---
title: "system.vision.getOpenedWindowNames"
description: "Finds all of the currently open windows and returns a tuple of their paths."
---

# system.vision.getOpenedWindowNames

> Finds all of the currently open windows and returns a tuple of their paths.

:::info Backwards Compatibility
This function replaces [system.gui.getOpenedWindowNames](versioned_docs/version-8.1/appendix/scripting-functions/system-gui/system-gui-getOpenWindowNames.md). Any scripts containing Vision Client scoped functions that were replaced with system.vision syntax will still work to maintain backwards compatibility.
:::

This function is used in **Python Scripting**.

## Description
:::note
This function is available on secondary desktops via the [system.vision.desktop](system-vision-desktop.md) function. See the [Multi-Monitor Clients](ignition-modules\vision\common-tasks-in-vision\multi-monitor-clients\multi-monitor-clients.md) page for more details on secondary desktops.
:::

## Client Permission Restrictions
This scripting function has no [Client Permission](../../../ignition-modules/vision/vision-project-properties/vision-project-properties.md#vision-permissions-properties) restrictions.

## Syntax
`system.vision.getOpenedWindowNames()`

### Parameters
Nothing

### Returns
**Tuple** - A tuple of strings, representing the path of each window that is open. Printing the return value will display results in the Vision Client console if not writing to a component property.

### Scope
Vision Client

## Code Examples
```python title="Example #1 - Printing Open Window Paths"
# This example prints out into the console the full path for each opened window.
  
windows = system.vision.getOpenedWindowNames()
print 'There are %d windows open' % len(windows)
for path in windows:
    print path
```