WinWaitActive's description not working with INSTANCE parameter

[square65]

WinWaitActive("[TITLE:Untitled - Notepad; INSTANCE:2]")
consolewrite("sup")

I open several notepads and close them all and the second line is never reached.

I've even verified with WinGetTitle that the name "Untitled - Notepad" is the correct name.

And in fact I've verified that this works when I remove the INSTANCE parameter, it works fine and reaches the second line after the first instance of notepad is launched.

Edited April 29, 2015 by square65

[mLipok]

Each new Notepad Window have only one copy "[CLASS:Edit; INSTANCE:1]",

 

INSTANCE is related to the CLASS , and not to the TITLE or PROCESS ID.

so you can not use it like this:

WinWaitActive("[TITLE:Untitled - Notepad; INSTANCE:2]")

 

but:

Each "[CLASS:Edit; INSTANCE:1]" is related to The process ID ,

and

there is no relation to other "[CLASS:Edit; INSTANCE:1]" in other Notepad window/process.

 

Edited April 29, 2015 by mLipok
reorganization - better readability -- again :)

[square65]

I'm not sure I understand.

Does this mean I can't use INSTANCE with notepad the way I want to?

[mLipok]

Exactly.

But why you are open so many Notepad.

And how you are opening  ?

 

But:

and here is your solution:

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Example()

Func Example()
    ; Run Notepad with the window maximized.
    Local $iPID1 = Run("notepad.exe", "", @SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED)
    Local $iPID2 = Run("notepad.exe", "", @SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED)

    ; Wait 10 seconds for the Notepad window to appear.
;~  WinWait("[CLASS:Notepad]", "", 10)

    ; Wait for 2 seconds.
    Sleep(2000)
    WinMove(_GetHwndFromPID($iPID1),'',100,100)
    WinActivate(_GetHwndFromPID($iPID1))
    Sleep(2000)
    WinMove(_GetHwndFromPID($iPID2),'',200,200)
    WinActivate(_GetHwndFromPID($iPID2))
    Sleep(2000)

    ; Close the Notepad process using the PID returned by Run.
    ProcessClose($iPID1)
    ProcessClose($iPID2)
EndFunc   ;==>Example


Func _GetHwndFromPID($PID)
    $hWnd = 0
    $stPID = DllStructCreate("int")
    Do
        $winlist2 = WinList()
        For $i = 1 To $winlist2[0][0]
            If $winlist2[$i][0] <> "" Then
                DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "GetWindowThreadProcessId", "hwnd", $winlist2[$i][1], "ptr", DllStructGetPtr($stPID))
                If DllStructGetData($stPID, 1) = $PID Then
                    $hWnd = $winlist2[$i][1]
                    ExitLoop
                EndIf
            EndIf
        Next
        Sleep(100)
    Until $hWnd <> 0
    Return $hWnd
EndFunc ;==>_GetHwndFromPID

 

[mLipok]

I'm not sure I understand.

​Please re-read. (post edited)

[square65]

I see. That solution will probably work.

I'm writing a macro that will tile a bunch of notepad windows across their primary monitor with a big letter in each one. Mainly want to have my brother run an exe and be called a curse word.

I'm able to wait for a window to close (the notepad instance that sets the font size so each one doesn't need to do it)

But when I open a notepad, I need to put an arbitrary delay in between this and interacting with notepad since it takes like a tenth of a second for windows to open notepad.

And I'm using Run("notepad")

Thanks for your help.

 

edit: oh ya and to further clarify, if I'm opening a bunch of instances of notepad, then when I do some kind of WinWait call, it will always think notepad is already open because there will indeed be an instance of Untitled - Notepad open.

Edited April 29, 2015 by square65

[mLipok]

oh ya and to further clarify, if I'm opening a bunch of instances of notepad, then when I do some kind of WinWait call, it will always think notepad is already open because there will indeed be an instance of Untitled - Notepad open.

Conclusion:

​In your case you can not manage with Win... functions any of  this notepad windows by a title, but only by hwnd.