Need AutoIT to search for a change in word, then act when it finds the change - (Moved)

[MaxWilko]

Hi all,

I've been trying to research about this one but keep hitting a wall so here I am.

My goal: To start executing mouse clicks when a word in a box changes to "Done"

Would I need a combination of WinExists and If statements? Would this be the best way to do this? If so I would really appreciate a little help with the syntax.

Thanks for your time pros!

[JLogan3o13]

Moved to the appropriate forum.

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[JLogan3o13]

@MaxWilko welcome to the forum. Please post the code you have tried already, even if it is not doing what you want it to do. We will then be happy to assist.

[water]

Welcome to Autoit and the forum!

Did you try the AutoIt Window Info tool? If it returns the ID for the control you can query the value.

[MaxWilko]

Hi all ! 

Hi @water yes! I can use the AutoIT window info tool to find the ID of the control. This is great I can query it's value, I must sound very noob but how would I query the value? attached is a photo of the window info tool & my code

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; CTECalibration2 AutoScript for AXF09T390

If @OSArch = "x64" Then
    DllCall("kernel32.dll", "boolean", "Wow64DisableWow64FsRedirection", "boolean", 1) ;~ Turns On 64 Bit Redirection
    ShellExecute("osk.exe")                                                            ;turns on on screen keyboard
        $cartID = InputBox("Cartridge ID", "Please Enter;")    ;here a GUI asks for the Cart ID & stores as varible
        ProcessClose ( "osk.exe" )
    DllCall("kernel32.dll", "boolean", "Wow64DisableWow64FsRedirection", "boolean", 0) ;~ Turns Off 64 Bit Redirection
EndIf

ShellExecute('C:\WINDOWS\CTX Calibration2\CTXCalibration2.exe')
WinWait('CTX Cartridge Calibration 2')     ;wait for the program to be fully loaded
WinActivate('CTX Cartridge Calibration 2')   ;this makes the window active for clicking
AutoItSetOption('MouseCoordMode', 0)   ;need this to click properly
MouseClick('primary', 1053, 13, 1, 0)
MouseClick('primary', 171, 99, 1, 0)
Send("{BACKSPACE}")
Send("{BACKSPACE}")
Send("{BACKSPACE}")
Send("{BACKSPACE}")
Send($cartID)
MouseClick('primary', 229, 134, 1, 0)
Send("{DOWN}")
Send("{DOWN}")
Send("{DOWN}")
Send("{DOWN}")
Send("{ENTER}")    ;select AXF09T390
MouseClick('primary', 449, 45, 1, 0)  ;Start Calibration
Send("25.007")   ;EnterSylvacPreset
Send("{ENTER}")
BlockInput(1)
Sleep (280000) ;Blocks input for duration while calibration is in process

; Now I need to initiate more clicks after message "Done" is displayed, hmmmm
 

 

[MaxWilko]

Just now, MaxWilko said:

Hi all ! 

Hi @water yes! I can use the AutoIT window info tool to find the ID of the control. This is great I can query it's value, I must sound very noob but how would I query the value? attached is a photo of the window info tool & my code

 

Thanks again for your support!

[Confuzzled]

I'm assuming it is a text box that updates when the process is done.

Put in a loop to test for value = "Done" and continue once the value is true.

For extra points, put a counter and a small delay, and exit the loop once the counter has decremented to zero, as the calibration process may hang or time out and your utility will wait forever.

[JockoDundee]

@Confuzzled, MaxWilko is asking:

10 hours ago, MaxWilko said:

how would I query the value?

but your answer of

4 hours ago, Confuzzled said:

Put in a loop to test for value = "Done" and continue once the value is true.

is both condescending and non-helpful.

For extra points, why not explain how to access the value of the control?

[water]

Global $sWindowTitle = "CTX Cartridge Calibration 2" ; Title of the window to wait for
Global $iControlID = 67626                           ; ID of the control to retrieve the value from
Global $sTargetValue = "Done"                        ; Value to wait for
Global $iWaitTime = 5000                             ; Time in milliseconds to wait before checking the control again
Global $iMaxCheck = 5                                ; Maximum retries
While 1
    $sValue = ControlGetText($sWindowTitle, "", $iControlID)
    If @error Or $iMaxCheck <= 0 Then Exit MsgBox(0, "Error", "Could not find window or Control")
    If $sValue = $sTargetValue Then ExitLoop
    $iMaxCheck = $iMaxCheck - 1
    Sleep($iWaitTime)
Wend

I'm not sure this works at all because IIRC WindowsForms are hard to automate.

Edited May 13, 2021 by water
Added max retries value

[MaxWilko]

Thanks @water this was really helpful and I understood it. Problem that occurs it seems is the ControlID changes everytime the program opens, so it cannot find the window and pops the error that was kindly coded for me.

I am going to attempt using pixel capture I think its called, there is also a colour that changes when it is complete, perhaps this might be an easier way to script, I will post back with my progress soon. Thanks everyone

[JockoDundee]

17 minutes ago, MaxWilko said:

Problem that occurs it seems is the ControlID changes everytime the program opens

$iControlId = ControlGetHandle($sWindowTitle, "", "[NAME:actionBox]")

 

Edited May 17, 2021 by JockoDundee

[MaxWilko]

21 hours ago, JockoDundee said:

$iControlId = ControlGetHandle($sWindowTitle, "", "[NAME:actionBox]")

 

This worked great I used it inside the loop and it is running perfectly thank you @water & @JockoDundee. I next need to export some reports from the software and stick them in a email and send them. But this might be for another forum topic.

[water]