help please

[HAVocINCARNATE29]

my problem:

i've written all of my help documentation in html. when someone needs help, i open their default web browser to view my html and minimize my program. i need to detect when my user's web browser (the one i just opened) is closed or minimized. When the user closes or minimizes the browser, i want my program to move itself back to the top.
any help is appreciated and thanks in advance!

[Sastraxi]

Obtain the hWnd of the browser and set that to AlwaysOnTop using the SetWindowLong API Call.

[HAVocINCARNATE29]

sounds good and thank you. could you please tell me how to do this because i'm kindof new at vb. thanks.

[Sastraxi]

Public Declare Function FindWindow Lib "user32" Alias "FindWindowA" (ByVal lpClassName As String, ByVal lpWindowName As String) As Long

Sub LaunchHelp()
Dim BrowserhWnd

   BrowserhWnd = FindWindow("Internet Explorer", VbNull)
   If BrowserhWnd = 0 Then
      BrowserhWnd = FindWindow("Netscape Navigator", VbNull)
   End If

   If BrowserhWnd = 0 Then
      Msgbox "No capable internet browser installed."
      Exit Sub
   End If

   'shellexcecute line goes here
End Sub

[HAVocINCARNATE29]

good, good. i'm starting to see what you mean. now what tells me when the browser gets closed or minimized?

[Edited by HAVocINCARNATE29 on 08-10-2000 at 12:57 AM]