[IronPython] [python] Re: Getting window properties

[Marcus Patino Pan]

That's brilliant!! Thanks everyone for your help.

I'll probably be back for more advice soon.


Marcus 




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[mailto:users-bounces at lists.ironpython.com] On Behalf Of Michael Foord
Sent: 08 January 2008 19:17
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Subject: Re: [IronPython] [python] Re: Getting window properties

Jim Hugunin wrote:
> Another option would be to use the System.Windows.Automation library -
new in .NET 3.0.  It's a lot easier to use than the native APIs when it
works for you.  This sample will print the titles of all the top-level
windows.
>
> --------------------------------------
> import clr
> clr.AddReference('UIAutomationClient')
> clr.AddReference('UIAutomationTypes')
> from System.Windows.Automation import *
>
> tops = AutomationElement.RootElement.FindAll(TreeScope.Children,
Condition.TrueCondition)
> for elem in tops:
>     print elem.GetCurrentPropertyValue(AutomationElement.NameProperty)
>   

Wow - I didn't know there was an automation library in .NET 3!

Thanks

Michael

> ----------------------------------------
>
> Thanks - Jim
>
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[mailto:users-bounces at lists.ironpython.com] On Behalf Of Fuzzyman
> Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 2:34 AM
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> Subject: Re: [IronPython] Getting window properties
>
> Marcus Patino Pan wrote:
>
>   
>> Hello,
>>
>> I wondered if you could help me. I have IronPython working fine, but
>> what I would like to do is use it to test another application. I have
>> worked out how to use sendkeys but to do proper testing I need to be
>> able to check if the correct window has appeared on screen, so need
to
>> check some of its properties, like its title. I've been looking on
the
>> internet for examples but with no luck.
>>
>> Could someone point me in the right direction?
>>
>>     
>
> We do a bit of this at Resolver, but mainly do 'in process' testing
> where we have access to the forms as .NET objects.
>
> The functions you want live mainly in User32.dll, which is unmanaged
> code. There are functions like GetForegroundWindow, which returns a
> window handle. From this you can determine the title of the window
etc.
> You can also send mouse moves and button clicks, so it is possible to
> interact with applications in a completely 'black-box' manner.
>
> Unfortunately, although some parts of this are straightforward, we had
> real problems when trying to do things like interact with menus
> (particularly context menus) using this technique.
>
> The bad news is that because these functions live in unmanaged code,
you
> need attributes to work with them. We have some stub C# at Resolver
that
> exposes those functions to IronPython. *However*, I recently
discovered
> Seo's implementation of ctypes for IronPython (part of FePy but should
> work fine with a standard build of IronPython). This allows you to do
> 'dynamic platform invoke', meaning you can call these functions from
> straight IronPython!
>
> There is a minimal example at:
>
http://www.ironpython.info/index.php/Access_Unmanaged_Code_with_Dynamic_
P/Invoke
>
> I hope this is helpful.
>
> Michael Foord
> http://www.manning.com/foord
>
>
>   
>> Many Thanks
>>
>> Marcus
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