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[k2w]

Is there an API function that will maximize a program window if you have the process Id?

Thanks

 

[zemp]

I believe that you will need to look into the SetWindowPos api. Here is a link to it from

http://www.allapi.net.

http://www.allapi.net/apilist/SetWindowPos.shtml

Thanks and Good Luck!

zemp

 

[k2w]

The window isn't in the visual basic program itself. I'm talking about an outside application window, such as Word or another program, that I have already created a process for. I want to be able to maximize this particular process' window when needed.

 

[johnwm]

You will need to use EnumWindows api to get all the top level windows, then test for the one you want, then use SetWindow api

There have been several recent posts in this forum - do a forum search on EnumWindows.
There is another example here:

http://www.mvps.org/vbnet/index.html?code/enums/enumwindowsdemo.htm

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[wanmaster]

Or use FindWindow(Ex), if you know its (unique) classname, parent window etc..

Private Declare Function FindWindow Lib "user32" Alias "FindWindowA" (ByVal lpClassName As String, ByVal lpWindowName As String) As Long
Private Declare Function ShowWindow Lib "user32" (ByVal hWnd As Long, ByVal nCmdShow As Long) As Long

Private Const SW_MAXIMIZE = 3

Dim hWnd As Long
    
hWnd = FindWindow("Notepad", vbNullString)
If hWnd Then ShowWindow hWnd, SW_MAXIMIZE

Remedy

 

[k2w]

Thanks remedy.

Worked great, I just had to change hWnd to another variable name to avoid a compilation error.