WinList isn't returning an array?

[Spartan]

I am having an issue with WinList() not returning an array (empty or otherwise) under certain circumstances.

Here is my code:

Opt("WinTitleMatchMode", -2) ; Match (case-insensitive) as long as the string is found anywhere in the title
$a = WinList("[#]")

If Not IsArray($a) Then MsgBox(64, "Error", "$a is not an array!")

When I run the above code, I get a return value in $a that is NOT an array. It is of the number type, with a value of zero. I was assuming this should work as expected, and return all windows with "[#]" in the title.

[BrewManNH]

If you run this without the brackets around the # symbol, it works fine. I'm guessing the brackets are doing something to the title search that is affecting how WinList is working.

[PsaltyDS]

See Window Titles and Text (Advanced) in the help file. AutoIt is seeing your title syntax as an incorrect advance specification (i.e. "[CLASS:32770; TITLE:Explorer]"). If you must use the literal square brackets choose the REGEXPTITLE method because it can use escaped characters:

$a = WinList("[REGEXPTITLE:\[\#\]]", "")

Edit: Stupid typo.

Edited September 30, 2010 by PsaltyDS

[Spartan]

@PsaltyDS:

Thanks, I had guessed something like that might be the issue. It threw me off because this behavior was not documented (I was expecting an empty array, not a zero value).

[Spartan]

See Window Titles and Text (Advanced) in the help file. AutoIt is seeing your title syntax as an incorrect advance specification (i.e. "[CLASS:32770; TITLE:Explorer]"). If you must use the literal square brackets choose the REGEXPTITLE method because it can use escaped characters:

$a = WinList("[REGEXPTTILE:\[\#\]]", "")

Perhaps I should have actually run that code before assuming my problem was fixed. It doesn't work.

I ran the following:

$a = WinList("[REGEXPTTILE:\[\#\]]", "")

and am still getting a return value of numeric zero.

Edited September 29, 2010 by Spartan

[whim]

Perhaps I should have actually run that code before assuming my problem was fixed. It doesn't work.

I ran the following:

$a = WinList("[REGEXPTTILE:\[\#\]]", "")

and am still getting a return value of numeric zero.

I guess you missed the typo: REGEXP T I T L E , not REGEXP T T I L E

so try this:

$a = WinList("[REGEXPTITLE:\[\#\]]", "")

HTH,

whim

[Spartan]

I guess you missed the typo: REGEXP T I T L E , not REGEXP T T I L E

so try this:

$a = WinList("[REGEXPTITLE:\[\#\]]", "")

HTH,

whim

Grrrrr, I can't believe I missed that. Thanks!!

[PsaltyDS]

I guess you missed the typo: REGEXP T I T L E , not REGEXP T T I L E

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