Get Window Title using Handle (HWnd)

[JohnBailey]

How do I get a window title using the a windows handler (Hwnd)?

[PsaltyDS]

How do I get a window title using the a windows handler (Hwnd)?

$sTitle = WinGetTitle($hWin)

AutoIt will take a handle in place of the title string to specify a window.

[JohnBailey]

$sTitle = WinGetTitle($hWin)

AutoIt will take a handle in place of the title string to specify a window.

OH! I had no idea! I never saw anything about that in the help! Thank you!

[Blue_Drache]

And I'm the first person to use the hwnd of a window instead of the title...Titles are mutable and can change. The hwnd does not.

[JohnBailey]

And I'm the first person to use the hwnd of a window instead of the title...Titles are mutable and can change. The hwnd does not.

oh absolutely that's a part of the reason why I'm wanting to use them

[Blue_Drache]

Just be sure to set Opt("WinTitleMatchMode",4)

[JohnBailey]

Just be sure to set Opt("WinTitleMatchMode",4)

? It's working for me without doing that

[PsaltyDS]

Just be sure to set Opt("WinTitleMatchMode",4)

You don't have to do that to use handles, but you do if you want to use "[CLASS:]" style attributes.

[JohnBailey]

You don't have to do that to use handles, but you do if you want to use "[CLASS:]" style attributes.

PsaltyDS, that's what I was understanding too.

[SmOke_N]

but you do if you want to use "[CLASS:]" style attributes.

Only if you are using the old ways classname=#32770 versus [CLASS:#32770]

[PsaltyDS]

Only if you are using the old ways classname=#32770 versus [CLASS:#32770]

Did not realize that...

I'm done! Go'n home for the day! Learned my new thing for day!

Run("notepad.exe")
$i = 0
Do
    Sleep(20)
    $hWin = WinGetHandle("[CLASS:Notepad; TITLE:Untitled - Notepad]")
    $i += 1
Until IsHWnd($hWin)
MsgBox(64, "Test", "Got handle in " & $i & " tries.")
WinClose($hWin)
$hWin = 0

[SmOke_N]

Did not realize that...

I'm done! Go'n home for the day! Learned my new thing for day!

Run("notepad.exe")
$i = 0
Do
    Sleep(20)
    $hWin = WinGetHandle("[CLASS:Notepad; TITLE:Untitled - Notepad]")
    $i += 1
Until IsHWnd($hWin)
MsgBox(64, "Test", "Got handle in " & $i & " tries.")
WinClose($hWin)
$hWin = 0

I only found out by someone pointing it out to me the other day... guess I missed the "You don't have to anymore post" as well.

[Blue_Drache]

Meh, I guess I'm old hat then.

I still set advanced, just in case...and I get the benefits of option 2 when I need to match titles.