always on top - how?

[rpet]

hello!<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;can someone tell me how to add an &quot;always on top&quot; feature to a windows application (using vc++ or vb)?<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;or is it possible to start an existing (already compiled) program (e.g. excel or whatever) so that it is always on top?<br><br>thanks in advance!<br>ralf<br>

 

[palbano]

Dear ralf,<br><br>To add that feature to your application do this to your main window, i.e., dialog or CFrameWnd derivation.<br><br>SetWindowPos( wndTopMost,....)<br><br>You will have to look at the documentation to see how you want to fill out the remaining parameters.<br><br>Also it is possible to send a message to other application that will set their position to wndTopMost but I can't remember how. If you do a search for 'SetWindowPos wndTopMost' on msdn you might find an article and sample that describes the technique.<br><br>Good luck<br>-pete<br>

 

[rpet]

Found some information on msdn!<br>Thank you Pete!<br><br>Ralf<br>

 

[Cagliostro]

To make alwais on top, you need to add to style WS_POPUP. An existing application you can make alwais on top only if you are allowed to do it (COM interfaces, bla bla bla) [sig][/sig]