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Minimaze Application Window and Open Another Window
I'm running a WinForms application in windows7 OS that has two active windows and need to know how to accomplish this; How can I run from Active Window(1) a Shell -PowerShell script to minimize the window of this application where the Shell script will be run by clicking a command bottom and reopen (Maximize) the same application Window(2) that has been minimized before.
Thanks in advance...
Thanks in advance...
David Johnson, CD
Let me get this straight you have a windows form application that creates a child window. and you want to minimize the parent window? all from a powershell script that runs externally to the application?
ASKER
Yes, thanks for commenting to my question. I have an application that has a wizard type way of configuring the Forms functionality with controls that have some properties open to customize the Forms and I need someway of; when the application (it opens two Windows) opens from inside that application click a button to Minimize the Current active Form and maximize the other application window. This command button have two fields Command and Command Arguments to put a Shell.
ASKER
<you want to minimize the parent window?>
Yes, minimize Parent Window and maximize Child Window
<all from a powershell script that runs externally to the application? >
Yes, if I can call it from a command button inside this application and run a .PS1 file storage on the computer directory and...
No, if it can be run from inside this application Windows Form that have a command button that accept a Shell command Shell and Command Arguments.
Yes, minimize Parent Window and maximize Child Window
<all from a powershell script that runs externally to the application? >
Yes, if I can call it from a command button inside this application and run a .PS1 file storage on the computer directory and...
No, if it can be run from inside this application Windows Form that have a command button that accept a Shell command Shell and Command Arguments.
ASKER
Im running an Application that opens two windows and what I'm trying to accomplish is that when clicking a button on AppInstance_1 it will minimized it and Maximize AppInstance_2 and vice versa
These sample code below can minimize Notepad, so how can I adapt this code to, let say I have tow Notepad files; File1.txt and file2.txt, how can modify the code below to when run minimize file1.txt and maximaze File2.txt. How can I reference the specific Instance name and not the application?
These sample code below can minimize Notepad, so how can I adapt this code to, let say I have tow Notepad files; File1.txt and file2.txt, how can modify the code below to when run minimize file1.txt and maximaze File2.txt. How can I reference the specific Instance name and not the application?
$sig = '[DllImport("user32.dll")] public static extern bool ShowWindowAsync(IntPtr hWnd, int nCmdShow);'
Add-Type -MemberDefinition $sig -name NativeMethods -namespace Win32
$hwnd = @(Get-Process Notepad)[0].MainWindowHandle
[Win32.NativeMethods]::ShowWindowAsync($hwnd, 2)ASKER
Can somebody tell me if I'm on the right Forum section???
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David, thanks your contribution to my post.
I'm new to this website, am I in the Scripting/PowerShell Forum?
I'm new to this website, am I in the Scripting/PowerShell Forum?