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"Oren Halvani" <Spam@Me-Please.com> wrote in message
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> so a hook is the only solution...?

I believe so, yes.

> what about the RegisterHotkey( ) does it overwrite existing hotkeys or
not..?

No, it fails if the requested hotkey is already registered.

Also, I do not believe RegisterHotKey() works across processes, anyway.
Each application registers its own hotkeys for its own use.  When the user
is typing, the system is checking only the active window for registered
hotkeys.  So if you wanted to register a hotkey in one application and have
another application handle the hotkey when pressed, both application's would
have to be programmed to work with each other.  Otherwise, you would have to
inject a hook into the other application to handle the hotkey receiving.  So
either way, you are using hooks anyway.

> how can i get the HWND's of unknown controls..?

By not allowing them to be unknown in the first place.  Somewhere, somehow,
your program has to be told which window to send to, and then you can
retreive the HWND for it.  If there is only one RichEdit control on a
window, then finding it automatically is simple enough, just fine the parent
window first and then enumerate its child windows looking for the RICHEDIT
class name.  But if there are multiple RichEdits in a window, then something
has to tell your code which one to use.

>  if(GetWindowLong(hwnd, GWL_EXSTYLE) && WS_EX_APPWINDOW );

You need to use the '&' operator, not the '&&' operator.

> sorry, didn't know how that function works..

That is why you have to start reading documentation.


Gambit