Unable to Click Button During 'Silent Uninstall'

nowiminit · January 8, 2021

I am having difficulty with a silent uninstall for an older version of Dell Sonicwall.

I have a command that should run a silent install: msiexec.exe /X{0E14625B-DF56-4657-8678-DFD1955BE97A} /qn /norestart

However, it is not completely silent and there is a dialogue box that pops up. All I need to do is simply click ‘continue’ and this is where my problem lies.

With AutoIt, or AHK and other macro recorders, I’m unable to click the continue button or alternatively press enter and finish the uninstall. If I am just playing around I can see my mouse click at the given point on screen, but it cannot seem to focus or click on that dialogue window.

Here’s the button summary from AutoIt Info:

>>>> Window <<<<

Title: Global VPN Client

Class: #32770

Position: 430, 215

Size: 506, 297

Style: 0x94C800CC

ExStyle: 0x00010101

Handle: 0x0000000000170654

>>>> Control <<<<

Class: Button

Instance: 3

ClassnameNN: Button3

Name:

Advanced (Class): [CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:3]

ID: 1

Text: Continue

Position: 404, 234

Size: 87, 24

ControlClick Coords: 23, 12

Style: 0x50010000

ExStyle: 0x00000004

Handle: 0x00000000001B07D8

>>>> Mouse <<<<

Position: 430, 272

Cursor ID: 0

Color: 0xC1E1E1

>>>> StatusBar <<<<

>>>> ToolsBar <<<<

>>>> Visible Text <<<<

Uninstall Global VPN Client

The uninstallation of Global VPN Client is almost complete. The following actions can be performed as part of the uninstallation process.

Click Continue to complete the uninstallation.

&Delete all settings and configuration files

&Retain the MAC address of the virtual adapter

Continue

>>>> Hidden Text <<<<

Here is my code:

#RequireAdmin

run("msiexec.exe /X{0E14625B-DF56-4657-8678-DFD1955BE97A} /qb /norestart")

AutoItSetOption('MouseCoordMode', 0)

WinWait('Global VPN Client', 'Click Continue')

WinActivate('Global VPN Client')

Send("{TAB}{TAB}{ENTER}")

Sleep(300)

;MouseClick('primary', 447, 272, 1, 0) //Doesn't work

;ControlClick('Global VPN Client', 'Click Continue', 1) //Doesn't work

I am running this script using #requireadmin, any suggestions or advice is appreciated.

Earthshine · January 8, 2021

Control click didn’t work because you’re not using it correctly go through all the parameters and set them. the name of the button is continue, not whatever you listed in that function

Also you have to make sure to wait for that control to actually exist

Edited January 8, 2021 by Earthshine

Nine · January 8, 2021

Please use this tool when you post code.

Try always using handles instead of string to access windows and controls. Here an example based on your script :

#RequireAdmin
#include <Constants.au3>

run("msiexec.exe /X{0E14625B-DF56-4657-8678-DFD1955BE97A} /qb /norestart")

Local $hWnd = WinWait('Global VPN Client')
If Not $hWnd Then Exit MsgBox ($MB_SYSTEMMODAL,"","Error on title")
WinActivate($hWnd)
Local $hCtrl = ControlGetHandle($hWnd, "", "Button3")
If Not $hCtrl Then Exit MsgBox ($MB_SYSTEMMODAL,"","Error on control")
ControlClick($hWnd, "", $hCtrl)

nowiminit · January 8, 2021

@Earthshine

Thanks for your reply... I've tried a bunch of variations on control click but I've never had any luck. Here's a few more examples:

ControlClick('Global VPN Client', '', "Button3")

ControlClick('Global VPN Client', '', "Continue")

ControlClick('Global VPN Client', '', 1)

nowiminit · January 8, 2021

@Nine

Thanks for giving me that example, it's far cleaner and I'll try to work off of that in any future AutoIt scripts. Sadly, I'm still struggling on the same issue with your provided script. There are no msgboxes that popup with your error message, but also the button still remains unclicked. Any further ideas on what I can try?

Earthshine · January 8, 2021

put a longer sleep before trying to click the button. if that works then it means you just need to wait longer for the button to exist. I have a small script that waits for controls automatically for using on installers

Nine · January 8, 2021

I see that the handle showed in the info tool is 64 bit. Try using x64 to run your script instead of x86...

Earthshine · January 8, 2021

and try controlclick like this if you don't want to get handles, but getting the handle is something my udf does for you based on the dialog and buttons on the form. this ensures that you are speaking to the correct instance of your control.

ControlClick("[CLASS:#32770]", "Global VPN Client", "[CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:3]", "Continue")

Edited January 8, 2021 by Earthshine

Nine · January 8, 2021

@Earthshine 4th parameter of ControlClick

Quote

button [optional] The button to click, "left", "right", "middle", "main", "menu", "primary", "secondary". Default is the left button.

Not "Continue"...

Earthshine · January 8, 2021

oh yes! sorry. I just use my WaitForControls UDF to wrap that function and find my controls when they are actually ready. So I rarely ever use ControlClick directly.

nowiminit · January 8, 2021

@Earthshine

No luck with your your revised ControlClick, the wait I have here seems to trigger correctly and at the right time:

WinWait("Global VPN Client", "Click Continue")

But the click just never seems to do anything.

@Nine

I've tried compiling and running the script in both x64 and x86 and no luck either.

Thanks both you two for helping me out with this issue and sticking with me. I really appreciate the efforts, but that button is one stubborn button that doesn't want to be pressed lol.

Earthshine · January 8, 2021

Can you give me a link so I can install that version in a virtual machine and test it? I will need that version of sonic wall

Nine · January 8, 2021

Can you verify that the script AND the info tool share the same handles (both window and control) ?

Earthshine · January 8, 2021

I'm testing it. Gonna find out... lol 😀

nowiminit · January 8, 2021

@Nine

Sorry I'm not sure how I verify that, can you provide me an explanation or link and I'll get back to you?

Nine · January 8, 2021

Add ConsoleWrite in the script for both $hWnd and $hCtrl. Then use AutoIt info tool and check if handles matches. In info tool, it is the last line (called handle)...

Earthshine · January 8, 2021

this is what my script outputs to console, it finds it and says it's clicked, gets a success from ControlClick but it doesn't work. I see what he means

#AutoIt3Wrapper_Compression=3
#AutoIt3Wrapper_UseUpx=y
#AutoIt3Wrapper_Res_requestedExecutionLevel=requireAdministrator
#AutoIt3Wrapper_Add_Constants=n
#AutoIt3Wrapper_AU3Check_Parameters=-d -w 1 -w 2 -w 3 -w 4 -w 5 -w 6 -w 7
#AutoIt3Wrapper_UseX64=y
#EndRegion ;**** Directives created by AutoIt3Wrapper_GUI ****

#RequireAdmin

#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include 'log4a.au3'
#include 'WaitForControls.au3'

Const $TD_BTN_CONTINUE = 'Continue'

Const $apptext = "Global VPN Client"
Const $text = "Global VPN Client"
Const $class = "[Class:#32770]"
Const $button3 = "[CLASS:Button; INSTANCE:3]"

#Region ;**** Logging ****
; Enable logging and don't write to stderr
_log4a_SetEnable()
; Write to stderr, set min level to warn, customize message format
_log4a_SetErrorStream()
_log4a_SetCompiledOutput($LOG4A_OUTPUT_FILE)
_log4a_SetMinLevel($LOG4A_LEVEL_DEBUG)
; If @compiled Then _log4a_SetMinLevel($LOG4A_LEVEL_WARN) ; Change the min level if the script is compiled
_log4a_SetFormat("${date} | ${host} | ${level} | ${message}")
#EndRegion ;**** Logging ****

;run("msiexec.exe /X{0E14625B-DF56-4657-8678-DFD1955BE97A} /qb /norestart")

Global $handle = WinActivate($text)
_log4a_Info($text & ' Handle :' & $handle)
_checkClickCtrl($class, $text, $button3, $TD_BTN_CONTINUE, 0)

to run my code you need the au3 files in the include, both can be found on this forum. note, you must get to this screen in order to try to execute the script, that installer does other things like removes virtual adapters that have been previously set up. SO just get to that point and execute the script

Edited January 8, 2021 by Earthshine

Nine · January 8, 2021

@Earthshine Can you try to ControlSend {TAB} and {SPACE}, see if that works ?

Earthshine · January 8, 2021

I will try.

Earthshine · January 8, 2021

5 minutes ago, Nine said:

@Earthshine Can you try to ControlSend {TAB} and {SPACE}, see if that works ?

So you can see my udf find the control and attempt to click it, Once the script runs that control is highligted.

I added a Send("{ENTER}") at the very end of the script (even though I was still doing a ControlClick on that beast) and it doesn't do anything.

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