Check for unknown window

[apr1985]

Hello

The application that I am testing occasionally flashes up what I think is an MSI window for a split second, but I dont know the name of it.

Is there a function in AutoIt that would sit and wait and when this rogue window flashes up would send an alert message containing some useful info on the window, or even do a print screen while the box is up??

I know usually I would use a winwaitactive command but as I say I dont know the name or any details of the window

Cheers for any help

Adam

[Yashied]

Hello

The application that I am testing occasionally flashes up what I think is an MSI window for a split second, but I dont know the name of it.

Is there a function in AutoIt that would sit and wait and when this rogue window flashes up would send an alert message containing some useful info on the window, or even do a print screen while the box is up??

I know usually I would use a winwaitactive command but as I say I dont know the name or any details of the window

Cheers for any help

Adam

This will register the creation of any windows.

#Include <WinAPIEx.au3>

Opt('MustDeclareVars', 1)

Global $hForm

$hForm = GUICreate('')
GUIRegisterMsg(_WinAPI_RegisterWindowMessage('SHELLHOOK'), '_ShellHookProc')
_WinAPI_RegisterShellHookWindow($hForm)

While 1
    Sleep(100)
WEnd

Func _ShellHookProc($hWnd, $iMsg, $wParam, $lParam)
    Switch $hWnd
        Case $hForm
            Switch $wParam
                Case $HSHELL_WINDOWCREATED

                    Local $Title = WinGetTitle($lParam)

                    If IsString($Title) Then
                        ConsoleWrite('Created window: ' & $Title & @CR)
                    EndIf
            EndSwitch
    EndSwitch
EndFunc   ;==>_ShellHookProc

Func OnAutoItExit()
    _WinAPI_DeregisterShellHookWindow($hForm)
EndFunc   ;==>OnAutoItExit

WinAPIEx.au3

Edited October 7, 2009 by Yashied

[apr1985]

Thanks very much!!

That works perfectly (although I changed it to an msgbox rather than console text ).

Those winapi functions will come in handy as well.

Cheers

Adam

[anandchakru]

This is not working when the autoit is running as "SYSTEM" and not as logged in User. Any idea anybody whats missing here ?