Changing Window Class names...

[WhiteTiger]

Whenever I check this out w/ spy software, I notice that all my VB produced applications have the class name 'ThunderForm' or something like that...(I forgot exactly what it says)...is there a way to change this w/ an API call? ----------------------------------------
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[ksbrace]

Every application built in Visual Basic 5.0 has a hidden, run-time-only window which is in fact the top-level window for that app. Thus, even when an application has several "main" windows, this top-level window can be used to interact with the program as a whole. Its class name is "ThunderRT5Main"* (Thunder was the original code name for VB) and its text string is the Application Title (specified in Project Properties before you compile). This is the window you want to subclass and/or send messages to.

* If the application was built in Visual Basic 4.0 or earlier, its class name will be "ThunderRTMain". Furthermore, if it is running under VB (not compiled), any version, its class name will be "ThunderMain."

To obtain the handle of this window, you can use either the FindWindow API function, if you know that only one instance of the app is running, or EnumWindows if you think there might be several instances. Once you've located the window, you can start using it.

check out this site for some more info

http://www.desaware.com/articles/CloseL3.htm

 

[strongm]

Question: before you go around trying to change window class names, do you have a reason for wanting to do so?