SetForegroundWindow in Visual C# Express

[Chris242]

Is it possible to use the syntax SetForegroundWi ndow in Visual C# Express? I
have tried an have had no luck. I'm also having a ruff time with DLLImport
as well. I think this may have something to do with my issue with
SetForegroundWi ndow. Thanks

[Mattias Sjögren]

Re: SetForegroundWi ndow in Visual C# Express

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>Is it possible to use the syntax SetForegroundWi ndow in Visual C# Express?[/color]

Sure, as long as you declare the function first.

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>I have tried an have had no luck.[/color]

Can you post the code you tried with?

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>I'm also having a ruff time with DLLImport as well.[/color]

www.pinvoke.net is a good place to look for DllImport method
declarations.


Mattias

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[Chris242]

Re: SetForegroundWi ndow in Visual C# Express

Actually I figured that part out now my code is freezing. I'm sure it is
some newbie error but coud you take a look at my code please?

using System;
using System.Collecti ons.Generic;
using System.Componen tModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows. Forms;
using System.Runtime. InteropServices ;

namespace WindowsApplicat ion1
{
public partial class Form1 : Form
{

[DllImport("kern el32.dll")]
static extern void Sleep(uint dwMilliseconds) ;

public Form1()
{
InitializeCompo nent();

}

private void button1_Click(o bject sender, EventArgs e)
{

MessageBox.Show ("You have five seconds to get into the
game!");
Sleep(5000);
string x = textBox2.Text;
string y = textBox3.Text;
uint a = 0;
int b = 0;
int z = 0;
try
{
a = Convert.ToUInt3 2(x);
b = Convert.ToInt32 (y);
}
catch
{

}
while (z < b)
{

SendKeys.Send(t extBox1.Text);
z = z++;
Sleep(a);
}
}
}
}

[Mattias Sjögren]

Re: SetForegroundWi ndow in Visual C# Express

>Actually I figured that part out now my code is freezing. I'm sure it is[color=blue]
>some newbie error but coud you take a look at my code please?[/color]

Well you're calling Sleep, the whole point of that is to sleep or
freeze the thread. You should never Sleep a UI thread (and if you
should sleep at all, call System.Threadin g.Thread.Sleep rather than
using PInvoke).


Mattias

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[Chris242]

Re: SetForegroundWi ndow in Visual C# Express

Okay, I totaly understand what you mean by NOT sleeping at the UI Level. My
only thing is I need to send that key at that time. Is there any other way
to do this? Get rid of sleep and make it more efficent?

using System;
using System.Collecti ons.Generic;
using System.Componen tModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows. Forms;
using System.Runtime. InteropServices ;

namespace WindowsApplicat ion1
{
public partial class Form1 : Form
{

public Form1()
{
InitializeCompo nent();

}

private void button1_Click(o bject sender, EventArgs e)
{

MessageBox.Show ("You have five seconds to get into the
game!");
System.Threadin g.Thread.Sleep( 5000);
int z = 0;
while (z++ < Convert.ToInt32 (textBox3.Text) )
{
SendKeys.SendWa it(textBox1.Tex t);

System.Threadin g.Thread.Sleep( Convert.ToInt32 (textBox2.Text) );
}
}
}
}

"Mattias Sjögren" wrote:
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> Well you're calling Sleep, the whole point of that is to sleep or
> freeze the thread. You should never Sleep a UI thread (and if you
> should sleep at all, call System.Threadin g.Thread.Sleep rather than
> using PInvoke).
>
>
> Mattias
>
> --
> Mattias Sjögren [C# MVP] mattias @ mvps.org
> http://www.msjogren.net/dotnet/ | http://www.dotnetinterop.com
> Please reply only to the newsgroup.
>[/color]

[Chris242]

Re: SetForegroundWi ndow in Visual C# Express

backgroundWorke r for the win!

"Mattias Sjögren" wrote:
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> >Actually I figured that part out now my code is freezing. I'm sure it is
> >some newbie error but coud you take a look at my code please?[/color]
>
> Well you're calling Sleep, the whole point of that is to sleep or
> freeze the thread. You should never Sleep a UI thread (and if you
> should sleep at all, call System.Threadin g.Thread.Sleep rather than
> using PInvoke).
>
>
> Mattias
>
> --
> Mattias Sjögren [C# MVP] mattias @ mvps.org
> http://www.msjogren.net/dotnet/ | http://www.dotnetinterop.com
> Please reply only to the newsgroup.
>[/color]

[Mattias Sjögren]

Re: SetForegroundWi ndow in Visual C# Express

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>Okay, I totaly understand what you mean by NOT sleeping at the UI Level. My
>only thing is I need to send that key at that time. Is there any other way
>to do this? Get rid of sleep and make it more efficent?[/color]

How about using a Timer (the System.Windows. Forms kind)?


Mattias

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