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  1. #1

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    Docked windows!

    Does anyone happen to know the API Call to make a window docked?

    Here is what I do..

    I create a visio instance..

    create a form, and set its parent to visio's window

    everyting is cool so far..
    but the windows isn't docked within visio.. ne1 know how to do this ?!

  2. #2
    RobIII
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    This code from allapi

    Code:
    Private Declare Function FindWindow Lib "user32" Alias "FindWindowA" (ByVal lpClassName As Long, ByVal lpWindowName As Long) As Long
    Private Declare Function GetParent Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long) As Long
    Private Declare Function SetParent Lib "user32" (ByVal hWndChild As Long, ByVal hWndNewParent As Long) As Long
    Private Declare Function GetWindowThreadProcessId Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long, lpdwProcessId As Long) As Long
    Private Declare Function GetWindow Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal wCmd As Long) As Long
    Private Declare Function LockWindowUpdate Lib "user32" (ByVal hwndLock As Long) As Long
    Private Declare Function GetDesktopWindow Lib "user32" () As Long
    Private Declare Function DestroyWindow Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long) As Long
    Private Declare Function TerminateProcess Lib "kernel32" (ByVal hProcess As Long, ByVal uExitCode As Long) As Long
    Private Declare Function GetCurrentProcess Lib "kernel32" () As Long
    Private Declare Function Putfocus Lib "user32" Alias "SetFocus" (ByVal hwnd As Long) As Long
    Const GW_HWNDNEXT = 2
    Dim mWnd As Long
    Function InstanceToWnd(ByVal target_pid As Long) As Long
        Dim test_hwnd As Long, test_pid As Long, test_thread_id As Long
        'Find the first window
        test_hwnd = FindWindow(ByVal 0&, ByVal 0&)
        Do While test_hwnd <> 0
            'Check if the window isn't a child
            If GetParent(test_hwnd) = 0 Then
                'Get the window's thread
                test_thread_id = GetWindowThreadProcessId(test_hwnd, test_pid)
                If test_pid = target_pid Then
                    InstanceToWnd = test_hwnd
                    Exit Do
                End If
            End If
            'retrieve the next window
            test_hwnd = GetWindow(test_hwnd, GW_HWNDNEXT)
        Loop
    End Function
    Private Sub Form_Load()
        'KPD-Team 1999
        'URL: http://www.allapi.net/
        'E-Mail: [email protected]
        Dim Pid As Long
        'Lock the window update
        LockWindowUpdate GetDesktopWindow
        'Execute notepad.Exe
        Pid = Shell("c:\windows\notepad.exe", vbNormalFocus)
        If Pid = 0 Then MsgBox "Error starting the app"
        'retrieve the handle of the window
        mWnd = InstanceToWnd(Pid)
        'Set the notepad's parent
        SetParent mWnd, Me.hwnd
        'Put the focus on notepad
        Putfocus mWnd
        'Unlock windowupdate
        LockWindowUpdate False
    End Sub
    Private Sub Form_Unload(Cancel As Integer)
        'Unload notepad
        DestroyWindow mWnd
        'End this program
        TerminateProcess GetCurrentProcess, 0
    End Sub

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