Unable to get right handle with WinWaitActive

[Robbles]

Hello folks, I have this simple script:

$dialog = WinWaitActive("[CLASS:#32770]", "") ; Notepad Ctrl-O "Open" dialog
ConsoleWrite('Handle: ' & $dialog & @crlf)

I switch over to Notepad.exe and click Ctrl-O. My script immediately returns handle "0x00010220" every single time, which is not the right handle according to Au3Info.exe

Using "Open" instead of "[CLASS:#32770]" works, and returns the proper handle. Anyone know what's going on? I'm a newbie but I'm pretty sure I'm doing everything by the book. I'm _completely_ stumped.

WinXP SP3, AutoIt3 v3.3.6.0

[Yashied]

Welcome Robbles.

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$hWnd = _WinWaitOwner('Open', '', 'Untitled - Notepad')
If $hWnd Then
    WinMove($hWnd, '', 10, 10)
EndIf

Func _WinWaitOwner($sTitle, $sText = '', $sOwner = 0, $iTimeOut = 0)

    Local $hWnd, $List, $Ret, $Timer = TimerInit()

    $iTimeOut = Round($iTimeOut * 1000)

    While 1
        $List = WinList($sTitle, $sText)
        If $List[0][0] Then
            If Not $sOwner Then
                $hWnd = $List[1][1]
                ExitLoop
            Else
                $hWnd = WinGetHandle($sOwner)
                If IsHWnd($hWnd) Then
                    For $i = 1 To $List[0][0]
                        $Ret = DllCall('user32.dll', 'hwnd', 'GetWindow', 'hwnd', $List[$i][1], 'uint', 4)
                        If (Not @error) And ($Ret[0] = $hWnd) Then
                            $hWnd = $List[$i][1]
                            ExitLoop 2
                        EndIf
                    Next
                EndIf
            EndIf
        EndIf
        If ($iTimeOut) And (TimerDiff($Timer) > $iTimeOut) Then
            Return 0
        EndIf
        Sleep(10)
    WEnd
    Sleep(Opt('WinWaitDelay'))
    Return $hWnd
EndFunc   ;==>_WinWaitOwner

Edited March 31, 2010 by Yashied

[Robbles]

I'm sorry, but I have no idea what the purpose of your script is (I'm a newb.)

I am running a little freeware program called Pitaschio that is causing this problem. If I kill the Pitaschio.exe process, AutoIt3 can get Window handles from Class names again.

Is there any way to call a Windows DLL directly to get a window handle based on a Class name? Maybe that will work.

Edited March 31, 2010 by Robbles

[bo8ster]

Yes. In my sig there is a link ' Control Handle under mouse' which has the functions to do this.

If you have any issues with it, let me know.

[Robbles]

Thanks for the reply. I will dig into your code and see if I can make heads or tails of it.

Edited April 1, 2010 by Robbles