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Set_ window and Win_ activate
Explain what are set_ window and win_ activate, How do they differ?


  
Total Answers and Comments: 1 Last Update: August 27, 2008     Asked by: muraliare 
  
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August 26, 2008 23:57:27   #1  
a_katiyar Member Since: August 2008   Contribution: 11    
RE: Set_ window and Win_ activate
win_activate(sWindow) : Suppose there are several windows (sWindow one of them)opened on your desktop,and you want to run your code on 'sWindow',

win_activate () function will bring this window into focus and raise it to the top of the display. Next function after win_activate() should always be set_window().

set_window(sWindow,time) : function specifies the window to recieve subsequent input. "time" specifies the amount of time to wait for the specified window(sWindow).
This function also set the scope for object identification in the GUI map.

If there are several windows opened on screen then its always better to use win_activate () followed by set_window(), but if there's only single window opened then set_window() is enough.
Note: In multiple window case, set_window() alone can work fine but using win_activate() will minimize the chances of errors if any.

If window is minimized,don't rely on set_window() as it will always return E_OK where as win_activate() will return error code.

Hope above explanation answers your query.

Regards,
-AK


 
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