AutoIt v3 misterious window...

[FireFox]

Hi,

I found that with every AutoIt script there is this AutoIt v3 window :

So my question is : What is it for ? Why it exists ?

Cheers, FireFox.

[MrCreatoR]

From the help file:

AutoItWinSetTitle

....

Remarks

The AutoIt window is usually hidden. The purpose of changing the title is to allow other programs (or other AutoIt scripts) to interact with AutoIt.

[MrCreatoR]

Here is how you show it/kill it

$hAutoItWinTitle_Wnd = WinGetHandle(AutoItWinGetTitle())
WinSetState($hAutoItWinTitle_Wnd, "", @SW_SHOW)

;WinClose($hAutoItWinTitle_Wnd)

$iKill = MsgBox(36, "Question...", "Kill AutoIt Window?", 0, $hAutoItWinTitle_Wnd)

If $iKill = 6 Then
    WinClose($hAutoItWinTitle_Wnd)
    Sleep(2000) ;Not affecting :(
EndIf

Hm, it seems that when we close that window, the entire script is exits... not good...

[FireFox]

@MrCreator

Thanks for reply

Edit : Its impossible to continue script if you kill it ....

Cheers, FireFox.

Edited December 31, 2008 by FireFox

[MHz]

So my question is : What is it for ? Why it exists ?

All GUI based processes AFAIK show have a GUI window. So every AutoIt3 script interpreted has a hidden window named "AutoIt v3". If you wish to politely close the AutoIt process then use Winclose() on that window. I do not see it in the latest FAQ, but it used to use AutoItWinGetTitle() and AutoItWinSetTitle() to set and check the AutoIt window title to see if it exists and exit if it does exist to avoid duplicate running of the same script.

Edit:

Replaced "show" with "have" for a more correct meaning.

Edited December 31, 2008 by MHz

[FireFox]

@MHz

B: thanks, nice to learn that

Cheers, FireFox.

[MrCreatoR]

I do not see it in the latest FAQ, but it used to use AutoItWinGetTitle() and AutoItWinSetTitle() to set and check the AutoIt window title

It's in the Help File. Or i am the only one seeing my post?

Btw, i think it is wrong that the script is exits when we closing that window. Script shouldn't exit unless i (as a scripter) told him to do so (i.e: via Exit function or at EOS => End Of Script ).

Edited December 31, 2008 by MrCreatoR