how-to select a windows window by a string from its title

:: file:sel.cmd v1.0.0 docs at the end 

:: HIDE OUTPUT

@ECHO OFF

:: START THIS SCRIPT MINIMIZED 

IF NOT DEFINED CMDWindow Set CMDWindow=%1&Start "Window SELECT" /MIN %0&Goto :EOF

:: GET THE FIRST COMMAND LINE PARAMETER WHICH IS THE STRING TO SEARCH FOR 

:: FROM THE ALL WINDOWS TITLS WHICH ARE OPENED ON THE WINDOWS TASKBAR 

set _StrToSearchFromWindowsTitlle="%CMDWindow%"

:: DEBUG echo the _StrToSearchFromWindowsTitlle is %_StrToSearchFromWindowsTitlle%

:: DEBUG PAUSE

:: DEBUG ECHO RUNNING : cmd /c "for /f %%i in ('cmdow /T ^| grep -i  %_StrToSearchFromWindowsTitlle% ^| cut -f 1 -d ^" ^"') do cmdow %%i /ACT /MAX"

:: DEBUG PAUSE

:: FOR EACH HANDLE OF THE OPENED WINDOWS ON THE TASKBAR , CHOOSE THE ONE WHICH HAS THE 

:: STRING TO SEARCH FOR, MAKE IT ACTIVE AND MAXIMIZE IT 

for /f %%i in ('cmdow /T ^| grep -i  %_StrToSearchFromWindowsTitlle% ^| cut -f 1 -d " "') do cmdow %%i /ACT /MAX

:: DEBUG PAUSE

:: NOW EXIT 

exit

:: Purpose 

:: to select and maximize the last window on the task bar having a string to search for 

:: 

:: USAGE: 

:: put in your windows path: call by , Start - Run - type : sel Opera 

:: expected result it will select the latest Opera instances which is opened on the task bar 

:: 

:: DEBUGGING 

:: find and replace the ":: DEBUG " with ":: DEBUG \n" with regex options on 

:: 

:: REQUIREMENTS 

:: Windows XP and above 

:: google download cmdow

:: a virus scanner not treating cmdow as virus !!! F-Secure does ...

:: google download win gnu utils grep 

:: google download win gnu utils cut 

:: 

:: VersionHistory 

:: 1.0.0 --- 2012-11-15 07:54:17 --- ysg --- Initial version