pause on window change?

[savage29]

gday people, i've been wondering all day if putting WinWaitActive at the start of a endless loop will automatically

stop a script running when it doesnt detect the open window, like this

While 1     
    WinWaitActive("window", "", 5)
    
        loop
                
    WEnd

[AdmiralAlkex]

I don't get the question. WinWaitActive() waits for a window to become active.

[savage29]

I don't get the question. WinWaitActive() waits for a window to become active.

ummm ok. script starts, i click on the window i want active, it runs the loop. loop completes, goes back to winwaitactive.

at that point, will the script stop if the target window is not highlighted? is that clearer for you?

[Varian]

If you do not supply a timeout for the WinWaitActive() function, then yes, the script will stop until the condition is met (Window becomes active). If the Window exists (or not) the script will continue to wait until that Window becomes active.

[savage29]

If you do not supply a timeout for the WinWaitActive() function, then yes, the script will stop until the condition is met (Window becomes active). If the Window exists (or not) the script will continue to wait until that Window becomes active.

ok so for this line

WinWaitActive("window", "", 5)

do i change it to this?

WinWaitActive("window", "", 0)

or this?

WinWaitActive("window", "")

[Varian]

Either way will work:

Preferred

WinWaitActive("window", "")

or

WinWaitActive("window", "", 0)

[savage29]

Either way will work:

Preferred

WinWaitActive("window", "")

or

WinWaitActive("window", "", 0)

varian, you are my new goddess thank you for your help, its well appreciated