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require 'win32/process'

module Watir
  class IE
    class Process
      def self.start
        program_files = ENV['ProgramFiles'] || "c:\\Program Files"
        startup_command = "#{program_files}\\Internet Explorer\\iexplore.exe"
        startup_command << " -nomerge" if IE.version_parts.first.to_i == 8
        startup_command << " -noframemerging" if IE.version_parts.first.to_i >= 9
        process_info = ::Process.create('app_name' => "#{startup_command} about:blank")
        process_id = process_info.process_id
        new process_id
      end
      
      def initialize process_id
        @process_id = process_id
      end

      attr_reader :process_id
      
      def window
        Wait.until do
          found_window = nil
          IE.each do | ie |
            window = ie.ie
            hwnd = ie.hwnd
            process_id = Process.process_id_from_hwnd hwnd        
            if process_id == @process_id
              found_window = window
              break
            end
          end
          found_window
        end
      end
      
      # Returns the process id for the specifed hWnd.
      def self.process_id_from_hwnd hwnd
        pid_info = ' ' * 32
        Win32API.new('user32', 'GetWindowThreadProcessId', 'ip', 'i').
        call(hwnd, pid_info)
        process_id =  pid_info.unpack("L")[0]
      end
      
    end
  end
end

Version data entries

4 entries across 4 versions & 1 rubygems

Version	Path
watir-classic-3.7.0	lib/watir-classic/ie-process.rb
watir-classic-3.6.0	lib/watir-classic/ie-process.rb
watir-classic-3.5.0	lib/watir-classic/ie-process.rb
watir-classic-3.4.0	lib/watir-classic/ie-process.rb