API call.......?

[DanG77]

Does anyone know how to change the state of an external window? for example if my application has a form and button, i want the button to be able to restore Word... which i know is open, but just minimized!!! i also have the title of the window..... i am sure there is a simple call, maybe to the win api, but not sure.

Use the FindWindow and ShowWindow api functions.

Declare Function FindWindow Lib "user32.dll" _
Alias "FindWindowA" (ByVal lpClassName As Any, ByVal _
lpWindowName As Any) As Long

Declare Function ShowWindow Lib "user32.dll" (ByVal hwnd As _
Long, ByVal nCmdShow As Long) As Long 


Private Sub Command1_Click()

     handl = FindWindow(vbNullString, "Microsoft Word - Untitled")
     If handl <> 0 Then
          ShowWindow handl, 9 'restore window
     End If

End Sub