Controlling Window Size

[hyousuf2]

hi
how to i control the size of external windows, i mean the windows other than my application, i want to resize them because my application loadz banners/ads above taks bar like a pop up window, i have made it on top but the problem is that even though it remains on top the other windows tend to hide behind it, i want to resize other windows n restrict them to be placed above my popup banner

[RobDog888]

There is an API call that notifies all runnning parent windows about your task bar window. It tell them
that the desktop area has a new taskbar. If I find it I will post. Try searching for something like broadcast notify
or such.

[hyousuf2]

hi well i tried searching with "broadcast notify" but as am not a good searcher it returned 10000s of irrelevant results, and also i tried to search particular vb codes but havent yet gone to find the actual solution

[RobDog888]

Did you try M$ yet?

[RobCrombie]

It is bad programming practice to interfere with other applications.

There is an API call to make your window topmost, so that it floats on top of all others.
Depending on what you are displaying, and how long it is displaying, that may be a more appropriate solution ?

http://www.developerfusion.com/scrip...t.aspx?id=2940

[RobDog888]

That not the requirement here though. His app is like a taskbar window. So all other windows have to
resize around it as if it was the end of the desktop area, just like the taskbar does.

[RhinoBull]

It is bad programming practice to interfere with other applications. ...

I wish you would explain why and perhaps give us some details ...

[hyousuf2]

well am making a generic sports scorebaord, first of all user will choose a menu from combo box that which game he / she wants to know score of ... the two possible options ryte now are Cricket n Football,
then there would be a little popup window kind of thing would run, on whose left side would be banners/ads displayed n on the right side the actualy scoreboard for that game,
now did u get the theme of my project ?

[RhinoBull]

Oh, if you hyousuf2 replied to my previous post then it was addressed to RobCrombie in regards to his "It is bad programming practice ..." statement.
In any case you did clear up few things and that may help you to get answer(s) faster, I hope.

Interesting project, btw.

Best regards and good luck.

[hyousuf2]

well thnx rhinobull, but i would really appreciate if you GURUS would help me sort out this problem n also gimme suggestions for this project !

[hyousuf2]

hi
well i also found this see if ne one could use to resolve the problem
http://www.mentalis.org/apilist/SetWindowPos.shtml