Method ComUtil.GetWindowObject

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Overload

Gets COM object from a window using API AccessibleObjectFromWindow(OBJID_NATIVEOM, IID_IDispatch).

public static object GetWindowObject(wnd w, string cnChild = null, bool dontThrow = false)

Parameters

w  (wnd) Window or control.

cnChild  (string) Child window class name. Format: wildcard expression. If used, gets COM object from the first found child or descendant window where it succeeds. If null, gets COM object from w.

dontThrow  (bool) If fails to get COM object, don't throw exception but return null.

Returns

object

Exceptions

AuWndException w 0 or invalid.

AuException Failed.

Examples

Microsoft Excel.

/*/ com Excel 1.9 #9fdf46bf.dll; /*/
using Excel = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel;
var w = wnd.find(0, null, "XLMAIN", "EXCEL.EXE");
Excel.Workbook book = ((Excel.Window)ComUtil.GetWindowObject(w, "EXCEL7")).Parent;
print.it(book.Name);

Microsoft Word.

/*/ com Word 8.7 #6a6b0205.dll; /*/
using Word = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word;
var w = wnd.find(0, null, "OpusApp", "WINWORD.EXE");
Word.Document doc = ((Word.Window)ComUtil.GetWindowObject(w, "_WwG")).Parent;
print.it(doc.Name);

Microsoft PowerPoint.

/*/ com PowerPoint 2.12 #fdf81915.dll; /*/
using PowerPoint = Microsoft.Office.Interop.PowerPoint;
var w = wnd.find(0, "*PowerPoint", null, "POWERPNT.EXE");
PowerPoint.Presentation doc = ((PowerPoint.DocumentWindow)ComUtil.GetWindowObject(w, "**m mdiClass||paneClassDC")).Parent;
print.it(doc.Name);

Microsoft Access.

/*/ com Access 9.0 #cdda93ea.dll; /*/
using Access = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Access;
var w = wnd.find(0, null, "OMain", "MSACCESS.EXE");
Access.Application app = (Access.Application)ComUtil.GetWindowObject(w);
print.it(app.CurrentProject.Name);

To get COM object from Microsoft Outlook or Publisher, use ComUtil.GetActiveObject.