AutoIt Tutorial – AutoIt Download, Install & Basic AutoIt Script

This is a comprehensive tutorial designed for new AutoIt users. Learn about Downloading, Installing, and Writing Basic AutoIt Scripts to Overcome Window Pop-ups utilizing AutoIt and Selenium:

Window Pop-ups are intrusive interruptions that often deviate us from our task. Disposing of them during testing is critical.

In this post, we’ll delve into the topic of managing window pop-ups in automation testing via AutoIt.

The following will be covered in this guide:

• Managing window pop-ups in Selenium WebDriver,
• Uploading or downloading files or pictures by passing control from Selenium WebDriver to AutoIt
• How to invoke the AutoIt script from within our application

However, before jumping into these topics, let’s unpack what AutoIt is, its installation process, and how it is used.

What is AutoIt?

AutoIt V3 is a freeware application employed for automating trivial tasks in a Windows system. AutoIt scripts are authored in BASIC language and are capable of simulating keystrokes, mouse movements, as well as manipulating windows and controls.

By using AutoIt, we have the freedom to construct scripts for repetitive activities including file I/O operations, app management, resource monitoring, and administration tasks. In this tutorial, though, our focal point will be managing window pop-ups in the Selenium WebDriver.

When using automation in conjunction with Selenium or any alternative tool, we typically come across windows pop-ups. Selenium is restrained to browser automation, and cannot interact with desktop windows. Web applications occasionally require interaction with desktop windows for functions such as file downloading and uploading. There are tools like AutoIt, Robot Framework, Silk Test, among others, designed to automate these tasks.

To upload or download files or images, we can shift control from Selenium WebDriver to AutoIt. It’s necessary to specifically invoke the AutoIt script within our application.

You may be interested in reading => Managing Alerts/Popups in Selenium WebDriver

AutoIt Download & Installation – Stepwise Guide

AutoIt Download: Access this link to download the latest version of AutoItV3 and AutoIt Script Editor.

Following successful download, initiate the AutoItV3 setup on your device. Refer to the subsequent steps for installing AutoIt:

Step #1 – Click on the installer

Step #2 – Accept the terms of the license agreement

Step #3 – Select 64-bit or 32-bit variations based on your system’s specifications (I selected 64-bit)

Step #4 – Click on next, and select the preferred action via a double-click (I opted to run the script)

Step #5 – Choose all required components and click next. You can also leave the default, where everything is checked.

Step #6 – Determine the installation location for the files and then press on the Install button. After the installation is finished, which will only take a few seconds, begin the installation process for the script editor.

Installation of AutoIt Script Editor

To get, download SciTE.exe, and start installing it. It is a specialized editor that aids in locating the commands.

Formulating AutoIt script:

• Determine the Windows control using the AutoItV3 Windows Info tool for either 64-bit or 32-bit, which depends on your OS.
• Hover the mouse over the object whose properties you wish to identify, then click on the Finder Tool.
• This tool will capture the properties of the pop-up, including Title, Class, Position, Size, Style, Handle, and so forth.

AutoIt V3 Window Info – finder tool

• Employing the properties gathered earlier, create a script in either the SciTE script editor or notepad and save the file with an .au3 extension.
• The .au3 script should be compiled using the AutoIt Script to EXE converter, producing a .exe file from the .au3 file.
• Make sure to specify the source and destination folder locations within the editor, then use the convert button to generate a .exe file.

AutoIt Script to Exe converter:

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