Handling windows [RESOLVED]

[Ruku]

Private Declare Function BringWindowToTop Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As IntPtr) As IntPtr
    Private Declare Function GetMainWindow Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As IntPtr) As IntPtr
 
    Public Sub SelectWindow(ByVal Process_hWnd As IntPtr)
        'Bring target window to front
        BringWindowToTop(GetMainWindow(Process_hWnd))
    End Sub

why isn't this working?

called by:

hWndIntPtr = SOMEPROCESS.Handle
[COLOR=Red]'EDITED:SelectWindow(New IntPtr(hWndIntPtr.ToInt64))[/COLOR]
'To this:
 
SelectWindow(hWndIntPtr)
 
'DUH! :)

EDIT:

ok, a little more info...

Error number: 453 "Unable to find entry point named GetMainWindow in DLL user32"...

[jmcilhinney]

Where did you get that code from? I can't find any indication that a GetMainWindow function exists, as your error message suggests. You can get the handle of the main window of a process by creating a Process object and using its MainWindowHandle property. You can use the Shared members GetProcesses, GetProcessById or GetProcessesByName to get your Process object.

[Ruku]

Actually... from you!

You're using the Long type and yet calling ToInt32 instead if ToInt64. Also, you're passing that API function the process handle instead of a window handle. Just make all your handles of type IntPtr and then you don't need to convert to anything. You would get the main window of a process by calling GetMainWindow, then you can get the window handle.

(from http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.p...=getmainwindow )

I thought it would've worked but um, if you suggest me functions that aren't existant...

EDIT: RESOLVED! MainWindowHandle property was it...

[gigemboy]

lol Bad bad bad, JM...