Embedding apps in vb6

Laidback · 04-30-2004, 04:20 PM

VB6

How do you embed another app like Coyote does?

I launch the app using shell and get it's pid, then I've found some code to match up one of the open windows with the pid and then change the parent but it still doesn't work!

The nearest I've got is capturing the splash screen of the app!!

Can anyone point me to a code example?

Enforcer · 04-30-2004, 04:37 PM

I second that emotion

SilentAdmirer · 04-30-2004, 07:04 PM

here is a small c code I wrote which works.
RECT rect;
GetWindowRect(&rect);

MoveWindow(m_hApp,0,0,0,0,TRUE);
DWORD dwStyle = GetWindowLong(m_hApp,GWL_STYLE);
dwStyle &= ~WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW;
SetWindowLong(m_hApp,GWL_STYLE,dwStyle);
HWND hAppParent = GetParent(m_hApp);
SetParent(m_hApp,hWnd); //hWnd is the handle of the current App
MoveWindow(m_hApp,0,0,rect.right - rect.left,rect.botton - rect.top,TRUE);

Hope it helps
Satish

Laidback · 05-01-2004, 05:29 AM

I don't know c but that looks like what I'm trying to do, get the window handle, set the parent, then move the window. It works for Notepad but I can't get it to work for other programs, so there must be something simple I'm missing! For Netstumbler it sometimes grabs the splash screen and moves that but not always and never the main window.

frodobaggins · 05-01-2004, 05:54 AM

frodobaggins · 05-01-2004, 05:55 AM

This should get you started

frodobaggins · 05-01-2004, 05:58 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Laidback

I don't know c but that looks like what I'm trying to do, get the window handle, set the parent, then move the window. It works for Notepad but I can't get it to work for other programs, so there must be something simple I'm missing! For Netstumbler it sometimes grabs the splash screen and moves that but not always and never the main window.

Because you are grabbing the wrong window. The handle you get back from shell will not always be the right one. With netstumbler it grabs the splash, but then the splash screen or some other process launches the main app, (different handle)

Use my example will show you how to enumerate and search for the window you want.

Frodo

Laidback · 05-01-2004, 06:40 AM

Thanks, I'll take a look

Laidback · 05-09-2004, 04:17 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Laidback

Thanks, I'll take a look

Yea, forgot to say on this thread but thanks, frodo, for the sample! Just what I needed

frodobaggins · 05-09-2004, 07:44 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Laidback

Yea, forgot to say on this thread but thanks, frodo, for the sample! Just what I needed

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