Minimize on my own 2

[WoodyRoundUp]

Hi all.
How do I minimize a window using my own button and then maximise it?
I have done the minimize one by just simply put
WindowState = 1
I can't find the maximize one.
What should I do?

Woody

 

[jjames]

Constant Value Description

vbNormal 0 (Default) Normal.
vbMinimized 1 Minimized (minimized to an icon)
vbMaximized 2 Maximized (enlarged to maximum size)

 

[WoodyRoundUp]

Well, I don't mean this.
What I mean is how do I trigger the maximization of the window? Because after I minimize, and then, when I click the application on the task bar, it does not give me any reaction.
So, how do I put it to maximize?
The minimize button is on my own, not the VB one.

Thanks.

 

[jjames]

If I understand correctly you do the following...

Private Sub Command1_Click()
Me.WindowState = vbMinimized
End Sub

And then when you click the icon on the task bar, you want it to be maximized, even if the windowstate was normal prior to minimizing it?

 

[WoodyRoundUp]

yup, but i can't maximize it.
what should i do?

 

[jjames]

Do you want to allow the user to normalize the form after you have maximized the form in code?

 

[wanmaster]

Maybe using ShowWindow() ?

This example has buttons to minimize, maximize and restore the window (in this case its own window).

Remedy

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Private Declare Function ShowWindow Lib "user32.dll" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal nCmdShow As Long) As Long

Private Const WIN_MAXIMIZE = 3
Private Const WIN_MINIMIZE = 6
Private Const WIN_RESTORE = 9

Public Sub CallWindow(Frm As Form, ByVal Message As Long)

Dim liRetval As Long
liRetval = ShowWindow(Frm.hwnd, Message)
End Sub

Private Sub cmdMaximize_Click()
CallWindow Me, WIN_MAXIMIZE
End Sub

Private Sub cmdMinimize_Click()
CallWindow Me, WIN_MINIMIZE
End Sub

Private Sub cmdRestore_Click()
CallWindow Me, WIN_RESTORE
End Sub

 

[dwunz]

If you just want to go from minimized to maximized, put code in the form_resize to check the value of WindowState...if windowstate is normal, change to maximize. If you want to allow normalized view, you may need to set a global flag to indicate whether the window was previously minimized before maximizing it.