detecting if program has fully loaded ( outlook, word, and other office 2010 programs)

[targeter]

I am having trouble getting window detection of any office program. I downloaded the office developer list of control IDs

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=3f2fe784-610e-4bf1-8143-41e481993ac6&displaylang=en

However, I still can't get it to work. Anyone know of a way to detect when the program fully loads? WinWait only checks to see if the title exists, and technically since the program is loading the title bar exists even though you can't see it. I need a way to detect when the program and all its controls are available.....

I want the script to halt basically until it can detect the controls.

for a office 2010 and win7 situation

Send("{LWINDOWN}{LWINUP}",0) ; Open Microsoft Start Menu & Open Outlook
Send("Outloo" & "{ENTER}",0)
Opt("WinTitleMatchMode", 2)
$windowstatus = 0
While $windowstatus <>1
$windowstatus = ControlCommand("Outlook","", 478 , "IsVisible","")
    Sleep(500)
WEnd
MsgBox(0,"test", $windowstatus)

Edited August 16, 2010 by targeter

[FlyinRiz]

I am having trouble getting window detection of any office program. I downloaded the office developer list of control IDs

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=3f2fe784-610e-4bf1-8143-41e481993ac6&displaylang=en

However, I still can't get it to work. Anyone know of a way to detect when the program fully loads? WinWait only checks to see if the title exists, and technically since the program is loading the title bar exists even though you can't see it. I need a way to detect when the program and all its controls are available.....

I want the script to halt basically until it can detect the controls.

for a office 2010 and win7 situation

You could have it open the Options menu (since it won't process the keystrokes until it's fully open) and then wait for that window. Then you could just put a close command as soon as it see's it and you're good to continue. I'm sure there is a better way, but I think that should work.

-Aaron

[targeter]

I think I better pull out my copy of VB6, I need Spy++

[Ascend4nt]

Perhaps try 'WinActivate()' ? It's worked for me in the past..

[seandisanti]

You could just do everything programatically using the objects exposed. as soon as the Application object is created, all of it's properties, methods, and members are available to your code through COM. anything that you'd be doing through menus, controls, etc can all be done behind the scenes without even needing to display the windows... from any office app use Alt+f11 to go into the vba interface, then F2 to open the object browser, and F1 to open help. with those two resources (and the assistance of people on this forum and others) you can get away from the interface and get things done more efficiently.