Function Reference

WinGetProcess

Retrieves the Process ID (PID) associated with a window.

WinGetProcess ( "title" [, "text"] )

Parameters

title The title/hWnd/class of the window to get the PID. See Title special definition.

text [optional] The text of the window to get the PID. Default is an empty string. See Text special definition.

Return Value

Success: a process ID (PID).

Failure: -1 if the window is not found.

ProcessList, ProcessWait, ProcessWaitClose

Example

#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
Example()
Func  Example()
; Run Notepad
Run ("notepad.exe")
; Wait 10 seconds for the Notepad window to appear.
Local $hWnd= WinWait ("[CLASS:Notepad]","",10)
; Retrieve the PID of Notepad using the window handle returned by WinWait.
Local $iPID= WinGetProcess ($hWnd)
; Display the PID of the window.
MsgBox ($MB_SYSTEMMODAL,"","The PID is: "&$iPID)
; Close the Notepad window using the handle returned by WinWait.
WinClose ($hWnd)
EndFunc ;==>Example

Function Reference

WinGetProcess

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