msg_stayontop and focus problem ver 7.4.009 date 20-10-2005

[Kris Thayloo]

I now have a problem with a recompiled but unchanged script (was previously compiled with ver 7.3.....).
It appears that focus is being grabbed by the MacroScheduler Message window. Msg_stayontop is set to 1.

thanks

Kris Thayloo

[support]

Can you post script snippet showing problem? message will stay on top above any other windows if you have msg_stayontop set to 1 but does not grab focus.

[Kris Thayloo]

Support:-

You're probably right. That version of compiler just revealed a flaw in my script that was previously appearing intermittently but is now showing up consistently !

The application that supposed to receive data was not at the proper "page" where it could accept data and consequently the data was showing up in the message box.

Thanks for your prompt response.

Kris Thayloo

[Kris Thayloo]

I am trying to operate Roxio's Direct CD to format a CD-R disk including writing a volume ID.

With Msg_stayontop=1, the commands (alt-n) to get the next screen/page are not received by Direct CD.
With Msg_stayontop=0, I do not have the problem.

The script flaw that I referred previously in the ver 7.3.11 compilation was that I did as:-
"
press alt
sen>nn
release alt
"
to advance two screens, Once in while, it may advance only one screen instead of two. I now realize that I should do the sends seperately and allow time for the application (Direct CD) to respond.

As it stands now, with the ver 7.4.009 compilation, there is no screen/page advance at all even with time allowance for target application response.


As far as sending a script snippet, I might have to get permission to do so.
...and it may be more confusing that helpful.

[Bob Hansen]

1. Are you sure that you have SetFocus> on the correct window when the PRESS> and SEND> keys are sent?

2. Have you tried WaitWindowOpen>.......... and WaitReady>1 ?

[Kris Thayloo]

Hello All,

I am sure about the setfocus.

You understand that the problem exists in version 7.4.009. It does not exist in version 7.3.11. I do not know about the versions in between.


Kris Thayloo

[Kris Thayloo]

Support:

Just in case you have an interest in resolving this issue and not have propagate further in your new versions.

The computers that exhibit this problem are Pentium 1, 233 Mhz running windows 2000 or WinNT Service Pack 5.

As mentioned before, this problem only happens if ‘Msg_stayontop=1’.

Thanks

Kris Thayloo