Controling windows knowing only PID or process name?

[MadBoy]

Hey,

Wanted to know if it's possible to control some window when i actually know only PID or process name? For example i wanted to control sysdm.cpl, but all i know is rundll32.exe process being opened and it's PID. I don't want to use TitleNames as it will vary with each language. So how would i know that sysdm.cpl was actually on TOP of all other windows so i could control it and switch some things in there (for example drivers signing option). I've been trying some possibilities but maybe there's some i missed.

Run("control.exe sysdm.cpl")

tnx for help.

[Valuater]

This should help

http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.ph...ost&p=57357

there are a few, but this looks good

8)

[improbability_paradox]

My own contribution

CODE

Func _GetWHNDLFromPID($PID)

Local $wHndl="", $WCCount=0, $WList

Do

Local $WList=WinList()

for $WLCount= 1 to $WList[0][0]

if WinGetProcess($WList[$WLCount][1])=$PID Then

$wHndl=$WList[$WLCount][1]

ExitLoop

EndIf

Next

if $WCCount = 400 Then Return -1

Sleep(50)

$WCCount += 1

Until not($wHndl="")

Return $wHndl

EndFunc

Although, upon reviewing the thread which Valuater referenced, this does essentially the same thing as one of the functions listed there.

Edited December 31, 2006 by improbability_paradox

[MadBoy]

Tnx!!! WIll take a look at it!!

[improbability_paradox]

Updated the code in my post, as one of the variables was spelled incorrectly at one point

Edit #2

Removed an un-needed EndIf

Edited December 31, 2006 by improbability_paradox

[Helge]

I've just uploaded a updated version of my old ProcessGetHWnd with a new timeout-parameter and

some other smaller changes. It can return a single HWnd matching a PID and an optional title and it

can also return all matching HWnd's in array.

Files :

- http://www.autoitscript.com/fileman/users/Helge/udfs/_ProcessGetHWnd.au3

- http://www.autoitscript.com/fileman/users/Helge/udfs/_ProcessGetHWnd_test.au3

EDIT : Updated test.

Edited December 29, 2006 by Helge

[MadBoy]

I've just uploaded a updated version of my old ProcessGetHWnd with a new timeout-parameter and

some other smaller changes. It can return a single HWnd matching a PID and an optional title and it

can also return all matching HWnd's in array.

Files :

- http://www.autoitscript.com/fileman/users/Helge/udfs/_ProcessGetHWnd.au3

- http://www.autoitscript.com/fileman/users/Helge/udfs/_ProcessGetHWnd_test.au3

EDIT : Updated test.

Tnx boys, but i seems to have problem with what i am trying to achieve.

I'm trying to control window that i am first trying to start with Run("control.exe sysdm.cpl").

After that command i check for process rundll32.exe which seems to be the one that is responsible for that. But even when i use PID of rundll32.exe with Helge functions, tests it says it doesn't find any matching windows. So anyone have solution for this?

EDIT: my bad. seems the window has to be active on screen for the script to work..

Edited January 2, 2007 by MadBoy