[RESOLVED] Help retrieving properties

[DarkLinkVaz]

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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[benmartin101]

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

[DarkLinkVaz]

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)

[bushmobile]

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

[DarkLinkVaz]

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

[bushmobile]

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

[DarkLinkVaz]

Thanks

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

[DarkLinkVaz]

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

[bushmobile]

you'd need to use EM_SETREADONLY