Catastrophic failure - Specifically: HWND Topic is solved

[dwilbank]

Every code I try that involves Com or HWND crashes with a catastrophic failure.

Nowhere near or in the code does it say that I need extra libraries or a version like Autohotkey-L...

but is that the case?

This is just the latest code I can't run on Win 10 using my v1.1.33.02

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^F1::
WinGet, WinID, ID, ahk_class CabinetWClass
CurrentPath := ExplorerPath(WinID)
MsgBox, % CurrentPath
return

ExplorerPath(_hwnd)
{
   for w in ComObjCreate("Shell.Application").Windows
      if (w.hwnd = _hwnd)
      {
         path := StrReplace(w.LocationURL, "file:///")
         return StrReplace(path, "%20", " ")
      }
}
}

[mikeyww]

code I can't run

This is really not a problem description. It does not describe what happens, or what should happen.

You can use the script to display the value of your clipboard as well as what your function returns. You currently have no idea, so this will help with the troubleshooting.

[boiler]

Nowhere near or in the code does it say that I need extra libraries or a version like Autohotkey-L...

That's what you're running. AHK v1.1+ is AutoHotkey_L.

[dwilbank]

Then it must my version of Windows, or my installation of Directory Opus I guess.
Nothing with .hwnd has worked for me. Trying to access it causes a literal crash.

[mikeyww]

From my perspective, if a problem cannot be described, then a solution to the problem cannot be devised.

What is "accessing if"? What crashes? Is there an error message? What are you trying to achieve? Have you displayed your variables & function returns? What is shown there?

You can post script revisions in new replies. That makes the thread easier to follow than if you go back and modify an earlier post after replies have already been generated.

[dwilbank]

For those following, the AHK script and its variables have nothing to do with the problem.

It's a Microsoft code issue. Enumeration through the different window.hwnds apparently causes a Catastrophic Error, and it takes some error catching blocks like I found at the bottom of on this page

https://www.autohotkey.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=69925