kor Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 (edited) I need to call an external program from AutoIt and for some reason this program doesn't remember window sizes. Is there a way to call the program and specify how big I want the window? (or also default to maximized) if someone can just point me in the right direction I would appreciate it. thanks. Edited March 14, 2013 by kor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrewManNH Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Look at Run and WinMove, with WinMove you can resize the window as well as move it. 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...
stormbreaker Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Run("notepad.exe", "", @SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED) Run notepad using above code (maximized) ---------------------------------------- :bye: Hey there, was I helpful? ---------------------------------------- My Current OS: Win8 PRO (64-bit); Current AutoIt Version: v3.3.8.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Melba23 Posted March 14, 2013 Moderators Share Posted March 14, 2013 kor,I would suggest Run, WinWait, & WinMove in immediate succession. M23 Any of my own code posted anywhere on the forum is available for use by others without any restriction of any kind Open spoiler to see my UDFs: Spoiler ArrayMultiColSort ---- Sort arrays on multiple columnsChooseFileFolder ---- Single and multiple selections from specified path treeview listingDate_Time_Convert -- Easily convert date/time formats, including the language usedExtMsgBox --------- A highly customisable replacement for MsgBoxGUIExtender -------- Extend and retract multiple sections within a GUIGUIFrame ---------- Subdivide GUIs into many adjustable framesGUIListViewEx ------- Insert, delete, move, drag, sort, edit and colour ListView itemsGUITreeViewEx ------ Check/clear parent and child checkboxes in a TreeViewMarquee ----------- Scrolling tickertape GUIsNoFocusLines ------- Remove the dotted focus lines from buttons, sliders, radios and checkboxesNotify ------------- Small notifications on the edge of the displayScrollbars ----------Automatically sized scrollbars with a single commandStringSize ---------- Automatically size controls to fit textToast -------------- Small GUIs which pop out of the notification area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdelaney Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 (edited) Overkill (using just the processid from the run): #include <WinAPI.au3> If RunAndResize ("notepad.exe", 20) Then MsgBox(1,1,"launched and resized") Else MsgBox(1,1,"not launched and/or resized") EndIf Func RunAndResize ($sCallersApplication, $sCallersMaxWaitSeconds) $iPid = Run ($sCallersApplication) If $iPid = 0 Then Return False $sCallersMaxWaitSeconds = $sCallersMaxWaitSeconds * 1000 $iTimer = TimerInit() Local $tempPID = "" While TimerDiff($iTimer) < $sCallersMaxWaitSeconds $data = WinList() For $i = 1 To UBound($data) - 1 If StringLen($data[$i][1]) = 0 Then ContinueLoop $test = _WinAPI_GetWindowThreadProcessId($data[$i][1], $tempPID) If $tempPID = $iPid Then WinMove($data[$i][1], "", 0,0,400,400) Return True EndIf Next WEnd Return False EndFunc Edited March 14, 2013 by jdelaney IEbyXPATH-Grab IE DOM objects by XPATH IEscriptRecord-Makings of an IE script recorder ExcelFromXML-Create Excel docs without excel installed GetAllWindowControls-Output all control data on a given window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryDalooza Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 If you Run() it with @SW_HIDE you can resize it before @SW_SHOW ing it. Lar. AutoIt has helped make me wealthy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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