get title

[tamir]

if i use Run() to run a program and i insert it into a var ( $var = Run("*.exe") ) i get a number in $var - what is that number?

and can i get the title or the "handle" of a program i opened with Run(), even if it's not on top anymore, so i can send keys and stuff?

[falconv]

The number you get is the PID (process ID).

Since Run can be used to execute files that might not have a window (processes that run in the background), I don't think there's a ProcessGetTitle function.

Unless the title changes each time, why not just execute the file, and use Window Spy to get the window's title? (or various other functions, such as WinGetTitle)

[tamir]

because i need the script to run and send key automatically for different programs with changeable titles (the program must do it all by itself).

[falconv]

do these executables open the window and make it active?

If so, then you can use

AutoItSetOption("WinTitleMatchMode", 4)
Run( "file.exe" )
Sleep( n ); replace 'n' with how long it could possibly take to load and become active.
$var = WinGetHandle( "active" )

Sorry if that's not helpful, but it's the best I can do with the info you're giving me. Let me know if it helps.

[tamir]

i used something similliar - WinGetTitle("").

thanks