Need help with a script to confirm segments in TWS XLIFF Editor

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Dear translating programmers,
Could you please help me make a script that presses Alt+[Numpad_Subtract] and then presses Enter when a pop-up window appears.
Using another script from Nora Diaz, I made a script that automatically confirms segments in TWS XLIFF Editor by pressing Alt+[Numpad_Subtract]. (Background: I translated an xlz file in SDL Trados Studio 2021 and need to re-confirm all segments in TWS XLIFF Editor.)
Here is the script (a first half):
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#IfWinActive ahk_exe xliffeditor.exe
!NumpadSub::
InputBox,Var,Confirm segments automatically, How many times do you want to run the sequence?
loop, % Var
{
Send !{NumpadSub}
Sleep 1000
}
#IfWinActive
return
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Now I need a second part of this script that presses Enter. When the said pop-up window appears, 'Yes' is already selected by default. Since I verify my translation in Studio with F8, I have read all the messages and don't need further control. Therefore, all I need is just pressing Enter (or clicking Yes) for every instance. I want it to be pressed automatically without my control so that I could just run the sequence and go to have a cup of tea. Any clue? Screenshot of Trados Studio XLIFF Editor with a pop-up window titled 'Problems found' indicating an error 'Space AFTER placeholder DIFFER in translation Tag: bpt; id: 6'. The 'Yes' button is highlighted with a red arrow and text overlay instructing to 'Press Enter when this window pops up.'

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[edited by: Trados AI at 4:25 AM (GMT 0) on 5 Mar 2024]

Jesús Prieto · Accepted Answer

Not tested, but this might work: 
 WinWaitActive, Problems found,,1 if !ErrorLevel Send, {Enter} 
 WinWaitActive waits for 1 second. Maybe you can decrease this TimeOut parameter to 0.5 or something like that to speed up the process.

Trados Studio > 6. AutoHotKey

Need help with a script to confirm segments in TWS XLIFF Editor

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