[python-win32] Trying to grab exe of foreground window

[Roger Upole]

reehdus wrote:
> I tried that but I get stuck at EnumProcessModules. It tells me my access 
> is
> denied. I'm not sure if I'm doing it right. My code is below:
>
> import win32gui
> import win32api
> import win32con
> from time import sleep
> import win32process
>
> sleep(2)
> name = win32gui.GetForegroundWindow()
> t,p = win32process.GetWindowThreadProcessId(name)
> handle = win32api.OpenProcess(1,False,p)
> sleep(1)
> whee = win32process.EnumProcessModules(handle)
> nama = win32process.GetModuleFileNameEx(whee, 0)
> print nama
>
> Thanks!
>
> Roger Upole wrote:
>>
>> A sequence like this should get you there.
>>
>> win32gui.GetForegroundWindow
>> win32process.GetWindowThreadProcessId
>> win32api.OpenProcess
>> win32process.EnumProcessModules
>> win32process.GetModuleFileNameEx
>>
>>    hth
>>          Roger

You'll need to use a different access mask for OpenProcess.

handle = 
win32api.OpenProcess(win32con.PROCESS_VM_READ|win32con.PROCESS_QUERY_INFORMATION,False,p)

Also, GetModuleFileNameEx needs the process handle:

nama = win32process.GetModuleFileNameEx(handle, whee[0])


      Roger