jgore
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GURU's: Maximize a seperate application?
I have a program that writes to another app.
I use:
AppActivate "SynEdit"
SendKeys "Hello", True
and thats fine. However, it only works if this other App (SynEdit)
is NOT minimized.
AppActivate gives it focus, how can I UN-Minimize this other APP?
I use:
AppActivate "SynEdit"
SendKeys "Hello", True
and thats fine. However, it only works if this other App (SynEdit)
is NOT minimized.
AppActivate gives it focus, how can I UN-Minimize this other APP?
Its easy enough to minimize an app but is this really what you would prefer to do? Would it be more desirable to write to the app regardless of whether it is min or max?
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Why not writing you app as an activex exe??
Try doing as follow, assuming that the app you want to send info to is called myapp:
1. In your application project properties change the application to ActiveX exe and set the Start Mode property to "Stand Alone".
You will need to add a module with a "sub Main()" function that will run the first form of you application.
Add a class module (for example myClass) and change its instancing behaivour to 5-multiuse.
In the class add all the functions you want your application to expose, for example "setExternalText (s as string)".
In the client application you can add this:
Dim x as myapp.myClass
set x=getobject("",myapp.myCla
x.setExternalText "hello"
Now, if the second app is not running, the code will create a new instance of it. If it is already running (no matter if minimized) it will point to the existing running instance of the application, and you'll be able to do whatever you want with it.
Try doing as follow, assuming that the app you want to send info to is called myapp:
1. In your application project properties change the application to ActiveX exe and set the Start Mode property to "Stand Alone".
You will need to add a module with a "sub Main()" function that will run the first form of you application.
Add a class module (for example myClass) and change its instancing behaivour to 5-multiuse.
In the class add all the functions you want your application to expose, for example "setExternalText (s as string)".
In the client application you can add this:
Dim x as myapp.myClass
set x=getobject("",myapp.myCla
x.setExternalText "hello"
Now, if the second app is not running, the code will create a new instance of it. If it is already running (no matter if minimized) it will point to the existing running instance of the application, and you'll be able to do whatever you want with it.
Oops..assuming that you've written the second app, of course.
If not, please comment me and I'll withdraw my answer.
If not, please comment me and I'll withdraw my answer.
ASKER
To: AzraSound
How easy you seem to do that ;-)
Works great!
Really, what book do you get that stuff from.
Some kind of MS CD collection?
My friend was MSCE and had such a CD collection.
Anyways, thanks a bunch!
To: bhamilto
I wish I could write to other app minimized.
But, I didn't write it. My program push's text ( food Recipes, programming sub-routines, whatever) to another editor. Any Editor!
I can see now I'll have to spend some time
getting Window Handle names of a few editors.
(Just happen to have a prog to do it).
But it's worth it.
To: yronnen
No, sorry. I didn't write the other App.
My program has to write to many other Apps.
How easy you seem to do that ;-)
Works great!
Really, what book do you get that stuff from.
Some kind of MS CD collection?
My friend was MSCE and had such a CD collection.
Anyways, thanks a bunch!
To: bhamilto
I wish I could write to other app minimized.
But, I didn't write it. My program push's text ( food Recipes, programming sub-routines, whatever) to another editor. Any Editor!
I can see now I'll have to spend some time
getting Window Handle names of a few editors.
(Just happen to have a prog to do it).
But it's worth it.
To: yronnen
No, sorry. I didn't write the other App.
My program has to write to many other Apps.
ASKER
To: AzraSound
How easy you seem to do that ;-)
Works great!
Really, what book do you get that stuff from.
Some kind of MS CD collection?
My friend was MSCE and had such a CD collection.
Anyways, thanks a bunch!
To: bhamilto
I wish I could write to other app minimized.
But, I didn't write it. My program push's text ( food Recipes, programming sub-routines, whatever) to another editor. Any Editor!
I can see now I'll have to spend some time
getting Window Handle names of a few editors.
(Just happen to have a prog to do it).
But it's worth it.
To: yronnen
No, sorry. I didn't write the other App.
My program has to write to many other Apps.
How easy you seem to do that ;-)
Works great!
Really, what book do you get that stuff from.
Some kind of MS CD collection?
My friend was MSCE and had such a CD collection.
Anyways, thanks a bunch!
To: bhamilto
I wish I could write to other app minimized.
But, I didn't write it. My program push's text ( food Recipes, programming sub-routines, whatever) to another editor. Any Editor!
I can see now I'll have to spend some time
getting Window Handle names of a few editors.
(Just happen to have a prog to do it).
But it's worth it.
To: yronnen
No, sorry. I didn't write the other App.
My program has to write to many other Apps.
actually i write a lot of small programs such as these and save them to disk. when the need arises to pull them up again, its just a simple matter of copy/paste. =)
Here's how I do this using VB3 (using MS Calculator as an example):
AppActivate "Calculator" ' Set Focus; will stay minimized
DoEvents ' Needed for Windows 98
SendKeys "% " ' Alt + SpaceBar to get control box
SendKeys "{Enter}", True ' Restores (First Command in control box)
AppActivate "Calculator" ' Set Focus; will stay minimized
DoEvents ' Needed for Windows 98
SendKeys "% " ' Alt + SpaceBar to get control box
SendKeys "{Enter}", True ' Restores (First Command in control box)
i had forgotten about this question =/
posting comment as answer
posting comment as answer
ASKER
Anyone know how I can Comment yronnen so
he can withdrawl his answer and I can give the points to AzraSound ? Doesn't seem to be a Comment
command anywhere.
he can withdrawl his answer and I can give the points to AzraSound ? Doesn't seem to be a Comment
command anywhere.
you can reject his answer and then accept my comment as an answer