Thread: ShellExecute() & EnumWindows()?

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    ShellExecute() & EnumWindows()?

    hi, below i read a file path from a data file and open that file with ShellExecute(). then i read the window name of that file from the data file(it's been stored previously), and search for that window with EnumWindows(), cos i want a handle to it. But in the window list i cannot see the name of the window i've just opened with ShellExecute(). why is that please?

    Code:
    .....
    savedat>>path; //file path
    ShellExecute(NULL,"open",path,NULL,NULL,SW_SHOWNORMAL);
    savedat.getline(wndname,256,'$'); // wnd name
    EnumWindows(Wndfunc1, NULL); // srch 4 wnd name
    .....
    
    BOOL CALLBACK Wndfunc1(HWND hwnd, LPARAM lParam )
    {
      char title[256];
      GetWindowText(hwnd, title, 256);
      .......
      if(strstr(title,wndname)!=NULL)
      {
        //dostuff
        .......
      }
    }
    thanx.
    Last edited by geek@02; 09-19-2005 at 09:15 PM.
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    You need to give the process some time to create its window. The best approach would be to call ShellExecuteEx and then use WaitForInputIdle with the returned hProcess. Alternatively, you could just add a Sleep after calling ShellExecute. Of course, for some programs the pause you choose may not be long enough. Also, you can use FindWindow instead of searching for the window manually.

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