unable to get focus on application and submit ALT + Y key

[portabletelly]

HI All,

First time poster, so anyway I've been mucking around with some macros to try and download a VPN client and install it. My script goes all the way and download loadoads the vpn client. It starts to run the EXE install it then I get stuck on a UAC Yes No question.

So I did some research and allot of forums are saying that you dont have permissions to run within UAC window unless you do a run as. Any way I think my issue is with focus not permission as I do a run as administrator or a local admin and i still cannot focus the UAC window.
Ive tried set focus
Wait window open
but nothing seems to work.

Can someone please give me an exmple how they would Wait until the window is open called User Account Control.
Then set its focus. Then Submit the ALT + Y to the User Account Control Box to select YES.
I spent about 4 hrs on it over the weekend and thru my hands up so your help would greatley be appreciated.

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Label>InstallWG
Message>now installing
wait>2
RunProgram>C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe https://mail.****:943/sslvpn.html
wait>5
IETagEventByAttrib>{"https://mail.***corp.com.au:943/sslvpn.html"},A,innertext=Continue to this website (not recommended).,click,
wait>4
IETagEventByAttrib>{"https://mail.***corp.com.au:943/sslvpn_logon.shtml"},INPUT,name=fw_username,,*****
wait>0.5
IETagEventByAttrib>{"https://mail.***.com.au:943/sslvpn_logon.shtml"},INPUT,name=fw_password,,******
wait>0.5
Press Tab *2
Wait>0.25
Press Enter
wait>5
SetFocus>User Authentication - Internet Explorer
CapsOff
wait>3
Press Tab
wait>1
Press Tab
wait>1
Press Tab
wait>1
Press Tab
wait>1
Press Tab
wait>1
Press Tab
wait>1
Press Tab
wait>1
Press Tab
wait>1
Press Tab
wait>1
Press Enter
wait>10
SetFocus>
CapsOff
Press ALT
Send>r
Wait>0.265
Release ALT
//put an if windows open hear later on
WaitWindowOpen>User Account Control
wait>0.5
Message>Script Does not have access to UAC so Press Yes
WaitWindowClosed>User Account Control
SetFocus>Setup - Mobile VPN with SSL client
Press Enter
Wait>0.5
Send>n
Wait>0.5
Release ALT

[JRL]

Its not a matter of focus, UAC has halted your script.

The method I posted inthis threadworked in my situation. Basically, dynamically create a script that you run prior to your install that waits for the UAC warning. The dynamically created script then responds to the UAC warning and your program continues.

[Marcus Tettmar]

You can't/shouldn't automate UAC warnings. I'm not sure if JRL's method would work in every case. I'd be surprised as it somewhat negates the whole point of UAC.

If you need to automate something that requires Administrator privileges and you ARE an administrator then just run Macro Scheduler as admin in the first place and/or change your UAC settings so that you don't get the prompt.

Trying to automate across privilege levels is awkward.

[JRL]

Marcus is right. I've tried and have been unable to use the previously mentioned method to close the "User Account Control" window. I was using it before to close the "Open File - Security Warning" window which pops up if your try to run a program that is from an unknown publisher.

[portabletelly]

OK, so I worked out if you compile your script and run as admin the UAC doesn't come up. This may be a dumb question but ill ask anyway.

Is there a way when you are debugging/coding to runas admin without compliling the whole thing then doing a run as. For example i get to point in the script where I use the Debug step then press the green button. Is there a way to force it to run as admin when pressing the green button.

[Marcus Tettmar]

Yes, run the FULL Macro Scheduler AS ADMIN. Then debug in the editor as normal.