HWND() x64 broken?

[crzftx]

After a bit of searching, it looks like maybe an error in the cast from pointer to integer, since I'm on 64-bit Windows. It is more likely my error than the developers, but I cannot figure out what I did wrong.

Run("notepad.exe")
WinWait("[CLASS:Notepad]")
ConsoleWrite(String(HWnd(WinGetHandle("[CLASS:Notepad]"))) & @CRLF)
ConsoleWrite(String(HWnd(String(HWnd(WinGetHandle("[CLASS:Notepad]"))))) & @CRLF)

0x00000000000A024C

0x0000000000000000

I have an HWND stored in a Windows form, so AutoIt reads it in as a string. If I want to do anything with that string, I convert it back to a handle. It seems to convert as all zeros. Any suggestions?

[BrettF]

How does the example from the helpfile go?

Run("notepad.exe")
WinWait("[CLASS:Notepad]")
Local $hWnd = WinGetHandle("[CLASS:Notepad]")
Local $sHWND = String($hWnd)  ; Convert to a string
WinSetState(HWnd($sHWND), "", @SW_MINIMIZE)
Sleep(5000); Notepad should be minimized
WinClose(HWnd($sHWND))

EDIT: Tested the above code on XP x64 and its working correctly.

Edited July 6, 2009 by BrettF

[crzftx]

Thanks for the response, but the example from the helpfile did not work. Notepad opened... nothing happened. Soon the AutoIt icon dissapeared

Maybe because I'm on win7 x64?

[BrettF]

Let me test on Win7x64 then...

[trancexx]

BrettF was never heard from again.

There are rumors that he was consumed by unknown force when trying to experiment on Win7 64-bit version.

Apparently he was doing something with... with... omg!!! what's that??? it's, it's.... aaaaahhh!!!

beeeeeep........

[weaponx]

I have an HWND stored in a Windows form, so AutoIt reads it in as a string. If I want to do anything with that string, I convert it back to a handle. It seems to convert as all zeros. Any suggestions?

What are you doing with the handle that it needs to be converted to a string?

[crzftx]

What are you doing with the handle that it needs to be converted to a string?

storing the handles. For example in a file or on a listview

[AdmiralAlkex]

I am not sure why, but it's the second HWnd() that fails when running under x64.

#Region ;**** Directives created by AutoIt3Wrapper_GUI ****
#AutoIt3Wrapper_UseX64=y
#EndRegion ;**** Directives created by AutoIt3Wrapper_GUI ****
Run("notepad.exe")
WinWait("[CLASS:Notepad]")
$Hwnd = WinGetHandle("[CLASS:Notepad]")

$String = ""

$Temp = HWnd($Hwnd)
$String &= $Temp & @CRLF
$Temp = String($Temp)
$String &= $Temp & @CRLF
$Temp = HWnd($Temp)
$String &= $Temp & "/" & @error & "/" & @CRLF
$Temp = String($Temp)
$String &= $Temp & @CRLF
$String &= @TAB & @TAB & @TAB

ProcessClose("notepad.exe")
MsgBox(0, "Running under X64: " & (@AutoItX64 = True), $String)

But still, this is all really pointless, why are you not using the value directly?