Virtualbox questions.

[mikeyww]

I cannot help with VirtualBox specifically, but to make the overall process easier, you could also start with something like this.

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InputBox, str1, VM, Please enter the virtual machine name.,, 300, 125
FileSelectFile, str2,, % StrReplace(A_AppData, "AppData\Roaming", "Downloads")
SendInput %str1%
SendInput %str2%

[LAPIII]

To navigate in that setting window with AHK, I want to try screen and client coordinates. I just don't know how to get them.

[mikeyww]

If you are navigating within one window, there is usually nothing special to do, because mouse moves, clicks, etc. use window coordinates by default. In those cases, the window's position does not matter. If needed, see WinGetPos.

[LAPIII]

I'm going to replace the script you gave me because I want to use dropdown lists. I just don't know how to copy or store the information so that I can enter it in my script later:

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Gui, Add, Text,, Enter Operating System name:
Gui, Add, Edit, vtext
Gui, Add, Text,, Choose Type:
Gui, Add, DropdownList, vlist1, |Linux||
Gui, Add, Text,, Choose Version:
Gui, Add, DropdownList, vlist2, |Linux 2.2||Linux 2.4 (32-bit)||Linux 2.4 (64-bit)||Linux 2.6 / 3.x / 4.x (32-bit)||Linux 2.6 / 3.x / 4.x (64-bit)||Arch Linux (32-bit)||Arch Linux (64-bit)||Debian (32-bit)||Debian (64-bit)||Fedora (32-bit)||Fedora (64-bit)||Gentoo (32-bit)||Gentoo (64-bit)||Mandriva (32-bit)||Mandriva (64-bit)||Oracle (32-bit)||Oracle (64-bit)||Red Hat (32-bit)||Red Hat (64-bit)||openSUSE (32-bit)||openSUSE (64-bit)||Turbolinux (32-bit)||Turbolinux (64-bit)||Ubuntu (32-bit)||Ubuntu (64-bit)||Xandros (32-bit)||Xandros (64-bit)||Other Linux (32-bit)||Other Linux (64-bit)
Gui,Add,Button,gOk wp,Ok
Gui, Show,, New VM
Gui -MinimizeBox
return

~Enter::
Ok:
Gui,Submit

[mikeyww]

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Gui, Font, s10
Gui, Add, DropdownList, w250 vlist2, Linux 2.2|Linux 2.4 (32-bit)|Linux 2.4 (64-bit)
Gui, Add, Button      , wp , OK
Gui, Show,, New VM
Return
ButtonOK:
Gui, Submit
MsgBox, 64, Version, %list2%
Return

[LAPIII]

Let me explain further what I want. I want to store the input in the text box and the choice of the two drop-down menus. Would I need G-labels?

[mikeyww]

When you submit the GUI, the data are stored in the variables that you have already provided. Please see the page cited here.

How to confirm: run the script.

[LAPIII]

Got it, thanks.

[LAPIII]

For this second list I'll need help because the Version needs to be chosen:

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[mikeyww]

When you submit the GUI, you have access to all of its variables.

[LAPIII]

I don't see how I can get AHK to do what I want. if I chose Arch Linux 64-bit from the GUI then I want AHK to choose it from Vitrtualbox' window. With the Version field in Virtualbox highlighted what would the code look like to pick this distribution?

[mikeyww]

Sorry I do not use Virtualbox, cannot help you at that end of the issue. Others here may know.

[LAPIII]

Okay, is this how you write if the result of the variable vlist2 is Arch Linux 64-bit then do this statement:

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If (list2 = Arch Linux 64-bit)
{
    Statement
}

[mikeyww]

Try it. Did it work? Silly to ask these questions that you can test yourself, right?

Use quotation marks.

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Gui, Font, s10
Gui, Add, DropdownList, w250 vlist2 , Linux 2.2|Linux 2.4 (32-bit)|Linux 2.4 (64-bit)
Gui, Add, Button      , wp   Default, OK
Gosub, F3
F3::Gui, Show,, New VM (F3 = show again)

ButtonOK:
Gui, Submit
If (list2 = "Linux 2.4 (64-bit)")
     MsgBox, 64, Result, Yep!
Else MsgBox, 48, Result, Nope!
Return

Useful reading: Expressions

I do recommend reading that page. It contains examples directly relevant to your question.

Useful excerpt among your readings:

Variable names in an expression are not enclosed in percent signs (except for pseudo-arrays and other double references). Consequently, literal strings must be enclosed in double quotes to distinguish them from variables.

Also: If:

Specifies one or more statements to execute if an expression evaluates to true.

[LAPIII]

When your code just fine:

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proc     = C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VirtualBox.exe
winTitle = ahk_exe %proc%
Run, % WinExist(winTitle) ? "" : proc
WinWait, %winTitle%,, 5
If !ErrorLevel {
 WinActivate
}

Why did changing it to:

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proc     = C:\Windows\System32\ApplicationFrameHost.exe ; activate Xbox Console Companion
winTitle = ahk_exe %proc%
Run, % WinExist(winTitle) ? "" : proc
WinWait, %winTitle%,, 5
If !ErrorLevel {
 WinActivate
}

Render this:

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[mikeyww]

This is apparently because the system cannot find the file that you specified.

You could try something like this.

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If WinExist("ahk_class ApplicationFrameWindow")
 WinActivate
Else runApp("Xbox Console Companion")

runApp(appName) { ; https://www.autohotkey.com/boards/viewtopic.php?p=438517#p438517
 For app in ComObjCreate("Shell.Application").NameSpace("shell:AppsFolder").Items
  Run, % app.Name = appName ? "explorer shell:appsFolder\" app.Path : ""
}

[pervect66]

@LAPIII You seem to try to run before you learnt to walk?

There is a reason most programming courses start with the example to write "Hello world!" to the console.

Try to open notepad using your code
If that works, try to open the file menu in notepad
etc....

That will give you an understanding of how things work, instead of trying to modify things you copied but don't understand yet.
AHK is not a hard language to learn, but you DO have to learn a few things......