Hi Folks,
So I'm moving along on my first 'real' project and have run into a problem where I need to wait for a window/program to finish opening before moving on to my next step. I'm sure I could build in a long enough wait time but I'd like to know if there is a way to have the macro monitor or check that there is no more activity in the window/program and then move on.
Perhaps is there a way to check for the existence of ui element within the window/program? Can I identify the process and monitor it's cpu usage? The last thing to load is a left-hand side-bar with menus and shortcuts if that's of any use or help.
thanks in advance all.
Wait for a window to fully load.
Moderators: Dorian (MJT support), JRL
Re: Wait for a window to fully load.
There are many possibilities.
Have you tried the WaitReady> function?
You could use image recognition and wait for a small section of the window to look a specific way.
If you're waiting for the window to be ready to accept a specific action (mouse click, button press, etc) you could perform that action in a loop the loop would also test for the reaction (window opens, process starts, etc). Break out of the loop when the reaction test is positive.
Are the objects in the window identifiable? If yes perhaps you can wait for the left hand sidebar to open using the FindObject> function.
Have you tried the WaitReady> function?
You could use image recognition and wait for a small section of the window to look a specific way.
If you're waiting for the window to be ready to accept a specific action (mouse click, button press, etc) you could perform that action in a loop the loop would also test for the reaction (window opens, process starts, etc). Break out of the loop when the reaction test is positive.
Are the objects in the window identifiable? If yes perhaps you can wait for the left hand sidebar to open using the FindObject> function.
Re: Wait for a window to fully load.
I was unaware of WaitReady and that seems to be working. Thanks J!
