Re^2: Automating a Win10 GUI

I have heard about that module. When I run ActiveState ppm (Perl Package Manager), I don't see it as a package option for the latest AS version. There a lot of reasons why that could happen. I haven't investigated why that is yet.

I am hoping to find a tool that does most of the work, with me just writing some small amount of extra code. I am hoping for an option better than Win32::GuiTest. If "GuiTest" winds up being "the answer", then likely follow-on questions will involve complicated build problems that Active State has not solved.

Update: I installed the cpan module from Active State. And lo and behold, installation of Win32::GuiTest appeared to work. I will investigate this module further.

cpan> install Win32::GuiTest
Running install for module 'Win32::GuiTest'
Fetching with LWP:
http://ppm.activestate.com/CPAN/authors/id/K/KA/KARASIK/Win32-GuiTest-
+1.64.tar.gz
Fetching with LWP:
http://ppm.activestate.com/CPAN/authors/id/K/KA/KARASIK/CHECKSUMS
Checksum for C:\Perl64\cpan\sources\authors\id\K\KA\KARASIK\Win32-GuiT
+est-1.64.tar.gz ok
Scanning cache C:\Perl64/cpan/build for sizes
......................................................................
+......DONE
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/README
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/META.yml
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/Makefile.PL
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/Recorder/
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/Recorder/Copying.txt
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/Recorder/README.txt
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/Recorder/Win32GuiTest.exe
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/CHANGES
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/GuiTest.xs
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/lib/
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/lib/Win32/
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/lib/Win32/GuiTest/
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/lib/Win32/GuiTest/Examples.pm
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/lib/Win32/GuiTest/Cmd.pm
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/lib/Win32/GuiTest/GuiTest.pc
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/lib/Win32/GuiTest.pm
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/dibsect.h
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/typemap
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/MANIFEST
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/META.json
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/RSNDMSG.h
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/perlobject.map
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/t/
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/t/01_basic.t
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/t/06_sendkeys.t
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/t/02_calc.t
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/t/03_cpl.t
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/t/04_std.t
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/t/05_which.t
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/eg/
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/eg/paint_abs.pl
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/eg/winbmp.pl
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/eg/fonts.pl
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/eg/showcpl.pl
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/eg/wptr.pl
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/eg/make_eg.pl
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/eg/waitwindow.pl
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/eg/selecttabitem.pl
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/eg/pushbutton.pl
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/eg/paint.pl
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/eg/start.pl
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/eg/excel2.pl
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/eg/spy--.pl
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/eg/notepad_text.pl
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/eg/showwin.pl
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/eg/rawkey.pl
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/eg/ask.pl
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/eg/calc.pl
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/eg/notepad.pl
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/eg/excel.pl
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/eg/keypress.pl
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/eg/iswindowstyle.pl
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/eg/tab.pl
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/eg/spy.pl
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/eg/showmouse.pl
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/eg/menuselect.pl
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/eg/which.pl
Win32-GuiTest-1.64/DibSect.cpp
Configuring K/KA/KARASIK/Win32-GuiTest-1.64.tar.gz with Makefile.PL
Checking if your kit is complete...
Looks good
Generating a dmake-style Makefile
Writing Makefile for Win32::GuiTest
Writing MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json
  KARASIK/Win32-GuiTest-1.64.tar.gz
  C:\Perl64\bin\perl.exe Makefile.PL INSTALLDIRS=site -- OK
Running make for K/KA/KARASIK/Win32-GuiTest-1.64.tar.gz
cp lib/Win32/GuiTest.pm blib\lib\Win32\GuiTest.pm
cp lib/Win32/GuiTest/GuiTest.pc blib\lib\Win32\GuiTest\GuiTest.pc
cp lib/Win32/GuiTest/Examples.pm blib\lib\Win32\GuiTest\Examples.pm
cp lib/Win32/GuiTest/Cmd.pm blib\lib\Win32\GuiTest\Cmd.pm
Running Mkbootstrap for GuiTest ()
"C:\Perl64\bin\perl.exe" -MExtUtils::Command -e chmod -- 644 "GuiTest.
+bs"
"C:\Perl64\bin\perl.exe" -MExtUtils::Command::MM -e cp_nonempty -- Gui
+Test.bs blib\arch\auto\Win32\GuiTest\GuiTest.bs 644
"C:\Perl64\bin\perl.exe" -IC:\Perl64\lib -IC:\Perl64\lib "C:\Perl64\li
+b\ExtUtils\xsubpp"  -typemap C:\Perl64\lib\ExtUtils\typemap -typemap 
+C:\Perl64\cpan\build\Win32-GuiTest-1.64-0\perlobject.map -typemap C:\
+Perl64\cpan\build\Win32-GuiTest-1.64-0\typemap GuiTest.xs >xstmp.c &&
+ "C:\Perl64\bin\perl.exe" -MExtUtils::Command -e mv -- xstmp.c GuiTes
+t.cpp
C:\Perl64\site\bin\gcc.exe -c           -s -O2 -DWIN32 -DWIN64 -DCONSE
+RVATIVE -DPERL_TEXTMODE_SCRIPTS -DUSE_SITECUSTOMIZE -DPERL_IMPLICIT_C
+ONTEXT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_SYS -fwrapv -fno-strict-aliasing -mms-bitfield
+s -s -O2          -DVERSION=\"1.64\"    -DXS_VERSION=\"1.64\"  "-IC:\
+Perl64\lib\CORE"   GuiTest.cpp
C:\Perl64\site\bin\gcc.exe -c           -s -O2 -DWIN32 -DWIN64 -DCONSE
+RVATIVE -DPERL_TEXTMODE_SCRIPTS -DUSE_SITECUSTOMIZE -DPERL_IMPLICIT_C
+ONTEXT -DPERL_IMPLICIT_SYS -fwrapv -fno-strict-aliasing -mms-bitfield
+s -s -O2          -DVERSION=\"1.64\"    -DXS_VERSION=\"1.64\"  "-IC:\
+Perl64\lib\CORE"   DibSect.cpp
"C:\Perl64\bin\perl.exe" -MExtUtils::Mksymlists \
     -e "Mksymlists('NAME'=>\"Win32::GuiTest\", 'DLBASE' => 'GuiTest',
+ 'DL_FUNCS' => {  }, 'FUNCLIST' => [], 'IMPORTS' => {  }, 'DL_VARS' =
+> []);"
C:\Perl64\site\bin\g++.exe GuiTest.def -o blib\arch\auto\Win32\GuiTest
+\GuiTest.dll -mdll -s -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++ -L"C:\Perl64\l
+ib\CORE" -L"C:\MinGW\x86_64-w64-mingw32\lib" GuiTest.o DibSect.o   "C
+:\Perl64\lib\CORE\libperl524.a" -lmoldname -lkernel32 -luser32 -lgdi3
+2 -lwinspool -lcomdlg32 -ladvapi32 -lshell32 -lole32 -loleaut32 -lnet
+api32 -luuid -lws2_32 -lmpr -lwinmm -lversion -lodbc32 -lodbccp32 -lc
+omctl32 -Wl,--enable-auto-image-base
"C:\Perl64\bin\perl.exe" -MExtUtils::Command -e chmod -- 755 blib\arch
+\auto\Win32\GuiTest\GuiTest.dll
  KARASIK/Win32-GuiTest-1.64.tar.gz
  C:\Perl64\site\bin\dmake.exe -- OK
Running make test
"C:\Perl64\bin\perl.exe" -MExtUtils::Command::MM -e cp_nonempty -- Gui
+Test.bs blib\arch\auto\Win32\GuiTest\GuiTest.bs 644
"C:\Perl64\bin\perl.exe" "-MExtUtils::Command::MM" "-MTest::Harness" "
+-e" "undef *Test::Harness::Switches; test_harness(0, 'blib\lib', 'bli
+b\arch')" t/*.t
t/01_basic.t ..... ok
t/02_calc.t ...... skipped: this test is phased out
t/03_cpl.t ....... ok
t/04_std.t ....... ok
t/05_which.t ..... ok
t/06_sendkeys.t .. ok
All tests successful.
Files=6, Tests=72, 10 wallclock secs ( 0.03 usr +  0.06 sys =  0.09 CP
+U)
Result: PASS
  KARASIK/Win32-GuiTest-1.64.tar.gz
  C:\Perl64\site\bin\dmake.exe test -- OK
Running make install
Prepending C:\Perl64\cpan\build\Win32-GuiTest-1.64-0/blib/arch C:\Perl
+64\cpan\build\Win32-GuiTest-1.64-0/blib/lib to PERL5LIB for 'install'
"C:\Perl64\bin\perl.exe" -MExtUtils::Command::MM -e cp_nonempty -- Gui
+Test.bs blib\arch\auto\Win32\GuiTest\GuiTest.bs 644
Files found in blib\arch: installing files in blib\lib into architectu
+re dependent library tree
Installing C:\Perl64\site\lib\auto\Win32\GuiTest\GuiTest.dll
Installing C:\Perl64\html\site\lib\Win32\GuiTest.html
Installing C:\Perl64\html\site\lib\Win32\GuiTest\Cmd.html
Installing C:\Perl64\html\site\lib\Win32\GuiTest\Examples.html
Installing C:\Perl64\site\lib\Win32\GuiTest.pm
Installing C:\Perl64\site\lib\Win32\GuiTest\Cmd.pm
Installing C:\Perl64\site\lib\Win32\GuiTest\Examples.pm
Installing C:\Perl64\site\lib\Win32\GuiTest\GuiTest.pc
Appending installation info to C:\Perl64\lib/perllocal.pod
  KARASIK/Win32-GuiTest-1.64.tar.gz
  C:\Perl64\site\bin\dmake.exe install  -- OK

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Re^3: Automating a Win10 GUI by marto (Cardinal) on Jan 23, 2020 at 09:19 UTC
Define better? The question you posted had a list of things you had to do in order to automate a couple of programs. The module I suggested provides convenient ways to achieve this. The module documentation is pretty clear on where to get a PPD file, how to build from source. I don't recall having issues with either method when using AS perl, or simply using `cpan`/`cpanm`. A quick search shows AS do offer a version, though perhaps not built for your version of AS perl. Make life easier in yourself, switch to Strawberry perl or just follow the documentation for building it yourself ;).	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: Automating a Win10 GUI by Marshall (Canon) on Jan 23, 2020 at 09:34 UTC
Hi Marto! I mistakenly believed that compiling and installing a CPAN package into AS would be hard, because in the past it was! This was far easier than it used to be. I have updated my previous post with actual text of the installation. It appears to have worked and now I have some more homework to do. Thank you, Marto	[reply]
Re^5: Automating a Win10 GUI by marto (Cardinal) on Jan 23, 2020 at 14:04 UTC
Glad to hear you got it installed. Report back if you have problems. Super Search will return some great posts using this module.	[reply]