Get handle to a created internet explorer window

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Tester
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Get handle to a created internet explorer window

Post by Tester » Mon Jul 13, 2009 5:45 am

How can I get the handle for an internet explorer window created by

IE_Create>0,IE[0]

I later want to set focus to the internet explorer window to grab the current URL.

I got more internet explorer windows open at the same time, so I need the handle to the windows when they are created.

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Post by JRL » Tue Jul 14, 2009 4:34 am


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Post by Tester » Tue Jul 14, 2009 5:31 am

The "handle" stored in IE[0] is always Zero. If I use

SetFocus>%IE[0]%

it will not work for me.

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Post by JRL » Tue Jul 14, 2009 1:03 pm

Is "IE[0]" a window name or a window handle. If it is a window handle the Setfocus> line must be preceded by the line Let>WIN_USEHANDLE=1.

Let>WIN_USEHANDLE=1
SetFocus>%IE[0]%


Read help for any window control function to see how to use "WIN_USEHANDLE"

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Post by Tester » Tue Jul 14, 2009 1:12 pm

I use

IE_Create>0,IE[0]

to creat an internet explorer instance.

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Post by JRL » Tue Jul 14, 2009 1:17 pm

I've never used Web Recorder but from reading in the forum I think that IE_Create>0,IE[0] will create a variable "IE[0]" with a value that is the window's handle.

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Post by Tester » Tue Jul 14, 2009 1:21 pm

No, it does not. It always gives the handle Zero. That's the problem with it.

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