FindWindow usage or ways to jump to an open IE window

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Subject: FindWindow usage or ways to jump to an open IE window

Feedback Type: Problem

Product Area: Domino Designer on Eclipse (DDE)

Technical Area: Functionality

Platform: Windows

Release: 8.5.3

Reproducible: Always

I would like to use FindWindow in a Lotusscript to jump to an open Internet Explorer window and enter some text in that window. It has been suggested that I use FindWindow but I have not figured out how to use FindWindow to go to my proper window. I think the problem is that I don't know the appropriate name or title of the Internet Explorer window. Can someone help? I am use Windows 7 and IE 9 but I'd also like to make this work on other versions of IE. I'd appreciate any help.

I have a LotusScript button.

------------Here's the code in the Declarations:
Declare Function FindWindow Lib "user32" Alias "FindWindowA" _
(Byval lpClassName As String, Byval lpWindowName As Long) As Long
Dim hwnd As Long
Const vbinformation = 64 ' Remove if running in native Visual Basic
------------And here's the code in the Click event

Sub Click(Source As Button)

REM Call the FindWindow API; this API returns a window handle.
hwnd = FindWindow( "Internet Explorer", 0& )

REM See if you were able to obtain the Window handle.
If hwnd <> 0 Then ' If not zero a window handle was obtained.
Msgbox "Successfully obtained Window Handle (HWND) for " & "IE.", vbInformation, "Got Handle"
Else
Msgbox "Could not obtain Window Handle (HWND) for IE.", vbInformation, "Failed To Get Handle"
End If
End Sub

Feedback number WEBB8YSHFC created by ~Holly Umlugenli on 10/05/2012

Status: Open
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