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Help! How to capture Window position

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From: Thomas Dayton contractor
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 1991 18:54
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Hello all.

I would like to be able to "capture" the X, Y position and the width
and height of all child windows upon exiting my application in order
to restore the environment (a la Program Manager, File Manager) the
next time the app is run.

Have tried using GetWindowRect(), but this only tells me the current
size of the window which isn't good if the window is iconic or maximized.
I really want to know the "normal" position and size of the window.

Obviously Windows knows this info, since it can restore an iconized
window properly, but the SDK books do not disclose where this data is
stored.  Do you think this is intentional?

I would be most grateful if someone could tell me where this information
could be obtained for a given window handle.

Thanks in advance,
Thomas Dayton
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From: thomas@hpkslx.mayfield.HP.COM (Thomas Dayton contractor)
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Subject: Help! How to capture Window position
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Date: 22 Feb 91 18:54:35 GMT
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