[Closed] Make WaitWindowOpen> accept a variable

[jpuziano]

Hi Marcus,

The following would have been very convienient in a script today... but it didn't work:

• WaitWindowOpen>%dest_file%*

I am assuming it fails because the command does not accept a variable for window_title.

WaitWindowOpen>window_title

Waits for a specified window to open/appear. Execution of the script will not continue until a window with the specified title text appears or a specified timeout value is exceeded. The window title may contain the * symbol at the end to indicate a wildcard.

Most MS commands accept a variable for most parameters... but this one accepts a literal string only.

Question: Can it (and the other Window commands) be enhanced so they can also accept a variable for the window_title parameter?

If this is possible, can it be added to the wish list?

On the other hand, if its impossible or impractical for some reason... please let me know as well.

Thanks and take care

[Marcus Tettmar]

Eh?

WaitWindowOpen does and always has accepted variables.

Run the following script, then start Notepad manually. The script will wait until you start Notepad and then pop up the message.

Let>title=Notepad
WaitWindowOpen>%title%*
MessageModal>hi

Or:

Let>title=Notepad*
WaitWindowOpen>%title%
MessageModal>hi

Or even:

Let>title=Notepad*
WaitWindowOpen>title
MessageModal>hi

Works just fine. WaitWindowOpen has accepted variables as long as Macro Scheduler has supported them - i.e. since around 1998!

[jpuziano]

Hi Marcus,

The previous line was:

• ExecuteFile>dest_file

It failed because my dest_file variable held the full path to a csv file I wanted to open in Excel. Excel doesn't include the path in the window titles, just the filename itself.

After splitting dest_file into two variables, one for the path and one for the filename... and using that in the WaitWindowOpen> command, its woking fine.

Closed... sorry about that.