how to search for and delete only child windows

[Hypertrophy]

Is there a way where I can display every child window that exists and delete it after?

[PsaltyDS]

  On 9/12/2009 at 7:05 AM, 'Hypertrophy said:

Is there a way where I can display every child window that exists and delete it after?

I don't know of a "GetChildren", but there is a "GetParent" so you could list all windows and check on who the parent is:

#include <WinAPI.au3>
#include <Array.au3>

Global $avWinList = WinList()
ReDim $avWinList[UBound($avWinList)][4]
$avWinList[0][1] = "HWND"
$avWinList[0][2] = "Parent HWND"
$avWinList[0][3] = "Parent Title"
For $n = 1 To $avWinList[0][0]
    $avWinList[$n][2] = _WinAPI_GetParent($avWinList[$n][1])
    $avWinList[$n][3] = WinGetTitle($avWinList[$n][2])
Next
_ArrayDisplay($avWinList, "WinList")

[martin]

  On 9/13/2009 at 9:32 PM, 'PsaltyDS said:

I don't know of a "GetChildren"...

EnumChildWIndows??

[PsaltyDS]

  On 9/13/2009 at 9:42 PM, 'martin said:

EnumChildWIndows??

Sounds like the ticket. I was actually thinking of the _WinAPI_* UDFs (i.e. _WinAPI_EnumWindows). That will take some looking into (for us slower people).

Edit: Hmm... there is a _WinAPI_EnumWindowsChild() internal function. It just doesn't appear to be intended for external use.

Edit2: Well this doesn't work:

#include <WinAPI.au3>
#include <Array.au3>

Global $hParent = WinGetHandle("Spybot - Search & Destroy")
ConsoleWrite("$hParent = " & $hParent & @LF)
_WinAPI_EnumWindowsInit()
_WinAPI_EnumWindowsChild($hParent, False)
_ArrayDisplay($winapi_gaWinList, "$winapi_gaWinList")

The Spybot S&D program has a child window called "Tea Timer" that can be clearly seen in my first script, but is not found by this.

Edit3: Updated demo to create new parent/child windows - still no joy:

#include <WinAPI.au3>
#include <Array.au3>

Global $hParent = GUICreate("Parent", 300, 300, 200, 200)
ConsoleWrite("$hParent = " & $hParent & @LF)
GUISetState()
Global $hChild = GUICreate("Child", 300, 300, 400, 400, Default, Default, $hParent)
ConsoleWrite("$hChild = " & $hChild & @LF)
GUISetState()

Sleep(1000)

_WinAPI_EnumWindowsInit()
_WinAPI_EnumWindowsChild($hParent, False)
_ArrayDisplay($winapi_gaWinList, "$winapi_gaWinList")

Bummer...

Edited September 13, 2009 by PsaltyDS