[SOLVED] Passing command-line arguments/parameters to AutoIt executables

Passing command-line arguments/parameters to AutoIt executables

My AutoIt script:

WinWaitActive("User Authentication","","10")

If WinExists("User Authentication") Then

   ; Enter a username.
   Send("prabu{TAB}")
   Send("{TAB}")

   ;Enter a Password.
   Send("Password")
   Send("{TAB}")
   Send("{SPACE}")

   ;Press Authenticate button.
   Send("{TAB} {ENTER}")

EndIf

It waits for an authentication popup window to gain focus,
enters a username and password,
then presses the "Authenticate" button.

I "compiled" it to an .exe file and execute it from Selenium using:

Runtime.getRuntime().exec("C:\\Users\\Prabu\\Documents\\ds.exe");

But I want it to enter a different username and password every time. I intend to provide these to the script using command-line arguments (parameters if you will).

Is it possible to pass arguments/parameters to AutoIt scripts? If so, how should this be done and how do I access arguments/parameters provided to my script?

Solution

Changes to AutoIt script:

$username = $CmdLine[1]
$password=$CmdLine[2]
Send($username)
Send($password)

In Java :

String command="C:\\Users\\Prabu\\Documents\\ds.exe \"username1\" \"password1\"";      
Runtime.getRuntime().exec(command);

Reference:

https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/intro/running.htm#CommandLine http://seleniumocean.blogspot.in/2014/11/its-time-for-autoit-parameterizing.html