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Posted on 2012-12-28
I have an app that opens a command prompt window then moves that command prompt window. Everything works fine but after the command prompt window is moved there is a "ghost" of the window where it originally was. If you grab the command prompt window and move it around it will erase the ghost of itself if that makes sense.
What I need is something that will refresh the screen to get rid of the "ghost" image of the command prompt window (vb6).
What I need is something that will refresh the screen to get rid of the "ghost" image of the command prompt window (vb6).
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I only move it via code one time and it doesn't create the ghost then but instead leaves a ghost of where it was originally. Then if I grab the window I can use it kind of like an eraser to erase the ghost.
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Does the same thing happen if the code is run in the IDE? If NOT then try putting a DoEvents line after the code that moves the window.
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Is your app by chance waiting for the command prompt window to close?
How are you opening that command prompt?
How are you opening that command prompt?
I assume that when you say you are 'Moving the Window' you are using the API
If you don't want the ghost image, set this value to TRUE ( 1 )
Declare Function MoveWindow Lib "user32.dll" (ByVal hwnd As _
Long, ByVal x As Long, ByVal y As Long, ByVal nWidth As _
Long, ByVal nHeight As Long, ByVal bRepaint As Long) As Long
If you don't want the ghost image, set this value to TRUE ( 1 )
retval = MoveWindow(Form1.hWnd, 200, 150, 175, 300, 1)
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