Function Reference


ControlMove

Moves a control within a window.

ControlMove ( "title", "text", controlID, x, y [, width [, height]] )

Parameters

title The title/hWnd/class of the window to access. See Title special definition.
text The text of the window to access. See Text special definition.
controlID The control to interact with. See Controls.
x X coordinate to move to relative to the window client area.
y Y coordinate to move to relative to the window client area.
width [optional] New width of the window.
height [optional] New height of the window.

Return Value

Success: 1.
Failure: 0 if window/control is not found.

Remarks

If x and y equal to the Default keyword no move occurs, just resizing.

Related

ControlCommand, ControlGetPos

Example

#include "Extras\HelpFileInternals.au3"

Example()

Func Example()
    ; Run Notepad
    Run("notepad.exe")

    ; Wait 10 seconds for the Notepad window to appear.
    Local $hWnd = WinWait("[CLASS:Notepad]", "", 10)

    ; Wait for 2 seconds.
    Sleep(2000)

    ; Move the edit control of Notepad using the handle returned by WinWait.
    ControlMove($hWnd, "", ControlGetFocus($hWnd), 0, 0, 150, 150)

    ; Wait for 2 seconds.
    Sleep(2000)

    ; Close the Notepad window using the handle returned by WinWait.
    WinClose($hWnd)
EndFunc   ;==>Example