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how to 'click' on a button - 5/1/2008 6:59:42 PM

inosent

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i have a prog i use that crunches numbers. using VBScript i need to 'find' this button on the face of the program called 'Calculate' and 'click' on it. it is *really* annoying there is no file menu option for it, but that is the way it goes.

this is what i have so far

all it does is finds the app, opens the open file dialogue, fills in a file name and enters data from the file, etc

but the next step is i need to 'click' on the 'Calculate' button to crunch the numbers, but i dont know how to do that. it is a big orange thing in the middle of the program, and when u scroll over it u get a label/text tip that says 'Calculate' as well

so the question is, what is the best way to find that button, and then using vb script code 'click' on it so the prog will crunch the number?

thanks!

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RE: how to 'click' on a button - 5/1/2008 11:00:08 PM

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Is it safe to assume the tab key won't let you move focus around the screen? If the program only has a button (which you can't put focus on) and a file menu, then the only way would be to use AutoIt think to have the mouse move around to the button.

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RE: how to 'click' on a button - 5/2/2008 12:48:56 AM

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What happens when you have focus on the application and you press the ALT key? Maybe the button is programmed for a hotkey which you could simulate with sendkeys the way you have in the rest oof the code you posted.

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RE: how to 'click' on a button - 5/2/2008 7:00:10 AM

inosent

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yeah, unfortunately no tab key action, and no alt hotkey either :(

soooo

could u give me a working example of AutoIt? i think the only way to hit the button is to 'move' the mouse over it and 'click' on it. i just dont know the code for how to do this

thanks for the reply!

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RE: how to 'click' on a button - 5/4/2008 7:57:16 AM

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AutoItX is component that you canuse as an object in VBS.

http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/files/beta/autoitx/

Here is what it can do

AutoItSetOption ( "option", param )
BlockInput ( flag )
CDTray ( "drive", "status" )
ClipGet ( )
ClipPut ( "value" )
ControlClick ( "title", "text", "classnameNN" [, button] [, clicks]] )
ControlCommand ( "title", "text", "classnameNN", "command", "option" )
ControlDisable ( "title", "text", "classnameNN")
ControlEnable ( "title", "text", "classnameNN" )
ControlFocus ( "title", "text", "classnameNN" )
ControlGetFocus ( "title" [, "text"] )
ControlGetPosX ( "title", "text", "classnameNN" )
ControlGetPosY ( "title", "text", "classnameNN" )
ControlGetPosHeight ( "title", "text", "classnameNN" )
ControlGetPosWidth ( "title", "text", "classnameNN" )
ControlGetText ( "title", "text", "classnameNN" )
ControlHide ( "title", "text", "classnameNN" )
ControlMove ( "title", "text", "classnameNN", x, y [, width [, height]] )
ControlSend ( "title", "text", "classnameNN", "string" [, flag] )
ControlSetText ( "title", "text", "classnameNN", "new text" )
ControlShow ( "title", "text", "classnameNN" )
IniDelete ( "filename", "section", "key" )
IniRead ( "filename", "section", "key", "default" )
IniWrite ( "filename", "section", "key", "value" )
IsAdmin ( )
MouseClick ( "button" [, x, y [, clicks [, speed ]]] )
MouseClickDrag ( "button", x1, y1, x2, y2 [,speed] )
MouseDown ( "button" )
MouseGetCursor ( )
MouseGetPosX ( )
MouseGetPosY ( )
MouseMove ( x, y [, speed] )
MouseUp ( "button" )
Opt( "option", param )
PixelGetColor ( x , y )
PixelSearch ( left, top, right, bottom, color [, shade-variation] [, step]]  )
ProcessClose ( "process" )
ProcessExists ( "process" )
ProcessWait ( "process" [, timeout] )
ProcessWaitClose ( "process" [, timeout] )
RegDeleteKey ( "keyname" )
RegDeleteVal ( "keyname", ["valuename"] )
RegRead ( "keyname", "valuename" )
RegWrite ( "keyname", "valuename", "type", "value" )  // Type is REG__SZ, REG_DWORD, etc.
Run ( "filename" [, "workingdir" [, flag]] )
RunAsSet ( ["user", "domain", "password"] )
RunWait ( "filename" [, "workingdir" [, flag]] )
Send ( "keys" [, flag] )
Shutdown ( code )
Sleep ( delay )
StatusbarGetText ( "title" [, "text" [, part]] )
ToolTip ( "text" [, x, y] )
URLDownloadToFile ( "URL", "filename" )
WinActivate ( "title" [, "text"] )
WinActive ( "title" [, "text"] )
WinClose ( "title" [, "text"] )
WinExists ( "title" [, "text"] )
WinGetCaretPosX ( )
WinGetCaretPosY ( )
WinGetClassList ( "title" [, "text"] )
WinGetClientSizeHeight ( "title" [, "text"] )
WinGetClientSizeWidth ( "title" [, "text"] )
WinGetHandle ( "title" [, "text"] )
WinGetPosX ( "title" [, "text"] )
WinGetPosY ( "title" [, "text"] )
WinGetPosHeight ( "title" [, "text"] )
WinGetPosWidth ( "title" [, "text"] )
WinGetState ( "title" [, "text"] )
WinGetText ( "title" [, "text"] )
WinGetTitle ( "title" [, "text"] )
WinKill ( "title" [, "text"] )
WinMenuSelectItem ( "title", "text", "item" [, "item" [, "item" [, "item" [, "item" [, "item" [, "item"]]]]]] )
WinMinimizeAll ( )
WinMinimizeAllUndo ( )
WinMove ( "title", "text", x, y [, width [, height]] )
WinSetOnTop ( "title", "text", flag )
WinSetState ( "title", "text", flag )
WinSetTitle ( "title", "text", "newtitle" )
WinWait ( "title" [, "text" [, timeout]] )
WinWaitActive ( "title", ["text"], [timeout] )
WinWaitClose ( "title" [, "text" [, timeout]] )
WinWaitNotActive ( "title" [, "text" [, timeout]] )

In your case you can either move the mouse pointer to an exact loccation on the screen if the button is always at the same place. You can also move the winow first then the mouse.
Or move the mouse until it finds the orange color or some caption on a button. It can do many things of this kind

HTH

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