autoit: run application and open file from internal menu in silent mode - autoit

Question

I have an exe-application which I close and run many times in day. Every time when I'm running this application after as it started I must do some actions: choose "File" menu and choose file in there.
This code is worked only if I use #SW_MAXIMIZE, but if I run this code with #SW_HIDE - application not started with congiguraion.cfg file
Example()
Func Example()
Local $iPID = Run("c:\Program Files (x86)\Server.exe", "", #SW_MAXIMIZE)
Local $FileName = "c:\Program Files (x86)\congiguraion.cfg"
Sleep(2000)
Send("^o")
Sleep(2000)
Send($FileName)
Sleep(500)
Send("{ENTER}")
EndFunc ;
I want to make exe-file and put it in scheduler with trigger: begin the task at startup. That's why I need to run in silent mode.
P.S.
Also I changed my program:
Example()
Func Example()
Run("c:\Program Files (x86)\Server.exe")
Local $hWnd = WinWaitActive("Server")
Sleep(2000)
ControlSend($hWnd, "", "", "^o")
Sleep(2000)
ControlSend($hWnd, "", "", "c:\Program Files (x86)\congiguraion.cfg{ENTER}")
EndFunc ;
This solution also doesn't work if I tried to run it with #SW_HIDE key or on hidden mode in scheduler.

Answer 1

There is a function called ControlSend. If u want to use it, I suggest to use 'AutoIt Window Info" which is installed with the usual AutoIt installation. With this tool you just got to run the programm and get the control names/ids and fill it into the function.
If you have questions about how ControlSend excatly works feel free to ask :)
Example()
Func Example()
Run("notepad","")
Local $hWnd = WinWaitActive("Unbenannt - Editor")
WinSetState($hWnd,"", #SW_HIDE )
ControlSend($hWnd, "", "", "Sample Text")
ControlSend($hWnd, "", "", "^o")
ControlSend($hWnd, "", "", "MyText.txt{ENTER}")
WinSetState($hWnd,"", #SW_SHOW )
EndFunc ;