VS 2008 : Check Which Window Is In Focus?
Apr 24, 2010How 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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Check Which Window Is In Focus?
May 2, 2010How do I check which window is in focus? For example[code]...
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Sep 30, 2009How can I see if a specific window is in focus?
View 6 RepliesWindow Focus - Right Click On The NotifyIcon, Excel Gains Focus?
Mar 10, 2009Here 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.
View 1 RepliesVS 2008 Check For A Specific Window?
Jan 12, 2010my application i call a COM API that open's a dialog window that the user has to put some strings, what i'm trying to do it's before calling the method of the api, i create some service/background worker that checks for that dialog, and when the dialog shows up, fill all the fields...
It's possible to do somehting like this?
VB.NET
mySubThatWillWait("WindowName") 'To stay running until finding the window and fill the fields
Dim result as long = MyComCall.Run(Me.Handle) 'Call the Method
Get Focus For A Window?
Aug 5, 2009What 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.
View 3 RepliesSet Focus On Another Window?
Aug 19, 2011I 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.
Set Focus To Another Window?
Aug 18, 2011I 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, 2009My 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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Jan 11, 2010My project is in VB.Net 2003. Actually it is a converted project from Vb to V
View 6 RepliesChange Focus To Another Window In .NET?
Nov 3, 2010I am using VB.NET and need to activate a certain window. Is this possible? If so, how?
View 1 RepliesFinding The Window That Has Focus On It?
Jul 20, 2010is there any way to find which window has focus on it?
View 9 RepliesGet The Window Handle And Focus?
Aug 22, 2010I 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?
View 2 RepliesHold And Send Key To Another Window In Focus?
Jun 30, 2010I 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, 2009how 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?
Show A Window Without Taking Focus?
Oct 22, 2009to 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, 2010I 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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Detecting A Keypress When The Window Is Out Of Focus Or Hidden?
Apr 12, 2012If 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.
View 2 RepliesForms :: Unable To Set Cursor Focus In Sub Window?
Dec 20, 2009currently 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, 2009I 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
MdiForm - Set Focus To Window And Make It Minimized
Dec 22, 2008i 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?
View 1 RepliesStop Notification Window From Stealing Focus?
Apr 15, 2012In 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?
View 1 RepliesVS 2010 Check If App Has Focus?
Aug 21, 2010So, I know from the user32 dll, and I set that as focused.
Is there a easy way of determining if the app has focus?
im using send keys, and i dont want it typing the keys and such, if the app doesnt have focus.
Also, if you click off of it, etc... It's more so a pause thing...
The only other way I can think of, is setting it so,
If myapp has focus, then pause the keysends.... then if it loses focus, assume the app i want has focus again.
Excel Window Of A VSTO Project Is Active/in Focus?
Apr 27, 2009Anyone 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.
Disable The Focus To Parent Window(Form) While The Msgbox Is Opened?
Dec 13, 2008I 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, 2009I 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?
Windows Form Closing Automatically When Parent Window Gets Focus?
Jan 24, 2012VB 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
Check If Dynamically Created RichTextBox Not In Focus
May 8, 2012If creating a dictionary program. when use copy some text on clipboard it will give the meanings of copied text in a form visible on system try. I want to close the form when user click any where on his/her screen. But if user want to copy some text from meanings from will not close i added more then one dynamically created richtextboxes in a tab control to show number of meanings. My code is working great accept one thing when user scroll the richtextboxes form will close itself. It seems scrollbars are not the part of richtextbox.
Dim s As Boolean = True
Private Sub Timer1_Tick(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Timer1.Tick
If MouseButtons.ToString = "Left" Or MouseButtons.ToString = "Right" Then
If s = True Then
If InStr(LCase(Me.ActiveControl.ToString), LCase("Label")) Then
Me.Close()
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VS 2008 Set Focus (new Currrent Cell) Setting Focus On Specific Cell In My Datagridview1
Nov 7, 2009I am having problem setting focus on specific cell in my Datagridview1 . On Form1 when clicking on cell 3 in any row, I am callig a Dialog1. However, when done working with it, and closing the Dialog1, the focus returns to cell 3 in my Datagridview1 . I like to set the focus on the next cell(4) making it the current cell.
I have tryed :
DataGridView1.SelectionMode = DataGridViewSelectionMode.CellSelect
DataGridView1.CurrentCell = DataGridView1.Item(4, e.RowIndex)
DataGridView1.CurrentCell = DataGridView1.CurrentRow.Cells(4)
And few other things, I am always getting this exception: Operation is not valid because it results in a reentrant call to the SetCurrentCellAddressCore function.
How To Check If A Window Is Active
Oct 13, 2009How to check if a window is active? My case is: I have a program which runs in maxmize mode, allways on top, with no option to close and then i run another program which will normally run behind my program, but i want to enter ok or something to that program when i press a button in my program.So i think first i will have to verify if that program is active then i need to send a key (enter) in order for it to continue running while my program is visible to user.
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