system.vision.getOpenedWindowNames

Backwards Compatibility

This function replaces system.gui.getOpenedWindowNames. Any scripts containing Vision Client scoped functions that were replaced with system.vision syntax will still work to maintain backwards compatibility. Only the system.vision variations will appear in the Script Editor's autocomplete popup.

This function is used in Python Scripting.

Description

Finds all of the currently open windows and returns a tuple of their paths.

note

This function is available on secondary desktops via the system.vision.desktop function. See the Multi-Monitor Clients page for more details on secondary desktops.

Client Permission Restrictions

This scripting function has no Client Permission restrictions.

Syntax

system.vision.getOpenedWindowNames()

Parameters

Nothing

Returns

Tuple - A tuple of strings, representing the path of each window that is open. Printing the return value will display results in the Vision Client console if not writing to a component property.

Scope

Vision Client

Code Examples

Example #1 - Printing Open Window Paths

# This example prints out into the console the full path for each opened window.
  
windows = system.vision.getOpenedWindowNames()
print 'There are %d windows open' % len(windows)
for path in windows:
    print path