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How to hide other window program

How to hide or deactivate other running Window programs ?
When I run my application, I want to hide/deactivate all applications which active at that time.
So the only running application is my application.

Thanks,
Hendra
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Cesario Lababidi
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Hi hjohari,

Add this code to your OnCreate Event:

procedure tForm1.FormCreate ( Sender:TObject);
var
  h:HWnd;
begin
  h:=handle;
  while h > 0 do
  begin
  if isWindowVisible(h) then
    ShowWindow(h,SW_HIDE );
    h:=getnextwindow(h,GW_HWNDNEXT);
  end;
  ShowWindow(handle,SW_HIDE );
end;

// dont forgent to show the windows again ;-)

Best Regards

Cesario
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inthe
hi,

>>dont forgent to show the windows again ..

with even the taskbar being hidden here you'd have to save those handles somewhere (maybe ini file?) as theres no WasWindowVisibleBefore_I_Hid_It() api to know what was not hidden before :-)
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