Can't get the handle of an active window

[Sha0]

Hello everyone !

HotKeySet("{ESC}", "endScript")
HotKeySet("{F4}", "getHandle")

Global $handle = WinGetHandle("[ACTIVE]")

While 1
   Sleep(100)
WEnd

Func getHandle()
   MsgBox(0, "Handle", $handle)
EndFunc

Func endScript()
   Exit
EndFunc

I want to get the handle of an active window (Google chrome, Excel, VLC...) by pressing F4 but when I do it, I always get the same handle : the script one (which is active). I don't know how to solve the problem.

Thank in advance

 

[water]

If you want to get the handle of the program that is active when you press F4 then you need to move

Global $handle = WinGetHandle("[ACTIVE]")

to function "gethandle".

Now you get the handle of the window that is active when you start your script.

[Melba23]

Sha0,

Read the handle when you press the HotKey:

HotKeySet("{ESC}", "endScript")
HotKeySet("{F4}", "getHandle")

Global $handle

While 1
   Sleep(100)
WEnd

Func getHandle()
   MsgBox(0, "Handle", WinGetHandle("[ACTIVE]"))
EndFunc

Func endScript()
   Exit
EndFunc

M23

Edit:

Guten abend, water!

Edited November 9, 2013 by Melba23

[water]

Hi Melba,

again posting at the same time

BTW: It's a bit early (2 PM) for "Guten Abend" (Good evening). We would say "Guten Tag" (Good day) at this time of the day

[Sha0]

Yeah, it works ! Thanks !

[Melba23]

water,

Entschuldigen Sie mich, mein Deutsch is sehr rostig!

M23

Edit: And before you ask I only needed the dictionary for "rostig".

Edited November 9, 2013 by Melba23

[water]

Melba,

I'm glad this forum uses English as the main language so I can practice every day. Would be a complete different story if it were in French

And yes, I need the online dictionary too for most of my posts.

[Melba23]

water,

 

Would be a complete different story if it were in French

Kein Problem für mich, in Französisch Ich bin fast zweisprachig.

M23

[water]

To "build" a sentence in French I need a lot of time and a lot of good French red wine