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
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.
We create a window service that will launch multiple process of an application with different configuration. And application further communicate with sql server. It works fine when we start service manually from service manager. It launch all the process ( try with launching 3 process ). But when we test it by restart the machine and service launch automatically then it launch only one process third one. I check the event log in event viewer. I see the following message by MSSQL$MSSQLEXPRESS service
Login failed for user 'dduser'. Reason: Failed to open the explicitly specified database. [CLIENT: <local machine>]
one thing we also tried by delaying ( with thread sleep ) the code execution of service. Then by starting machine again , it launch 2 process , first one still not launch.
I have made my application to start automaticly when windows start (registry ../currentversion/run/appname + path). In this mode the application start minimized and an little icon appear in the notification icon area. With this icon you can maximize the app or exit it.If you exit the app and start it again using the Menu (Start/programs etc) than the application start in minimized mode (and in this case I would like to have it in normal mode) because the setting autostart is still true.Is there a way you can detect when the application start when windows startup using the above registry or when people click on an icon in the programs menu (or desktop)?
I actually want to ask two things, first, how do I set Textbox1 to get focus so that the user will not have to click the textbox if he wants to write something, the .focus() method does not work also, how do I highlight texts inside a textbox programmatically. I think the equivalent code for this in VB 6.0 is Home+End.
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.
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.
I'm using Process.Start to start an external command line application and using the StartInfo.Arguments method to send parameters to the application. I imagine I'll need to use a loop... but I can't figure out exactly how yet.I need to send anywhere from 1 - an infinite number of files names to this application. Each file has to be sent one after the other. So once the first one is done, I need to loop back around and past the second one.I can probably use the Directory.GetFiles method to get all of the files, but I don't know how to assign them.
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?
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?
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
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?
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
I have a form with transparent background (using png file).All controls placed over it becomes black at start then they change there color and comes to there original state on MouseHover. Its not the transparency keys problems since the transparency key color is different that controls back color. What can be the problem?
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.
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
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
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?
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?
