[jawsscripts] Re: postMessage or SendMessage! was, Close window with SendMessage function?
- From: Jim Bauer <holdsworthfan@xxxxxx>
- To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2009 09:56:37 -0500
You wrote:
the only difference I know
>of between SendMessage and PostMessage . . .
PostMessage returns nothing and doesn't wait for a reply before
returning to the calling program.
Original message
from: "Donald Marang" <donald.marang@xxxxxxxxx>
subject: [jawsscripts] Re: postMessage or SendMessage! was, Close
window with SendMessage function?
date: Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:32:48 -0400
>Yes, the first parameter is for the window handle to send the message to.
>In my case, ghVCAMain is the global variable I use in the Verizon Call
>Assistant (VCA) application for the Main window. the only difference I know
>of between SendMessage and PostMessage is the superficial difference that
>SendMessage returns an integer value.
>
>Don Marang
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Geoff Chapman" <gch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 12:10 AM
>Subject: [jawsscripts] postMessage or SendMessage! was, Close window with
>SendMessage function?
>
>
>> ok guys, now I'm reeeeally confused!
>> again forgive the stupid question,
>>
>> but how come now then, that either
>> don's function/call, of ;
>>
>> postMessage(ghVCAMain, 0x10, 0, 0)
>>
>> or Jim's of,
>>
>> sendMessage(hwnd, 0x10, 0, 0)
>>
>> are both presumably valid ways of communicating with the API and
>> presumably
>> do the same job?
>>
>> i.e. I can see that the last thre parameters are identical, but, well what
>> is the difference then, between PostMessage, and SendMessage, for a start.
>> is there an actual difference?
>> and secondly, just to clarify, but is don's first parameter, of,
>>
>> ghVCAMain,
>> in his version,
>>
>> just his own customized global version of reference to the window handle
>> of
>> his own application needs, thus being the same as Jim's, HWnd more general
>> refference?
>>
>> just clarifying.
>>
>> thanks.
>>
>> geoff c.
>>
>>
>>
>> To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 12:18 PM
>> Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Close window with SendMessage function?
>>
>>
>>> Me either! I followed the thread back where a similar postMessage call
>> was
>>> suggested. It works perfectly! I had previously had a function that
>>> literally attempted five different ways to close the app and still failed
>>> occasionally. I will repeat the call here:
>>> postMessage(ghVCAMain, 0x10, 0, 0) ; 0x10 is WM_Close
>>>
>>>
>>> Don Marang
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Bryan Garaventa" <bgaraventa11@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 9:46 PM
>>> Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Close window with SendMessage function?
>>>
>>>
>>> > That is sort of weird... I was able to close an app's main window by
>> using
>>> > SendMessage(GetAppMainWindow(GetFocus()), 0x10, 0, 0)
>>> > I'm not sure what could be happening.
>>> >
>>> > ----- Original Message -----
>>> > From: "Donald Marang" <donald.marang@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> > To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> > Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 6:20 PM
>>> > Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Close window with SendMessage function?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >>I did see this function in that list. However, functions that I have
>>> >> written and merged with default.jss also show up in this list. I also
>>> >> have
>>> >> several tools added to my JAWS installation. I was wondering if I
>> would
>>> >> require other users to have certain tools installed if I distribute
>>> >> any
>>> >> scripts. So far, it is not closing any windows or applications and
>>> >> always
>>> >> returns 0.
>>> >>
>>> >> Don Marang
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>>> >> From: "Bryan Garaventa" <bgaraventa11@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> >> To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> >> Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 6:42 PM
>>> >> Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Close window with SendMessage function?
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>> Nope, you should see SendMessage in your JAWS functions list, as well
>> as
>>> >>> PostMessage, which provides limited access to the API through JAWS.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> >>> From: "Donald Marang" <donald.marang@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> >>> To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> >>> Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 3:28 PM
>>> >>> Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Close window with SendMessage function?
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>>> Is the SendMessage function a built-in JAWS function or is it part
>>> >>>> of
>>> >>>> another package, such as HomerKit? Do you need to load or provide
>> any
>>> >>>> other
>>> >>>> commands first such as an Use statement?
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Don Marang
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> >>>> From: "Jim Bauer" <holdsworthfan@xxxxxx>
>>> >>>> To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> >>>> Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 4:46 PM
>>> >>>> Subject: [jawsscripts] Re: Close window with SendMessage function?
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>> sendMessage(hwnd, 0x0112, 0x000F, 0)
>>> >>>>> The populated parameters are wm_syscommand and wm_close,
>> respectively.
>>> >>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>> >>>>>>From: jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> >>>>>>[mailto:jawsscripts-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bryan
>> Garaventa
>>> >>>>>>Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 2:13 PM
>>> >>>>>>To: jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> >>>>>>Subject: [jawsscripts] Close window with SendMessage function?
>>> >>>>>>
>>> >>>>>>Does anyone know what the correct parameters are for forcing a
>> window
>>> >>>>>>to
>>> >>>>>>close using the SendMessage function? The window handle is pretty
>>> >>>>>>obvious,
>>> >>>>>>but I'm not sure what the other constants should be.
>>> >>>>>>Thanks,
>>> >>>>>>Bryan
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