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Thread: [RESOLVED] How Do I Set Focus To A Window (external program) That Is Minimized

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    Resolved [RESOLVED] How Do I Set Focus To A Window (external program) That Is Minimized

    How can I bring focus and make the window have a normal state for a program that is minimized. I am trying to bring focus to an external program. Any help would be appreciated. This is what I got




    [DllImport("user32.dll")]
    public static extern int SetWindowLong(int window, int index, int
    value);

    [DllImport("user32.dll")]
    public static extern int GetWindowLong(int window, int index);

    [DllImport("user32.dll")]
    public static extern int FindWindow(string lpClassName, string lpWindowName);


    [DllImport("user32.dll")]
    public static extern bool SetForegroundWindow(int hWnd);


    public const int GWL_EXSTYLE = -20;
    public const int WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW = 0x00000080;
    public const int WS_EX_APPWINDOW = 0x00040000;





    int hwnd = FindWindow("ConsoleWindowClass", "External window title");
    int windowStyle = GetWindowLong(hwnd, GWL_EXSTYLE);
    SetWindowLong(hwnd, GWL_EXSTYLE, windowStyle | WS_EX_APPWINDOW);
    SetForegroundWindow(hwnd);



    but it does not bring the window out of minimized state.

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    Re: How Do I Set Focus To A Window (external program) That Is Minimized

    Have you tried the ShowWindow AI with passing the SW_RESTORE argument?

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    Re: How Do I Set Focus To A Window (external program) That Is Minimized

    that in combination with SetForegroundWindow(hwnd); did the trick.
    Thanks alot

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