How do I wait for Google Chrome to load a webpage before continuing in AutoHotkey?

Question

I am working on a AutoHotkey script that does a repetitive job in Google Chrome. Every time that I click a link from the script, I have to tell my script to sleep while the

Answer 1

I've had some success looking for a control to be present on the target page. Depends on the contents of the page of course. I used WinSpy to figure out a suitable target.

Here's the code that worked for me:

loaded := false
check_count := 0
MAX_CHECKS := 20

while !loaded {
    Sleep, 100
    ControlGetPos, x, y, ,,Chrome Legacy Window
    if x == ""
        loaded := false
    else
        loaded := true

    check_count++
    if (check_count >= MAX_CHECKS) {
        Exit
    }
}