[RESOLVED] Help retrieving properties

Hi,
I would like to know if there is any way to retrieve a windows'(a form/control) properties

Thanks in Advance,
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not sure, but I think you could use GetWindowLong().

i think I didn't made myself clear

what i need is a function that will give me the windows properties (Ex:TextBox.Enabled, TextBox.PasswordChar, etc)

this code by jcis will probably point in you the right direction.

what i need is a piece of code that will change or retrieve the properties from some other window

Ex: I have two programs, one with a textbox
I want to know if t is possible from the other program to change the enabled state, the passwordchar, etc to the textbox in the first program

so this is an app you don't have source code to?

'properties' in the VB IDE sense don't exist in compiled applications.

to enable / disable a window (be it a form / textbox / command button) use the Enable Window API

to set the password character, you'd have to send a EM_SETPASSWORDCHAR message to the textbox

Thanks

I'll try it ASAP and then I'll say if it worked or not

The EnableWindow function worked OK but EM_SETPASSWORDCHAR isn't working with SendMessage

Should I try with PostMessage?
How can I do the same with the vb6 locked state?

EDIT: EM_SETPASSWORDCHAR was actually working, but I did a simple mistake

you'd need to use EM_SETREADONLY