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by steven.deyo.bae
Mon Jan 27, 2020 3:50 pm
Forum: Technical / Scripting
Topic: Automating ComboBox while screen is locked
Replies: 7
Views: 5281

Re: Automating ComboBox while screen is locked

I am automating a suite of applications. It just so happens that the first one is a compiled MacroScheduler GUI. Other applications will be C++ MFC applications that also contain ComboBoxes that will need values modified during automation.
by steven.deyo.bae
Mon Jan 27, 2020 2:53 pm
Forum: Technical / Scripting
Topic: Automating ComboBox while screen is locked
Replies: 7
Views: 5281

Re: Automating ComboBox while screen is locked

I don't think that's 100% correct. I'm by no means an expert in this area, but from what I have been reading my understanding is that the windows and objects still exist, but an external process has no way of accessing them. Since my process is started internally, it can still access them in a limit...
by steven.deyo.bae
Thu Jan 23, 2020 6:33 pm
Forum: Technical / Scripting
Topic: Automating ComboBox while screen is locked
Replies: 7
Views: 5281

Re: Automating ComboBox while screen is locked

Hi Dorian. Thank you for the reply. I am quite familiar with those two postings already. Unfortunately, I can not use something like Autologin for my solution. I know that MOST of the functionality of Macro Scheduler does not work when the screen is locked, but I have found that many of the function...
by steven.deyo.bae
Mon Jan 20, 2020 6:58 pm
Forum: Technical / Scripting
Topic: Automating ComboBox while screen is locked
Replies: 7
Views: 5281

Automating ComboBox while screen is locked

I have a rather unique challenge that I need to overcome. I am working on a Macro Scheduler script that needs to work while the screen is locked. I know that many of the functions do not work with the screen locked, but I have been having moderate success using the functions available in the Window ...
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