• How To Run Autoit Script
• Autoit Script Editor

How To Run Autoit Script

When automating a GUI with AutoIt there are a few things to keep in mind. The first is to use AutoItSetOption in your script, and usually at the very beginning like so: #NoTrayIconAutoItSetOption('WinTitleMatchMode', 2)I use option 2 for WinTitleMatchMode because, it tells AutoIt to match any substring in the title. Next you run your program and wait for the window. I'll use an example from one of my scripts. #NoTrayIconAutoItSetOption('WinTitleMatchMode', 2)Run('Setup.exe', @scriptdir)WinWait('Setup')I got lucky with this program and didn't need to script too heavily, but I ran into a snag with the installer. The finish button didn't appear until it finished running some checks.

So I had to trap the script at one point like this: #NoTrayIconAutoItSetOption('WinTitleMatchMode', 2)Run('Setup.exe', @scriptdir)WinWait('Setup').click.click.Do$Finish = ControlGetHandle('Setup', 'Finish', 1)Sleep(100)Until $Finish 'ControlClick('Setup', 'Finish', 1)ExitI also like to use the AutoIt Window Info Tool. I can drag its pointer on top of elements I'm trying to work with and get all the details about that control.

Autoit Script Editor

As per 's documentation (emphasis added):workingdir optional The working directory. Blank (') uses the current working directory. This is not the path to the program.Build ( Ctrl + F7) produces an executable but does not run it. Example (press F5 after saving script as.au3 file): Global Const $gsFilePath = 'C:tempagent.exe'Global Const $gsWdir = '; Or specifically 'C:temp'Run($gsFilePath, $gsWdir)After saving and compiling (using Ctrl + F7), nothing is executed. Why?Build produces an executable but does not run it. Try F5 instead (runs.au3 file from editor).