Start IE hidden without using _IECreate

[Dgameman1]

I'm currently trying to run IE with a few command line arguments 

Run(@ProgramFilesDir & "\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe about:blank1-2 -noframemerging -private")

The Help File shows that there are parameters for Run that allow me to make it start hidden `@SW_HIDE`

I tried

Run(@ProgramFilesDir & "\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe about:blank1-2 -noframemerging -private", "", @SW_HIDE)

But that doesn't seem to do anything.

Any ideas?

[TheSaint]

Never tried, but I imagine you could embed an instance of IE in a window (frame) and hide that.

P.S. By window, I mean GUI ... one that is just a frame.

The perils of not including your title in the post text ... and me having a short memory.

Edited February 29, 2016 by TheSaint

[Dgameman1]

  On 2/29/2016 at 8:22 AM, TheSaint said:

Never tried, but I imagine you could embed an instance of IE in a window (frame) and hide that.

P.S. By window, I mean GUI ... one that is just a frame.

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Well I'm able to use

_IEAction($Site, "invisible") 

to get the window invisible, but I'd like for it to start out that way

[TheSaint]

Short of IE having a command-line switch to hide, you may be out of luck, if not embedding.

You could start with it minimized perhaps, or off-screen, then hide it.

[Dgameman1]

Your edit

The reason I can't just use _IECreate is because I need IE to be opened up with two parameters '-noframemerging' and '-private'

I'm using

Run(@ProgramFilesDir & "\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe about:blank1-2 -noframemerging -private")

$Site = _IEAttach("about:blank1-2", "url")

How can I set the coordinates of where IE starts with the Run command? So I can run it off screen

Edited February 29, 2016 by Dgameman1

[jguinch]

Try this :

#Include <IE.au3>

Local $sPFDir = (StringInStr(@OSArch, "64") AND Not @AutoItX64) ? RegRead("HKLM64\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion", "ProgramFilesDir") : @ProgramFilesDir
ShellExecute ($sPFDir & "\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe", "about:blank -noframemerging -private", @ProgramFilesDir & "\Internet Explorer","",  @SW_MINIMIZE)

Local $hPrivateIE = WinWait("[REGEXPTITLE:.+\[InPrivate\]$]")
WinSetState($hPrivateIE, "", @SW_HIDE)

Local $oPrivateIE = _IEAttach($hPrivateIE, "hwnd")

;~ _IENavigate($oPrivateIE, "www.autoitscript.com/forum")
;~ WinSetState($hPrivateIE, "", @SW_MAXIMIZE)

 

[mLipok]

@Dgameman1

You should try to use this:

But how I said this example need to work a litle on it.

 

[Dgameman1]

  On 2/29/2016 at 4:42 PM, mLipok said:

@Dgameman1

You should try to use this:

But how I said this example need to work a litle on it.

 

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$Site = _IECreateNew("www.website.com")

Func _IECreateNew($s_url = "about:blank")
    ; Create an IE browser in a new process, attach to it and navigate to spcified URL
    ; Returns browser object on success
    ; Returns 0 on failure and sets @error to 1 (timeout waiting for browser)  or 2 (attach failed)

    Local $h_IEhandle, $o_IE

    Global $RunWebsite = Run(@ProgramFilesDir & "\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe about:blank1-2 -noframemerging -private")


    If Not WinWait("Navigation Canceled - Internet Explorer - [InPrivate]", "", 60) Then ; Expected IE window did not appear
        Return SetError(1, 0, 0)
    EndIf

    ;$h_IEhandle = WinGetHandle("Navigation Canceled - Internet Explorer - [InPrivate]")
    $o_IE = _IEAttach("about:blank1-2", "url")

    If Not IsObj($o_IE) Then ; attach failed
        Return SetError(2, 0, 0)
    EndIf

    _IENavigate($o_IE, $s_url)
    Return $o_IE
EndFunc   ;==>_IECreateNew

 

Edited March 1, 2016 by Dgameman1

[Dgameman1]

Any ideas? Using this code, how can I make it invisible right away?

Func _IECreateNew($s_url = "about:blank", $invisible = 0)
    ; Create an IE browser in a new process, attach to it and navigate to specified URL
    ; Returns browser object on success
    ; Returns 0 on failure and sets @error to 1 (timeout waiting for browser)  or 2 (attach failed)

    Local $h_IEhandle, $o_IE

    Global $RunWebsite = Run(@ProgramFilesDir & "\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe about:blank1-2 -noframemerging -private")
    If $invisible Then
        _IEAction($RunWebsite, "invisible")
    EndIf

    If Not WinWait("Navigation Canceled - Internet Explorer - [InPrivate]", "", 60) Then ; Expected IE window did not appear
        Return SetError(1, 0, 0)
    EndIf

    ;$h_IEhandle = WinGetHandle("Navigation Canceled - Internet Explorer - [InPrivate]")
    $o_IE = _IEAttach("about:blank1-2", "url")

    If Not IsObj($o_IE) Then ; attach failed
        Return SetError(2, 0, 0)
    EndIf

    _IENavigate($o_IE, $s_url)
    Return $o_IE
EndFunc   ;==>_IECreateNew

I also get the occasional error that it was not able to attach

Edited April 1, 2016 by Dgameman1