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Macro Tutorial. Wait for image when button is enabled.

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;Assume the macro runs Notepad, pastes some text and opend the Find dialog.
run "notepad.exe"
wait 10 "Notepad"
paste "text to find"
key Cf

;Then you want the macro to wait until the 'Find Next' button is enabled.
;One of possible ways - capture button image in enabled state, and let the macro wait for the image.
;To create code, use the 'Find image' dialog. It's in the floating toolbar, 'Windows, controls' menu.
;At first open Notepad and its Find dialog, let the 'Find Next' button be enabled.
;Open the 'Find image' dialog and click Capture.
;Draw a small rectangle inside the 'Find Next' button. Note that the F is sometimes underlined sometimes not, therefore it's better to not include that part.
;Click OK in the popup menu.
;Click Test. It should show a rectangle around the captured image in the Find dialog.
;In the first combo box select 'Wait for'. Initially it is 'Find'.
;Optionally set timeout, eg 60.
;Uncheck 'Move mouse' if don't need it.
;OK. It creates code like this:
int w=win("Find" "#32770")
wait 60 S "Macro2001.bmp" id(1 w) 0 16|0x400 ;;push button 'Find Next'

;Then the macro continues. If the image not found in 60 s, the macro ends with error.
mes "The button now is enabled."