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Andreas Osswald wrote:

>I want to bring another app (ext_app) to foreground. I do it like this:
>
>ExtHandle = FindWindow("CalssName","Caption");
>PostMessage(ExtHandle,WM_SYSCOMMAND,SC_RESTORE,0);
>SetForegroundWindow(ExtHandle);

Try it this way:

                  if( IsIconic( h ) )
                  {       ShowWindow( h, SW_RESTORE );
                  }else{
                          SetForegroundWindow( h );
                  };

Is doesn't work!

the function IsIconic returns always zero whether the application is 
minimized or not.

After I use the ShowWindow function I can't re minimize the application.

regards
Andreas

"Bob Gonder" <notbg@notmindspring.invalid> schrieb im Newsbeitrag 
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> Andreas Osswald wrote:
>
>>I want to bring another app (ext_app) to foreground. I do it like this:
>>
>>ExtHandle = FindWindow("CalssName","Caption");
>>PostMessage(ExtHandle,WM_SYSCOMMAND,SC_RESTORE,0);
>>SetForegroundWindow(ExtHandle);
>
> Try it this way:
>
>                  if( IsIconic( h ) )
>                  {       ShowWindow( h, SW_RESTORE );
>                  }else{
>                          SetForegroundWindow( h );
>                  };
>
> 

Andreas Osswald wrote:

>Is doesn't work!
>
>the function IsIconic returns always zero whether the application is 
>minimized or not.
>
>After I use the ShowWindow function I can't re minimize the application.

I just rechecked my console app that uses that code.
I use  EnumWindows(EnumProc,0); to get a list of hwnds that the user
can select. I then run that handle through the code I gave, and even
restored minimized windows can be minimized again.

If that code isn't working for you then either the hwnds aren't the
proper ones, or VCL is otherwise screwing with you.

"Andreas Osswald" <noname@noname.de> wrote:
>
>I want to bring another app (ext_app) to foreground. I do it like this:
>
>ExtHandle = FindWindow("CalssName","Caption");
>PostMessage(ExtHandle,WM_SYSCOMMAND,SC_RESTORE,0);
>SetForegroundWindow(ExtHandle);

I would expect this to be problematic because you're posting
the restore which IMO will not get processed until after you
have tried to being it to front.

> But if I want to minimize the ext_app (which was restore/comes
> to foreground) it doesn't work. I can click to the minimize
> button but nothing happens. I use the system menu but
> nothing happens too. After I restore the ext_app by my
> application I can't minimize the ext_app anymore.

You can if you right click it's TaskBar Icon and play with it.

The problem is that you're confusing Windows with respect to
the actual window state by minimizing a minimized window or
restoring a restored window.

Bob is correct that you need to use IsIconic and that you're
calling it with the wrong HWND. IsIconic doesn't work with
child windows so you need to call it on the Application's
Handle.

Once you get the Target HWND, add this:

    HWND hWnd = reinterpret_cast<HWND>( ::GetWindowLong(TargetHwnd, GWL_HWNDPARENT) );
    if( IsIconic(hWnd) ) ::ShowWindow( hWnd, SW_RESTORE );
    ::SetForegroundWindow( hWnd );

~ JD

Bob Gonder <notbg@notmindspring.invalid> wrote:
>
> [...] or VCL is otherwise screwing with you.

For shame, for shame, for shame!

Please see my reply to Andreas.

I had a very similar problem long ago and posted several times
and no one could help. Then one day ... YOU pointed out that
IsIconic wants the Application's Handle! Getting too old for
this <g> ?

~ JD

"JD" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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>     HWND hWnd = reinterpret_cast<HWND>( ::GetWindowLong(TargetHwnd,
GWL_HWNDPARENT) );

Use GetParent() instead:

    HWND hWnd = ::GetParent(TargetHwnd);

Also, keep in mind that in BDS 2007, the TApplication object no longer
controls the taskbar button.  I'm not sure if the TApplication window
is even still the parent for TForm windows anymore.


Gambit

"Remy Lebeau \(TeamB\)" <no.spam@no.spam.com> wrote:
>
> Use GetParent() instead:

Funny ... I do use GetParent else where .... but other than
the extra typing, is there any difference?

> Also, keep in mind that in BDS 2007, the TApplication object
> no longer controls the taskbar button.  I'm not sure if the
> TApplication window is even still the parent for TForm
> windows anymore.

I've been diverted time and time again with BCB6 stuff and I'm
angry about that! Thanks for the heads-up. I'll look at it as
soon as I get BDS installed (which looks like some time after
the next BDS is released).

~ JD