SlowCoder74 Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 I have a project that needs to test for an appropriate window to be open. In some cases, the window can be found by looking at the unique window title. But in other cases, the window may not have a unique window title, but the text inside the window will be unique. What are some good ways to test for this? I see that functions like "WinWaitActive" have a text parameter. What does that do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrewManNH Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 It searches for the text in the window specified. If I posted any code, assume that code was written using the latest release version unless stated otherwise. Also, if it doesn't work on XP I can't help with that because I don't have access to XP, and I'm not going to.Give a programmer the correct code and he can do his work for a day. Teach a programmer to debug and he can do his work for a lifetime - by Chirag GudeHow to ask questions the smart way! I hereby grant any person the right to use any code I post, that I am the original author of, on the autoitscript.com forums, unless I've specifically stated otherwise in the code or the thread post. If you do use my code all I ask, as a courtesy, is to make note of where you got it from. Back up and restore Windows user files _Array.au3 - Modified array functions that include support for 2D arrays. - ColorChooser - An add-on for SciTE that pops up a color dialog so you can select and paste a color code into a script. - Customizable Splashscreen GUI w/Progress Bar - Create a custom "splash screen" GUI with a progress bar and custom label. - _FileGetProperty - Retrieve the properties of a file - SciTE Toolbar - A toolbar demo for use with the SciTE editor - GUIRegisterMsg demo - Demo script to show how to use the Windows messages to interact with controls and your GUI. - Latin Square password generator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechaflash Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 (edited) Use your AutoIt Window Info tool to see if the window contains any readable text. Edited June 19, 2012 by mechaflash213 Spoiler “Hello, ladies, look at your man, now back to me, now back at your man, now back to me. Sadly, he isn’t me, but if he stopped using ladies scented body wash and switched to Old Spice, he could smell like he’s me. Look down, back up, where are you? You’re on a boat with the man your man could smell like. What’s in your hand, back at me. I have it, it’s an oyster with two tickets to that thing you love. Look again, the tickets are now diamonds. Anything is possible when your man smells like Old Spice and not a lady. I’m on a horse.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowCoder74 Posted June 19, 2012 Author Share Posted June 19, 2012 Yeah, I located the tool and used it. Unfortunately it doesn't return the text from the window I'm working with. I believe it's because the window is written in Java. The tool works fine for other windows/apps. Sigh ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechaflash Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 (edited) If you can control when these windows open, you can just rename them as they open.WinSetTitle()Run(...) WinSetTitle("Current Title", "", "New Title")etc... Edited June 19, 2012 by mechaflash213 Spoiler “Hello, ladies, look at your man, now back to me, now back at your man, now back to me. Sadly, he isn’t me, but if he stopped using ladies scented body wash and switched to Old Spice, he could smell like he’s me. Look down, back up, where are you? You’re on a boat with the man your man could smell like. What’s in your hand, back at me. I have it, it’s an oyster with two tickets to that thing you love. Look again, the tickets are now diamonds. Anything is possible when your man smells like Old Spice and not a lady. I’m on a horse.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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