ahha...that would explain a lot...nope...roger's method was excellent...I was trying this out before I saw his recipe. I see...well...pardon my ignorance since I'm pretty new at Python...it didn't really occur to me that FindWindow was redundant. Well, now I know better...hahaha. Thanks!
Tim Roberts wrote: > > sudheer sivathasan wrote: >> Hey guys, >> >> Another quick question. I'm still trying to do the thing in the email >> below. But this time im trying to use the win32api.GetModuleFileName >> function. It requires a PyHandle as an input which I think I've >> managed to get by using the function handle = >> w.FindWindow(0,str(w.GetWindowText(w.GetForegroundWindow()))) where >> handle would serve as the input to the win32api.GetModuleFileName >> function and w = win32gui. However I'm getting a 'the handle is >> invalid' error. > > Yes, because FindWindow returns a window handle, and GetModuleFileName > expects a module handle. Handles are not all alike. Roger Upole gave > you exactly the recipe you need. Was there something about his reply > that you didn't like? > > By the way, your code there is somewhat silly: the FindWindow call will > return exactly the same handle that GetForegroundWindow already gave you. > > -- > Tim Roberts, t...@probo.com > Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc. > > _______________________________________________ > python-win32 mailing list > python-win32@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32 > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/handle-is-invalid--tp24599116p24617252.html Sent from the Python - python-win32 mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ python-win32 mailing list python-win32@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32
