Hi,
Is any way (API) to shell an application and to run it inside a form (window) using hwnd of this window?
For exampe to run the world.exe inside my form1.
Thanks in advance
Elias
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Hi,
Is any way (API) to shell an application and to run it inside a form (window) using hwnd of this window?
For exampe to run the world.exe inside my form1.
Thanks in advance
Elias
Here is a quick sample for you:
VB Code:
Option Explicit Private Declare Function FindWindow _ Lib "user32" Alias "FindWindowA" _ (ByVal lpClassName As String, ByVal lpWindowName As String) As Long Private Declare Function SetParent _ Lib "user32" (ByVal hWndChild As Long, _ ByVal hWndNewParent As Long) As Long Private Declare Function ShellExecute _ Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "ShellExecuteA" _ (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal lpOperation As String, _ ByVal lpFile As String, ByVal lpParameters As String, _ ByVal lpDirectory As String, ByVal nShowCmd As Long) As Long Private Declare Function MoveWindow _ Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long, _ ByVal x As Long, ByVal y As Long, _ ByVal nWidth As Long, ByVal nHeight As Long, _ ByVal bRepaint As Long) As Long Private Const SW_SHOWNORMAL = 1 Private Sub Command1_Click() Dim hw& ShellExecute Me.hwnd, vbNullString, "notepad.exe", vbNullString, "C:\", SW_SHOWNORMAL hw = FindWindow(vbNullString, "Untitled - Notepad") SetParent hw, Me.hwnd MoveWindow hw, 0, 0, Me.ScaleWidth, Me.ScaleHeight, 1 End Sub
Just wanted to say thanks! This is very useful in what im working on. :D
VB 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: [url]http://www.allapi.net/[/url] 'E-Mail: [email][email protected][/email] 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