AppIsRunning

AppIsRunning is a built-in scripting function that verifies another application window is open and running.

Syntax

AppIsRunning ( strAppTitle { | ,optNumTimeout } )

strAppTitle

The full title (as shown in the title bar) of the application window.

optNumTimeout

The timeout period (in milliseconds) for the function to be successfully executed. If, for whatever reason, the function is not executed in this period, then it is aborted.

This is an optional parameter. If no value is specified, then the default timeout is five seconds (or 5000 milliseconds).

Returned value

This function will return one of the following values:

Notes

AppIsRunning is similar to the function IsWindow in the Microsoft Windows API. For more information, please refer to the Windows API documentation.

Examples

Verify the Microsoft Word document named test.doc is open and running:

AppIsRunning( "test.doc — Microsoft Word" )