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Minimize Specific Window Using VBScript

I want a VBScript that checks all currently opens windows and if a specific window exists (by title) I want the script to minimize it.

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Tompa99

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Robberbaron (robr)

Tompa is correct.

but you need to remember that AppActivate need the FULL title, or a Prefix or suffix of it.
this can have unexpected consequences

WSH help....
"In determining which application to activate, the specified title is compared to the title string of each running application. If no exact match exists, any application whose title string begins with title is activated. If an application still cannot be found, any application whose title string ends with title is activated. If more than one instance of the application named by title exists, one instance is arbitrarily activated."

eg if you open a new notepad application. empty. then run the following scrip

set shell = createobject("wscript.shell")
 
'these return true ie -1'
y = "Notepad"
x = shell.AppActivate (y)
WScript.Echo y,x
 
y = "Untitled - Notepad"
x = shell.AppActivate (y)
WScript.Echo y,x
 
y = "Unti"
x = shell.AppActivate (y)
WScript.Echo y,x
 
y = "pad"
x = shell.AppActivate (y)
WScript.Echo y,x
 
y = "epad"
x = shell.AppActivate (y)
WScript.Echo y,x
 
'returns false 0'
y = "note"
x = shell.AppActivate (y)
WScript.Echo y,x
 
y = "d - N"
x = shell.AppActivate (y)
WScript.Echo y,x

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