Controls not found in moving from 3.3.4.0 to 3.3.6.0

[paul.seccombe@…]

First off - thanks for a great piece of software.
I recently upgraded to the lastest version (3.3.6.1) but the AutoIt Info window could no longer identify the indiviual controls in the application I use (sorry I can't give you any further info on the application as it is an internal one used by the business I work for). I have back tracked through old versions of AutoIt and found that the problem started in verison 3.3.6.0 and 3.3.4.0 works fine.
If there are any screen shots or backdoor tests you want me to run to find the problem please let me know.
Thanks.

[Jpm]

Difficult to help you at least post screen shot of what is working and what it is not if you can ?
You are not following the ticket submission requirement perhaps better to go to forum first to get help.

[Jpm]

you can even check when the change occurs downloading the beta ​http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/files/beta/autoit/archive/autoit-v3.3.5.3-sfx.exe which only solve #1444 not the #1391

[daniel]

First off - thanks for a great piece of software.
I have the same problem.
AutoIt Info window:
ver 3.3.6.0 -> not working fine
ver 3.3.6.1 -> not working fine
ver 3.3.5.3 beta -> not working fine
ver 3.3.4.0 -> -> working fine
If there are any screen shots or backdoor tests you want me to run to find the problem please let me know.
Thanks.

[Jpm]

We just need a repro script not just a report saying that something is not working
as I say please post scrren shots explaining the difference.
I am sure you can do better to post a repro script

[Daniel]

Hello again,
i have made a scrennshot and i hope, this will help.
The screenshot is made with version 3.3.4.0 from AutoIt v3 Windows Info.
With version 3.3.4.0 i can find the Button (Button23 with the ID 1416).
With a version above 3.3.4.0 e.g. version 3.3.6.1 i can not find this Button.
I do not know what is a repro script. My english is not so good, sorry.
Kind regards.

[mvg]

Forum case If you ask me.

[Jpm]

Replying to Daniel:

Hello again,
i have made a scrennshot and i hope, this will help.
The screenshot is made with version 3.3.4.0 from AutoIt v3 Windows Info.
With version 3.3.4.0 i can find the Button (Button23 with the ID 1416).
With a version above 3.3.4.0 e.g. version 3.3.6.1 i can not find this Button.
I do not know what is a repro script. My english is not so good, sorry.
Kind regards.

a repro script is a script which reproduce the error
I think that it is still needed to understand the problem as with the screen shot I cannot figure out how all control are created.
The best as mention by @mvg is best to go to forum first to get help unless your report allow to reproduce the error if any.

[Daniel]

Hello,
the error is not in the script i wrote.
I have only the software (not the source code) i want to control and i use the AutoIt v3 Windows Info tool to find out the IDs of the buttons i want to click.
And i can only find the IDs with the tool ver. 3.3.4.0 and not with a version above.
The Error is in the Windows Info tool and so i think i can not make a repro script.
Kind regards

[Jpm]

are you saying the sofware you use is not written in AutoIt Code and I cannot have a copy to reproduce the behavior you get?

[anonymous]

Hello,
i use AutoIt to write a script to control the software "Argus on PC". You can see it in the screenshot i made. "Argus on PC" is a software which is not written by me and it need a special external hardware device. "Argus on PC" is not written in AutoIT Code. So i use the AutoIt Windows Info tool to get the IDs of the Buttons from "Argus on PC" (the software i want to control) to control the software. And this is what works fine with the version 3.3.4.0 from the AutoIt Windows Info tool. I think this is the same problem as the problem what paul (first text) explained. I want to help to find the differences in the AutoIt Windows Info tool from version 3.3.4.0 to 3.3.6.1, but i do not know how i can help.
Kind regards

[Daniel]

Hello,
i have found a software with that you can reproduce it. Please have a look at the screenshots. The software i want to control is "Putty". (www.putty.org)(​http://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/latest/x86/putty.exe) I want to identify the "delete" Button. In version 3.3.4.0 from the AutoIt Windows Info tool i can identify the Button12 (ID 1060) in the version 3.3.6.1 from the AutoIt Windows Info tool i can not identify this Button. I hope this will help you.
Kind regardes
Daniel

[mvg]

Seems the Group control is blocking.
Button1 and Button2 can't be targeted with the current Au3Info. (Ps: don't know about older version of Au3Info.)

#include <ButtonConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>

#region ### START Koda GUI section ### Form=
Local $Form1 = GUICreate("Form1", 369, 233, 192, 114)
Local $Button1 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Button1", 232, 64, 75, 25)
Local $Button2 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Button2", 232, 104, 75, 25)
Local $Group1 = GUICtrlCreateGroup("Group1", 8, 8, 337, 209)
GUICtrlCreateGroup("", -99, -99, 1, 1)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)
#endregion ### END Koda GUI section ###

Do
Until GUIGetMsg() = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE

[mvg]

PS2: (was a little to fast) If the Group control is actually used as expected. There is no problem targeting button1 and button2. (moved first GUICtrlCreateGroup from below button2 to above button1.)

Local $Form1 = GUICreate("Form1", 369, 233, 192, 114)
Local $Group1 = GUICtrlCreateGroup("Group1", 8, 8, 337, 209)
Local $Button1 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Button1", 232, 64, 75, 25)
Local $Button2 = GUICtrlCreateButton("Button2", 232, 104, 75, 25)
GUICtrlCreateGroup("", -99, -99, 1, 1)

[Daniel]

Hello,
i think it is a bug in the AutoIt Windows Info tool in version 3.3.6.0 and above. Because i think the AutoIt Windows Info tool is to identify buttons from programs wich are not written in AutoIt code. AutoIt is a great Tool to control other programs. And to do this you must be able to identify the buttons from other programs.
Kind regards.
Daniel

[Jpm]

Thanks now Jon can correct what he did #1444

[Jon]

Fixed by revision [6084] in version: 3.3.7.7