SendMessage to a Toolbar

[blad4]

Below is the windows spy information when a button in the toolbar has been pressed. I have tried using all variations of

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SendMessage, 0x1330, 0, 0, Sierra

Etc, ahk_class, classnn and ahk_exe but with no luck. Is something wrong?

[wolf_II]

try

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SendMessage, 0x1330, 0, 0,, Sierra

changes: empty control parameter, Sierra is now WinTitle.

Most likely, you need to start again trying to find the correct WinTitle, or use LastFoundWindow
ahk_exe would be a good candidate

Better yet: find the correct control as well. Good Luck

[blad4]

Thanks Wolf.. attached is the control I found while clicked on the correct button and using ControlGetFocus, same as in windows spy right? I have tried using it too with no luck, the extra comma also did not work. So strange because original code worked normal on last system (win8)

[wolf_II]

more explicit: Sendmessage will interpret all the parameters as documented. Your original script did not have a WinTitle parameter.
adding a comma there, has shifted Sierra to be interpreted as the WinTitle parameter. I hope to have made that a bit more clear.
Now we know the control of the correct window,

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SendMessage, 0x1330, 0, 0, Afx:02020202:2b1, ahk_exe SierraChart_64.exe

I may have left the wrong digits, use correct ones.

Also: controls with obscure ClassNames, like here, could change every time SierraChart_64.exe is started. Be aware.

[blad4]

Thanks again, but still no luck. The problem is that the control Afx:0000000140000000:2b1 does not differentiate between child windows or toolbars in the main program. The real control should be something like 'SysToolbar331', but spy cannot locate this on this system for some reason?

[wolf_II]

I see. But this is above and beyond me. I can only imagine some acc library might help.
Forum user Jeeswg and many others have more experience using the acc library. Wait for better advice, I guess.
Sorry, and good luck again.

[blad4]

No problem bro thanks!

[blad4]

Note with 'follow mouse' checked I get

ClassNN: Afx:0000000140000000:28:0000000000010003:0000000000100059:00000000000000001

But still no joy