Changing Desktop background

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From: Bsisko
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 17:49

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     I'm trying to write an application to control the Windows XP desktop!
Specifically speaking, on how to change the background picture on a daily
basis.
    Basically, I have 2 problems:

    1)  I have a book "Win32 Programming API Bible" that instructs me on how
to get a thread for the Desktop, but I get the compiler error "function is
not a member of Application" for GetCurrentThreadID().

I'm using something like this

HDESK hDesktop = GetThreadDesktop( GetCurrentThreadID() )
This will get me the desktop handle:

2.)  Once I got the desktop handle, how do I find out which thread controls
the background image, or Active Desktop function as XP calls it.

Thanks,

Freedom comes when you learn to let go, Creativity comes from when you learn
to say No!   ~  Madonna

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