Minimize Button

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Dec 10th, 2001, 07:47 PM
Luis Moises Rojas

Minimize Button

It does not matter what you call from a main menu(APP, etc.), the minimize button MUST be enabled=false.

Does anyone know an API? or how?
Dec 10th, 2001, 07:51 PM
rjlohan

So, are you trying to prevent the minimising of a form beyond just setting its minimise button to false?
Dec 10th, 2001, 07:53 PM
Motoxpro

so you dont want the minimize button
Dec 10th, 2001, 08:02 PM
Luis Moises Rojas

MINI Button

Quote:

Originally posted by rjlohan
So, are you trying to prevent the minimising of a form beyond just setting its minimise button to false?

Not of a FORM, of an APP, i.e: OutLook, etc
Dec 10th, 2001, 08:03 PM
Luis Moises Rojas

Quote:

Originally posted by Motoxpro
so you dont want the minimize button

Not my friend not of a FORM, of an APP, i.e: OutLook, etc
Dec 10th, 2001, 08:20 PM
Motoxpro

Quote:

Originally posted by Luis Moises Rojas

Not my friend not of a FORM, of an APP, i.e: OutLook, etc

why you post it 2 times?
Dec 10th, 2001, 08:22 PM
JungleMan

Quote:

Originally posted by Motoxpro

why you post it 2 times?

Server error, O Great King Spam.
Dec 10th, 2001, 09:58 PM
Motoxpro

no he quoted him and me and said the same thing
Dec 10th, 2001, 10:52 PM
MidgetsBro

What's he saying in English? He wants to disable the Minimize button in Outlook?
Dec 11th, 2001, 07:27 AM
Luis Moises Rojas

Quote:

Originally posted by MidgetsBro
What's he saying in English? He wants to disable the Minimize button in Outlook?

Not my friend. If from your APP you call OUTLOOK, the minimize button must be enabled=false, but if you call Word, the minimize button must be enabled=false, and so on..
Dec 11th, 2001, 10:50 AM
MidgetsBro

So you want to call Microsoft Outlook from your application, and once you do, you disable the minimize button in your application. Same with any of the other programs you mentioned. Is this correct?
Dec 11th, 2001, 11:13 AM
Luis Moises Rojas

Quote:

Originally posted by MidgetsBro
So you want to call Microsoft Outlook from your application, and once you do, you disable the minimize button in your application. Same with any of the other programs you mentioned. Is this correct?

YES SIR

You can use Serge's code he posted in your other thread. Just use it like this:

VB Code:

'By Serge 8/14/2001
Private Declare Function GetWindowLong Lib "user32" Alias "GetWindowLongA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal nIndex As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function SetWindowLong Lib "user32" Alias "SetWindowLongA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal nIndex As Long, ByVal dwNewLong As Long) As Long
Private Const GWL_STYLE = (-16)
Private Const WS_MINIMIZEBOX = &H20000
 
Private Sub Command1_Click()
    Dim lngStyle As Long
    'open your program here
    lngStyle = GetWindowLong(Me.hwnd, GWL_STYLE) 'find your own app
    lngStyle = lngStyle Xor WS_MINIMIZEBOX 'set the style (disabled minimize)
    Call SetWindowLong(Me.hwnd, GWL_STYLE, lngStyle) 'disable it
    
End Sub