WinGetHandle + WinActivate = ?

[illya]

I'm trying to make an AutoIt who remembers the title of a focused window and a few moments later (during which I have lost focus on the window) sets focus on that window.

But something doesnt work

#Include <WinAPI.au3>

sleep(3000)
$handle = WinGetHandle("WinGetTitle()", "");get the title of the active window
sleep(6000)
WinActivate("$handle");switch to the window with the title I got above

Anyone have an idea about whats wrong?

[monoceres]

You know when you wrap something up in quotes the things inside is treated as plain text.

Also you can't use WinActivate with handles, here's how you could do it:

$handle=WinGetHandle(WinGetTitle(""))
$list=WinList()
For $i=0 To UBound($list)-1
    If $handle=$list[$i][1] Then
        WinActivate($list[$i][0])
        ExitLoop
    EndIf
Next

[Monamo]

Also you can't use WinActivate with handles

Actually, yes you can.

@illya

The problem wholly lies in your usage of quotes. In your code example, you have:

$handle = WinGetHandle("WinGetTitle()", "");get the title of the active window

Two quotation mark issues:

• Don't wrap your function name within quotes (RE: "WinGetTitle()")
• Use empty quotes ("") inside your call to WinGetTitle when trying to get the "active" window's handle

Corrected code involves both changes to that particular line, as follows:

$handle = WinGetHandle(WinGetTitle(""))

Edit: details clarification

Edited April 14, 2008 by Monamo

[illya]

Thanks for telling people