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Windows API: Set Last active window active again
2002-07-27 -- Jody Ronning
Newsgroups: comp.lang.clarion


Thanks... but I found a solution. Running the following program via the
quick launch bar will restore the active window on the way out. Works on
Windows 2000... have to test on Windows 98.

--
Jody Ronning - Innovative Software Creations
E-Mail: iscreations(AT)iscreations.com
Web: http://www.iscreations.com

    PROGRAM

    INCLUDE('KEYCODES.CLW')
    INCLUDE('EQUATES.CLW')

LPSTR                   EQUATE(CSTRING)
HANDLE                  EQUATE(UNSIGNED)
HWND                    EQUATE(HANDLE)
DWORD                   EQUATE(ULONG)

    MAP
      MODULE('Windows API')
        GetWindow(HWND,UNSIGNED),HWND,PASCAL
        GetWindowTextLength(HWND),SIGNED,PASCAL,NAME('GetWindowTextLengthA')
        SetForegroundWindow(HWND),BOOL,PASCAL
        IsWindowVisible(HWND),BOOL,PASCAL
      END
    END

HiddenWindow WINDOW('Hidden Window'),AT(,,118,69),CENTER,SYSTEM,GRAY
     END

CurrWin        LONG
TopWin         LONG
TitleLen       LONG
GW_HWNDFIRST   EQUATE(0)
GW_HWNDNEXT    EQUATE(2)

    CODE

    OPEN(HiddenWindow)
    HiddenWindow{PROP:Hide} = 1
    ACCEPT
      CASE EVENT()
      OF EVENT:OpenWindow
        CurrWin = GetWindow(HiddenWindow{PROP:Handle}, GW_HWNDFIRST)
        LOOP WHILE CurrWin <> 0
          TitleLen = GetWindowTextLength(CurrWin)
          IF TitleLen > 0 and IsWindowVisible(CurrWin)
            TopWin = CurrWin
            BREAK
          END
          CurrWin = GetWindow(CurrWin, GW_HWNDNEXT)
        end
        POST(EVENT:CloseWindow)
      OF EVENT:CLoseWindow
        BREAK
      END
    END
    CLOSE(HiddenWindow)

    !-- Do my code that doesn't need a window


    !-- Select the prev active window on the way out
    IF TopWin > 0 AND SetForegroundWindow(TopWin)
    END

    RETURN


"I v e k y"  wrote in message
news:ahphmh$4gmv$1@as201.hinet.hr...
> is there any Get/Set ForegroundApp() API call?
>
>
> "Jody Ronning"  wrote in message
> news:uk0ggu9303296a@corp.supernews.com...
> > Anyone have a suggestion??
> >
> > - Jody
> >
> > "Jody Ronning"  wrote in message
> > news:ujsb674or2m99c@corp.supernews.com...
> > > I have a problem... let's say notepad is the active window. I want to
> have
> > a
> > > shortcut on the quick launch bar. When clicked, I want to run a
clarion
> > > program that doesn't have a GUI. Now the problem... when my program
> > exits..
> > > the last window that was active is no longer active. i.e. the user
must
> > > click on the notepad window to activate it again.
> > >
> > > I have been experimenting with some APIs but haven't got the right
> > > combination yet. Any ideas?
> > >
> > > I am pretty sure I have to use GetForegroundWindow(),HWND,PASCAL. I
then
> > > used SetForegroundWindow(HWND),BOOL,PASCAL... the API said it
worked...
> > but
> > > notepad didn't become the active window. I am pretty sure
> > > GetForegroundWindow() returned the task bar since I clicked on the
quick
> > > launch bar to launch my clarion app. I started to go down the path of
> > >
GetClassName(HWND,*LPSTR,SIGNED),SIGNED,PASCAL,RAW,NAME('GetClassNameA')
> > to
> > > see if it was the task bar.... but thought I would send a message here
> to
> > > see if someone found a better method.
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > > --
> > > Jody Ronning - Innovative Software Creations
> > > E-Mail: iscreations(AT)iscreations.com
> > > Web: http://www.iscreations.com
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
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