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  1. Apr 18th, 2000, 04:37 AM #1
    WadeD
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    Hi, I need to open and minimize another program. I'm using:
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    'Launch File Minimized -> Not Minimizing
lretval = ShellExecute(0, "open", "0327000.exe", "", "D:\Program Files\Solomon IV\AP", SW_MINIMIZE)

'Get Handle
lhwnd = FindWindow(vbNullString, "Vendor Maintenance (03.270.00)")

'Try Again to Minimize -> Not Minimizing
Call Show Window(lhwnd, SW_MINIMIZE)
    If I do this to something like Notepad, it works like a charm, but not on this program. What else can I use if a program doesn't respond to the API's that I tried?

    Thanks in advance,
    Wade

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  2. Apr 18th, 2000, 11:12 PM #2
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    You'll be glad to know it looks like it's possible, damn hard but possible, There's a few thing I'm gonna have to iron out but I should get an answer for you.
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  3. Apr 19th, 2000, 12:43 AM #3
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    This shoud work with everything
    Code:
        ShowWindow wnd&, 5 - IsWindowVisible(wnd&) * 5
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  4. Apr 19th, 2000, 12:55 AM #4
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    Heck! Were did that ; come from?!? i typed &) not
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    writing software in C++ is like driving rivets into steel beam with a toothpick.
    writing haskell makes your life easier:
    reverse (p (6*9)) where p x|x==0=""|True=chr (48+z): p y where (y,z)=divMod x 13
    To throw away OOP for low level languages is myopia, to keep OOP is hyperopia. To throw away OOP for a high level language is insight.
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