- 1 year ago
How can I get a HWND from a InternetExplorer object
To obtain a HWND
(window handle) from an InternetExplorer
object in Windows, you can use the HWND
property available in the Microsoft Internet Controls (SHDocVw) library. Here's an example of how you can retrieve the HWND
from an InternetExplorer
object using Python:
pythonimport win32com.client
# Create an instance of the InternetExplorer object
ie = win32com.client.Dispatch("InternetExplorer.Application")
# Perform actions with the InternetExplorer object...
# Get the HWND from the InternetExplorer object
hwnd = int(ie.HWND)
# Use the HWND as needed
print(f"HWND: {hwnd}")
In this example, the win32com.client.Dispatch
method is used to create an instance of the InternetExplorer
object. You can then perform various actions with the ie
object. Finally, the HWND
property of the ie
object is retrieved and stored in the hwnd
variable as an integer.
Make sure you have the pywin32
library installed (pip install pywin32
) as it provides the necessary COM automation support for interacting with the InternetExplorer
object.
With the HWND
value, you can use it for various purposes, such as interacting with the Internet Explorer window using other Windows API functions or libraries that require a window handle.
Please note that the InternetExplorer
object is specific to Internet Explorer and may not be available or supported in newer versions of Windows.