UI automation using windows service

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I was using UI automation using windows forms, it was working fine , but when i am trying to use it with Windows Service , i cannot access automation element .Please suggest what i am missing

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Condition Condition = new AndCondition(new PropertyCondition(AutomationElement.ProcessIdProperty, processID), new PropertyCondition(AutomationElement.AutomationIdProperty, configurationAllList.automationId));                                      
                                        AutomationElement selectedElement = AutomationElement.RootElement.FindFirst(TreeScope.Ancestors | TreeScope.Children | TreeScope.Descendants | TreeScope.Element | TreeScope.Parent | TreeScope.Subtree, Condition);

Posted 28-Sep-16 23:59pm

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Updated 29-Sep-16 4:36am

Richard MacCutchan

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Richard MacCutchan 29-Sep-16 6:29am

You cannot access the UI from a Windows service.

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#realJSOP · Answer 1 · 2016-09-29T04:36:00

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Based on your question, I have no idea what you're trying to do, but the only way you can communicate with a user interface from a Windows service is by some sort of interprocess communication, such as remoting, TCP/IP, WCF, user-defined Windows messages, etc..

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