Run Program inside GUI

[dieterhatn]

Hi there, Is there a way to run an external program inside my Autoit GUI? Or even two programs in one GUI? thanks

[MikahS]

You mean like creating a button and on pressing it, it will run another program?

[dieterhatn]

 

You mean like creating a button and on pressing it, it will run another program?

 

I meant if you run a program within your script, the window will be attached to your gui.

[MikahS]

It would have to be attached manually by you through parent - child settings. I'm positive though if you just ran a random program from inside the GUI like notepad, it will not be attached to the GUI automatically, but using something like this:

$Form1 = GUICreate("Attached window!", 629, 437, 314, 132, default,default, WinGetHandle("AutoIt Help")) ; as you can see we get the handle and attach it as the parent to the created GUI window -- essentially making our GUI created a child GUI

Edited September 12, 2014 by MikahS

[dieterhatn]

It would have to be attached manually by you through parent - child settings. I'm positive though if you just ran a random program from inside the GUI like notepad, it will not be attached to the GUI automatically, but using something like this:

$Form1 = GUICreate("Attached window!", 629, 437, 314, 132, default,default, WinGetHandle("AutoIt Help")) ; as you can see we get the handle and attach it as the parent to the created GUI window -- essentially making our GUI created a child GUI

Isn't it exactly vice-versa? The doc says that if you define a Window Handle, the autoit GUI will become a child of the window you define.

[MikahS]

Yes, it is somewhat the other way around, my apologies.

Here is something that can the right way round:

#include <WinAPI.au3>

_WinAPI_SetParent(WinGetHandle("whatever window you want to make a child here", $hWnd) ; first param is the child window or the window we want to make a child and the second param is our created GUI

Edited September 12, 2014 by MikahS

[dieterhatn]

That somewhat does what i want, but im experiencing some problems.

Im trying arround with a simple GUI and a notepad window i want to attach, but whenever I set the parent the notepad window just disappears.

The process is still running but its not visible anymore.

[MikahS]

works for me with this script:

#include <WinAPI.au3>
#include <GUIConstants.au3>

Local $msg, $hwnd, $Nhandle

$hwnd = GUICreate("hello")
GUISetState()
Run("notepad")

$Nhandle = WinGetHandle("Notepad")

_WinAPI_SetParent($Nhandle, $hwnd)

While 1
    $msg = GUIGetMsg()
    Switch $msg
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            Exit
    EndSwitch
WEnd

Edited September 12, 2014 by MikahS

[dieterhatn]

works for me with this script:

#include <WinAPI.au3>#include <GUIConstants.au3>Local $msg, $hwnd, $Nhandle$hwnd = GUICreate("hello")GUISetState()Run("notepad")$Nhandle = WinGetHandle("Notepad")_WinAPI_SetParent($Nhandle, $hwnd)While 1    $msg = GUIGetMsg()    Switch $msg        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE            Exit    EndSwitchWEnd

What exactly happens when you run this code? for me nothing happens :/

[JohnOne]

#include <WinAPI.au3>
#include <GUIConstants.au3>

Local $msg, $hwnd, $Nhandle

$hwnd = GUICreate("hello")
GUISetState()
$pid = Run("notepad", "", @SW_HIDE)
ProcessWait($pid)
$Nhandle = WinGetHandle("Untitled - Notepad")

_WinAPI_SetParent($Nhandle, $hwnd)
_WinAPI_SetWindowLong($Nhandle, $GWL_STYLE, $WS_POPUP + $WS_VISIBLE)
WinMove($Nhandle, "", 0, 0)

While ProcessExists($pid)
    $msg = GUIGetMsg()
    Switch $msg
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            ProcessClose($pid)
    EndSwitch
WEnd

Edited September 14, 2014 by JohnOne

[MikahS]

What exactly happens when you run this code? for me nothing happens :/

You have not formatted it..

 

#include <WinAPI.au3>
#include <GUIConstants.au3>

Local $msg, $hwnd, $Nhandle

$hwnd = GUICreate("hello")
GUISetState()
$pid = Run("notepad", "", @SW_HIDE)
ProcessWait($pid)
$Nhandle = WinGetHandle("Untitled - Notepad")

_WinAPI_SetParent($Nhandle, $hwnd)
_WinAPI_SetWindowLong($Nhandle, $GWL_STYLE, $WS_POPUP + $WS_VISIBLE)
WinMove($Nhandle, "", 0, 0)

While ProcessExists($pid)
    $msg = GUIGetMsg()
    Switch $msg
        Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
            ProcessClose($pid)
    EndSwitch
WEnd

 

Very cool. Just to understand you made the notepad window a pop-up and put it inside the GUI created? I like this.

[JohnOne]

Yes, I think that is what the OP was after.

[MikahS]

I think it's better than what OP wanted

[Alwaysconfused]

Currently trying to do something similar. I'm looking to attach a blank GUI around the notepad. Instead of the script running the notepad, I'm trying to make it attach a GUI around a notepad i have opened manually. Played about with the script above and this is what i have came up with, it runs, works but then comes up an error. Would it be possible to advise on my mistake, thanks in advance.

test.au3

[careca]

I'd say instead of reviving a 4yo thread, create a new one for your issue.

[Alwaysconfused]

Most probably a better idea. Thanks