Custom Trigger behaviour

[Semper]

Hi

I'm using a custom trigger from the help page

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SRT>Trigger
 IfWindowOpen>Calculator
   Let>MACRO_RESULT=TRUE
 Else
   Let>MACRO_RESULT=FALSE
 Endif
END>Trigger
 
SRT>Reset
 IfWindowOpen>Calculator
   Let>MACRO_RESULT=FALSE
 Else
   Let>MACRO_RESULT=TRUE
 Endif
END>Reset

Then write a simple macro

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MessageModal>Found

and assigning the custom trigger to it.

When starting the Calculator the Found box is shown (trigger succesfuly recognized the window)

Then I close the Calculator, and start it again, but the MessageModal>Found does not show anymore.

Is this normal behaviour?

[Marcus Tettmar]

It is possible the trigger is matching against some other window. Try restricting the window type by adding the following at the top:

//no child windows
Let>WF_TYPE=0

See the SetFocus command in the help file for other WF_TYPE values.

[Semper]

Restricting to child windows is good, thanks.

But for this example it was not neccesary, I was starting Calculator too fast, after i closed it.

I found that several seconds (10 or more) needs to pass after i can open calculator and the trigger to recognize the window and fire the macro again.
Is that suposse to work like that?

Another thing bugs me, after closing MS, and starting it again, the trigger does not work, unless i first start ANY macro.

[Semper]

I need to make an important script at work with custom trigger
so i would need to know how to deal with these two issues.

Can anyone help please?

[Marcus Tettmar]

Hi,

We're investigating some issues with triggers right now. Not sure if this is the cause of your problem but you may want to wait for the next maintenance release.