FindPart

Description

Short story: Finds desired window based on partial (either "begins with" or "contains") caption.

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Published

This sample, or the one from which it originally derived, was published (or at least peripherally mentioned) in the following article(s):

Playing the Shell Game, Programming Techniques, VBPJ, September 1995

List Your Higher Windows, Ask the VB Pro, VBPJ, June 1998

APIs Usage

This sample uses the following API calls:

Module Library Function

FINDPART.BAS user

user32

FindWindow
GetParent
GetWindow
GetWindowText
IsIconic
SetActiveWindow
ShowWindow
FindWindow
GetParent
GetWindow
GetWindowText
IsIconic
SetForegroundWindow
ShowWindow

FindPart5.bas user32

EnumWindows
GetWindowText
IsIconic
IsWindowVisible
SetForegroundWindow
ShowWindow

FindPart5.frm user32 GetWindowText

Don't see what you're looking for? Here's a complete API cross-reference.

Module	Library	Function
FINDPART.BAS	user user32	FindWindow GetParent GetWindow GetWindowText IsIconic SetActiveWindow ShowWindow FindWindow GetParent GetWindow GetWindowText IsIconic SetForegroundWindow ShowWindow
FindPart5.bas	user32	EnumWindows GetWindowText IsIconic IsWindowVisible SetForegroundWindow ShowWindow
FindPart5.frm	user32	GetWindowText

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Download FindPart.zip, 7Kb, Last Updated: Thursday, May 18, 2000