Having a problem with a simple test of EG

[Chris Dancer]

I've just started playing with EventGhost. I just set up a simple test using an event from a button press on a Logic3 media remote to open an instance of Notepad and type some text. When I press the button Notepad opens but the text does not appear. And yes, I have tried "Use alternate method...".

What am I missing here?

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<EventGhost Version="1610" Guid="{9E3D5CF2-6328-4175-95AB-983605D73092}" Time="1359398439.83">
<Autostart Name="Autostart" Expanded="True">
<Plugin Identifier="HID" Guid="{05A690D9-27C2-4AC5-B0DD-2F562619E922}" File="HID">
gAIoWAAAAABxAIiJiVVeXFw/XGhpZCN2aWRfOTk5OSZwaWRfMDEwMSZtaV8wMSZjb2wwMyM3JjM4OGY3ZGQ4JjAmMDAwMiN7NGQxZTU1YjItZjE2Zi0xMWNmLTg4Y2ItMDAxMTExMDAwMDMwfXEBTZmZWBIAAABSYXl0YWMgQ29ycG9yYXRpb25xAk0BAVgaAAAAV2lyZWxlc3MgVVNCIERldmljZSAoMi40RylxA00BAYlLAHRxBC4=
</Plugin>
</Autostart>
<Macro Name="Play button" Expanded="True">
<Event Name="HID.Button.22" />
<Action>
System.Execute(u'C:\\WINDOWS\\notepad.exe', u'', 0, False, 2, u'', False)
</Action>
<Action>
Window.FindWindow(u'Notepad.exe', None, None, None, None, 1, False, 5.0, 0)
</Action>
<Action>
Window.SendKeys(u'Hello world!{Enter}', False)
</Action>
</Macro>
</EventGhost>

[Pako]

You are sending the keystrokes to the wrong window.
Try this:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<EventGhost Version="1610" Guid="{B08BD46D-46AF-48BA-847A-C26BB228943A}" Time="1359400181.16">
    <Autostart Name="Autostart" Expanded="True">
        <Plugin Identifier="HID" Guid="{05A690D9-27C2-4AC5-B0DD-2F562619E922}" File="HID">
            gAIoWAAAAABxAIiJiVVeXFw/XGhpZCN2aWRfOTk5OSZwaWRfMDEwMSZtaV8wMSZjb2wwMyM3JjM4OGY3ZGQ4JjAmMDAwMiN7NGQxZTU1YjItZjE2Zi0xMWNmLTg4Y2ItMDAxMTExMDAwMDMwfXEBTZmZWBIAAABSYXl0YWMgQ29ycG9yYXRpb25xAk0BAVgaAAAAV2lyZWxlc3MgVVNCIERldmljZSAoMi40RylxA00BAYlLAHRxBC4=
        </Plugin>
    </Autostart>
    <Macro Name="Play button" Expanded="True">
        <Event Name="HID.Button.22" />
        <Action>
            System.Execute(u'C:\\WINDOWS\\notepad.exe', u'', 0, False, 2, u'', False)
        </Action>
        <Action>
            Window.FindWindow(u'notepad.exe', None, u'Notepad', u'', u'Edit', 1, False, 5.0, 0)
        </Action>
        <Action>
            Window.SendKeys(u'Hello world!{Enter}', False)
        </Action>
    </Macro>
</EventGhost>

Pako

[Chris Dancer]

Cool! But not exactly intuitive, at least, not to a non-Windows programmer!

Of course in reality I will be using programs other than Notepad, so for any given program how would I find out the correct settings for window class, child name and child class?

[Pako]

... so for any given program how would I find out the correct settings for window class, child name and child class?

There is no universal guidance for it.
The only known method is trial and error.
And in some cases it is even impossible to correct window (child) to find.

Pako

[krambriw]

Well, you could try

1) Open the program(s) you are interested in and leave it running in a window

2) In EG, create a new macro for "Find a Window" and use the specific finder pointer and move it over your previously opened program, then hopefully, the details will be captured and filled in for you automatically

3) Repeat until all programs of interest are covered

BestR Walter

[Pako]

Well, you could try

1) Open the program(s) you are interested in and leave it running in a window

2) In EG, create a new macro for "Find a Window" and use the specific finder pointer and move it over your previously opened program, then hopefully, the details will be captured and filled in for you automatically

3) Repeat until all programs of interest are covered

BestR Walter

I considered it for granted, so I did not write it here.

Pako

[krambriw]