I’m new to UI.Vision and I’m wondering if this is possible what I want to achieve. I need to launch a larger Windows application and siimulate some actions (clicks or menu). I can open the calculator from one example macro, but that’s about it.
Launched applications miraculously stay invisible, although the task is running. As recommended in the docs, I also created a batch script to launch the app, but then the keystrokes sent with XType end up in the terminal, rather than going to the application’s menu.
[warning] Recording is only available for browser automation. Desktop automation macros are created by adding XClick and other visual commands step by step.
Is there any example macro that would launch an application (larger than just the calculator) and then puts the focus into that app so that I can trigger menu actions?
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UI.Vision can automate desktop apps, but focus issues are common. To ensure keystrokes go to the right window, use XClick on the app’s UI to bring it into focus before XType. Recording isn’t supported for desktop macros—build them manually with visual commands. For Excel tasks like pivot tables, you’ll need precise XClick/XType steps or use scripting via Excel macros instead. Bible Chat Ai