public Window LaunchIE(string args)
{
// when IE launches it creates a new process instead of the process we create, so we have to track that jump.
// so this means watching for a new process to appear.
HashSet <int> runningProcesses = new HashSet <int>();
foreach (Process e in Process.GetProcesses())
{
Debug.WriteLine("Found Process " + e.Id + " : " + e.ProcessName);
if (e.ProcessName == "iexplore")
{
try
{
e.Kill();
}
catch { }
}
else
{
runningProcesses.Add(e.Id);
}
}
ProcessStartInfo info = new ProcessStartInfo();
info.FileName = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("ProgramFiles") + "\\Internet Explorer\\iexplore.exe";;
info.Arguments = args;
Process p = new Process();
p.StartInfo = info;
if (!p.Start())
{
string msg = "Error launching " + info.FileName;
MessageBox.Show("Error Creating Process", msg,
MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
throw new Exception(msg);
}
// find the new process that has a window whose ClassName is "IEFrame".
Process ie = null;
int retry = 5;
while (retry-- > 0)
{
foreach (Process np in Process.GetProcesses())
{
if (!runningProcesses.Contains(np.Id))
{
Debug.WriteLine("Checking Process " + np.Id + " : " + np.ProcessName);
AutomationWrapper wrapper = Window.FindWindowForProcessId(np.Id, "IEFrame", null);
if (wrapper != null)
{
// found it!
ie = np;
p = np;
break;
}
}
}
if (ie != null)
{
break;
}
Sleep(500);
}
if (ie != null)
{
Window w = new Window(p, "IEFrame", null);
w.TestBase = this;
return(w);
}
throw new Exception("Not finding the new IE process, perhaps you need to shutdown existing IE instances");
}
