"attach" A Form To An External Window?
Mar 3, 2011
I would like some code that would make a Vb.net Form EXACTLY like it should be a control (label) of an external window.This means that when the external window jumps in foreground the Form must be visible on the external window, but WITHOUT to take out it focus.If a third window covers partially the window and the Form, the form must be displayed only in it the visible part: in short, like it should be a control of the external window.
I can't use ShowWindow because also if I use the _NOACTIVATE constant, the external window loses the focus, and if I click on the external window my form disappears until the timer routine put it again on the top: no good.
I can't use TopMost because if a third window covers partially or totally the Form, it don't hides partially or totally the form itself: is the form that hides part of the third window:
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Jan 29, 2008
We use a 3rd party engineering application that does not expose an automation model. We can 'automate' it after a fashion by using low level Win32 API calls. I can get the Process by iterating the GetProcesses method. Is there a way to attach to the app by using the NativeWindow class?
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Mar 27, 2012
i have a windows form created using vb.net 2005 that allows users to attach files. When the user clicks the AttachFile button, they browse to select a file they want to attach and then the code places the file they selected into a predetermined location. The primary file type they will be attaching is a windows meta file (.wmf).
The attached file is saved and appears as a hyperlink for the user to open at a later time. When the user clicks to open the file, it is suppose to insert it into Autocad; however, it wasn't doing this.
The problem comes from attaching the file using the StreamWriter for some reason its not working correctly. I verified that this is the issue: When i hardcoded the file path to the original file's location, it opens up just fine when clicking the hyperlink. When I compare file size from the original to the one attached, I see that the original is 12Kb and the one I attached is 19Kb.
Here's my code to attach the file: I'm thinking perhaps it has something to do with this line? sReadFile = sr.ReadToEnd() but I'm just not sure. I tried changing this line to sr.Read but that doesn't work either.
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Nov 2, 2010
I am trying to make a window manager and I am wanting to know how to change states (SW_HIDE, SW_SHOW) of an external window such as a firefox browser or explorer window.
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Aug 5, 2010
how can I make start my external application "DXSETUP.exe" at center screen position using this code?
Private Sub Panel3_MouseClick(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs) Handles Panel3.MouseClick
Try
Me.Hide()
Threading.Thread.Sleep(2000)
[code]....
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Jun 28, 2009
1. Open external .exe in same window as application
2. Embedd a .exe in a VB application.
The .exe was not made in VB.
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May 3, 2009
I'm using createwindowex to create a button on an external window. I can use Spy++ to see all of the messages the button is sending to the parent window. The problem I'm having is catching these messages from the parent window.I've been trying a lot of different methods, and just when I think one is working, something still isn't quite right. Right now, I am using a hook dll made with c#, and it seems to be working somewhat. It seems like it is a lot more than should be needed for what I'm doing.I originally thought I could just use wndproc to catch all of the messages, but I found that it doesn't catch external windows messages(unless i'm doing something wrong).Is there anyone that can point me in the right direction to create a button on an external window, then catch the messages when it is clicked.
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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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Sep 4, 2009
I have an application right now that starts a process, then opens a file associated with that process (system.diagnostics.process.start("WM.exe")), however, the way they save, there is a window within a window. It's like in photoshop cs3 when you have many windows within the big window of the application. Right now I use an api call to findwindow which is the application itself, but within that I need to find the subwindow, of which I know the apptitle, and then I need to set its windowstate to maximized. Does anyone know how this can be done? I think there's a way to hook a handle, but how does one also maximize?
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Jun 6, 2010
how can i allow resizing of window that doesnt allow resizing,.
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Jun 24, 2009
as title says.... ive been searching it for a long time and i couldnt find it
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Jan 7, 2012
So i want to start an application with my vb.net app and it should start as a hidden process, meaning no window and nothing in the task bar, only in the task manager ofcourse.
This is what i do
Dim fov As New Process
If CheckBox2.Checked = True Then
RichTextBox1.Text = RichTextBox1.Text & vbCrLf & "* - Launching"
fov.StartInfo.FileName = ("test.exe")
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This does not work.. I have also tried the "fov.StartInfo.CreateNoWindow = True" command which does not work either. I can live with a solution that would start the window minimized instead of totally hidden.
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Dec 29, 2010
if I use Spy++ and pass it Finder over the controls of every desktop window I can see the Handle of each of these controls.
what Api / procedure is used to make this job?
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Jun 5, 2009
I had been looking for a way to move and resize an external window from my application and I came across this method: [Code] now this does not work, after looking around I many threads about how api calls in .net are different.
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Nov 30, 2009
Im making an application that is keeping an eye on an external application that does not have an API. I'm interested in getting notified when the external application changes its main window title. My idea is to somehow register a hook that will notify my application.
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Dec 28, 2010
Known the external window size, it Hwnd and the x/y coordinates of the button to press, I am trying this code, like seen on the web[code]\...
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Aug 13, 2011
I was offered this interesting scenario by a visitor of my site and have been trying a few approaches, but not seeming to get it quite right. I have a Form with a WebBrowser control (or an AxWebBrowser if that works too) and on the page loaded in the browser, is a link that uses javascript to open a new popup window.This popup window I am unable to take "ownership" of and it launches in a new instance of the user's default browser (IE for this scenario). I need to then interact with that javascript popup window which now is not part of my application. If I needed to set a value of an input box on that form, how would I accomplish that if I can't "interact" with the form?
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Jun 2, 2010
I have an interesting issue, I'm trying to automate a data retrieval process.Currently the user goes out to a secure web site and inputs his/her username and password and then selects the ok button, they then proceed to the location where the data is located at and do a copy and paste. I have thought about using the SendKey method from VBA but everything I see says it's not reliable.I believe I have the section after the sending of the login/password completed. For the life of me I can't figure out how to automatically input the username and password and then select the "OK" button. Before anyone asks, no can't view the source code so I can't get the ID field, there is no way for me to view the source code at all I have tried multiple different options all with no luck.
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Feb 21, 2012
How can i stop it from showing external cmd window.this is my code
HTML
Private Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click
Dim mac As New Process
[code]....
it calls a vbs script i wrote which was converted to 1.exe file.when i press the button it calls it and send keysin external window i don't want this external cmd window to show was trying to get this command to work with fail?
.UseShellExecute = False
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Aug 5, 2011
i have an external form, and it has a label, which his name is: Static62 how do i read the label into my vb.net program?
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Jun 15, 2010
how we can attach MDI form to another
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Feb 27, 2012
We have an existing VB.net application. Upon an event, we need to open a browser window. I'm able to open the browser window like this:
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("http://s3web01/suggestions?item=" + strItem + "&co=" + strOrder)
Upon another event, we need to refresh the browser window with different parameters for strItem and strOrder.
If I call the same code above, it opens a new tab in the browser window. Is there any way to refresh the same browser window that was previously opened?
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Sep 10, 2010
I have a requirement and that is as follows:Aussume that i have a windows form in which i type all the details of an employee and i need to attach his resume [ which is in a PDF Format] to his details. When i click the save button, all his details which he has entered can be stored into a table.Now what i really want is that:How do i attach a PDF file into the windows form which the user can do by clicking a button after typing all his details.When the user clicks the save button, how do i save the file that has been attached by the user.When i retrieve the employee details, i want the file which was attached also to be displayed and shown.
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Oct 15, 2011
Basically I have to create an application which is a quiz. According to the users score it will then determine what level of skill they have.I know i could do it really easily, by having a number of labels on the form which hold the questions. Then underneath have radiobuttons with possible answers. From this then use an IF statement to add a digit into an invisble label which can tally a score of correct answers. Assign each invisible label a variable which then can be summed in another label, from the score then use a SELECT CASE statement to let the user know what level they are at.But I know that this would mean alot of code and objects on the form. I have read that it would be more efficent to use an XML or TXT document to populate a label and radio buttons, this way it would also be easier to change questions and randomise them.The only problem is that i dont understand how to attach the XML or TXT file to the form so that it does the population of labels & radiobuttons.
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May 30, 2011
After reading a thread that said that other programs are out of my forms coding zone, is there a way i can attach my form to another program so that it will be in its coding zone and my form will be able to click on it?
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Oct 12, 2010
I have create a project with one main form window and also i have to use a number of other forms as well. now i want to open these other forms inside the main window and not outside. I'm using Visual Studio .NET 2010 as developing environment.
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Apr 23, 2010
i'm working on visual basic with an external program and want to lunch this program from visual basic like withe the shell but what i need the most is to make him incorporated into the form means that the executable is lunched within the form included into it in order to make them like one part for the user is there any way to make it with any version of VB or .net or visual studio even the 2010 ?
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Apr 4, 2012
i am trying to get some text form an external program. Currently i am using this code:
Dim lngHWND As Long
Dim lngHWNDF As Long
Dim lngID As Long
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I am getting values for both the lngHWND, lngHWNDF and the lngChild. However, they are only values (numbers) and not the text itself.
Here is an image of the program i am trying to get the text from:
How can i go about getting the text from those items it finds?
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Jan 26, 2010
Some time ago I saw a code to host an exe from within a visual basic form, acting as its parent. How would I go about doing this in vb.net? I havent programmed in ages, but recently have gotten an interest again in order to complement
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Jan 9, 2012
I need to open some external applications such as notepad.exe inside the VB.NET MDI form, and also I need to make sure that there is exactly only one copy of this running always.[code]....
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