bi*********@clear.net.nz (bill ramsay) wrote in message news:<a1**************************@posting.google. com>...
I just wrote a comfortable solution for this purpose,
including logging to stdout.
The main functionality is in function ConfirmDialog()
Just copy code below to a python file and edit the PopupNames global
variable.
Prerequisite: You will have to install python windows extensions from
http://starship.python.net/crew/mhammond/
<code>
"""
Automatical confirmation of popup windows.
"""
from win32con import *
from win32api import *
from win32ui import *
from win32gui import GetClassName
from win32event import *
from time import time, ctime, sleep
import sys
# Captions (titles) of popup windows to confirm
# EDIT THIS
PopupNames = (
'Error',
'Information',
'Install Dialler', # You better delete this line :-)
)
def GetWindowText( Window ):
"""
Get text of all 'Static' elements of windows and return
concatenated.
"""
Child, Text = None, ''
while 1:
try: Child = FindWindowEx( Window, Child, 'Static', None )
except: break
Text += '\n\t'.join( Child.GetWindowText().split( '\r' ) )
return Text
def FindControl( Window, CName = 'OK', CType = 'Button' ):
"""
Find control with name CName in Window
@arg Window: Top level window
@type Window: PyCWnd
@arg CName: Control Name
@type CName: string
@arg CType: Control class
@type CType: string
@return Control
@rtype: PyCwnd
"""
return FindWindowEx( Window, None, CType, CName )
def ConfirmDialog( Window, BName = None, Delay = 0.5 ):
"""
Find button with name BName in Window and simulate a button
activation.
@arg WName: Window Name
@type WName: string
@arg BName: Button Name
@type BName: string
@return: Button in case of success, negative error code else
@rtype: PyCWnd
"""
# Find Button
Button = FindControl( Window, BName )
Button.SendMessage( BM_SETSTATE, 1, 0 )
sleep( Delay ) # Window should show up at least for half a second.
# Simulate button press to confirm window
idButton = Button.GetDlgCtrlID()
hButton = Button.GetSafeHwnd()
Caption = Window.GetWindowText()
Window.SendMessage( WM_COMMAND, MAKELONG( idButton, BN_CLICKED ),
hButton )
print ctime( time() ), "Confirmed '%s'" %Caption
return Button
if __name__ == '__main__':
# Program parameters and options
ConfDelay = 0.5
if '-i' in sys.argv:
ConfDelay = 0
print ctime( time() ), "%s started" %sys.argv[ 0 ]
while 1:
for Name in PopupNames:
try: Window = FindWindow( None, Name )
except: continue
# Extract text information from Popup (for logging).
Message = GetWindowText( Window ) # Get message text before
window disappears
ConfirmDialog( Window, 'OK', ConfDelay )
if Message: print '\t' + Message
break
sleep( 1 )
</code>
Regards
Stefan
Dear all.
I am using an existing hodge-podge of an application that runs on top
of an Access database. This application dials up customer equipment,
handshakes then downloads/uploads various bits of information in the
access database.
The original application is designed for some poor sod to sit there
for hours and manually do the necessary.
I have automated various processes by 'back filling' the access
database, thereby fooling the application into doing what I want.
The problem that I have is that if the application comes across a busy
signal, or if the call fails for what ever reason, it displays an
error dialog box on the pc. If there are a lot of these, it causes
the app to hang.
The underlying log files in the access database are still updated.
Is there a way in python to detect these dialog boxes, then
effectively close them? either by pressing the boxes own close
button, or the little cross thingy on the top right corner (i don't
know what it is called).
The OS is win2k, latest service pack.
Any help that any of you can offer will be most greatfully received.
Kind regards
Bill
