I'm using the Win32::GuiTest module to try and automate a little task for myself. My issue is that I run a program with name "FOO". It spawns a child window, also titled "FOO", when it has completed one task. The appearance of this child window signals that the task was done, and simply has an "ok" button on it. I'm trying to use findwindowlike to identify when that child window appears, and complete a series of events, including clicking that "ok" button.

My problem is that I'm not sure how to tell GuiTest to wait until the childwindow appears, nor how to identify only the child "FOO" window, instead of the parent. This is also made complicated by the fact that the parent "FOO" window has an "ok" button on it, and if it is pressed before the task is completed, undesirable results can occur.

Thank you in advance for pondering my question.

In reply to GUITEST module - FindWindow Question by bblustein

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