{"id":1031,"date":"2012-01-25T02:23:17","date_gmt":"2012-01-24T20:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.automationrepository.com\/?p=1031"},"modified":"2012-01-25T02:24:19","modified_gmt":"2012-01-24T20:54:19","slug":"different-ways-to-maximize-and-minimize-a-browser-using-qtp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.automationrepository.com\/wordpress\/2012\/01\/different-ways-to-maximize-and-minimize-a-browser-using-qtp\/","title":{"rendered":"Different ways to Maximize and Minimize a Browser using QTP"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Many a times you would have noticed that if you open a new browser window using QTP (or otherwise also) the browser is not in maximized mode by default. And in certain cases, you would really need the browser to be in maximized state (like for better readability). In this article, we’ll see how you can maximize and minimize your browser windows using QTP. Unfortunately, there is no direct method to achieve this task as the Browser object does not support Maximize\/Minimize actions.<\/strong> The only way to go about this task is to follow some workaround to achieve the desired results. This article is about these indirect methods.
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\nUsing Browser Handle with Window Object.<\/span><\/strong> Even though Browser object doesn’t provide any methods to maximize\/minimize browsers, you have the maximize\/minimize functions available with standard Windows object<\/strong>. Hence, you can retrieve the Handle from your Browser object & use the same Handle with the Window object to maximize\/minimize your browser. Let’s see few examples for the same –
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\nSample Script 1: Maximizing a Browser<\/strong> This example maximizes a browser if it is already not maximized and is maximizable.<\/p>\n

\r\nDim hwnd, isMaximized, isMaximizable\r\n\r\n'Find the handle for the Browser window\r\nhwnd = Browser("CreationTime:=0").Object.HWND\r\n\r\n'Check if the Browser is already maximized or not\r\nIf Window("hwnd:=" & hwnd).GetROProperty("maximized") = True Then\r\n  isMaximized = True\r\nElse\r\n  isMaximized = False\r\nEnd If\r\n\r\n'Check if the Browser is maximizable or not\r\nIf Window("hwnd:=" & hwnd).GetROProperty("maximizable") = True Then\r\n  isMaximizable = True\r\nElse\r\n  isMaximizable = False\r\nEnd If\r\n\r\n'Maximize the browser window if it is not already maximized and is maximizable\r\nIf isMaximized = False and isMaximizable = True Then\r\n  Window("hwnd:=" & hwnd).Maximize\r\nEnd If\r\n<\/pre>\n
Please note that this example fetches the value of hwnd using
\nhwnd = Browser(“CreationTime:=0”).Object.HWND<\/strong>
\nrather than using
\nhwnd = Browser(“CreationTime:=0”).GetROProperty(“hwnd”)<\/strong>.
\nThis is because you would find 2 hwnd values for the browser using Object Spy – One available in Identification Properties & one in Native Properties, and both the hwnd properties would have different values. And we should be using the Native HWND Property. Refer the below image for hwnd values.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
\"Hwnd
Hwnd values from Native & Identification Properties<\/p><\/div>\n
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\nSample Script 2: Minimizing a Browser<\/strong> This example minimizes a browser if it already not minimized and is minimizable.<\/p>\n
\r\nDim hwnd, isMinimized, isMinimizable\r\n\r\n'Find the handle for the Browser window\r\nhwnd = Browser("CreationTime:=0").Object.HWND\r\n\r\n'Check if the Browser is already minimized or not\r\nIf Window("hwnd:=" & hwnd).GetROProperty("minimized") = True Then\r\n  isMinimized = True\r\nElse\r\n  isMinimized = False\r\nEnd If\r\n\r\n'Check if the Browser is minimizable or not\r\nIf Window("hwnd:=" & hwnd).GetROProperty("minimizable") = True Then\r\n  isMinimizable = True\r\nElse\r\n  isMinimizable = False\r\nEnd If\r\n\r\n'Minimize the browser window if it is not already minimized and is minimizable\r\nIf isMinimized = False and isMinimizable = True Then\r\n  Window("hwnd:=" & hwnd).Minimize\r\nEnd If\r\n<\/pre>\n
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\nSample Script 3: Use HWND with Descriptive Programming for Maximizing\/Minimizing a Browser <\/strong>In this example, the browser properties are not stored in Object Repository, but are taken using Descriptive Programming.<\/p>\n
\r\nDim oIE\r\n\r\n'Create an object of Internet Explorer type\r\nSet oIE= CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")\r\noIE.visible = True\r\noIE.navigate "http:\/\/www.automationrepository.com"\r\n\r\n'Maximize the Browser Window\r\nWindow("hwnd:=" & oIE.HWND).Maximize\r\n\r\n'Minimize the Browser Window\r\nWait(2)\r\nWindow("hwnd:=" & oIE.HWND).Minimize\r\n<\/pre>\n

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\nMaximizing\/Minimizing a Browser while Opening<\/span><\/strong>. Here you can make sure that whenever you open a browser using SystemUtil.Run method, it is always opened in Maximized\/Minimized mode. Let’s see how this can be done.
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\nSample Script 4: Use of SystemUtil.Run<\/strong> In this example, the browser will be opened in maximized\/minimized mode.<\/p>\n
\r\nDim mode_Maximized, mode_Minimized\r\nmode_Maximized = 3 'Open in maximized mode\r\nmode_Minimized = 2 'Open in minimized mode\r\n\r\n'Open browser in maximized and minimized mode\r\nSystemUtil.Run "iexplore.exe", "http:\/\/www.automationrepository.com", , ,mode_Maximized\r\nSystemUtil.Run "iexplore.exe", "http:\/\/www.automationrepository.com", , ,mode_Minimized\r\n<\/pre>\n
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\nSample Script 5: Use of WScript.Shell Run<\/strong>This example uses WScript.Shell to open a new browser in maximized\/minimized mode.<\/p>\n
\r\nDim WshShell, mode_Maximized, mode_Minimized\r\nmode_Maximized = 3 'Open in maximized mode\r\nmode_Minimized = 2 'Open in minimized mode\r\n\r\nSet WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")\r\nWshShell.Run "iexplore.exe http:\/\/www.automationrepository.com", mode_Maximized, False\r\nWshShell.Run "iexplore.exe http:\/\/www.automationrepository.com", mode_Minimized, False\r\nSet WshShell = Nothing\r\n<\/pre>\n
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\nThis was all about this article where you saw various methods to minimize\/maximize a browser using QTP. Do you know of any other method that has not been mentioned here? Share your thoughts using the Comments section. Happy Reading.. :->
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