WindowFromPoint API in .net

[robdunfey]

Hi,

I have an activex control that has many windows in it. When I call its hwnd method it just gives back the main 'wrapper' window. In VB I can get hold of the window I want by getting a point using GetCursorPos (API call) and passing the point to WindowFromPoint (API Call).

I see this article from MSDN that maps API calls to dot net equivilents...

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dndotnet/html/win32map.asp

It says the equivilent to WindowFromPoint is System.Windows.Forms.Form.GetChildAtPoint

But this returns the control? Not the window I'm interested in. Atleast I think it would? I am new to API and dotnet so please correct me if I have the wrong idea. But does anyone know how I can get the actual window inside an activex control the user clicks on?

Any help much appreciated,

Rob

 

[chrissie1]

just do the same api calls in vb.net as you did in the old vb, but then the .net way. shouldn't be that different from what you had.

Christiaan Baes
Belgium

If you want to get an answer read this FAQ faq796-2540
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[robdunfey]

Thanks for the reply Christiaan, but I thought there might be a dot net solution instead of resorting to using the API?