Cannot make browser window visible if create with _IECreate as invisible

[SteveStrop]

Hi 

 

I'm trying to:

1) Open a hidden browser session

2) Do some stuff in the background

3)  Make the hidden window visible

 

This is my code:

 

Opt("WinTitleMatchMode", 2) ;1=start, 2=subStr, 3=exact, 4=advanced, -1 to -4=Nocase
$oIE = _IECreate("https://www.google.co.uk/",0,0)
$oSearchBox = _IEGetObjById($oIE, "lst-ib")
$oSearchBox.innertext = "AutoIT"
$oForm = _IEFormGetObjByName($oIE,"f")
_IEFormSubmit($oForm)
WinSetState("Google","",@SW_SHOW)

 

It dosen't work

The last line does make the window visible but it is an empty greyed out box that disappears as soon as I click on it.

I have a sort of workaround that hides the browser window as soon as I have created it which works fine:

$oIE = _IECreate("https://www.google.co.uk/")
WinSetState("Google","",@SW_HIDE)
.
.
.

WinSetState("Google","",@SW_SHOW)

But this looks a bit pants as the newly created window flashes on then off of the screen.

Am I using the wrong method to make the browser window visible?

Thanks

 

 

[Gianni]

use $oIE.visible = True to make the browser visible.

#include <ie.au3>
Opt("WinTitleMatchMode", 2) ;1=start, 2=subStr, 3=exact, 4=advanced, -1 to -4=Nocase
$oIE = _IECreate("https://www.google.co.uk/",0,0)
$oSearchBox = _IEGetObjById($oIE, "lst-ib")
$oSearchBox.innertext = "AutoIT"
$oForm = _IEFormGetObjByName($oIE,"f")
_IEFormSubmit($oForm)
$oIE.visible = True ; <-- this will show the browser
; WinSetState("Google","",@SW_SHOW)

 

[SteveStrop]

Thanks, works a treat. Where can I find a list of all the properties of the DOM object that I can access. I did see a link here a few years ago but it's out of date now

 

[Gianni]

You are welcome

Have a look to this link:  https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa752084(v=vs.85).aspx

[JLogan3o13]

@SteveStrop please pay attention to where you post in the future. The Examples forum very clearly states:

Quote

Do not post general support questions here, instead use the AutoIt Help and Support forums.

 

[SteveStrop]

Thanks for the Link Chimp. Sorry I posted in the wrong place