Change Focus To Another Window In .NET?

Nov 3, 2010

I am using VB.NET and need to activate a certain window. Is this possible? If so, how?

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Window Focus - Right Click On The NotifyIcon, Excel Gains Focus?

Mar 10, 2009

Here is what I've done:1) Created an Excel COM add-in for Excel 20032) Added a NotifyIcon to the Windows taskbar notification area (aka system tray) during ThisAddIn_Startup3) Added a ContextMenuStrip with a ToolStripButton to the NotifyIconWhy is it when I right click on the NotifyIcon, Excel gains focus? If after clicking on the NotifyIcon to display the ContextMenuStrip I choose not select an option on the ContextMenuStrip and instead click back on the Excel window, I get a weird flashing cell in Excel.I've created a video of the problem to help you see what I [url] anyone know how to prevent this? Ideally, I'd like to be able to click back on Excel and only have the ContextMenuStrip close and Excel regain focus.

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Get Focus For A Window?

Aug 5, 2009

What command should I use to get focus on VB Form1 window? And what command should I use to get focus for another window? I need this so I can use send keys with no errors.

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Set Focus On Another Window?

Aug 19, 2011

I am basically trying to list all visible (in taskbar) in a listbox and then, after clicking a button the selected process will catch focus (if it's not minimized). However, I have been using this code, and only seems to work on Notepad, on NOTHING else.

Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
Public Class Form1
' This is 2 functions from user32.dll (1 for finding the application and 1 to set it to foreground with focus)

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I have also used MANY alternative API's to test it on, it seems that after the line "ParenthWnd = ...." only the notepad window can be found using findwindow.

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Set Focus To Another Window?

Aug 18, 2011

I have been doing research on how to set focus to another window, after times of reading "GetWindow" and that stuff all I got is a headache and this:

' Used to get access to Win API calling attributes
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
Public Class Form1

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Bringing Window To Focus

Aug 20, 2009

My project is in VB.Net 2003. Actually it is a converted project from Vb to Vb.Net. If we run the application windows is not in focus, window is going to background. How to resolve this error?

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Bringing Window To Focus?

Jan 11, 2010

My project is in VB.Net 2003. Actually it is a converted project from Vb to V

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Check Which Window Is In Focus?

May 2, 2010

How do I check which window is in focus? For example[code]...

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Finding The Window That Has Focus On It?

Jul 20, 2010

is there any way to find which window has focus on it?

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Get The Window Handle And Focus?

Aug 22, 2010

I have a handle to a window using the FindWindowA() function in the User32.dll (Windows API) and I would to get focus on that window at a later time in my program. how to do that with either a .NET function or User32.dll function? Is there a totally .NET way to get the window handle and focus?

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VS 2008 - How To See If Window Is In Focus

Sep 30, 2009

How can I see if a specific window is in focus?

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IE Window - Size The Window, But Not Change The Windows Location On The Screen?

Jun 21, 2011

im using vb.net to open IE and go to a website... i can figure out how to size the window, but not change the windows location on the screen... how can i make the IE window position always 0,0

Dim oIE As Object
Dim hWnd As Long
oIE = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")[code].....

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Hold And Send Key To Another Window In Focus?

Jun 30, 2010

I need to have a VB form that runs out of focus behind another program. When I press "A" (I'll use "A" and "B" as my example keys), "B" is then sent to the program in focus from the VB form and held until "A" is pressed again.

I've worked out how to get it to repeat a key press hundreds of times but I need it to HOLD the key, rather than to just Press and De-press countless times.Here's the piece of code which repeats the letter "A" 100 times:

Dim Index As Integer 'My count variable
For Index = 1 To 100 'Count from 1 to 100

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Set Window Focus While Using Other Active Windows?

May 6, 2009

how to set either a focus window or active window or something, but still able to move around in other windows with out my SendKeys function sending keys to any other window. This is the code I have to set the active window to the window I need to sendkeys to:

Dim targetWnd As Long = FindWindow("ncrwgst1.wal-mart.com - PuTTY", vbNullString)
SetActiveWindow(targetWnd)
Timer1.Start()

Now anytime I have like notepad or even my Remedy window up, it sends the keys to that window. how to set it where it JUST sends to the targethWnd I have defined and still move around in my other windows?

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Show A Window Without Taking Focus?

Oct 22, 2009

to be so simple turns out to have me scratching my head.I have a program that monitors input inside of Quickbooks. When a customer is entered into a sales order my program checks my database for any special information and if it exists, opens a TopMost window to the lower third of the screen with the information showing that is special to that customer. The problem I have is that when the customer is found and the window opens, focus is taken away from Quickbooks and given to my newly opened form. Is there a way to prevent this so that the users input isn't interrupted?

With frmMessage
.Width = Screen.PrimaryScreen.WorkingArea.Width
.TopMost = True

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Start Application Without Window Focus?

Dec 14, 2010

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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VS 2008 : Check Which Window Is In Focus?

Apr 24, 2010

How do I check if a Window is in Focus? Like, I want to put in a Process Name, and see if its the Window in focus.

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Detecting A Keypress When The Window Is Out Of Focus Or Hidden?

Apr 12, 2012

If my window is hidden or out of focus, how do I detect a keypress? The idea is that it just sits in the tray as an icon until a key combination is pressed and then it pops back up again.

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Forms :: Unable To Set Cursor Focus In Sub Window?

Dec 20, 2009

currently I have a Customer Master screen. Inside the screen, I have a button which call the Customer sub window.

When I call the sub window, I want the set the cursor at Textbox1.

The problem is, when I call the window for 1st time, the cursor stops at Textbox1. When I call the window for 2nd or 3rd time, the cursor stops at other textbox or buttons inside the sub window.

Seems like Textbox1.focus is not working.

'***************Calling sub window from main screen**********
Private Sub BTN_CUSTOMER_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles BTN_SEARCH.Click

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Get External Window Size Position Focus?

May 5, 2009

I need to program an application which acts like a passwordfiller.

Describtion: When i open up internet explorer a popup comes up requesting my username and password and i need a way to set my application near the popup and fill it in.

Here is what i need:

- Get Window hwnd (using find window api) *Ok
- Get Window state *Ok
- Get window Position *Help
- Get Window Length and Width *Help
- Focus on the window *Help
- Sendkeys *Ok

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MdiForm - Set Focus To Window And Make It Minimized

Dec 22, 2008

i have an mdiForm. it has the standard "windows" menu option, thats lets you change the layout of the child windows, it also has the list of currently open windows. is there a way to access that code that generates that list so i can alter so that is window from the list is selected and it has been minimized, it wont just set the focus to that window but open it to the normal state?

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Stop Notification Window From Stealing Focus?

Apr 15, 2012

In my WPF application I have a notification window that appears at the top right for 3 seconds and closes. Just a normal notification window.But when it appears, it takes the focus away from any window that was active.For example, if I'm typing in Chrome and the window appears, chrome looses focus and my typing is halted.The notification window is set to top most so that it will appear on top of other windows, but how do I go about stopping it from stealing the focus of the user?

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Excel Window Of A VSTO Project Is Active/in Focus?

Apr 27, 2009

Anyone know of a way to see if the Excel window of a VSTO project is active/in focus?

I'm looking for an equivalent of System.Windows.Window.IsActive.

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Disable The Focus To Parent Window(Form) While The Msgbox Is Opened?

Dec 13, 2008

I am having form called Test1 which contains button( Button1). When I press the button the message box is getting displaying,but at the same time I am accessing the Form Test1. It should not be the case, because before closing the message box the control should not allow to focus the Test1. But in my case the control is allowing to focus the Test1(form) before closing the message box.

Sample code.

If myReader.Read() Then
MsgBox("Matched record exist.", MsgBoxStyle.Information, "Data Tool")
Else

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Forms :: Base Window Events Are Triggered When Focus Is On Another Form On Its Top?

Apr 3, 2009

I am migrating my code from vb.net 1.1 framework to vb.net 3.5In my windows application, the base window has some buttons and events are written for the same.I have shortcuts defined for these buttons also, for example: ctrl+d, DEL (keyboard) etc.Now i open a property Grid form on top of my base window for a selected object.Even when the focus is on this property grid, i am noticing that my base window events are firing on pressing those shortcuts.

example:I select some text in my property grid and hit delete button from keyboard. The delete event that i have written for the selected object gets fired and the text is not deleting.I fail to understand why is it happening. It wasnt behaving like this in .net 1.1.In .net 1.1 it would delete the text and only when the focus is back on the base window, hitting Delete would call the event.How do i control such a behavior? Is there some property that i need to set for property grid in .net 3.5 to prevent base window events from firing till the time focus is on property grid form?

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Windows Form Closing Automatically When Parent Window Gets Focus?

Jan 24, 2012

VB Windows form Application.. I am developing an application of which part of the program is around configuration settings allowing the user to enter configuration items. When the menubar item for configuration menu is clicked on the main form the menu opens.This is fine but the mainform should not become active again until the configuration menu has closed. This does not happen right now and the mainform simply comes to the foreground and the configuration form goes to the background... I realize that coding an event on the Child form to handle this would not work because the child window loses control and the main form gains control.. I thought of coding a function as follows on the main form but it does not seem logical because i would have to add to it for everyform and do checking to make sure the child is actually open before trying to close it..

Private Sub Form1_GotFocus(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.GotFocus
MailSettingsWindow.Close()
RentalSettingsWindow.Close()

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I did away with the above sub routine and used the below code as per the recomendation of using showdialog which works just as i was looking for.

Private Sub MailingAndEmailSettingsToolStripMenuItem_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MailingAndEmailSettingsToolStripMenuItem.Click
Dim MailConfig As New MailSettingsWindow()
MailSettingsWindow.Showdialog()
End Sub

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Change Focus After Mouseclick On Treeview

Jan 7, 2009

I have a treeview, and lets say in the treeview I have the nodes "Textbox1", "Textbox2", and "Textbox3". Also on the form I have 3 textboxes. What I want it to do is when I click "Textbox1" in the tree, to select all text and bring focus to the first textbox. So on the AfterSelect event of the treeview, I find out what node Im on, and what textbox to go to, then I say Textbox1.Focus() : Textbox1.SelectAll().When I use the keyboard and navigate to that node, it works. It jumps the focus off of the treeview and to that textbox, selecting all it's text. Works fine.But when I click on it with my mouse, it doesn't. It does select the text, bring focus to the textbox, but immediately brings focus right back to the treeview. (you have to look really close to see it) I'm thinking there's some mouse event that is bringing the focus back to the treeview, but not sure what.

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Change Language Bar When Focus On Textbox?

May 11, 2010

How to change language bar when focus on textbo

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Datagridview: Not Change Row's Forecolor When It Got Focus

Apr 28, 2011

I have a custom datagridview. I have to set the forecolor of a row not change when it got focus. SelectionMode is FullRowSelect.

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Forms Within Form Got/change Focus?

Jan 23, 2011

I have 1 form with about 5 other forms added into it. How can I check which form the user is currently on. I have tried using gotfocus for the 5 forms within, but it doesn't work. is there another way of seeing when focus has changed within the form?

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