Can't WinActivate hBrowse window

Keywords: 	 WinActivate hBrowse

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Question:

I have created a simple script to display my company's web site in a reception area and disallow access to any other site. This uses hBrowse from the HTML dialog extender and works fine. I also need to automatically return to the home page after a period of inactivity. I use a small compiled WinBatch program to do this after renaming it to a .scr file and installing it as my screen saver. Again, no problem.

Unfortunately, if the application is minimised by a user, I can't restore it to a normal state by means of WinShow. The partial window name seems to be matching the parent WIL window (which has the same name) and not the hBrowse window.

How can I do anything with the hBrowse window or can I prevent it from being minimised in the first place?

Also, I note that IntControl(47,...) doesn't seem to work with the HTML dialog extender windows.

Answer:

You could try...

WinTitle("Browserwinname","other name")
WinActivate("Browserwinname")

This will rename one of the two windows, then the normal windows commands should work.

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Article ID:   W14180

Filename:   Cant WinActivate hBrowse Window.txt