Can't import AutoItLibrary in RIDE/Robot Framework

Question

I have Python 3.7.0, Robot Framework 3.2.2 and RIDE 1.7.4.2 installed on Windows 10. I want to use the AutoItLibrary with RobotFramework. I have installed it as follows:

pip install robotframework-autoitlibrary

It installs successfully, however it will not import in RIDE, and the following error message is generated: "FAILED AutoItLibrrary Importing test library 'AutoItLibrary' failed: com_error: (-2147319779, 'Library not registered.', None, None)"

Answer 1

Check your python architecture ( is it 32 or 64 bit)

Just type python and see

For 32:

1. Open cmd in "Run as administrator" mode
2. run the command pip install robotframework-autoitlibrary
3. Now clone the autoit library source code: nokia/robotframework-autoitlibrary.
4. in the root directory run the below command: python setup.py install using cmd in admin mode

to navigate to root directory use the command pushd <filepath>' instead of cd ` if cd doesn't work in cmd opened in admin mode.

For 64:

1. Open cmd in "Run as administrator" mode
2. Now clone the autoit library source code: nokia/robotframework-autoitlibrary.
3. in the root directory run the below command: python setup.py install using cmd in admin mode

to navigate to root directory use the command pushd <filepath>' instead of cd ` if cd doesn't work in cmd opened in admin mode.

You can install 64 bit python at:

Install 64-bit python , the default version is 32 so you ahve to downlad the 64 bit download file from: Python Releases for Windows

and download Windows x86-64 executable installer

and install it.

Check if 64 bit is installed:

Installed package :

Open cmd in "Run as administrator mode" and run below command

pip install robotframework-autoitlibrary

test.robot

*** Settings ***
Documentation   This is the script for Create Sales Visit Repository
Library     AutoItLibrary

*** Test Cases ***

Input Text
    Send        C:\\Users\\ruela\\Documents\\Different images format\\BMP.bmp

Ran as

robot test.robot