Re: MoveWindow with Windows API

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Oh and the error code from print(Kernel32.GetLastError())  was "5"

On Fri, Apr 21, 2017 at 4:19 PM, Michael C <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I am trying to move and resize a window of a video game, but the following
> code doesn't work for some reason. How it works is that it acquire the
> handle to the foreground window, and then move it to the specified location
> and size. Since it works on notepad, but not my game window, i used
> Kernel32.GetLastError() to find out what went wrong.
>
> Now, I am still a 1st year CS student, so my school hasn't taught me what
> exceptions are yet, any pointers on what to read up?
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
> import ctypes
> import time
>
> time.sleep(2)
>
> User32 = ctypes.WinDLL('User32', use_last_error=True)
> Kernel32 = ctypes.WinDLL('Kernel32', use_last_error=True)
>
> handle = User32.GetForegroundWindow()
>
> print(User32.MoveWindow(handle, 50, 50, 500, 500, False))
> print(Kernel32.GetLastError())
>
> #https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/
> ms633534(v=vs.85).aspx
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Oh and the error code from=C2=A0<span style=3D"font-size:1=
2.8px">print(Kernel32.GetLastError()) =C2=A0was &quot;5&quot;</span></div><=
div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Fri, Apr 21, 20=
17 at 4:19 PM, Michael C <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:mysecretro=
[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]</a>&=
gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 =
0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>H=
i all,</div><div><br></div><div>I am trying to move and resize a window of =
a video game, but the following code doesn&#39;t work for some reason. How =
it works is that it acquire the handle to the foreground window, and then m=
ove it to the specified location and size. Since it works on notepad, but n=
ot my game window, i used Kernel32.GetLastError() to find out what went wro=
ng.=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>Now, I am still a 1st year CS student, s=
o my school hasn&#39;t taught me what exceptions are yet, any pointers on w=
hat to read up?</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks!</div><div><br></div><div><=
br></div><div><br></div><div>import ctypes</div><div>import time</div><div>=
<br></div><div>time.sleep(2)</div><div><br></div><div>User32 =3D ctypes.Win=
DLL(&#39;User32&#39;, use_last_error=3DTrue)</div><div>Kernel32 =3D ctypes.=
WinDLL(&#39;Kernel32&#39;, use_last_error=3DTrue)</div><div><br></div><div>=
handle =3D User32.GetForegroundWindow()</div><div><br></div><div>print(User=
32.MoveWindow(<wbr>handle, 50, 50, 500, 500, False))</div><div>print(Kernel=
32.GetLastError())</div><div><br></div><div>#<a href=3D"https://msdn.micros=
oft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms633534(v=3Dvs.85).aspx" target=3D"_=
blank">https://msdn.microsoft.com/<wbr>en-us/library/windows/desktop/<wbr>m=
s633534(v=3Dvs.85).aspx</a></div></div>
</blockquote></div><br></div>

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