In my windows application, the first form is login form. When the user double clicks my application, the applications icon flashes in the taskbar though the cursor is in the username textbox. The user then again should use the mouse to turn the focus to the login form. But however while i am working with the source code its working just fine
View 7 RepliesIs there a more efficient/easier way changing the backcolor of a control when it has focus and lost focus? Let's say I've got 10 text boxes. Right now I would have 20 different events...10 for Enter event and 10 for Leave event. Of course, entering would change the back color to "green" and leaving would change it back to "white".
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A common problem I have come across when migrating from VB6 to VB.NET is that to change the focus between MDI children, you can't just click any control to give that child focus, you must click its title bar. The solution that I have found works is to enter the child form's Designer and change the following:
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#Region "Windows Form Designer generated code "
<System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCode()> Public Sub New()
MyBase.New()
'This is required by the Windows Form Designer.
InitializeComponent()
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This needs to be done on all child forms in the project. If one form does not have the fix, once it's opened, the bug will return even when the form is closed.
How do I autoscroll my richtextbox?
Form1_Load events;
How do I make it do this event occasionally? Like maybe every 5 launches, it does the event?
In VB.NET, you can set focus to an external application using
AppActivate("Windows Name")
or
AppActivate(processID As Integer)
Now this works fine if you do for example:
Dim intNotePad As Integer = Shell("C:WINNTNotepad.exe",
AppWinStyle.MinimizedNoFocus)
AppActivate(intNotePad)
But when I do:
For Each theprocess As Process In processlist
If InStr(theprocess.ProcessName, "DWG") Then
strProcessList += String.Format("Process: {0} ID: {1}", theprocess.ProcessName, theprocess.Id) + vbCrLf
AppActivate(theprocess.ID)
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then it doesn't find the window, even if it's open and even if it finds the window using the window title.But I need it by process ID.How can I do that?I need it to set focus on a 3rd party installer in a windows installer setup project.
I'm trying to make a WM6 version of this simple windows app, and I have some certain problems. Under a timer event I have several instances like this (don't ask why timer and why this way, it just works in my case):
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If ent1.Focus = True Then
ent2.Text = Math.Round(((ent1.Text) * 3), 1)
End If
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It didn't work under WM6 so I've changed it to ent1.Focus.
Anyhow, the problem is that under WM6 focus is jumping around with the timer, i.e. different textboxes become active every timer iteration making it impossible to work with the program.
I am using VB.NET to build my application. And in my application has a lot of Forms. It doesn't use MDI Parent Form, but I use another simple Window Form (I named it frmMain) that I suppose it is my MDI Parent Form. When frmMain load, windowState = Maximized. And when I open a Form (example: I named it frmCustomer) that I suppose it is my child Form, and I set its properties (frmCustomer.TopMost=True) when it load, so it always on the top. But When I change to open another application such as Ms. Word or Mozilla Firefox... the frmCustomer is still on the top. how can I know my frmMain lost focus?
View 1 RepliesI have been working with the Notify Icon to make it easier for some who prefer minimizing an application into the notification bar rather than the task bar. I have a drop down item that allows the user to Show in Notification area if checked. If it's not checked, then the form reverts back to default with the task bar. However, when this is checked and I minimize the form, I can not open the form from the notification tray. The problem is when the notify icon is visible and clicked, I need it to run code. If the form is minimized, I want it to show the app when I click the icon.
Here is my code:
Private Sub ShowInTaskbarToolStripMenuItem_Click(sender As System.Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles ShowInTaskbarToolStripMenuItem.Click
If ShowInTaskbarToolStripMenuItem.Checked = True Then
NotifyIcon1.Visible = True
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I am using SendKeys.Send("{HOME}") in a MaskedTextBox to bring the cursor to the beginning of the textbox when the text is empty. When I try to close the project the application freezes if it doesn't have focus. How do I put this application in focus before I call SendKeys? [Code]
View 2 RepliesI have an application which calls an external process. I would like this process to be open as soon as it is called. i.e. with no user interaction.This is because I would like to send Keys to it to interact.I know how crude this is but this is a thrid party application that my boss has promised will open is a specific way. Dim procSungard As System.Diagnostics.Process = _
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I opened firefox from my VB program. the browser launched and loaded the page correctly.
When I click back into my VB application, the browser goes to the back. When I click the button that activates the browser, the browser still stays in the back.
I want the browser to move to the front or in front of my VB application window so that the user sees it instead of the application. How do I do this in my program?
I can't find anything about a Visual Basic application that doesn't open with focus I've written an application that takes the current clipboard text and changes all letters to lower case, then the first letter of every word to upper case (the first letter after a space), this is for when I download a file that I want to look neat (such as an mp3 audio file). It's output is then placed in the clipboard to be used as the filename (or text).
I've set a shortcut key (Ctrl+Alt+X) to open the application by placing a shortcut in Accessories so it runs instantly whenever I hit the shortcut combination. However the application steals focus when it runs, so as soon as it ends I lose focus altogether, and I then have to Alt+Tab and find where I was when I used the shortcut! There are 2 possibilities for my application, the latter is what I really want, but the former is OK for me:
1. I use Ctrl+C to copy, The application runs and then switches to the original focus (focus before using my shortcut combination), I can then Ctrl+V to paste.
2. The application runs WITHOUT stealing focus altogether, this way I can have the application copy the selected text for me, and replace it aswel
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I have an app that calls another executable and then minimizes it until I need it. But when I do this, my app loses focus and when the user types into my app it inputs unwanted input to the minimized external application.
Is there a way to give and take focus between my vb app and the external one?
I am making an application that automatically sends text (Basically an autotyper) for a game called "Minecraft". Minecraft is a java application. I need Minecraft to be in focus when button1 is clicked. It will then send the keys.I know how to get it to focus on simple things such as notepad but it is not working for minecraft.
View 1 RepliesI'm creating some software to keep my students on task. I've set it up so that I can control certain aspects of their computer from my computer. Problem is, I'm not sure how to control other applications from my application. I mostly just want to prevent it from being minimized. Some students like to switch screens quickly when I walk by. I would just like to make sure that it is always on top until I specify otherwise. I'm using VB.net, I'm using the 3.5 .net framework for compatibility reasons.
View 1 RepliesI want to develop an app which won't allow the user to open or jump to another application while it is open. It should be in Visual Basic. For example, if my application is open (running) and the user tries to open any other windows application like "media player" then it shouldn't open. The app should not even allow "task manager" to run. The application should completely block the windows environment while it is running.
View 2 RepliesI use the SetParent API to embed a external application into a Panel on my Form. The panel is very small. I was wondering is there a way I could get the panel to focus on the very middle position of the external application window?
View 1 RepliesI know the old command of Shell ("C:/program.exe"), however.. when I do this, it brings the application minimized from my program.
A. How do I get the shelled application to gain focus and maximize?
B. Is there a way to open an application within a vb form? Such as.. playing solitaire in a vb program?
I have developed an application which launch an external executable. I want to be able that if I am using another one, like notepad, I dont loose the focus to the one called by my application. I have test it changing the startinfo.windows style ( http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...ndowstyle.aspx ) from Normal, minimized and hidden.Every one I have used make notepad loose the focus to the new launched application. Is it there any way to launch an application and make this dont get the focus, in order I can continue working in other app without problems?
View 7 RepliesHow can I set focus on other application based on process name in VB2010?
What I can do now is set focus on other application based on windows name using FindWindow then use SetForegroundWindow. Below is what I currently have[code]...
The problem is that FindWindow need exact windows name to works and I don't always know the exact name. (Because my program open up different website that the user enter, so I have no control over they site they open). So is there anyway that I can set focus using the process name instead? (in this case firefox.exe)
I have a problem with showdialog when the showdialog form is being disposed. The Application focus to another program opened in taskbar. if nothing is opened then it focused to desktop.
View 2 RepliesI want to know how to send keys to some application, for example, minimized notepad.I have searched in google, youtube and this forum too.Ppl saying that with Sendkeys.send you can only send keys to application what is in focus of screen. So, can anybody post code here for sending keys to application?
View 19 RepliesI have an application I run on a netbook that is folded up inside a robot.Occasionally, something from the system tray will pop up unexpectedly. This removes the focus from my application I also thought there was a way (in forms properties in the vb6 days) that would allow to "run when minimized"? In short, I want this application to be running and nothing (asides an application error message) else getting in the way.
View 4 RepliesI am wondering if it is possible to call an application, say "notepad.exe" (among other application's that are already open) and setting focus on the same, so the user can readily start working on it.
View 6 RepliesI have googled this and found older vb codes that do not work in 2010. The user, in this case a "cheater/hacker" isn't suppose to be aware of a running program that checks memory and some other information. I have succesfully read the values of certain memory adresses in my program, now I need to send those values to another program secretly opened as a date and time sort of thing. The program checks for malicius attempts to edit memory or edit information inside the software and it automaticly deletes all the data or does a "ban" if somebody attempts to freeze memory and edit it.
So the problem is how to send this data to program out of focus, I can send strings with appactivate but it will open my security program to screen everytime memory changes witch is almost every milisecond so it's almost useless cause it keeps switching focus. I need something to send it out of focus, so my question is;
I make a hook between my program and my security program, send messages/strings out of focus or in tray?Also it would be good if I could make my program "invisible" so he can't be seen even in tray and still keep working.
I have the following piece of code, which currently connects to a SQL DB using the users windows login, but I would like to change this to use the UserID & Password in the updated ConnectionString which is saved in a config.xml.
vb
<add key="ConnectionString" value="data source=Server;integrated security=SSPI;database=DB1;User Id=develop;Password=develop"/>
vb
Public Sub GetUserDetails()
Dim strSQL As String
strSQL = "SELECT SUBSTRING(SUSER_SNAME() , CHARINDEX('',SUSER_SNAME(),1) + 1 , 20)"
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I work with VB.NET 2005 and I want to set the application EXE name according to a certain condition. For example:
I have a variable its name Version
If Version = 1 EXE name will be CarsApp
Else If Version = 2 EXE name will be BuildingApp
and so on.
I am trying to load a icon from a path and set it as program icon any idea how to do that .
View 1 Repliesfind out to change the location of a button.Can't find out how to use the Button.Location.Y property.
View 4 RepliesI want to ask is there is any way to convert the VB.net application to ASP.net without changing the code..
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