Problem with an example

[Mettz17]

Hi guys, I'm a noob with Autoit 

I would to know how can I do this example replacing notepad with internet explorer.

Thanks in advance!

Example()

Func Example()
    ; Run Notepad
    Run("notepad.exe")

    ; Wait 10 seconds for the Notepad window to appear.
    Local $hWnd = WinWait("[CLASS:Notepad]", "", 10)

    ; Retrieve the position as well as the height and width of the Notepad window. We will use this when we have to move the window back to the original position.
    Local $aPos = WinGetPos($hWnd)

    ; Move the Notepad to the x, y position of 0, 0 and set the height and width at 200, 200.
    WinMove($hWnd, "", 0, 0, 200, 200)

    ; Wait for 2 seconds to display the new position of the Notepad window.
    Sleep(2000)

    ; Move the Notepad window back to the original position by using the array returned by WinGetPos.
    WinMove($hWnd, "", $aPos[0], $aPos[1], $aPos[2], $aPos[3])

    ; Wait for 2 seconds to display the original position of the Notepad window.
    Sleep(2000)

    ; Close the Notepad window using the handle returned by WinWait.
    WinClose($hWnd)
EndFunc   ;==>Example

Edited October 10, 2015 by Mettz17

[water]

Welcome to AutoIt and the forum!

What have you tried so far and what doesn't work then?
BTW: To work with IE AutoIt comes with an UDF for Internet Explorer.

[Mettz17]

So far everything works and I also really like the ease of the code 

So I have to download an UDF for Internet Explorer in order to make the program.

And after that, what should I do?

 

Thanks for your help!

[Mettz17]

Welcome to AutoIt and the forum!

What have you tried so far and what doesn't work then?
BTW: To work with IE AutoIt comes with an UDF for Internet Explorer.

I tried replacing notepad with iexplore in the example but that didn't work. I'd like to find the class of Internet Explorer (which I'm starting with 'run') so that I can move it with WinMove.

 

 

[Melba23]

Mettz17,

Use the AutoIt Window Info tool (...\AutoIt3\Au3Info.exe) to get the class of the IE window (probably IEFrame).

M23

[water]

What exactly do you want to do? Solve a real problem or just "play" a bit with AutoIt ?

[Mettz17]

Mettz17,

Use the AutoIt Window Info tool (...\AutoIt3\Au3Info.exe) to get the class of the IE window (probably IEFrame).

M23

Yes, the class is IEFrame!

Thanks a lot! 

[Mettz17]

What exactly do you want to do? Solve a real problem or just "play" a bit with AutoIt ?

I've resolved, thank you anyway for the help

[Mettz17]

Sorry guys, but there is another thing that i don't know how to do.

This is what I want to do, 2 windows of Internet Explorer one beside the other.

run('C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE "http:\\www.google.it"', "")
;WinMove ( "title", "text", x, y [, width [, height [, speed]]] )
 Local $hWnd = WinWait("[CLASS:IEFrame]", "", 0)
 WinMove($hWnd, "", 0, 0, 0, 0)
 Sleep(5000)
 run('C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE "http:\\www.google.it"', "")
Local $hWnd2 = WinWait("[CLASS:IEFrame]", "", 0)
WinMove($hWnd2, "", 0, 0, 500, 500)

But using this code, the program doesn't work. 

Can you help me?

[nitekram]

I would look for examples in the IE UDF, as you will not be able to get what you want with the Run() function.

 

EDIT, sorry, I thought you wanted one window, with two instances of IE running in them.

Your 0, 0 needs to be changed - to move it over use 0, 300

not awake yet

Edited October 10, 2015 by nitekram

[Melba23]

Mettz17,

At the moment the second WinWait is probably picking up the first window. Get the 2 IE windows open and then use WinList to get the handles of them both - that way you can use these handles directly to move each window to the required position.

M23

[nitekram]

run('C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE "http:\\www.google.com"', "")
;WinMove ( "title", "text", x, y [, width [, height [, speed]]] )
 ;Local $hWnd = WinWait("google - internet explorer", "", 0)
 WinWaitActive("Google - Windows Internet Explorer")


Sleep(200)

 WinMove("Google - Windows Internet Explorer", "", 0, 0, 500, 500)

 Sleep(2000)

 run('C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE "http:\\www.yahoo.com"', "")
WinWaitActive("Yahoo - Windows Internet Explorer")
Sleep(200)
WinMove("Yahoo - Windows Internet Explorer", "", 501, 0, 500, 500)

Exit

 

[Mettz17]

run('C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE "http:\\www.google.com"', "")
;WinMove ( "title", "text", x, y [, width [, height [, speed]]] )
 ;Local $hWnd = WinWait("google - internet explorer", "", 0)
 WinWaitActive("Google - Windows Internet Explorer")


Sleep(200)

 WinMove("Google - Windows Internet Explorer", "", 0, 0, 500, 500)

 Sleep(2000)

 run('C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE "http:\\www.yahoo.com"', "")
WinWaitActive("Yahoo - Windows Internet Explorer")
Sleep(200)
WinMove("Yahoo - Windows Internet Explorer", "", 501, 0, 500, 500)

Exit

 

Thanks bro, but I don't have to change the Code 

[Mettz17]

Mettz17,

At the moment the second WinWait is probably picking up the first window. Get the 2 IE windows open and then use WinList to get the handles of them both - that way you can use these handles directly to move each window to the required position.

M23

run('C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE "http:\\www.google.it"', "")
;WinMove ( "title", "text", x, y [, width [, height [, speed]]] )
 Local $hWnd = WinWait("[CLASS:IEFrame]", "", 0)
  $aList[1][1] = $hWnd
 WinMove($aList[1][1], "", 500, 500, 500, 500)
 Sleep(5000)
 run('C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE "http:\\www.google.it"', "")
Local $hWnd2 = WinWait("[CLASS:IEFrame]", "", 0)
$aList[2][2] = $hWnd2
WinMove($aList[2][2], "", 500, 500, 500, 500)

 

In this way?

[nitekram]

Thanks bro, but I don't have to change the Code 

You are going to have to change something, to get to work, so Melba23 has one way (which is not what you have), I showed you another, but, the best way is to use the IE UDF, as suggested by Water imho

[nitekram]

Something like this

 

#include <IE.au3>

Local $oIE_First = _IECreate("http:\\www.google.it")

Local $oIE_Second = _IECreate("http:\\www.google.it")

$IE_First = _IEPropertyGet($oIE_First, "hwnd")
$IE_Second = _IEPropertyGet($oIE_Second, "hwnd")

WinMove($IE_First, "", 0, 0, 500, 500)
WinMove($IE_Second, "", 501, 0, 500, 500)

 

[Melba23]

Mettz17,

No, like this:

#include <Array.au3>

; Open the IE windows
Run('C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE "http://www.google.it"', "")
Run('C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE "http://www.bbc.co.uk/news"', "")

; Wait until both windows are open
Do
 $aWinList = WinList("[CLASS:IEFrame]")
Until $aWinList[0][0] = 2

; And here are the windows if you want to look
;_ArrayDisplay($aWinList, "", Default, 8)

; Now move them
WinMove($aWinList[1][1], "", 100, 100, 500, 500)
WinMove($aWinList[2][1], "", 600, 100, 500, 500)

M23

[Mettz17]

Something like this

 

#include <IE.au3>

Local $oIE_First = _IECreate("http:\\www.google.it")

Local $oIE_Second = _IECreate("http:\\www.google.it")

$IE_First = _IEPropertyGet($oIE_First, "hwnd")
$IE_Second = _IEPropertyGet($oIE_Second, "hwnd")

WinMove($IE_First, "", 0, 0, 500, 500)
WinMove($IE_Second, "", 501, 0, 500, 500)

Thank you! This code works in the way I want 

[Mettz17]

Mettz17,

No, like this:

#include <Array.au3>

; Open the IE windows
Run('C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE "http://www.google.it"', "")
Run('C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE "http://www.bbc.co.uk/news"', "")

; Wait until both windows are open
Do
 $aWinList = WinList("[CLASS:IEFrame]")
Until $aWinList[0][0] = 2

; And here are the windows if you want to look
;_ArrayDisplay($aWinList, "", Default, 8)

; Now move them
WinMove($aWinList[1][1], "", 100, 100, 500, 500)
WinMove($aWinList[2][1], "", 600, 100, 500, 500)

M23

Why every time I run the program windows change position?

[Melba23]

Mettz17,

Probably because you have more than those two IE windows open. nitekram's solution is the one you need.

M23