AIT_CtrlClick

Description

Simulates a mouse click on a specific control in the active window.

Format

bool AIT_CtrlClick  (
 string strCaption,     // Control's caption
 integer nCtrlType,     // Control type
 integer nMouseButton   // Mouse button
 [,float fTimeOut]      // Time-out
);
bool AIT_CtrlClick  (
 integer nCtrlID,       // Control ID
 integer nCtrlType,     // Control type
 integer nMouseButton   // Mouse button
 [,float fTimeOut]      // Time-out
);

Parameters

strCaption (input)

Specify the caption of a control.

nCtrlID (input)

Specify a control ID.

nCtrlType (input)

Specify a control type, which must be one of the following values.

ValueDescription
BUTTON_CTRLThe control type is a command button.
CHECKBOX_CTRLThe control type is a check box.
OPTIONBUTTON_CTRLThe control type is an option button.
EDIT_CTRLThe control type is an edit box.
STATIC_CTRLThe control type is a static text control.
COMBO_CTRLThe control type is a combo box.
LISTBOX_CTRLThe control type is a list box.
SPIN_CTRLThe control type is a spin control.
TREE_CTRLThe control type is a tree control.
LIST_CTRLThe control type is a list control.
DTPICKER_CTRLThe control type is a date/time picker.

nMouseButton (input, optional)

Specify the mouse button for which a click operation should be simulated. You have to set one of the following values.

ValueDescription
LBUTTONLeft mouse button
MBUTTONCenter mouse button
RBUTTONRight mouse button

The default is LBUTTON.

fTimeOut (input, optional)

Specify the maximum time the function can use to find a control, in units of seconds. The default is the value set in the AIT_SetDefaultWaitTimeout function.

Return values

The return value is true if the function was executed normally, and false if not. If the function has returned false, you can use AIT_GetLastError to acquire an extended error code. The following gives the error codes that AIT_GetLastError might return:

Extended error numberError code
8ERROR_NOT_ENOUGH_MEMORY
14ERROR_OUTOFMEMORY
87ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER
112ERROR_DISK_FULL
1400ERROR_INVALID_WINDOW_HANDLE
1460ERROR_TIMEOUT

Note

You can identify the control by using a complete caption or an associated label name or specifying the first part of such a caption or label name. When specifying the first part, prefix a swung dash (~) to the character string that you specify.