AA 4.0 doesn't recognize the application window

[JHasenpflug]

We recorded some tasks with "Automation Anywhere 4.0" with version 3.6 of our application. Now we run the tasks under control of AA4.0 with version 4.0 of our application and got the error, that the task can't run with this window title. The version of our application is a part of the title of our Main-Application-Window. The checkbox "Enable this task to run with other similar files or window titles" is checked.
We also have the current user in the title of our application. When we run the tasks with another user the task runs correctly.

Example of the caption of our Main-Application-Window:
CARMA - 3.6.363 - xv123456@RQ12345 - [S-Test]
where:
"CARMA" is the never changing name of the application
"3.6.363" is the actual version number
"xv123456" is the current user
"RQ12345" is the name of the currently used computer

when checking "Enable this task…" a change in the userid doesn't harm but a change in the versionnumber does .

Is there any idea about this?

[forumsupport]

Hello,

To make the task generic, use wildcards. You can use a wildcard at the beginning, end or both sides of the window titles.

For e.g. if you want to perform operation on window with the Title 'CARMA-' in the beginning. It can have any string after the word 'CARMA-' but it is starting with this word. In that case you can specify title as, “CARMA-*”.

Hope that helps.

[JHasenpflug]

Yes, good idea.
With "Enable this task to run..." there seems to be additional logic, but with the wildcard all works fine.

Thanks a lot.