Forum Discussion

ChandanD's avatar
ChandanD
Contributor
5 years ago

Unable to type app name in search box in Windows 10 search button

Hello,   I am trying to search application name using search button in Windows 10 but I am unable to select the object. I also tried recording the script but still unable to type the application n...
  • BenoitB's avatar
    BenoitB
    5 years ago

    This works for me:

      let appName = 'myApplication';
  Sys.Desktop.Keys('[Win]');
  Sys.Process("explorer").Window("DV2ControlHost", "Start menu", 1).Window("Edit", "", 1).Keys(appName + '[P500]');
  let check = Sys.Process("explorer").Window("DV2ControlHost", "Start menu", 1).Window("SysListView32", "S", 1);
  while (check.wItem(0,0) == "Recherche...") {
    aqUtils.Delay(500);
    check.Refresh();
  }  
  if (check.wItem(0,0) == 'Aucun élément ne correspond à votre recherche.')
    Log.Message('Application ' + appName + ' not found');

     

    So first i call Windows button.

    After i enter name of the app to find with a short pause ([P500]) that allows the search start.

    After i wait while searching label is displayed.

    After i check if the not found label is displayed.

     

    "Recherche..." and "Aucun élément ne correspond à votre recherche." are language dependant.

     

     

BenoitB's avatar
BenoitB
Community Hero
5 years ago

This works for me:

  let appName = 'myApplication';
  Sys.Desktop.Keys('[Win]');
  Sys.Process("explorer").Window("DV2ControlHost", "Start menu", 1).Window("Edit", "", 1).Keys(appName + '[P500]');
  let check = Sys.Process("explorer").Window("DV2ControlHost", "Start menu", 1).Window("SysListView32", "S", 1);
  while (check.wItem(0,0) == "Recherche...") {
    aqUtils.Delay(500);
    check.Refresh();
  }  
  if (check.wItem(0,0) == 'Aucun élément ne correspond à votre recherche.')
    Log.Message('Application ' + appName + ' not found');

 

So first i call Windows button.

After i enter name of the app to find with a short pause ([P500]) that allows the search start.

After i wait while searching label is displayed.

After i check if the not found label is displayed.

 

"Recherche..." and "Aucun élément ne correspond à votre recherche." are language dependant.

 

 

  • ChandanD's avatar
    ChandanD
    Contributor
    5 years ago

    Thanks for the solution.

    When I copied your code and tried executing it didn't worked. But I was able to fix the issue.

    I got idea from your code.

     

    Thanks for your support.