Re: How to get a window's coordinates?

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From: Helmut Giese
Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2006 09:44

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On Mon, 3 Apr 2006 15:43:11 -0700, "Remy Lebeau \(TeamB\)"
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>"Helmut Giese" <hgiese@ratiosoft.com> wrote in message
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>> Given a window's HWND, how do I obtain its current
>> position/coordinates on the screen?
>
>Use the GetWindowRect() function.  If the HWND is a child of another HWND,
>then you need to also use ClientToScreen() or MapWindowPoints() as well.
Hi Gambit,
thanks a lot. Don't know what I was looking at in the help last night
but I didn't see it.
Hm, child window? I am interested in the coordinates of a menu once it
is posted. Well, I'll find out if it is a child or not.
Thanks and best regards
Helmut Giese

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