how to keep looking for a pic

[brunop]

Hi guys

i was wondering if it was possible to create a script that looks if a specific piece of the screen keeps staying the same and if it does then react to it.

it has to look for an image of an error and if that error stays there for more than 10 sec then it has to react but do nothing if its there for less than 10 sec.

it is because i get an error that shows in a program but it is usually removed by the program itself but in rare cases the program does not remove it and then the script should do it. the error does not show as a window but only in writing

Bruno

[Marcus Tettmar]

Use FindImagePos in a loop.

[brunop]

but i need this script to only react if the message is there for longer than 10 sec and do nothing if it is there less

[Marcus Tettmar]

So measure elapsed time. Use FindImagePos in a loop. If the image is found keep looping until 10 seconds is up. Keep checking that it's there in each iteration. Stop when 10 seconds is up or the image is no longer found. If at the end of the loop the image is still there, pop up your message.

Use:

FindImagePos
Label
Goto
VBEval>Timer,....

[brunop]

Ok here is a script that loops and keeps looking for the error.bmp im having a hard time understanding how to implement the timer function, when it will start counting and what it will do when the time is up


label>str

FindImagePos>c:\error.bmp,SCREEN,0,1,X,Y,NumFound
If>NumFound>0

//here i guess i need to implement the vbeval feature but how ?
// eg. ebeval>timer,10

goto>str

Else

goto> str

Endif

//here ill put the removal of the error features

[Marcus Tettmar]

Try searching the forum for VBEval>Timer or Elapsed time.

Here's an UNTESTED bit pseudo code. Fill in the blanks:

Code: Select all

VBSTART
VBEND

VBEval>Timer,starttime

Label>wait_image
  FindImagePos>....NumFound
  If>NumFound>0
     VBEval>Timer-%starttime%,ElapsedTime
     If>ElapsedTime<10
        Goto>wait_image
     Endif
  Endif

//if we get here either the image no longer exists or wasn't there 
//in the first place, or we've waited more than 10 seconds, which is it?
If>NumFound>0
  MessageModal>Message is still there after 10 seconds
Endif

[brunop]

Hi

i spend some time trying out your suggestion. i replaced the info in the findimagepos> line in your suggestion with my own info but i kept getting an error it is translated since i have a windows version in my native tongue
"
a microsoft VBScript-compiling error :1002 occurred
Its a syntax error
line 2, column 10
"
i guess its the "-" after timer that needs to be changed to a ","?? i tried changing it and now the error stopped.

but im still not sure how to solve my problem.


when using debug and trace i can see that the script stalls at the last if>numfound>0 and stays there. never displaying the message or getting to "endif[/code]"

where in the script can i put the commands it should do if the image stays for more than 10 sec.
and where to put the commands the scipt should do if the image changes within the 10 secs?

Sorry for all the newbie questions

B.