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I am still to new to know all that's in the help files.

And my search failed to get me going.

The question is for the control to "know" when it is given system focus.

An example would be when top most window is deleted and the control underneath now gains focus.

Is there an event I could capture and use at this time?

Thanks. All here are a great help in my learning how to use AutoIt.

gsb

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Check out GUIGetCursorInfo in the help file and look at the 4th element the array returns. You could stick that in a loop and watch that.

That or use GUIRegisterMsg() with it.

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Thanks both of you but... I think they are not quite it.

I do not need to give it focus but rather find out when the system gives focus to the window.

Like in a "tag, your it!" kind of way.

Any more ideas? ...thanks.

***EDIT: Sorry SmOke_N. I over posted... slow at typing here.

But looks like that may be it with WM_ACTIVATE perhaps.

I will try when I get home... Work calls just now. :whistle:

gsb

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Thanks both of you but... I think they are not quite it.

I do not need to give it focus but rather find out when the system gives focus to the window.

Like in a "tag, your it!" kind of way.

Any more ideas? ...thanks.

gsb

If it's a window and not a control... If WinActive() Then...

Tag... you're it.

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So here is what I ended up with and it works just fine, TYVM:

$myWinTitle = "gsb Test GUI"

$Main = GUICreate( $myWinTitle, 200, 100)

GUISetState()

$lastWinActive = 1


While 1

    Switch GUIGetMsg()
        Case -3
            Exit
    EndSwitch

    $currentWinActive = WinActive( $myWinTitle )
    If ($currentWinActive == 1) AND ($lastWinActive == 0) Then
    MsgBox(64,"Win Active", $myWinTitle & " went active.  ", 3)
    EndIf
    $lastWinActive = $currentWinActive

WEnd

Any improvements are welcomed.

Again, thanks all. :whistle:

gsb

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Any improvements are welcomed.

Just litle shorter :whistle: :

$myWinTitle = "gsb Test GUI"

$Main = GUICreate( $myWinTitle, 200, 100)

GUISetState()

While GUIGetMsg() <> -3
    If WinActive($myWinTitle) Then MsgBox(64,"Win Active", $myWinTitle & " went active.  ", 3)
    Sleep(10)
WEnd
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Or if i understand right, this will be more correct for you mission :whistle:

$myWinTitle = "gsb Test GUI"

$Main = GUICreate( $myWinTitle, 200, 100)

GUISetState()

$lastWinActive = 1


While GUIGetMsg() <> -3
    $currentWinActive = WinActive( $myWinTitle )
    If $currentWinActive AND Not $lastWinActive Then MsgBox(64,"Win Active", $myWinTitle & " went active.  ", 3)
    $lastWinActive = $currentWinActive
WEnd

 

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Thanks MsCreatoR,

Your second example is more what I am doing.

But I do need the switch for in the application I have many other events to respond to.

I stripped it here for the essentials.

The shorthand code for the if I will use, Thank you.

gsb

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