window handle sharing by file

[ieeejohn]

This is my first post. I am using AutoIt to manage windows in a multi app environment.

I am trying to send an array of window handles between scripts by writing an array to a file in one script and recognizing the FileExists in the other script.

The array content seems to cross over but I cannot seem to use the values as window handles in the other script.

Is this method problematic or may I be missing something obvious. In other words, should this work?

[maqleod]

It should work, so long as there is no change in the format of the information in the transfer. I know I can put a handle to an input box, or a listview cell and read it out and still use it as a handle, so to and from a file should be no different. Can you post the code you are using so that it can be examined?

Also, welcome to the forums!

Edited September 3, 2010 by maqleod

[ieeejohn]

Now I realize that I probably need to use HWnd to convert the content back to an HWND handle before using it to access the window.