API Library

[ChuckG]

Hey guys,

One of our programers here is wanting to use the WFindTitle API Library routine in VFP6.

But he hasn't been able to find a copy of the API Library on Microsoft's site. Anyone know where he could get a copy of this?

Thanks
ChuckG

 

[mspratt]

Hi Chuck,

API Library???

The API's are in dll files such as win32.dll and are already on the computer. AFAIK

Regards,

Mike

 

[Mike Gagnon]

One of our programers here is wanting to use the WFindTitle API Library routine in VFP6.

What is trying to do? Does he mean "wndTitle"?


Mike Gagnon

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[ChuckG]

He's trying to use _WFindTitle( )
(Here's the reference on MSDN

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...en-us/dv_foxhelp/html/lng_WFindTitleLP_RP.asp

)

From what he's saying, he believe's it's included in a library (dll) file that he needs to download but can't find.

ChuckG

 

[wgcs]

Are you programming in C or VFP?

Here's a page explaining how to access the VFP API from C:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...elp/html/dgadding_visual_foxpro_api_calls.asp

- Bill

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[ChuckG]

He's programming from VFP6.

 

[mspratt]

Hi Chuck,

According to the sample WFINDTIT is the library. I can't find it on my computer or at M$. Google was not productive either.

Regards,

Mike

 

[noun]

set library to ( home()+"fotxtools.fll" )

Is this what you are looking for?

 

[wgcs]

Hey, Chuck:

What is your programmer trying to do with the WFINDTIT function call?

The purpose of the function _WFINDTIT is to call from a C-created FLL file into the VFP API to get the VFP window handle (WHANDLE) for a VFP window. (the routine can then use that handle to manipulate the window)

If he's writing in VFP, then there is no need for the WFINDTIT api function... such vfp commands as ZOOM WINDOW "win name", HIDE WINDOW "win name", etc, all use WFINDTIT to get the window matching "win name" before doing something to it.

If, however, he really wants the HWND of a Windows window, then he wants the "FindWindow" api call. Here's a vfp wrapper to make using that function easier:

************************************************************************
*  FindWindow( cWindowName )
*
*  Auth: William GC Steinford
*  Date: 7/16/98
*  Purp: Ask windows if a particular window name exists
*        (Case Insensitive)
*
************************************************************************
FUNCTION FindWindow
LPARAMETERS cWinName
DECLARE INTEGER FindWindow in win32api as apiFindWindow INTEGER nClass, STRING cName
Return apiFindWindow( 0, cWinName )
ENDFUNC

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[ChuckG]

Bill,

That piece of code got him going.
Basicly what he was doing was creating a form that has buttons representing all the various programs this user could run. (System being locked down so this is all that runs) He wanted a way to be able to check and see if one of these app's had already been started (and minimized), so instead of starting a second copy, he just focused on it.

ChuckG

 

[wgcs]

I'm glad to be of help!

- Bill

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