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Klaus · Joined: 12 May 2005 Posts: 205 Location: Münster, Germany

Hi, Community,
have a look please at my little code snippet that I isolated from a bigger application:

Guest · Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 9:03 am Post subject:

Klaus · Joined: 12 May 2005 Posts: 205 Location: Münster, Germany

Thank you, Guest,
that's the solution , although I do not understand the technical background.
Pressing the button, ControlTextGet works without coding the window's name,
but using the hotkey, the window's name is required?
What's the difference?
Thanks again,
Klaus

HugoV · Joined: 27 May 2007 Posts: 650

No need for a hotkey if you use &

Klaus, nli · Guest

Thanks, HugoV, for your hint, of course there is no need for hotkeys in my sample code, but it is only a simplified excerpt of a bigger one, where hotkeys are required very well.
Regards,
Klaus

[VxE] · Joined: 07 Oct 2006 Posts: 1494

The reason for that error has to do with how each new thread has its own last found window.

Using the window name, or by using a command like WinWaitActive, should restore intended function, however the thread is launched.
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klaus, nli · Guest

Hi, [VxE],
thank you very much for that conclusive explanation.
I have to inspect lots of programmes now concerning that case.
Thanks a lot,
Klaus