Restore FullScreen Program

[Gambler71]

Hi,

I have been unable to get a fullscreen program to restore (maximise from taskbar) without it making the windows default ding sound when ever I press a button after it restores.

The basic code is:

While 1
    If (ProcessExists("program.exe")) Then
        If BitAND(WinGetState("Program Title", ""), 16) Then
            WinSetState("Program Title", "", @SW_RESTORE)
        Else
            Sleep(500)
        EndIf
    Else
        Exit
    EndIf
WEnd

Also tried @SW_MAXIMIZE, and WINACTIVATE.

Sadly I have to minimize and maximize the "program" if I use this script, using the mouse to stop the windows ding sound from happening each time I try to move etc (i.e. press any key).

The reason I want an auto script is because I have 2 multiple monitors and if I accidentally click outside the "program" it minimizes it, and stops the "program", and makes the computer think for ages, so I am trying to avoid it if possible.

Also tried to click the "program" from the taskbar (Windows 10) but I have no idea how to find which button/icon I need to click (move the mouse to).

So what is a simple way to restore my "program", or what are the taskbar command names to find the position to send the mouse to click on it to restore?

Edited November 27, 2016 by Gambler71

[j0kky]

Use

WinActivate("Program Title")

after WinSetState

Edited November 28, 2016 by j0kky

[Gambler71]

On 28/11/2016 at 7:39 PM, j0kky said:

Use

WinActivate("Program Title")

after WinSetState

Tried it. Sadly still makes the default ding sound.

[j0kky]

EDIT: wait, maybe

_winapi_setforegroundwindow

could help!

 

 

 

Edited November 30, 2016 by j0kky

[Gambler71]

23 hours ago, j0kky said:

EDIT: wait, maybe

_winapi_setforegroundwindow

could help!

#include <WinAPISys.au3>
$hTray = WinGetHandle("Program Name", "")
WinSetState("Program Name", "", @SW_RESTORE)
WinActivate("Program Name", "")
_winapi_setforegroundwindow($hTray)

 

Sadly still makes the default ding sound. Tried without WinSetState, and then without WinActivate, same sound.

 

The only solution I could think of is:

Local $aPos = MouseGetPos()
MouseClick("main", 178, 1063, 1, 1)
MouseMove($aPos[0], $aPos[1], 1)

which gets the current mouse position, clicks on where the first program should be on the windows taskbar, and then moves the mouse back to where is was.

Problem is sometimes after I save within the program, it moves the taskbar button to the end.

 

So, I thought that I could use "_GUICtrlToolbar_ButtonCount" but it always results in nil (0) finds. The test code was:

#include <GuiToolbar.au3>
$hTray = WinGetHandle("[CLASS:Shell_TrayWnd]")
$hToolbar = ControlGetHandle($hTray, "", "[CLASSNN:MSTaskListWClass]")
$iCnt = _GUICtrlToolbar_ButtonCount($hToolbar)
MsgBox(0,'',$iCnt)

I thought that this would find the number of buttons on the Win10 taskbar (main screen). From internet search I think it is impossible to see what the windows taskbar list is on Win10. Even the following script returns only in the answer of "running applications":

For $i = 1 To 10
    $sText = ControlGetText("[CLASS:Shell_TrayWnd]", "", "[CLASS:MSTaskListWClass; INSTANCE:" & $i & "]")
    If $sText = "" Then ExitLoop
    ConsoleWrite($i & " : " &$sText & @CRLF)
Next

Thanks for the help @j0kky

Edited November 30, 2016 by Gambler71