Wait for window, then send a cancel command

[taylope1]

So I have an annoying feature of a program that I don't want end users to touch. Unfortunately it appears I must wait for the pop up to appear otherwise it does not write the data I need to a directory.

So this is the window:

window popup.jpg (21.43 KiB) Viewed 1153 times

and here is the spy info:

window spy output.jpg (37.51 KiB) Viewed 1153 times

Here is a script i tried to bodge (I know i am sending an Enter not a cancel)

#NoEnv ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.
; #Warn ; Enable warnings to assist with detecting common errors.
SendMode Input ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.
SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir% ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.
;Modified original script
setTitleMatchMode 3
loop{
winwait,Advanced Uninstaller Pro
winActivate,Advanced Uninstaller Pro
send {Enter}
}
esc::exitapp


Its just not doing what I need. I see no popup at all now so its like its killing it rather than allowing it. Please help.

[boiler]

If the window needs to appear for a small amount of time before you dismiss it so that it can write its data, you could try adding a Sleep, 500 before the line where you send the Enter key. But I would first make sure it's really recognizing the popup when it occurs and isn't reacting to some hidden window with the same title or something. I would run this script and make sure message appears only after the popup window:

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loop {
	winwait,Advanced Uninstaller Pro
	MsgBox, % Popup has appeared
}
esc::exitapp

[taylope1]

Thanks for the looper checcker. I have now got it to find the window and activate it, but i cannot get it to close. Here's the new code.

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#SingleInstance force
#NoEnv ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.
#Warn ; Enable warnings to assist with detecting common errors.
SendMode Input ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.
SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir% ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.
;Modified original script
setTitleMatchMode 3
loop{
winwait,ahk_class TfUninstallBubble ahk_title Advanced Uninstaller PRO
Sleep 2000
winActivate,ahk_class TfUninstallBubble ahk_title Advanced Uninstaller PRO
Sleep 300
Send, {ESC}
}
esc::exitapp

I've tried Winclose and Send !{F4} as well. FYI if I type ALT F4 then it closes the popup window. So close, and so important to me. Any more help approcaited.

[boiler]

I'm not seeing how you ever really got it to find the window if you used ahk_class TfUninstallBubble ahk_title Advanced Uninstaller PRO because ahk_title isn't a thing. It needs to be Advanced Uninstaller PRO ahk_class TfUninstallBubble.

[taylope1]

Thanks Boiler. I have updated script but it actually still performs the same. Windows get activated but will not close..any ideas?

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#SingleInstance force
#NoEnv ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.
#Warn ; Enable warnings to assist with detecting common errors.
SendMode Input ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.
SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir% ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.
;Modified original script
setTitleMatchMode 3
loop{
winwait,Advanced Uninstaller PRO ahk_class TfUninstallBubble
Sleep 2000
winActivate,Advanced Uninstaller PRO ahk_class TfUninstallBubble
WinClose
}
esc::exitapp

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FYI I cannot kill the process as this is needed in case that was a potential suggestion.

[boiler]

This isn't the problem most likely, but to be safe, I would add the following after your WinActivate command:

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WinWaitActive, Advanced Uninstaller PRO ahk_class TfUninstallBubble

Then try the following options in place of WinClose:

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Send, {Alt down}{F4}{Alt up}

or:

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WinKill, Advanced Uninstaller PRO ahk_class TfUninstallBubble

And I would use the title info as shown instead of leaving it out like you did with WinClose in case another window becomes active, you don't want to kill that. Note that WinKill doesn't kill the process. If this is just a popup of a program that is still running, it would just kill that window.

[taylope1]

Thanks again but alas it does not kill the window still....most annoying...

latest script.jpg (69.85 KiB) Viewed 1023 times

Any more ideas?

[Masonjar13]

ControlClick the x or cancel control. If there isn't a control, you can try sending it at exact (client-based) coordinates. I have several persistent windows such as this, and giving them the interaction they expect usually gives positive results. It has for me, anyways.

[boiler]

Since the title you found for this window doesn't match what is shown on the actual popup (Application uninstall clean-up) and because the close button on it is not standard, it seems it's not an actual stand-alone window but probably drawn within the application's larger window. In that case, then I expect MasonJar13's suggstion of clicking the red X or whatever else will properly dismiss it is going to be the only way.

[taylope1]

Tried MouseClick and Click using client position cords still nowt....

here is the current code

#SingleInstance force
#NoEnv ; Recommended for performance and compatibility with future AutoHotkey releases.
#Warn ; Enable warnings to assist with detecting common errors.
SendMode Input ; Recommended for new scripts due to its superior speed and reliability.
SetWorkingDir %A_ScriptDir% ; Ensures a consistent starting directory.
;Modified original script
setTitleMatchMode 3
loop{
winwait,Advanced Uninstaller PRO ahk_class TfUninstallBubble
Sleep 2000
winActivate,Advanced Uninstaller PRO ahk_class TfUninstallBubble
WinWaitActive, Advanced Uninstaller PRO ahk_class TfUninstallBubble
CoordMode, Mouse, Client
MouseClick, left, 382, 15
}
esc::exitapp

If I use my keyboard an Alt F4 will close it....