Switching Tabs On File Properties

[Adele]

Hello. I need to switch Compatibility tab on file properties on Windows as automated, the coordinates and tab order are not constant, so i cant use mouse or keyboard. Can use such a function like _GUICtrlTab_ActivateTab or other solution?

Edited March 30, 2020 by Adele

[Aelc]

#include <GuiTab.au3>
$Window = "Backup Properties"
$searchTAB = "Compatibility"

$hWnd = ControlGetHandle ( $Window,"",'[CLASS:SysTabControl32; INSTANCE:1]' )
For $i = 0 To _GUICtrlTab_GetItemCount ( $hWnd ) - 1
$txt = _GUICtrlTab_GetItemText ( $hWnd,$i )
If $txt = $searchTAB Then _GUICtrlTab_SetCurSel ( $hWnd, $i)
Next

something like this?

Edited March 30, 2020 by Aelc

[BrewManNH]

Why not just alter the registry and forget about manipulating the GUI, all the GUI does is shortcut the registry entries.

[Aelc]

1 minute ago, BrewManNH said:

Why not just alter the registry and forget about manipulating the GUI, all the GUI does is shortcut the registry entries.

to lazy to search i guess  but true 

[Adele]

@BrewManNH The user must do rest of settings, i just need to activate Compatibility tab.

@Aelc Thanks but not working. I've checked ControlGetHandle, it returns the handle and @error is 0. _GUICtrlTab_GetItemCount() returns correct number of tab count. But when I try to see what _GUICtrlTab_GetItemText() returns, there are only weird characters. My OS is in Turkish language which mostly uses Latin Characters, what's the problem?

Edited March 30, 2020 by Adele

[Nine]

You need to run it x64, and you may also need to use #RequireAdmin.  Add this line at beginning of script :

#AutoIt3Wrapper_UseX64=y

Should work now...

[Adele]

Works like a charm, thanks.