how to recognize IE window already opened using win32com extension

[korean_dave]

How do I use the win32com API to manipulate IE windows ALREADY open?

ie = Dispatch("Inter netExplorer.App lication") opens a new window.

But I'd like to be able to find, of windows already open, a specific
window (with a specified property, matching url, etc.)

[Tim Golden]

korean_dave wrote:

How do I use the win32com API to manipulate IE windows ALREADY open?

ie = Dispatch("Inter netExplorer.App lication") opens a new window.

But I'd like to be able to find, of windows already open, a specific
window (with a specified property, matching url, etc.)

I have this strange feeling of deja vu. Is there some sort of
"opening IE windows with Python" conference going on
somewhere?

Have a look at Roger Upole's answer from the other day:

http://mail.python.org/pipermail/pyt...ne/007796.html

TJG

[Mike Driscoll]

On Jul 7, 11:09*am, korean_dave <davidrey...@gm ail.comwrote:

How do I use the win32com API to manipulate IE windows ALREADY open?

ie = Dispatch("Inter netExplorer.App lication") opens a new window.

But I'd like to be able to find, of windows already open, a specific
window (with a specified property, matching url, etc.)

You'll probably want to re-post to the PyWin32 user's group, but in
the mean time, here's one way to go about it. I use the following
function:

<code>
def windowEnumerati onHandler(self, hwnd, resultList):
'''
This is a handler to be passed to win32gui.EnumWi ndows() to
generate
a list of (window handle, window text) tuples.
'''

resultList.appe nd((hwnd, win32gui.GetWin dowText(hwnd)))
</code>

And call it like this:

<code>
topWindows = []
win32gui.EnumWi ndows(self.wind owEnumerationHa ndler, topWindows)
</code>

Then you can use a for loop to iterate over the topWindows list to
find the one with the correct title:

<code>
for i in topWindows:
if windowText in i[1]:
# do something
</code>

Notice that I use the win32gui module. Make sure you have the win32
modules installed or this won't work.

Here's the link to PyWin32 group: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32

That should get you going...hopeful ly

-------------------
Mike Driscoll

Blog: http://blog.pythonlibrary.org
Python Extension Building Network: http://www.pythonlibrary.org

[Mike Driscoll]

On Jul 7, 11:16*am, Tim Golden <m...@timgolden .me.ukwrote:

korean_dave wrote:

How do I use the win32com API to manipulate IE windows ALREADY open?

ie = Dispatch("Inter netExplorer.App lication") opens a new window.

But I'd like to be able to find, of windows already open, a specific
window (with a specified property, matching url, etc.)

I have this strange feeling of deja vu. Is there some sort of
"opening IE windows with Python" conference going on
somewhere?

Have a look at Roger Upole's answer from the other day:

http://mail.python.org/pipermail/pyt...ne/007796.html

TJG

Crumb! That's way easier than the one I mentioned!

Mike