Bring active window on the top..?

[Atte]

My application is calling an other process. If that process is already runnning then my application does not open a new instance, but use AppActivate.

How can i bring this activated application window to the front (from Windows toolbar)..?

thks for any help...

[Mike Hildner]

Something like this? Me.WindowState = FormWindowState.Normal or .Maximized

HTH,
Mike

[Atte]

the problem is that i'm calling the application from different process..

[taxes]

"the problem is that i'm calling the application from different process.."

What do you mean by "process"? Project? Procedure? Solution? Another language?

[Atte]

It's a different Windows Form Project (exe) running in windows as an independent process... Both in same vb.net Solution.

[taxes]

Hi,

"Something like this? Me.WindowState = rmWindowState.Normal or .Maximized"

instead of Me use ProjectName.FormName

[Mike Hildner]

Wow, taxes, I didn't know one could do that. Cool.

[Atte]

That's about what i supposed it to be from beginning (i'm quite new with .net), but in my Solution i can't refer to other Projects...

I must have some base thing wrong..?

[Mike Hildner]

taxes may know, I sure don't - you can't even reference another project unless it's a .dll.

I just tried putting Me.WindowState = FormWindowState.Normal in the Activated event - that seems to work just fine, but not sure if that's what you want.

Mike

[Atte]

Me.WindowState = FormWindowState.Normal works fine....

The point and problem is that i'm not calling Me. but other Project.

Any idea how to set "normal window state" to other application (say Calculator for example) without opening a new instance of it..?

With Shell i can set the windows state, but don't know how to avoid opening always a new instance....

[Mike Hildner]

Oh - I see what you're saying now - I thought the form that you wanted to bring up from the taskbar was your own code.

Not sure if there's anything in .NET to do that, but maybe an API call like SetWindowPos would help http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...tWindowPos.asp or the BringWindowToTop function.

[Mike Hildner]

ok - I just re-read your posts. If the form you want to bring up from the task bar is your own code, then the Me business will work.

I have this code in WindowsApplication1 - the title of the form is "Form1"

Private Sub Form1_Activated(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Activated
        Me.WindowState = FormWindowState.Normal
    End Sub

This code is in WindowsApplication2

Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        AppActivate("Form1")
    End Sub

And that works.

[Atte]

Sorry, i was not too clear in my msgs...
Thks yrs, i'll check the link...

I'm getting a bit frustrated with this problem, as AppActivate works simply and perfectly if the application is not minimized in the windows toolbar...

[Atte]

i missed yr latest, that looks good... will try it.

[Atte]

And that works. Thanks a lot, i knew there's an easy way out...