SendMessage()

[iwdu15]

hi, sorry for the noobness of this but i havent done alot with APIs....how
can i send a message for another app (say like...firefox) to minimize? would
i use the SendMessage() function? if so how would i get the handle, etc?
thanks
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-iwdu15

[Cor Ligthert [MVP]]

Re: SendMessage()

iwdu15,

A trick to find things about API's just use this Google part. For API's I
would add the names of Herfried or the name Mattias. Names which I surely
would not add for any data or webform question. If you are longer active
here you learn very well the names to add.

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.vb/search?group=microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.vb&q=mattias+sendmessage&qt_g=1&searchnow=Search+this+group

I hope this trick helps something,

Cor



"iwdu15" <jmmgoalsteraty ahoodotcomschre ef in bericht
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hi, sorry for the noobness of this but i havent done alot with APIs....how
can i send a message for another app (say like...firefox) to minimize?
would
i use the SendMessage() function? if so how would i get the handle, etc?
thanks
--
-iwdu15

[Michel Posseth [MCP]]

Re: SendMessage()


Well i would say download and install the KLPD API guide when you need to
deall with API`s as far as i now it is the best availlable ( free ) API
reference

http://www.allapi.net/

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iwdu15,
>
A trick to find things about API's just use this Google part. For API's I
would add the names of Herfried or the name Mattias. Names which I surely
would not add for any data or webform question. If you are longer active
here you learn very well the names to add.
>

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.vb/search?group=microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.vb&q=mattias+sendmessage&qt_g=1&searchnow=Search+this+group

>
I hope this trick helps something,
>
Cor
>
>
>
"iwdu15" <jmmgoalsteraty ahoodotcomschre ef in bericht
news:DDD90678-DA07-4621-81EE-24E7CE037949@mi crosoft.com...

>hi, sorry for the noobness of this but i havent done alot with
>APIs....how
>can i send a message for another app (say like...firefox) to minimize?
>would
>i use the SendMessage() function? if so how would i get the handle, etc?
>thanks
>--
>-iwdu15

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