Paxman]

I created a simple script to test this and it errors.

#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>

; This is my first script
MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "My First Script!", "Hello World!")

ControlClick($hWnd, "", "Button1")  err $hWnd possibly used before declaration and err undeclared global variable.

So in VBA i would know where to look but i am stumped here.

Also once it has errored how can i get back to a screen without the error codes on please.

thanks

Neil

Edited June 15, 2018 by Paxman

[Paxman]

After some googling i added global $hwnd to start and error went. However i think i need something before the button click to tell it what window to go to?

can i use this function i found in the recorder

Func _WinWaitActivate($title,$text,$timeout=0)
    WinWait($title,$text,$timeout)
    If Not WinActive($title,$text) Then WinActivate($title,$text)
    WinWaitActive($title,$text,$timeout)
EndFunc

and then use

_WinWaitActivate("9762353: OANDA - MetaTrader - [EURGBP,M5]","")

Or is that not the way to do it?

 

Edited June 15, 2018 by Paxman

[JLogan3o13]

$hWnd is the variable that refers to the window. Look at the example for ControlClick in the help file; it shows you everything you need to know.

[Paxman]

ok will do

 

[Paxman]

Got it worked perfectly!

Help is good, knowing where to look is the thing

[JLogan3o13]

21 minutes ago, Paxman said:

Help is good, knowing where to look is the thing

Every function in AutoIt has a page in the help file, many with not one but multiple examples...

[Paxman]

15 hours ago, Zedna said:

Try this:

#include <GuiListView.au3>

$hLV = ControlGetHandle("GridTrader", "", "SysListView321")
_GUICtrlListView_SetItemChecked($hLV, 0)

It should set checked state for the first row in your ListView.

If it will work, you can easily accomodate it to set checked state to desired rows ...

Hi i got the code to run but it does not tick the control. I tried 0,1 and 2 to be sure.

Is there another way to do this? As mentioned before, in use you can only use the mouse with a left click or double click. No Keyboard shortcut exists.

Thanks

Neil

[Zedna]

Add error checking to see where is problem:

If @error Then ...

[Paxman]

Did that to show a message  but no error.

[Paxman]

i have set windows Ease of use to use the + key on the numeric keypad as a double click so we could just navigate to each line using {down} and then setting or unsetting? Is this a possible method?

[Paxman]

mmm seems to only work if cursor is on the required line. Back to scripting it if possible.