Calling GetTextInit causes macro to crash

c0ntra

Hi,

I'm trying to use the text detection feature in Macro Scheduler 13, and for some reason whenever I call GetTextInit in my script, Windows throws an exception and I can't figure out why.
At first I thought it was because I was developing on a Windows 7 x64 computer but trying to run the macro on an x86 platform, but I tried compiling the exe using a virtual instance of Windows 7 X86, only to end up with the same result.

The error window that pops up says:

Exception EAccessViolation in module Viewpoint_v1.6.exe at 00000000.
Access violation at address  00000000. Read of address 00000000.

The Eventlog shows:

Log Name:      Application
Source:        Application Error
Date:          2/6/2012 10:18:15 AM
Event ID:      1000
Task Category: (100)
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      FC-004
Description:
Faulting application name: Viewpoint_v1.6.exe, version: 1.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x4f1958ad
Faulting module name: unknown, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x00000000
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x00000000
Faulting process id: 0xbf0
Faulting application start time: 0x01cce4e27e02a6b3
Faulting application path: C:\Users\helpdesk\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Viewpoint_v1.6.exe
Faulting module path: unknown
Report Id: ca2fee39-50d5-11e1-996c-80ee731eaa20
Event Xml:
<Event>
  <System>
    <Provider>
    <EventID>1000</EventID>
    <Level>2</Level>
    <Task>100</Task>
    <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated>
    <EventRecordID>3512</EventRecordID>
    <Channel>Application</Channel>
    <Computer>FC-004</Computer>
    <Security>
  </System>
  <EventData>
    <Data>Viewpoint_v1.6.exe</Data>
    <Data>1.0.0.0</Data>
    <Data>4f1958ad</Data>
    <Data>unknown</Data>
    <Data>0.0.0.0</Data>
    <Data>00000000</Data>
    <Data>c0000005</Data>
    <Data>00000000</Data>
    <Data>bf0</Data>
    <Data>01cce4e27e02a6b3</Data>
    <Data>C:\Users\helpdesk\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Viewpoint_v1.6.exe</Data>
    <Data>unknown</Data>
    <Data>ca2fee39-50d5-11e1-996c-80ee731eaa20</Data>
  </EventData>
</Event>

And finally, the last few lines of log output from Macro Scheduler before the crash is:

2/6/2012 10:18:13:538 - START: // Begin 
2/6/2012 10:18:13:539 -   END: // Begin 
2/6/2012 10:18:13:540 - START: Repeat>i
2/6/2012 10:18:13:543 -   END: Repeat>i
2/6/2012 10:18:13:544 - START: Let>i=i+1
2/6/2012 10:18:13:545 -   END: Let>i=i+1
2/6/2012 10:18:13:545 - START: MouseMove>1920,1080
2/6/2012 10:18:13:549 -   END: MouseMove>1920,1080
2/6/2012 10:18:13:549 - START: SetFocus>.+Windows Internet Explorer$
2/6/2012 10:18:14:470 -   END: SetFocus>.+Windows Internet Explorer$
2/6/2012 10:18:14:476 - START: 
2/6/2012 10:18:14:477 -   END: 
2/6/2012 10:18:14:478 - START: // Detect if the Viewpoint Application fails to load
2/6/2012 10:18:14:479 -   END: // Detect if the Viewpoint Application fails to load
2/6/2012 10:18:14:485 - START: 
2/6/2012 10:18:14:486 -   END: 
2/6/2012 10:18:14:487 - START: Let>WST_TIMEOUT=1
2/6/2012 10:18:14:490 -   END: Let>WST_TIMEOUT=1
2/6/2012 10:18:14:492 - START: GetTextInit

It would appear that anywhere in my code, if I place GetTextInit I experience the same crash; Even if it's the only line present in my code, as I attempted to comment everything else out to test.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

thanks

Adam

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Marcus Tettmar · Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 10:25 am Post subject:

Can you clarify precisely which v13 build you are running?

Can you also send me your script and .exe so that I can see if the same script reproduces the same error here?

Could you send to support AT mjtnet.com
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c0ntra · Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 2:29 pm Post subject:

Hi Marcus,

thanks for the reply. I've emailed you a copy of the source and exe to look at. We're currently using version 13.1.01

Adam

kevinm · Newbie Joined: 19 Feb 2012 Posts: 1 Reputation: **100**

I am getting the same error when using GetTextInit, with v13.1.02,

Has this been resolved?

Marcus Tettmar · Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 11:11 am Post subject:

We have not been able to replicate this in any application. It is possible that the issue is related to the application that you are trying to extract from.

1. Does the problem occur when attempting to get text from a different application - e.g. try with Notepad and the Desktop.

2. Does it occur when using GetTextAtPoint. Try GetTextAtPoint against your application and also against Notepad and the Desktop.

If we can identify which application this occurs in, we can feed back to the vendor of the text capture library.
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t7n7 · Newbie Joined: 23 Aug 2012 Posts: 2 Reputation: 91

Hi,

I just purchased the enterprise version and am experiencing the same issue.

Running version: 13.1.06 April 2012

It is critical that I require my app to be compiled in order for it to run. At the moment, everything works except when i compile to an exe file with the GetTextInit command inside.

I also tried to create a new script with just the GetTextInit command and NOTHING ELSE and the program would still crash once compiled into an exe file.

MY OS: Windows 7 64BIT SP 2 with all the updates / patches / service packs.

Thanks

Rain · Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2012 1:33 am Post subject:

Taken from the version 13 help file.

t7n7 · Newbie Joined: 23 Aug 2012 Posts: 2 Reputation: 91

Thanks Rain!!

I'm a happy camper for now... though I do wish these libraries are included in the next update for a single executable!

Rain · Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 3:38 pm Post subject:

You're very welcome.

I believe (But don't know for sure) the reason why the files are not automatically included is to keep the executable size as small as possible plus not every script uses the GetText functions. GetWordNT_x64.dll and GetWord_x64.exe combined are over 4 MB. I personally haven't used the GetText functions and would hate for my executable's sizes to increase by roughly 5 MB.

Maybe Marcus can include an option like a check box in the compiler to include those files? You can post the suggestion in the "Enhancement Suggestions" forum here http://www.mjtnet.com/usergroup/enhancement-suggestions-f8.html
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Me_again · Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 5:39 pm Post subject:

It's a third party library so the issue may be the license terms.

JRL · Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 6:31 pm Post subject:

You could also import them into your script then have the script export them to be used. I'd also make sure to delete them when I was finished with them. Its possible this violates some licensing terms but if it does, I haven't seen it.
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Me_again · Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2012 8:11 pm Post subject:

I couldn't find the getword license on their website.

If you just gotta have a single file distribution use an installer package, like inno, to combine everything.

Marcus Tettmar · Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2012 8:14 am Post subject:

While they are third party libraries the "issue" is technical. These are low level hooks that have to hook into every application and process running on your system. Otherwise they cannot do what they do. These hooks *HAVE* to live in external DLLs. It is simply impossible to make them work as part of the application. A lot of work has been done to shrink the number of files required to as small as possible.

Welcome to the world of software distribution. Barely any software exists that doesn't need multiple files to function. That's why we use installers, which package up all the files you require so that your user/customer can run one installer file which unpacks all the files and sets everything up for them. As suggested you could use the free Inno Setup installer, or use Macro Scheduler's own binary import/export functions. Or just use a good old zip file.
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