WinSetTitle not working Win7

[AutoitMike]

I saw a post dated 2013 about WinSetTitle not working in Win7 64bit. No answer there for me.

I am trying to set the title of a window, the function returns success and the title is changed for about 50 ms and then reverts back to its original value.

#RequireAdmin makes no difference in operation.

I have tried using the handle, the title and the class to define the window. Operation is the same for all three ways.

EG:

WinSetTitle("Old Title", "", "New Title")

WinSetTitle("[Class:Class name]","","New Title")

WinSetTitle(handle,"","New Title")

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All functions report success.

WinActivate("PxxCXpbHG", "Text")
WinSetTitle("PxxCXpbHG ", "Text","New title")

$M1=WinGetTitle("[ACTIVE]","")
sleep (100)
$M2=WinGetTitle("[ACTIVE]","")

MsgBox(0,"", $M1 & "  " & $M2) ;------------------> "New Title"  "PxxCXpbHG"

If I change Sleep to 50 , then it is "New Title", "New Title" so somewhere between 50 and 100 ms it gets changed back,but by what??

Thanks for any help in this matter.

 

 

 

 

[rcmaehl]

Works for me, what program are you trying to rename?

Edited September 5, 2016 by rcmaehl

[AutoitMike]

Its a propitiatory inspection reporting program called HomeGauge.

You can download a trial version.

[rcmaehl]

10 minutes ago, AutoitMike said:

Its a propitiatory inspection reporting program called HomeGauge.

You can download a trial version.

 

Work PC won't let me install it, I'll take a look at it tonight and see what's up.

[AutoitMike]

Thanks a Billion

[AutoitMike]

After installing , Put the attached file under C:------------------>\HMA-HomeGauge\Templates.

Then open HomeGauge, select the template you installed and enter a first and last name for Client.

You will see in the title bar "PCXpbHG - Smith, Bob" as the title bar name.

 

Thanks again

JC Edits of Master Ver 2014-11-06.ht5

[AutoitMike]

rcmaehl,

I think it might be futile to change the title bar text.

The title bar gets reset every time a new section is selected. I am going to have to get the authors of the program to put the value I need in the title bar.

Otherwise, I would have to have a program running in the background monitoring multiple instances of this program keeping the respective title bars updated.

What i am looking to do is to put the report number as an addition to the existing text or to replace what is in the title bar so that 2 or more reports for the same client produce unique window titles.

 

 

[AutoBert]

Seems, this is a behaviour from the app you want to automate, which also uses a feature to change titlebar text. Use a adlib func with short time (maybe 50 ms) to set the text you need.

But title changing don't change the Hwnd returned from WinActivate. So i suggest read about:

• Window Titles and Text (Basic)

• Window Titles and Text (Advanced)

in helpfile. The Hwnd can be used for (all?) most Win* functions for example WinWaitActive. And each from your instances have his own Hwnd.

Edited September 6, 2016 by AutoBert

[AutoitMike]

Interesting function, Adlib. However, I just got a brainstorm.

Once ANY window is created in windows, under no circumstance, the window handle is duplicated, right ?

Once an instance of the application is opened, I can grab its handle, store it in my automation app. and use it to select the correct window when needed?

 

 

[AutoBert]

Both correct!