Comments on: Window GUI Automation from PowerShell

By: Joel Bennett

Joel Bennett — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 05:11:43 +0000

I can try setting the COM flag in the next build, but I think the right answer here is: if you’re trying to automate windows from javascript, you’re using the wrong tool.

By: Joel 'Jaykul' Bennett

Joel 'Jaykul' Bennett — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 20:48:30 +0000

I can try setting the COM flag in the next build, but I think the right answer here is: if you’re trying to automate windows from javascript, you’re using the wrong tool.

By: suxiaojack

suxiaojack — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:53:11 +0000

Could you publish your project for javascript ?JS supported 'sendkey' very good yet.So,is here a way to 'CreateObject' for your dll in javascript?

By: Jaykul

Jaykul — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:11:37 +0000

Yes it should! At the very least you should be able to select it as the “active” window

By: Jaykul

Jaykul — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:49:10 +0000

Yeah, that should be possible. If it’s modal, it should be the “active” window anyway, so you should be able to get it that way, or just send-keys and have them go to it by default…

By: seaJhawk

seaJhawk — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:40:02 +0000

Hi Jaykul,
My app that I'm trying to automate pops up a modal dialog when I click a key. However, I can't find any way to select that modal dialog – should this be possible?

Thanks,
seaJhawk

By: Joel 'Jaykul' Bennett

Joel 'Jaykul' Bennett — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:28:04 +0000

For CTP2, you need to either put the dll into a specific folder … Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Packages\WindowsAutomation\WindowsAutomation.dll in which case you’ll be able to call just:

Add-Module WindowsAutomation

Otherwise, you can load it by specifying the path to the actual .dll:

Add-Module .\WindowsAutomation.dll

By: rama

rama — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:05:00 +0000

hi,

If I do Add-module I am getting this error.

F:\windowautomation>
Add-Module .\WindowAutomation
Add-Module : The specified module ‘.\WindowAutomation’ was not loaded because the module source file was not found in any package
directory,
At line:1 char:11
+ Add-Module <<<< .\WindowAutomation

By: rama

rama — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:00:44 +0000

Hi,

I am using CTP2 only can you please guide me how can I install

bacaz Installutil is not recognised as a cmdlet. It will be helpful for me how to install the GUI Automation Snapin from the scrach.

Do I need any other .exe to proceed the installation. The snapin which is not working out for me.

thanks in advance

By: Joel 'Jaykul' Bennett

Joel 'Jaykul' Bennett — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 03:26:32 +0000

You need to run “Get-Help about_signing” as it suggests. By default PowerShell requires everything to be cryptographically signed. My stuff isn’t, so you have to use the “Set-ExecutionPolicy” cmdlet to set your policy to “RemoteSigned”... and you might have to “unblock” the script (this is all described in the “Get-Help about_signing” document.

If you’re using CTP2, you can use Add-Module instead of using the installer.

Also, you should use the version on CodePlex because it’s been updated from the one I posted. I’ve changed that in the article.