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  1. Jul 27th, 2006, 11:29 AM #1
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    How to activate window that is not attached to the calling thread's message queue?

    There's an API function called SetActiveWindow, but unfortunately
    "The SetActiveWindow function activates a window. The window must be attached to the calling thread's message queue."

    I have a windows calculator running (minimised) how do I select it making it active?
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    Re: How to activate window that is not attached to the calling thread's message queue?

    Try using SetForegroundWindow.
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