Autohotkey: Open windows explorer and wait till active window before proceeding

Question

Really struggling with this.

I need to simply open a windows explorer window at a specified domain, wait until it is active then proceed. This is what I have so far:

#::
{
  WinGet, old_active, ID, A
  Run, explore C:\Users\Nathan\Documents\Test FDA

  loop{
    WinGet, new_active, ID, A
    if(ahk_id %new_active% != ahk_id %old_active%)
    {
      WinMaximize, A
      break
    }
  }
  return
}

EDIT SOLVED ?>>>

DIDNT KNOW WINDOW SPY EXISTED CAME WITH IT :(((

Long time wasted, this simply works.

[::

{

Run explore C:\Users\Nathan\Documents\Test FDA

WinWaitActive Test FDA

WinMaximize A

return

}

Just a note, You might want to use WinWait then WinActivate instead. What I found is that if you have something open that demands the foreground, like cmd.exe then the window will never be active by itself. — Pykler

Raf431 Raf431 · Accepted Answer · 2015-09-04T19:56:00

how about this?:

" F12:: WINDOWEXPLORER: WinWaitActive, Windows Explorer,, 0.01 if ErrorLevel { Goto WINDOWEXPLORER } else { ; SoundBeep 4500, 30 Return } "

Autohotkey: Open windows explorer and wait till active window before proceeding

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