IE Visible Without Active With COM

[kkleinfelter]

When I execute the following code, IE is launched, made visible, and the IE window is ACTIVATED. Is there a way to make it visible without activating it?

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    wb := ComObjCreate("InternetExplorer.Application")
    wb.visible := true

Yuck! It looks like this activates IE too. Is it possible to automate IE without activating it all the time?

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  wb.Navigate(URL)

[Vaklev]

AHK does not have an unactivate window command, your best bet if you don't want it popping up is to throw in a winactivate command for a diff window you want active, or:

https://www.autohotkey.com/docs/commands/WinMinimize.htm

[teadrinker]

Try this:

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DetectHiddenWindows, On
wb := ComObjCreate("InternetExplorer.Application")
WinWait, % "ahk_id" wb.hwnd
DllCall("ShowWindow", "Ptr", wb.hwnd, "UInt", SW_SHOWNA := 8)

wb.Navigate("https://www.autohotkey.com/boards/viewforum.php?f=76")
while wb.Busy
   Sleep, 100
Sleep, 1000
wb.Navigate("https://www.autohotkey.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=76&t=67545")