Sapgui scripting

Happy to meet Mr Cohr here.
Let me tell you some comments on Sapgui scripting.
a) The code generated is really different depending if your are using a slow or a regular lan connection. It is not that fun, I made some developments to use indexed fields instead of using names.
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it remains valid in any case.
b) the management of session number and connnection is not easy.
how do you do that on your own?
regards
Didier

Hi Didier,
the problem with the low-speed-connection is a documented 'feature'. Unfortunately during a low-speed- connection the server does not send us the field names that we use to identify objects. I think according to the documentation Scripting doesn't work at all in low-speed-connection. As you noticed it's not quite that bad. The Scripting will work, but you get different Ids for your elements. These Ids follow the same concept as your solution: We use an index to identify objects on the same level of the hierarchy.
Session and connection numbers are meaningless most of the time. They depend so much on what else you are or were doing in SAP GUI that a script relying on them will fail most of the time.
The sample recorder generates code that will always access the first session of the first connection using app.children(0).children(0). All Ids in the scripts are then relative to this session and do not contain a session or connection number. That's ok if you work with one open session most of the time.
We also have a property app.ActiveSession, which will return the session that is currently the topmost.
If you need to access several sessions then it becomes difficult. You can distinguish sessions by checking the connection information in session.info or the window title, but that requires some code writing.
Best regards,
Christian

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See this link is usefully
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Regards,
Deva

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False, True = 0 , -1
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>>> ses.SendCommand(Command="/nIW31") "starts Tx IW31
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start SE38...
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Andrew
Message was edited by: Andrew Barnard
Incorporated successful code and removed some questions which I've now solved myself. (The successful code covers the questions!).

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"// Some introductory setup..
import win32com.client
False, True = 0, -1
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con = app.OpenConnection("D47", True)
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"// Some input steps (reading from CSV files or other sources...
"// Then the actual GUI scripting steps..
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Is it possible to execute SAPGUI scripts from java program?

Hi everyone..
     I need to develop an java applications that executes the SAPGUI script or any technique that execute set of transaction as client.
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START     001
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     003     MySession.findById("wnd[0]/tbar[0]/okcd").text = "/nsu01"
     004     MySession.findById("wnd[0]/tbar[0]/btn[0]").press
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     009     MySession.findById("wnd[0]/usr/tabsTABSTRIP1/tabpSNC").select
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Hello Victor,
SAP GUI Scripting is a subcomponent of the SAP GUI installation that you have to select during the installation process (or during the definition phase of your packages if you are using an installation server). It is part of SAP GUI as of release 6.20 so you need at least this release (but all the older releases are no longer supported anyway).
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Here is the text of the note:
Symptom
The sapgui/user_scripting parameter is imported again. If this parameter
is set to TRUE, the scripting functions can be used with a GUI as of
version 6.20 on the front end.
The default value of the parameter is FALSE so that scripting to the
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in the server profile. If the parameter is only set in rz11, the change
is lost when you restart the server.
Setting the parameter in the SAP system
===============================================
If possible, dynamic setting of the parameter is executed using
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select 'Display'.
Provided that the current value is set to FALSE, select the 'Change
value' button in the toolbar. A window now appears, in which you can
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If the parameter is not found, you must import the relevant Support
Package in accordance with the list below.
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the change, it means that the kernel is too old. In this case, import
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Setting the parameter in the server profile
======================================
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Other terms
Reason and Prerequisites
Solution
The parameter is delivered with the following kernel patches:
o 6.10: 360
o 4.6D: 948
o 4.5B: 753
o 4.0B: 903
o 3.1I: 650
The parameter can be dynamically activated in the following kernel
versions, that is, without having to restart the application server:
o 6.20 Release 6.20 and subsequent versions
o 6.10 Release 6.10 as of patch 391
o Release 4.6D as of patch 972
Best regards,
Frank

Sapgui scripting - export report to Excel then return to sap

I am new to SAP and my company has just updated to 4.7. I can export a report to MS Excel as spreadsheet, run a excel macro on the spreadsheet in excel, save the excel workbook in a local directory, then close & exit excel. However, I can not get the script to continue after excel is closed. The script does not respond. the following is an example of the code:
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First, I want to thank you for your response. It's greatly appreciated.
The message box example you sent me does and did work before. I am attaching example code (I've numbered some of the lines of code so we can reference the same code) followed by specific events. Example code follows:
If Not IsObject(application) Then
   Set SapGuiAuto = GetObject("SAPGUI")
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End If
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1. session.findById("wnd[0]/tbar[1]/btn[8]").press
2. session.findById("wnd[0]/tbar[1]/btn[43]").press
3. session.findById("wnd[1]/tbar[0]/btn[0]").press
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5. session.findById("wnd[1]/tbar[0]/btn[0]").press
6. session.findById("wnd[1]/tbar[0]/btn[0]").press
7. set ns1=createobject("WScript.shell")
8. ns1.AppActivate "Microsoft Excel"
9. ns1.SendKeys "%TMM", True
10. ns1.SendKeys "PERSONAL.XLS!EOM_Status", True
11. ns1.SendKeys "%R", True
12. ns1.SendKeys "%FA H:\SAP_Scripts\EOM-Status\t1Data.xls ", True
13. ns1.SendKeys "%Y", True
14. ns1.SendKeys "%Fx", True
15. 'MsgBox session.Id
16. session.findById("wnd[0]/tbar[0]/btn[3]").press
Specific events:
First scenario ... With line 15 (MsgBox) commented out. The script runs great until line 16 . Excel is activated, the report data exported to a spreadsheet, the excel macro executed properly, excel file saved, and excel is exited properly. When the excel app is closed out, the script is left in the same condition as after execution of line 1 (the SAP report data has been selected and is presented in report format) and the excel app is no longer resident. Line 16 depresses the green back arrow and would return SAP to the previous screen. But nothing happens. It's like the script does not see line 16 and ends after excel is closed out in line 14.
Second scenario ... With line 15 (MsgBox) NOT commented out. Excel is activated, the report data exported to a spreadsheet, and the excel macro begins execution. During the excel macro execution, the MsgBox is displayed (/app/con[0]/ses[0]) and everything halts after the ecxel macro completes. When I hit the OK button in the MsgBox, an SAP information modal box is displayed with the caption "Save data in spread sheet". When I hit the green check mark (enter) in the information modal box, I am returned to same condition as after execution of line 1 (the SAP report data has been selected and is presented in report format) however, the excel app is still showing the result of the executed excel macro, the excel file is not saved, and the excel app is still resident. It appears that the script halted when the MsgBox was executed.
Please... any suggestions.???

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Hi Jeff,
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Best regards,
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Here is the approach I've taken:
"// Some introductory setup..
import win32com.client
False, True = 0, -1
app = win32com.client.Dispatch("Sapgui.ScriptingCtrl.1")
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"// Some input steps (reading from CSV files or other sources...
"// Then the actual GUI scripting steps..
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Hi,
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Thanx
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Thanks,
_M

Hi Manoj,
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Best regards,
Christian

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Hello Mike,
try this:
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I hope you get the information you need.
Cheers
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Hi all,
I'm new to this GUI Scripting.Can anyone guide me to start up with this scripting by providing any information,blogs or materials regarding the same.
Regards,
Venky

Sorry, that was the wrong place.
Regards
ScriptMan
Edited by: ScriptMan on May 22, 2009 11:49 AM
Edited by: ScriptMan on May 22, 2009 2:57 PM

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