Find out or get window titles

rlcohen70 · Post by **rlcohen70** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 7:31 pm

I have a macro I want to run, yet the windo titles are extremely long. What is the best wayt o get an accurate name of the window title...
Here ar ethe examples. The seond exmaple includes quotation marks and also the | sign... I am using the WaitWindowOpen command..

Example 1.
status:Disconnected | VPN Client - Version 4.8.01.300
Challenges with spaces?? I had it working to the first window but then the program crashed...

Example 2.
VPN Client | User Authentication for "Company Name VPN"

Bob Hansen · Post by **Bob Hansen** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 8:31 pm

Use the GetActiveWindow(GAW) function.

From the Help:

GetActiveWindow>window_title,X,Y[,Width,Height]

Retrieves information about the current active window. The window title, and top left coordinates of the active window are stored in window_title, X and Y.

rlcohen70 · Post by **rlcohen70** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 9:54 pm

Could you help me with an example? .
This is the code I am using...

Let>Password = login password
Run Program>C:\Program Files\Cisco Systems\VPN Client\ipsecdialer.exe
WaitWindowOpen>status: Disconnected | VPN Client - Version 4.8.01.0300
Press CTRL
Send>o
GetActiveWindow>window_title,X,Y[,Width,Height]
WaitWindowOpen>window_title
Send>Password
Press Enter

It is the second window that opens up and has a title of something like..
VPN Client | Client Authentication for "Company Name"

My challenge is that when I get to the second window that opens up, it will not pass the password and hit enter. I assume it is the window name.

Bob Hansen · Post by **Bob Hansen** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 10:38 pm

See untested modifications

Let>Password=login password
Run Program>C:\Program Files\Cisco Systems\VPN Client\ipsecdialer.exe
WaitWindowOpen>status: Disconnected | VPN Client - Version 4.8.01.0300*
SetFocus>status: Disconnected | VPN Client - Version 4.8.01.0300*
Press CTRL
Send>o
Release CTRL
GetActiveWindow>window_title,X,Y
WaitWindowOpen>window_title
Send>%Password%
Press Enter
===========================
Comments:
Spaces will be incorporated as part of variables in Let> commands
Usually need to do a Release after a Press with CTRL/ALT/SHIFT, etc.
Use * with window names
Use % with variables, helps ID values in logs.
Need to set focus before doing Press/Send commands
May need to press TAB a few times before doing Send> commands
Do not include unused optional parameters, or if used, keep commas but remove brackets.

rlcohen70 · Post by **rlcohen70** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 9:30 pm

So, I took your advice and read through a few things as well. I am now to the point when it works up until the last window. I have tried this a number of ways and still can't get it past this last step. Seems for such a simple script it takes a while to figure it out....
WaitWindowOpen>VPN Client | Banner*

I have tried GetActiveWindow, but no change......

Any help is appreciated....
Thanks for your help so far...

Code:
Let>Password=Password
Run Program>C:\Program Files\Cisco Systems\VPN Client\ipsecdialer.exe
WaitWindowOpen>status: Disconnected | VPN Client - Version 4.8.01.0300*
SetFocus>status: Disconnected | VPN Client - Version 4.8.01.0300*
Press CTRL
Send>o
Release CTRL
wait>2
WaitWindowOpen>VPN Client | User Authentication for "Company VPN"*
SetFocus>VPN Client | User Authentication for "Company VPN"*
Send>%Password%
Press Enter
wait>2
WaitWindowOpen>VPN Client | Banner*
SetFocus>VPN Client | Banner*
Press Enter
End Code

Bob Hansen · Post by **Bob Hansen** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 10:46 pm

What is happening/not happening?
What are the symptoms?

Can you provide a log along with your script?

What happens if you single step through the script?

Find out or get window titles

Find out or get window titles

Get Current Window Name??

Updated - Almost working