This http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa363243.aspx might be a starting point...
On 5/3/07, Amit Arora <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Exact Requirement : Need to write a Python script that keeps on running and when a USB device is plugged in , it detects the device and flashes a message on the propt or logs it to a file do suggest your ideas on this ........ ------------------------------ *From:* Simon Dahlbacka [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Sent:* Thursday, May 03, 2007 10:55 AM *To:* Amit Arora *Cc:* Roger Upole; python-win32@python.org *Subject:* Re: [python-win32] Help needed : FindWindowEx Random thought.. there *has* to be a better way of finding out when a usb device is plugged in... (not that I know how, but I haven't needed to find out either..) On 5/3/07, Amit Arora <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > This helps a lot, there was actually a confusion in window names as you > mentioned . I tried this now for notepad while opening notepad on > desktop , it worked :) > > Import win32gui > hWnd = win32ui.FindWindowEx (win32gui.GetDesktopWindow(), > None,"Notepad",None) > > Value of hWnd I get : > object 'PyCWnd' - assoc is 00B4E620, vi=<None>, notify=0,ch/u=0/0, mh=0, > kh=0 > > Should this be applicable to locate popups on desktop (may be during an > application installation, as we get like - while connecting a new > hardware on USB - "New Hardware found" ) , guess there's an API > AnyPopup() for this, any imputs on this will be of great help too ..... > > > Regards, > ~Amit Arora > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Roger Upole > Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 9:56 AM > To: python-win32@python.org > Subject: [python-win32] Re: Help needed : FindWindowEx > > > Amit Arora wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am a Amateur in python and an doing some work on Python and Win32 > APIs. > > > > One of my task includes finding the active window , during any > > installation proces and proceed ...... > > Take an instance : I connect a USB device say a USB printer to the USB > > > port , as soon as it connects we get a pop-up saying "New Hardware > Found" > > > > I need to detect that popup , and then proceed with the other > > installation steps if that popup occurs : > > > > Trying to check its appearance with the following command : > > > > #!/usr/local/bin/python > > Import os , win32gui, win32ui > > > > hWnd = win32ui.FindWindowEx(win32gui.GetDesktopWindow(), None, > > "wndclass_desked_gsk",None) > > > > Getting the following message : > > Traceback (most recent call last): > > File "<interactive input>", line 1, in <module> > > win32ui: No window can be found. > > A couple things to check: > Are you sure the window class name is correct ? > Is the desktop window actually its parent ? > > hth > Roger > > _______________________________________________ > Python-win32 mailing list > Python-win32@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32 > _______________________________________________ > Python-win32 mailing list > Python-win32@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32 >
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