Store a WinTitle as a variable and then compare it

[hemsith14_]

Hey, I want to store a WinTitle as a variable and then compare it.

My goal is to get the title of a window that existed at the time where the script started running, and then compare it later at the end of the script. If the wintitle of the new window that has opened up is equal to the one from the beginning, do something.

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If WinExist("ahk_class Window")
{
Bang := True
WinTitle := Store?
}
; Do things that take some time
If (Bang = True) && ;Wintitle is the same
{
Do sometihng
}
Return

Could you please help me with doing that?
Thanks for your help.

[amateur+]

WinGetTitle

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WinTitle per se isn't something that is captured. The term WinTitle is different than the window's title, so you should be clear what you are looking for. There are many ways you can identify a window when you are identifying one using a WinTitle parameter. The question is what are you specifically trying to find? The hwnd is probably what you really are looking for if you want to see if the window that is now open is the same as the one from before. You can get that like this:

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MyHwnd := WinExist("ahk_class Window")

You can alternatively get the title of the window (not the same as WinTitle), the class name for the window, the process name for the process that created the window, or the process ID for the process that created the window. Again, you probably only need the hwnd (ID) of the window. If all you need is the actual title, then what amateur+ showed is the answer. But it would seem you still want the hwnd because you would be wanting to check if the title for the window with a particular hwnd has changed.

[hemsith14_]

So if I understand correctly:

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If WinExist("ahk_class Window")
{
Bang := True
MyHwnd := WinExist("ahk_class Window")
}
; Do things that take some time
If (Bang = True) && (WinExist = MyHwnd)
{
Do sometihng
}
Return

Is it correct?

[mikeyww]

Here is one way.

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class = Notepad
WinGetTitle, winTitle, ahk_class %class%
Sleep, 3000
If WinExist(winTitle " ahk_class " class)
 MsgBox, 64, Status, Found!`n`n%winTitle%

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So if I understand correctly:

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If WinExist("ahk_class Window")
{
Bang := True
MyHwnd := WinExist("ahk_class Window")
}
; Do things that take some time
If (Bang = True) && (WinExist = MyHwnd)
{
Do sometihng
}
Return

Is it correct?

No, that is not correct. What are you expecting the variable WinExist to contain in (WinExist = MyHwnd)? If anything, you probably meant that to be another call to the WinExist() function. You can't just put WinExist in that place to do that because then you are just checking the value in MyHwnd against the value in the variable WinExist which hasn't been assigned any value.

You still haven't explained what you are trying to accomplish. Are you trying to see if the same window is there but just that its title has changed? Or are you trying to see if it has created a new window that may have the same title as before?

[hemsith14_]

Trying to see if it has created a new window that may have the same title as before.

Thank you very much @mikeyww !

[hemsith14_]

Actually I think I might have found a better way to do this.

I need a function like:

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If WinExist ; and is in a certain range of the screen
{
WinMove
}

Is it possible?

[boiler]

Trying to see if it has created a new window that may have the same title as before.

Then you need to be comparing the old hwnd to the new hwnd for the window found with the same title.

[boiler]

Actually I think I might have found a better way to do this.

I need a function like:

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If WinExist ; and is in a certain range of the screen
{
WinMove
}

Is it possible?

Use WinGetPos to find out where it is located.

[hemsith14_]

Thanks for your help