My SetWindowPos Freezing
Jun 10, 2010The application is freezing on SetWindowsPos,
Sub AOnTop(frmID As Form, OnTop As Long)[code]...
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Can't Bring Application To Top Using SetWindowPos()
Mar 7, 2009I'm getting the error 1400 on this script using PowerBuilder 9 uint l_handle l_handle = handle(w_main) integer lb_setpos integer errlb_setpos = SetWindowPos(l_handle, -1,0,0,0,0,67) err = GetLastError() // this returns err = 1400 lb_setpos = lb_setposlb_setpos = SwitchToThisWindow(l_handle, true) /// this works fine so I think the handle isn't the problem.
View 1 RepliesUsing The SetWindowPos To Set A Window To The Front To Capture It?
Feb 28, 2012I am using the SetWindowPos to set a window to the front to capture it (not a window of my own application). However, this works from time to time & that is what worries me.
My declaration:
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This does work, if just, let's say have forms open, but it doesn't when I minimize everything & get to the desktop (with that taskbar button). It also returns 1400 error a lot, even with running as administrator.
VS 2008 Window Handles ,SetWindowPos API And ShowWindow API -Updated
Aug 5, 20091. I have an array of windows handles (list of window handles) which are windows I want to minimize when I call the ShowWindow API. But when I call it it sometimes minimizes other windows which aren't the windows I had before. I'm guessing that window handles are changed when other windows are being opened, is there is any option to detect a window in other way? like identity or something like that?
2. I'm trying to change a window size by using the SetWindowPos, but the problem is that I'm using this API while I'm dragging a window which causes the window to change the size for a sec and then go back to the same size, how can I change the window size while I'm dragging it?
3. When a left mouse button is up I want to maximize a window, but when I'm using the ShowWindow API right after the left mose button is up it causes the window to maximize for a sec and then go back I could fix that adding a delay:[code...]
4. Another question, can anyone give me an example on how to put a window right behind other window? (I guess changing something in the Z order?) I already got the two windows handles.
VS 2005 Setwindowpos For Top Most Window Making Window Size Zero?
Oct 5, 2011I have the following function that should make the window always on top of other applications.
Private Declare Function SetWindowPos Lib "user32" _
(ByVal handle As Long, ByVal hWndInsertAfter As Long, ByVal x As Long, ByVal y As Long, _
ByVal cx As Long, ByVal cy As Long, ByVal wFlags As Long) As Long
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The problem is that it reduces the window size so that you can only see the title bar and min/max/close buttons. Also, even that does not stay on top of other windows.
I have used this function before on a windows 7 machine (instead of xp which this one is on) and it worked fine.
Setwindowpos For Top Most Window Making Window Size Zero?
Oct 5, 2011I have the following function that should make the window always on top of other applications.
Code:
Private Declare Function SetWindowPos Lib "user32" _
(ByVal handle As Long, ByVal hWndInsertAfter As Long, ByVal x As Long, ByVal y As Long, _
ByVal cx As Long, ByVal cy As Long, ByVal wFlags As Long) As Long
[code].....
The problem is that it reduces the window size so that you can only see the title bar and min/max/close buttons. Also, even that does not stay on top of other windows.I have used this function before on a windows 7 machine (instead of xp which this one is on) and it worked fine.
.net - Loading GIF Freezing Sometimes?
Feb 25, 2009I'm trying to use a loading overlay on top of a Windows form that adds a 50% opaque layer on top of a windows form with a loading GIF, while it does what it needs to do in a background thread. The overlay is a windows form that I'm drawing in the onPaint event.
The loading overlay works fine on multiple different form loads, but fails to work properly when summoned to ensure patience during a 30 second upload process (That Prints a Word Document to PDF, then uploads that PDF to a SQL Server). This upload collects some data from the form, puts it into an Object, then operates entirely on a background thread. The loading overlay will appear, show the first frame loading GIF, then just freeze. The onPaint is getting fired and the image frame is being updated, but it isn't visible
Constructor sets the form to be UserPainted:
Sub New()
InitializeComponent()
SetStyle(ControlStyles.UserPaint Or ControlStyles.Opaque, True)
End Sub
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FileSystemWatcher Freezing GUI?
May 25, 2010I have a FileSystemWatcher monitoring a folder, and when many files are cut and pasted into the folder, the GUI freezes, as the 'Changed' event is fired over and over. Any way to deal with this?
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May 20, 2011My program keeps freezing. Here is my [code]...
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Oct 8, 2010how do I delay my program without freezing? I am sure there is another way to do this without timer.PHP uses sleep(). What do VB use?I tried some Delay or Sleep function but don't seem to work..
View 28 RepliesForms :: While Loop Without Freezing?
Jul 30, 2011I'm a VB.Net newbie, and would like to write a small app that runs a While loop to check a DNS domain name, and exits once the domain has been registered.
I found code at How to Get Host Name and IP Address in VB.Net - .Net Articles & Samples to resolve the hostname and handle the "No such host is known" error if it still hasn't been registered, but I have a couple of issues:
1. How to make sure the GUI is correctly displayed even though there's an endless While loop? Should I use some kind of asynchronous call so that the window doesn't freeze?
2. I'd like the app to mimize to the icon bar, and have its window title display some status information ("Still waiting/Registered!") so that I can simply move the mouse over it and know whether the domain has finally been registered or not.
Forms Freezing On .show()
Mar 6, 2012I have an application that does not load a main form. My start up object is Sub Main. I am not using the application framework. I have several classes that handle different parts of the program.
objAlerts is the main one being used for this issue I am having.
This is how they are referenced in the main program class.
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This is the unfinished objAlert
CODE:
My issue is that the windows (alert.Show) open in a frozen state where the mouse pointer displays the hoursglass and the window does not respond. The windows show in the list of objects no problem.
Is there a special way that I should be opening these? I can open windows on the main class no problem.
I read that <form>.invoke(alert) might work, but there is no invoke on the main class according to VB.
I am thinking this might be a threading issue, but I don't know how to fix it because this is the first program that I have made using a Sub Main instead of a form.
IDE :: Dropdowns And Scrollbars Freezing?
Jul 30, 2009I have MDI parent and child windows that were working fine but now clicking on a dropdown doesn't do anything, also scrollbars cannot be moved. Other controls are still ok, buttons and other links are still working. I should also note that if I change the child to load in a separate window all the controls work again.
View 2 RepliesIE Freezing While Accessing ActiveX?
Apr 4, 2009Lets discuss about those created active x which got created in VB6 and not working in Vista.Here i will let you know my problem,no idea wheather we need to upgrade any runtime file in VB6 or in vista?
I have done an ActiveX to get client MAC address as its major part and runs over IE.it is successfully running in Win2000, Win2003, WinXp and even with IE7 with previously mentioned Window versions.
This ActiveX was developed in VB 6.0.
This ActiveX gets installed atomatically through a cab file, whenever the application was accessed first time.
this cab file work fine in WinXP but when we try to run this cab file in vista IE get hang
Now, we have to support it with IE7 over Vista.
let me know what should I do to make it compatible with IE7 and Vista. I am using Vista Business right now.
When the application was accessed through IE7 for the first time, ActiveX installation dialog appeared. I pressed the Install button but then IE7 threw an error message that "Internet Explorer has stopped working". After that each time, whenever the application was accessed IE7 threw the same error message.
Cab file i made in VB6 using internet and deploy package wizard,along with cab file we will get one HTM file also to get Object id and code base along with version,even if we try to open this HTM file then also IE get hang.
I tested by manually registering the ocx, also turned off the Protected Mode and enabled my ActiveX through Manage Ad-on as well, but to no avail.
Infinite Loop - TCP Freezing With .NET?
Aug 12, 2009I made a game in VB .Net that uses tcp and sends messages back and forth.What is happening is, every so often, the message cannot be sent quickly enough, so then the TCPObj.connect() method goes into a loop, until it reaches the timeout and then spits out an error. Most of the time though, it never gets to the error, my application just freezes, and then comes back after TCPObj.connect() succeeds. How can I make the connect() method do application.doevents while it's trying to connect? Basically, I dont want it to freeze up my whole application. Since tcp.connect() is a .NET method, I can't go in and add application.doevents.
View 3 RepliesPause Without Freezing The Application
Dec 23, 2011I have a loop and within that loop I'm running a Dispatcher Timer.[code]Basically what I want is to show each item in the items list pausing after each on for 5 seconds. I want to show elapsed time in a label and after the elapsed time hits 5 seconds show the next item. This is not possible using the Thred.Sleep method, because it just freezes my application for 5 seconds, and shows the next item without ever updating the label with elapsed time.So what to use instead of Thread.Sleep to not freeze the application and update the label with elapsed time?
View 1 RepliesPut Delay Without Freezing Form
Jun 12, 2009put delay in vb.net without freezing form
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Aug 21, 2010Is there a way to stop or minimize forms and dialogue boxes from freezing? they seem to take up a lot of memory when loading to the point that they some times look transparent for a few seconds.
View 10 RepliesVS 2008 - BackGroundWorker Freezing My App Up?
Mar 8, 2012I was messing around with the listview Control first,, And when i got it working i thought what's this backgroundworker thing,,so i read up on what info MS had on the MSDN page..and slapped it in here..and i thought i had it working ok until i tried to move my project application to the side to reply to a instant message i got..and then i noticed that it froze up .and looked like it was using alot of system resources,But wait let me back up just a bit.originally i was trying it with a fairly small number of items, and then i seen on here where someone had posted a rather large index for testing his app with,,and while trying to load that list that's when the issue was noticed i don't really plan on loading a list as big as that test index was but, I would still like to know why the program did what it did using the code below.I'm not really asking for it to be too altered, i kinda like all the controls i have in it the moment,, and the way it loaded as well.
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VS 2010 - System.Net Freezing GUI
Dec 10, 2010I wrote a program that visits each link in a listbox and then parses some data from the HTML. [Code] It works fine for 100 or so items, but when I load a big list (2000 items), the GUI seems to freeze. How should I fix this?
View 3 Replies.net - Leaving Time Delay - Freezing The UI
Apr 9, 2011this is urgent. i have a form in which i need to give timedelay of 3 seconds before each line executes. But when i try system.threading.thread.sleep its freezing the UI and furthermore all delays are executing as one single delay. that is
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ActiveX Blocking Functions Freezing The UI
Aug 27, 2010Is there a way to include an ActiveX to VB .NET project without adding it to a form?
If I add it to the form and call a function on it that blocks, the UI is unresponsive until the function returns. Even if I am making the call in a different thread.
I was able to compile the code when I did not include it via the form, but got this error once I called a function on it.
Catastrophic failure (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8000FFFF (E_UNEXPECTED))
How could I make the UI responsive when the ActiveX functions are blocking?
Add Background Workers To Prevent Freezing
Oct 3, 2011I am a bit of a noobie with vb.net and I made this application that does a lot of http requests and stream reading. But when it does this it always freezes my application.So I did a little research and found that I could use background workers to solve this. But I have no idea where to start. So if you could look at my code and tell me where and how I can add background workers to prevent the freezing that would be awesome.[code]
View 2 RepliesCommunications :: TCP Request Freezing Application
Nov 4, 2008I have a Data Acquisition and Control application that controls at 10 Hz and logs at 1 Hz. Both of those timers call a separate. I recently added a feature to the program to request 6 characters from a server for the barometric pressure. (29.206, etc) It works for the most part, but two weeks ago a computer froze, last week another one froze, and two froze this morning. I have not had freezing problems in the nearly three years this program has been running 24/7. Turns out they disconnected the server this morning, so that explains the simultaneous freezes in two test cells. I used a try catch statement, but apparently that wasn't good enough. how I can make this code more robust?
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Freezing And Boiling Points Of Several Substances?
Oct 27, 2009The following list lists, in degrees fahrenheit, the freezing and boiling points of several substances. Create an application using "If..Then...Else" that allows the user to enter a temperature. The program should then display a list of the substances that freeze at that temprature, followed by a list of substances that will boil at the same temprature.
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Freezing Application - No Processes Running
Oct 14, 2008I have rently deployed a VB windows application. It uses ADO typed datasets and datagrids.
On a couple of machine, if the application is left opened for a while (about more than 30 minutes), it gives no response. In order to restart it, I need to end the process vie the Task manager.
How would I even begin to troubleshoot why it is "hanging up"?
How To Prevent UI From Freezing During Lengthy Process
Mar 15, 2010I need to write a VB.Net 2008 applet to go through all the fixed-drives looking for some files. If I put the code in ButtonClick(), the UI freezes until the code is done:
Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
'TODO Find way to avoid freezing UI while scanning fixed drives
Dim drive As DriveInfo
Dim filelist As Collections.ObjectModel.ReadOnlyCollection(Of String)
Dim filepath As String
For Each drive In DriveInfo.GetDrives()
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Loading Pictures Without Freezing Program?
Feb 24, 2011So I have a bookmark function setup, and this is another functions that loads the appropriate website icon to the listview option that it goes with.
Public Sub getBookPic()
On Error Resume Next
Form2.ImageList1.Images.Clear()
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VS 2005 Exception Freezing Program
Jul 27, 2009I have a form with binding sources and a method for saving the data.[code]I was testing to see what would happen if the operator tried entering duplicate data in the primary key field. They exception occurred as I expected but the program gets stuck at that point. The exception messagebox just keep redisplaying when you click OK. I'm fairly new to .Net, but this code is how the help files show updating a TableAdapter using the "Try/Catch".
View 10 RepliesVS 2005 UI Freezing / Background Worker?
Aug 11, 2011I've been trying to figure out what is going on with this code, but it looks like I need some help. The issues I'm having is when I click a button that executes my background worker, it freezes and the UI comes back once the listview control is populated.My guess is that some part of my code under the backgroundworker_dowork function is trying to update something on the UI thread causing it to freeze. I just can't figure out what is trying to call the UI.
The user is supposed to click a add server button and enter the server name. The server name will be added to the ListView control. When they click refresh, the background worker is executed which attempts to get the DNS name, IP Addresses, and online/offline status.
Obviously, I'd like to run this code without freezing the UI. Does anyone have any idea on why this might be happening? My guess is because the ListViewItems are passed to the background worker and still have a reference to the control running on the UI thread. Am I right with this statement? If so, how do I change my code to get rid of that reference?