Re: convert a HWND to something I can see

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From: poojo hackma
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 17:43

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Is he just wanting the handle address?
AnsiString addy;
addy.Format("Window Address: %x", &hwnd);

"Thomas Maeder [TeamB]" <maeder@glue.ch> wrote in message 
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> DeKayA@bellsouth.net writes:
>
>> I am trying to convert a windows handle to something I can display in
>> a text box.
>>
>>
>>
>> int handle = hwnd; //this doesn't compile
>>
>> It gives me an error that it cannot convert type void to type int
>
> That doesn't sound plausible. Isn't it from void * to int?
>
> Anyway; something like
>
> reinterpret_cast<unsigned long>(hwnd)
>
> should work.

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