How to activate a new window in Python

[Milon]

Hi all,

I am new to Python, and I just wrote a simple script to launch an
application from the windows's start menu's run command. (see code as
follow) There is an "OK" button on the new application I launched,
but I can't get Python to click on it because the new window is not in
focus and I read somewhere off the web that I need to activate the new
window first before I can do anything on the new window. I couldn't
find any useful information off the web, so, can someone please show
me how to do it?

Really appreciate it,
Milon

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import SendKeys

# starts the TempApp using the windows start menu
# run option
def StartTempApp():
SendKeys.SendKeys( "{LWIN}{SLEEP .25}r")
SendKeys.SendKeys( "C:\\TempApp\\bin\\main")
SendKeys.SendKeys( "{ENTER}")

# tab to OK button on the application and hit enter
def StartTempApp():
SendKeys.SendKeys( "{TAB}{TAB}{ENTER}")

 

[Larry Bates]

Just run the application with os.system or use
win32process.CreateProcess to execute the
application (which gives you more control
over the window size, environment, etc.).
win32process is part of win32all extensions.

HTH,
Larry Bates
Syscon, Inc.

 

[Tim Golden]

Hi all,

I am new to Python, and I just wrote a simple script to launch an
application from the windows's start menu's run command. (see code as
follow) There is an "OK" button on the new application I launched,
but I can't get Python to click on it because the new window is not in
focus and I read somewhere off the web that I need to activate the new
window first before I can do anything on the new window. I couldn't
find any useful information off the web, so, can someone please show
me how to do it?

[... snip example code ...]

Have a look at:

http://www.brunningonline.net/simon/blog/archives/000652.html

TJG

 

[Miki Tebeka]

Hello Milon,

I am new to Python, and I just wrote a simple script to launch an
application from the windows's start menu's run command. (see code as
follow) There is an "OK" button on the new application I launched,
but I can't get Python to click on it because the new window is not in
focus and I read somewhere off the web that I need to activate the new
window first before I can do anything on the new window. I couldn't
find any useful information off the web, so, can someone please show
me how to do it?

I don't know where "SendKeys" is coming from but you can use AutoIt through
the COM interface or using ctypes.

Bye.

 

[Tony C]

What/where is SendKeys ?????????????????

(e-mail address removed) (Milon) wrote in message >
import SendKeys