Annoying...

[Amon Ra]

			if(LOWORD(wParam) == BN_CLICKED && (HWND)lParam == hbtnGetHandle)
			{
				int input_len = GetWindowTextLength(htxtGetWindow);
				TCHAR *pcBuf = new TCHAR[input_len];
				GetWindowText(htxtGetWindow, pcBuf, input_len);
				new_hwnd = NULL;
				new_hwnd = FindWindow(NULL, pcBuf);
				
				if(new_hwnd == NULL)
				{
					MessageBox(hwnd,"No window with that title found!" ,"Hrmmm..." , 
						MB_OK | MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
				}
			}

Why does not this recognize the "string" pcBuf?? It seems like the result of the line where it is filled(pcBuf) does not do anything, because when I pass to FindWindow, nothing happend. Notice the check after, to see if a handle was actually found. When i run the program, it always pops up the Message box, meaning something went wrong. But what?? Would it be the TCHAR stuff?
Thanks for helping me fixing this

[SteveCRM]

I have a working example if you want it.

http://www.planetsourcecode.com/vb/s...txtCodeId=1944

Sorry that one isn't commented too well but the one on my computer is, just ask me and I'll mail it or upload it.

[SteveCRM]

but I don't really understand what you are doing...this is what worked basically for me.

char buffer[100];
GetWindowText(txtTitle, buffer, 100);
FindWindow(NULL, buffer);
//now you have your handle 

[SteveCRM]

I think the problem is in here :

new_hwnd = NULL;
                new_hwnd = FindWindow(NULL, pcBuf); 

try this:

new_hwnd = NULL;
FindWindow(NULL, pcBuf);
sprintf(new_hwnd, pcBuf); 

[Amon Ra]

Can you explain what this does? and apparently, i need a header with the declaration of sprintf. with the arguments, i think it is a conversion, but from what to what? Thanks

[Amon Ra]

I looked in the msdn, and found the header, but when i run the program, it says:

C:\My Documents\VC++ Projects\WinProg\Handle Fun\h_fun.cpp(44) : error C2664: 'sprintf' : cannot convert parameter 1 from 'struct HWND__ *' to 'char *'
        Types pointed to are unrelated; conversion requires reinterpret_cast, C-style cast or function-style cast