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Pauses execution of the script until the requested window exists.

Contents 1 Syntax 2 Parameters 3 Return Value 4 Example 5 Related Functions

Syntax

WinWait ( "title" [, "text" [, timeout]] )

Parameters

title	The title of the window to check. See <a href="../intro/windowsadvanced.htm">Title special definition</a>.
text	[optional] The text of the window to check.
timeout	[optional] Timeout in seconds

Return Value

Success: Returns 1.

Failure: Returns 0 if timeout occurred.

Example

;Wait for the window "Untitled" to exist

Run("notepad")
WinWait("Untitled")

;Wait a maximum of 5 seconds for "Untitled" to exist
WinWait("Untitled", "", 5)

Related Functions

WinActive, WinExists, WinWaitActive, WinWaitClose, WinWaitNotActive, WinWaitDelay (Option)