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[Pywinauto-users] SetFocus Problem

[Rand B. <ra...@gm...>]

I was attempting to bring an app, Evernote into focus.
I couldn't get it to work from ipython or a command prompt.

I finally got it to work by opening a command prompt with Admin Rights.

Is this a common behavior ?

Rand

[Pywinauto-users] What is a good way to access metro app?

[Wei C. T. <wei...@gm...>]

Hi,

I try to write a python script that uses pywinauto to control a metro
app, namely the Music player.
For usual .exe, I was told that a manifest with uiaccess="true" is
required.  But in this case I'm just running a script from within the
python interpreter.
In my Windows 8 machine, the Windows SDK inspect.exe is able to see
the metro app.  When I use it to the windows handle and pass it to
pywinauto.handleprops.processid, the correct pid is obtained.
However, when I use pywinauto.findwindows.enum_windows, the handle is
not reported in it.  Same goes with
pywinauto.findwindows.find_window(title="Music").
I have tried adding a python.exe.manifest in c:\python26\ and even try
modify the C:\Python26\Lib\site-packages\pythonwin\Microsoft.VC90.MFC.manifest.
Neither works.

Anybody experienced pywinauto with metro app before?

Thanks!

[Pywinauto-users] How I use with Flash?

[Nelson M. M. <tat...@gm...>]

Hi,

I need to use with flash, Is it possible?


Tks,

Nelson Moreno Machado

Re: [Pywinauto-users] Controls in cmd.exe and WindowNotFoundError

[Vasily V. R. <vas...@gm...>]

pywinauto cannot control remote application. You need a pywinauto copy on
remote machine to run it with your app. BTW, you shouldn't minimize RDP
window to prevent loosing GUI context. But you can safely switch focus from
RDP to another application on your local desktop.

The application you run has separate GUI window, right? If it's just
command line utility, probably you don't need pywinauto at all: just use
subprocess.Popen with stdin, stdout, stderr parameters. But if it has
window(s) separate from cmd.exe, you need separate Application object.

Example (just a schema, I did not test it):

cmd_app = Application.Start("cmd.exe")
cmd_wnd = cmd_app.Window_(title=r"C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe",
class_name="ConsoleWindowClass")
cmd_wnd.TypeKeys("your run cmd string {ENTER}", with_spaces=True)

your_app = Application.Connect(path="path_to_your_app_exe")
print your_app.Windows_()
your_app.SomeMainWindow.PrintControlIdentifiers()
# other actions


Best regards,
-Vasily.


2013/6/14 Spencer Kent <spe...@hp...>

> I guess I don't quite understand why I can't use just start and then have
> the
> correct application object, especially since this is how it's done in the
> examples, but I went back and used the connect method once I had opened a
> command window by hand. Then when I print control identifiers it doesn't
> show
> any at all (but it doesn't return an error either). I tried .TypeKeys
> ('Hello,
> World') and the text popped up in my python shell. Then I tried .TypeKeys a
> second time and then it popped up in my command prompt! I'm not going to
> have
> to put it in there twice when I run it in a script am I?
>
> I'm using the python shell to test out the functionality because I'm
> trying to
> call the command prompt itself. All I want to do is enter text at the
> command
> prompt and press enter. (I'd be running the script on my desktop computer
> and
> trying to control the command prompt of a networked computer through a RDP
> connection). This is possible, right? I can run the script to control
> another
> computer's command prompt through the RDP?
>
> Thanks for your quick response
>
>
> Spencer
>
>
>
>
>
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Re: [Pywinauto-users] Controls in cmd.exe and WindowNotFoundError

[Spencer K. <spe...@hp...>]

I guess I don't quite understand why I can't use just start and then have the 
correct application object, especially since this is how it's done in the 
examples, but I went back and used the connect method once I had opened a 
command window by hand. Then when I print control identifiers it doesn't show 
any at all (but it doesn't return an error either). I tried .TypeKeys ('Hello, 
World') and the text popped up in my python shell. Then I tried .TypeKeys a 
second time and then it popped up in my command prompt! I'm not going to have 
to put it in there twice when I run it in a script am I?

I'm using the python shell to test out the functionality because I'm trying to 
call the command prompt itself. All I want to do is enter text at the command 
prompt and press enter. (I'd be running the script on my desktop computer and 
trying to control the command prompt of a networked computer through a RDP 
connection). This is possible, right? I can run the script to control another 
computer's command prompt through the RDP?

Thanks for your quick response


Spencer

Re: [Pywinauto-users] Controls in cmd.exe and WindowNotFoundError

[Vasily V. R. <vas...@gm...>]

     Hi Spencer,

Did you create one more Application object for the new process you ran? One
Application object can search top-level windows in bounds of one process
only.
Just use method connect instead of start if it's the case.

Best regards,
-Vasily.


2013/6/14 Spencer Kent <spe...@hp...>

> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to automate execution of a program that's called from the
> windows
> command prompt. I've been able to open a fresh instance of command prompt
> no
> sweat. When I ask pwinauto to show the possible windows and their
> associated
> text it only gives me one option and it happens to be the command prompt
> (u'Administrator: C:\etc...)Yay. I use the exact window title to specify
> the
> window using app.window_(title_re = ....) and it returns a
> WindowSpecification
> object.
>
> The problem is that when I try to print the control identifiers (I
> instantiate
> the windowspecification object as cwin and then call
> cwin.print_control_identifiers()), it gives me a WindowNotFoundError. I
> might
> expect a different kind of error like it couldn't find any controls or
> something but I don't understand why it can't find the window I just
> defined.
>
> Could you help me figure out what's going on? I'd really appreciate it :)
>
> Thanks,
>
> Spencer
>
>
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[Pywinauto-users] Controls in cmd.exe and WindowNotFoundError

[Spencer K. <spe...@hp...>]

Hi,

I'm trying to automate execution of a program that's called from the windows 
command prompt. I've been able to open a fresh instance of command prompt no 
sweat. When I ask pwinauto to show the possible windows and their associated 
text it only gives me one option and it happens to be the command prompt 
(u'Administrator: C:\etc...)Yay. I use the exact window title to specify the 
window using app.window_(title_re = ....) and it returns a WindowSpecification 
object. 

The problem is that when I try to print the control identifiers (I instantiate 
the windowspecification object as cwin and then call 
cwin.print_control_identifiers()), it gives me a WindowNotFoundError. I might 
expect a different kind of error like it couldn't find any controls or 
something but I don't understand why it can't find the window I just defined. 

Could you help me figure out what's going on? I'd really appreciate it :)

Thanks,

Spencer

Re: [Pywinauto-users] pywinauto stops when i lock the system using (Ctrl+Alt+Del)

[Vasily V. R. <vas...@gm...>]

     Hi Lakshmi,

The problem doesn't depend on pywinauto or any other GUI automation
framework, as far as I know.

The widely known workaround for the problem is Remote Desktop (RDP) session
which provides necessary GUI context needed for GUI automation. If you have
an ability to connect to remote target machine which should run your
automation task, just keep RDP session running and *do not minimize RDP* to
the taskbar. Machine with running RDP can be locked by Ctrl+Alt+Del safely
for your automation tasks on remote target machine that is also locked.

Hopefully, it should help.

Best regards,
-Vasily.


2013/5/31 laxmi setty <ls...@ya...>

> Hi, I have automated some of the activities using pywinauto but when I
> lock my system (using Ctrl + Alt + Del), it stops
> Later when I unlock the system, it starts performing the task from the
> beginning. Kindly help me with this, as I am unable to use this,
> b'coz if a user has to be logged in for all the 9 hrs in a system, it
> doesn't serve my purpose of automating that task. Thanks & Regards,
> Lakshmi
>
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[Pywinauto-users] pywinauto stops when i lock the system using (Ctrl+Alt+Del)

[laxmi s. <ls...@ya...>]

Hi, I have automated some of the activities using pywinauto but when I lock my system (using Ctrl + Alt + Del), it stops 
Later when I unlock the system, it starts performing the task from the beginning. Kindly help me with this, as I am unable to use this, 
b'coz if a user has to be logged in for all the 9 hrs in a system, it doesn't serve my purpose of automating that task. Thanks & Regards,
Lakshmi

[Pywinauto-users] pywinauto stops when i lock the system using (Ctrl+Alt+Del)

[laxmi s. <ls...@ya...>]

Hello all,

I have automated some of the activities using pywinauto but when I lock my system (using Ctrl + Alt + Del), it stops and later when I unlock the system, it starts performing the task from the beginning.

Kindly help me with this, as this is making my tool of least importance.

Thanks & Regards,
Lakshmi

[Pywinauto-users] If I install java access bridge, do you think I could see java aps with pywinauto ?

[Frank S. <fah...@gm...>]

If I install java access bridge, do you think I could see java aps with
pywinauto ?

else, anyone have any tips on how to modify pywinauto after installing JAB ?

[Pywinauto-users] cant find control identifiers... does pywinauto support this type of program?

[Frank S. <fah...@gm...>]

so I cant seem to make this program work...

This program is from my job. Its activated by clicking a link on the
internet. Once clicked, a new window opens, not a browser window but a
normal application window.

I connect by typing app.connect_(title_re='Advanced')    <-- advanced is
the first word of the main window title, and it connects.

My problem is
app."Advanced_Customer_Service_Representative.print_control_identifiers()
is empty. I have no controls, even though there are several buttons,
actually there should be alot of controls.

The main page has a bunch of menu items, but .MenuSelect('File') returns :
There is no menu.

If I open a subwindow in the main window, then the title of the main window
changes to ( Title + - title of sub window), and then the sub window also
pops up with just its own title.

swapy is no help. I see the page in swapy but theres no drop down menus for
it.

Does pywinauto support these types of web programs opened from javascript
or is there another program that does ? (selenium wont because the program
is not in a browser...)

Re: [Pywinauto-users] Work with 64bit appilcation

[Vasily V. R. <vas...@gm...>]

     Hi Andy,

I ported pywinauto internals to 64-bit Python (the problem is in system
structures sizes (win32structures.py) which are different for 32-bit and
64-bit client app).

I use my pywinauto
modification<https://code.google.com/r/vasilyvryabov-pywinauto-x64/source/checkout>
for
running it under 64-bit Python for 64-bit client. But 32-bit Python is
still needed for 32-bit clients.
I did not test it for many client apps, but it works probably for all
standard controls including context menus & tooltips.

Best regards,
-Vasily.

2013/3/22 Andy Chen <pp...@ho...>

> Hi all,****
>
> ** **
>
> We have been using the 32bit PyWinAuto to test our 32 bit windows clients.
> Recently we are change to 64bit clients, it seems the tests used to work
> doesn’t work anymore. It has problem to identify the controls on 64bit
> clients. Has anyone tried either****
>
> ** **
>
> **1.     **Use 32bit PyWinAuto to test 64bit client, or****
>
> **2.     **Compile 64bit PyWinAuto to test 64bit client****
>
> ** **
>
> Any help would be appreciated.****
>
> ** **
>
> Thanks,****
>
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[Pywinauto-users] Work with 64bit appilcation

[Andy C. <pp...@ho...>]

Hi all,

 

We have been using the 32bit PyWinAuto to test our 32 bit windows clients.
Recently we are change to 64bit clients, it seems the tests used to work
doesn't work anymore. It has problem to identify the controls on 64bit
clients. Has anyone tried either

 

1.     Use 32bit PyWinAuto to test 64bit client, or

2.     Compile 64bit PyWinAuto to test 64bit client

 

Any help would be appreciated.

 

Thanks,

Andy

 

 

Re: [Pywinauto-users] Issue with TreeView.Select() in Windows 64 Bit OS

[Vasily V. R. <vas...@gm...>]

     Hi Vignesh,

Most probably, the problem is connected with different size of structures
(see win32_structures.py) for 32-bit and 64-bit applications.
I ported pywinauto to 64-bit Python. My source code branch is available in
the repository:
https://code.google.com/r/vasilyvryabov-pywinauto-x64/source/browse

Please try it with 64-bit Python and 64-bit application. Hopefully, it can
help.
For 32-bit applications you still need using 32-bit Python.

Best regards,
-Vasily.


2013/3/21 Vigneshwaran Gopalan <vig...@gm...>

> Hi Mark,
> I have a application which is recently ported from win 32 bit to win 64
> bit Os.
> I use pyWinauto to automated the application.
> The treeview.Select() method alone is not working. Other commands are
> working fine. It fails with the following error message.
> =================Error Message========================
> Exception WindowsError: WindowsError(6, 'The handle is invalid.') in
> <bound method _RemoteMemoryBlock.__del__ of
> <pywinauto.controls.common_controls._RemoteMemoryBlock object at
> 0x00000000044FAE48>> ignored
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "C:\Users\c8vgopal\Desktop\test.py", line 14, in <module>
>     app.UntitledQuery.SysTreeView32.Select('\\T854PB06')
>   File
> "C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\pywinauto\controls\common_controls.py", line
> 1043, in Select
>     elem = self.GetItem(path)
>   File
> "C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\pywinauto\controls\common_controls.py", line
> 993, in GetItem
>     texts = [r.Text() for r in self.Roots()]
>   File
> "C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\pywinauto\controls\common_controls.py", line
> 634, in Text
>     return self._readitem()[1]
>   File
> "C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\pywinauto\controls\common_controls.py", line
> 883, in _readitem
>     raise ctypes.WinError()
> WindowsError: [Error 87] The parameter is incorrect.
>
> ==================================================
>
> I use Python 2.6 (32 bit).
>
> Could you kindly help me figure out the issue?
>
>
>
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[Pywinauto-users] Issue with TreeView.Select() in Windows 64 Bit OS

[Vigneshwaran G. <vig...@gm...>]

Hi Mark,
I have a application which is recently ported from win 32 bit to win 64 bit
Os.
I use pyWinauto to automated the application.
The treeview.Select() method alone is not working. Other commands are
working fine. It fails with the following error message.
=================Error Message========================
Exception WindowsError: WindowsError(6, 'The handle is invalid.') in <bound
method _RemoteMemoryBlock.__del__ of
<pywinauto.controls.common_controls._RemoteMemoryBlock object at
0x00000000044FAE48>> ignored
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\c8vgopal\Desktop\test.py", line 14, in <module>
    app.UntitledQuery.SysTreeView32.Select('\\T854PB06')
  File
"C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\pywinauto\controls\common_controls.py", line
1043, in Select
    elem = self.GetItem(path)
  File
"C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\pywinauto\controls\common_controls.py", line
993, in GetItem
    texts = [r.Text() for r in self.Roots()]
  File
"C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\pywinauto\controls\common_controls.py", line
634, in Text
    return self._readitem()[1]
  File
"C:\Python26\lib\site-packages\pywinauto\controls\common_controls.py", line
883, in _readitem
    raise ctypes.WinError()
WindowsError: [Error 87] The parameter is incorrect.

==================================================

I use Python 2.6 (32 bit).

Could you kindly help me figure out the issue?



-- 
Thanks
Vignesh

Re: [Pywinauto-users] Automating a wxPython app

[Vasily V. R. <vas...@gm...>]

     Hello Don,

1) You can place static label with some meaningful text before your edit
box.
     Login: [mylogin]
     Password: [pwd]

Then you can access them with names like LoginEdit and PasswordEdit. The
same rule is useful for combo boxes and other "non-text" controls (or with
unstable text).

2) app.MainWindow.Wait('ready', timeout=10) Also WaitNot('visible') is
useful to control dialog closing.

Best regards,
-Vasily.

2013/3/12 Don Dwiggins <ddw...@ad...>

>  I'm still exploring pywinauto.  I have a wxPython app that I want to
> automate, and have been able to get into it to the point that I feel
> comfortable that I can work it out.  I do have a  couple of questions:
>
>    - The application starts with a top-level logon window (combobox and
>    text controls for username and password).  I notice from looking at
>    the PrintControlIdentifiers output that the text boxes are basically
>    "named" by position (e.g., "Edit2").  Is there a way that I can give
>    them meaningful names in the application that will be visible at this
>    level?
>
>     - Once the logon succeeds, there's a short delay before the main
>    window of the application comes up.  Is there a better way to detect
>    this than a wait loop, testing with Exists?
>
>
> Thanks,
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[Pywinauto-users] Automating a wxPython app

[Don D. <ddw...@ad...>]

I'm still exploring pywinauto.  I have a wxPython app that Iwant to 
automate, and have been able to get into it to the point that I feel 
comfortable that I can work it out.  I do have a  couple of questions:

  * The application starts with a top-level logon window (combobox and
    text controls for username and password).  I notice from looking at
    the PrintControlIdentifiersoutput that the text boxes are basically
    "named" by position (e.g., "Edit2").  Is there a way that I can give
    them meaningful names in the applicationthat will be visible at this
    level?

  * Once the logon succeeds, there's a short delay before the main
    window of the application comes up.  Is there a better way to detect
    thisthan a wait loop, testing with Exists?


Thanks,

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Advanced Publishing Technology

Re: [Pywinauto-users] how to install with ActiveState ActivePython - quick question

[Mark Mc M. <mtn...@gm...>]

Hi,

On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 5:35 AM, Z W <mp...@gm...> wrote:
> Hi All
>
> We are new.
> We have a windows app called app.exe that we like to auto-install
> using pywinauto.
> app.exe is a console/text-based installation that contains text-based
> wizard steps.
> We like to use pywinauto to simulate keys entered.
> We have ActivePython and like to install pywinauto with it.
> After downloading, we got error:
>
>>>> ================================ RESTART ================================
>>>>
>
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "C:\software_installations\pywinauto-0.4.0\setup.py", line 47,
> in <module>
>     sys.path.append(SetupPath())
>   File "C:\software_installations\pywinauto-0.4.0\setup.py", line 41,
> in SetupPath
>     setup_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.split(__file__)[0])
> NameError: global name '__file__' is not defined
>>>>
>

That is strange - and when I google for that error - I found
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2632199/how-do-i-get-the-path-of-the-current-executed-file-in-python

Are you running
   path_to_python\python.exe setup.py install
from the command line - or you are running it from inside Idle,
PythonWin or something else?
Please try again from the command prompt (Start Menu, Run, cmd.exe)

> What are we doing wrong ?
> How do we go about installing it so that it would work with ActivePython ?
>
> Advance Thanks
>

I hope that helps,
  Mark

[Pywinauto-users] how to install with ActiveState ActivePython - quick question

[Z W <mp...@gm...>]

Hi All

We are new.
We have a windows app called app.exe that we like to auto-install
using pywinauto.
app.exe is a console/text-based installation that contains text-based
wizard steps.
We like to use pywinauto to simulate keys entered.
We have ActivePython and like to install pywinauto with it.
After downloading, we got error:

>>> ================================ RESTART ================================
>>>

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\software_installations\pywinauto-0.4.0\setup.py", line 47,
in <module>
    sys.path.append(SetupPath())
  File "C:\software_installations\pywinauto-0.4.0\setup.py", line 41,
in SetupPath
    setup_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.split(__file__)[0])
NameError: global name '__file__' is not defined
>>>

What are we doing wrong ?
How do we go about installing it so that it would work with ActivePython ?

Advance Thanks

[Pywinauto-users] Problem getting started with a VB6 application

[Don D. <ddw...@ad...>]

I'm just getting started with pywinauto.  The application I need to 
automate is an olf VB6application.

I'mplaying with it to try to get a feel for how it will work with 
pywinauto. In particular, I'm trying to control a dialog with a combo 
box in it.  The class I get for the box is "ThunderRT6ComboBox ". The 
pywinauto object I get for it has all the "All Controls" methods, but 
none of the ComboBox methods(or any other control-type-specific methods).

I'm guessing that pywinauto doesn't recognize ThunderRT6ComboBox as a 
combo box class. If this istrue, is there a way around it? I'm willing 
to dig into the pywinauto source if need be.  If not, is thereany other 
approach I could take to get it going?(Once I get into it, I suspect 
I'll run across other "ThunderRT6xxx" classes.)

TIA,

-- 

Don Dwiggins
Advanced Publishing Technology

[Pywinauto-users] Need help

[Arunkumar J. <aru...@gm...>]

Hi All,
I am automating an application written in .Net framework where tool strip
controls are available with icons in it.
I am unable to get control to this with pywinauto. and Even Drag and drop
of icons i am not able to achieve.
Can anybody help me in this.

Regards,
Arun

Re: [Pywinauto-users] pywinauto with a .NET application using WindowsForms

[Jason L. <jla...@nc...>]

Thanks for the responses!   I'll check these out.

On 10/24/2012 3:59 AM, Vasily V. Ryabov wrote:
     Hello Jason,

pywinauto doesn't support all .NET controls. Probably you need IronPython<http://ironpython.codeplex.com/> for .NET automation.

You can see few examples here: http://gui-at.blogspot.com/search/label/guiat (see posts "Building the framework (1)-(3)").
Analogue of pywinauto can be developed using described approach. But it seems no one did it.

Also you may have some problems with connection to already running application because the framework runs a main form in another thread of the same process as the test script. This approach<http://www.codingthewheel.com/archives/how-to-inject-a-managed-assembly-dll> may help to implement such functionality in separate processes.

Best regards,
-Vasily.

2012/10/24 Jason Lawrence <jla...@nc...<mailto:jla...@nc...>>
We are in the process of coding QA automation for a Windows .NET application.  When I use the PrintControlIdentifiers,  I am seeing a lot of generic WindowsForms results.  I am not seeing menu's or other attributes that would show in a normal windows GUI...

'2' 'WindowsForms10.Window.8.app.0.33c0d9d3'
WindowsForms10.Window.8.app.0.33c0d9d - ''   (L162, T124, R359, B658)
    '3' 'WindowsForms10.Window.8.app.0.33c0d9d4'
WindowsForms10.Window.8.app.0.33c0d9d - ''   (L162, T124, R355, B389)
    '4' 'WindowsForms10.Window.8.app.0.33c0d9d5'
WindowsForms10.Window.8.app.0.33c0d9d - ''   (L162, T151, R355, B389)
    '5' 'WindowsForms10.Window.8.app.0.33c0d9d6'
WindowsForms10.Window.8.app.0.33c0d9d - ''   (L162, T151, R355, B389)

A good return:

    '15' 'TreeView2'
WindowsForms10.Window.8.app.0.33c0d9d - 'Network Profiles'   (L162, T393, R355, B420)

Most of the GUI is either menu dropdowns (I don't see) or grids with data.    I suspect that the .NET classes above have the menu and grid data inside them, but I don't know how to use pywinauto to access them  (besides using the .Click(coords=))

    Thanks!

Jason Lawrence


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Re: [Pywinauto-users] pywinauto with a .NET application using WindowsForms

[Vasily V. R. <vas...@gm...>]

     Hello Jason,

pywinauto doesn't support all .NET controls. Probably you need
IronPython<http://ironpython.codeplex.com/>for .NET automation.

You can see few examples here:
http://gui-at.blogspot.com/search/label/guiat (see
posts "Building the framework (1)-(3)").
Analogue of pywinauto can be developed using described approach. But it
seems no one did it.

Also you may have some problems with connection to already running
application because the framework runs a main form in another thread of the
same process as the test script. This
approach<http://www.codingthewheel.com/archives/how-to-inject-a-managed-assembly-dll>may
help to implement such functionality in separate processes.

Best regards,
-Vasily.

2012/10/24 Jason Lawrence <jla...@nc...>

> We are in the process of coding QA automation for a Windows .NET
> application.  When I use the PrintControlIdentifiers,  I am seeing a lot of
> generic WindowsForms results.  I am not seeing menu's or other attributes
> that would show in a normal windows GUI...
>
> '2' 'WindowsForms10.Window.8.app.0.33c0d9d3'
> WindowsForms10.Window.8.app.0.33c0d9d - ''   (L162, T124, R359, B658)
>     '3' 'WindowsForms10.Window.8.app.0.33c0d9d4'
> WindowsForms10.Window.8.app.0.33c0d9d - ''   (L162, T124, R355, B389)
>     '4' 'WindowsForms10.Window.8.app.0.33c0d9d5'
> WindowsForms10.Window.8.app.0.33c0d9d - ''   (L162, T151, R355, B389)
>     '5' 'WindowsForms10.Window.8.app.0.33c0d9d6'
> WindowsForms10.Window.8.app.0.33c0d9d - ''   (L162, T151, R355, B389)
>
> A good return:
>
>     '15' 'TreeView2'
> WindowsForms10.Window.8.app.0.33c0d9d - 'Network Profiles'   (L162, T393,
> R355, B420)
>
> Most of the GUI is either menu dropdowns (I don't see) or grids with data.
>    I suspect that the .NET classes above have the menu and grid data inside
> them, but I don't know how to use pywinauto to access them  (besides using
> the .Click(coords=))
>
>     Thanks!
>
> Jason Lawrence
>
>
>
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[Pywinauto-users] pywinauto with a .NET application using WindowsForms

[Jason L. <jla...@nc...>]

We are in the process of coding QA automation for a Windows .NET application.  When I use the PrintControlIdentifiers,  I am seeing a lot of generic WindowsForms results.  I am not seeing menu's or other attributes that would show in a normal windows GUI...

'2' 'WindowsForms10.Window.8.app.0.33c0d9d3'
WindowsForms10.Window.8.app.0.33c0d9d - ''   (L162, T124, R359, B658)
    '3' 'WindowsForms10.Window.8.app.0.33c0d9d4'
WindowsForms10.Window.8.app.0.33c0d9d - ''   (L162, T124, R355, B389)
    '4' 'WindowsForms10.Window.8.app.0.33c0d9d5'
WindowsForms10.Window.8.app.0.33c0d9d - ''   (L162, T151, R355, B389)
    '5' 'WindowsForms10.Window.8.app.0.33c0d9d6'
WindowsForms10.Window.8.app.0.33c0d9d - ''   (L162, T151, R355, B389)

A good return:

    '15' 'TreeView2'
WindowsForms10.Window.8.app.0.33c0d9d - 'Network Profiles'   (L162, T393, R355, B420)

Most of the GUI is either menu dropdowns (I don't see) or grids with data.    I suspect that the .NET classes above have the menu and grid data inside them, but I don't know how to use pywinauto to access them  (besides using the .Click(coords=))

    Thanks!

Jason Lawrence