Re: convert a HWND to something I can see

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From: Thomas Maeder [TeamB]
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 22:41

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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.
>
>
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> 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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