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Control_RunDLL - Open sequential window?

I don't know if this is even possible, but I thought I'd ask anyway.

I know that you can append ,,tabnumber to the end of a 

rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL

command to open a window on a specified tab, but is there a way to open a further window by programmatically selecting a button on that tab?

For example, I'm using 

rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL inetcpl.cpl,,4

to open Windows' Internet Properties window, but is there a way to programmatically to open the LAN Settings window from there, as LAN Settings doesn't seem to have its own process I can call directly.

(I plan to use this with things other than LAN Settings, if there is a solution, such as "Copy settings..." within the "Administrative" tab on the Region and Language window)

Solution

  • There is no general mechanism for this. You are better off doing whatever you need programmatically instead of trying to drive the UI (which changes from version to version). – Raymond Chen