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sleepsleep

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sleepsleep 09 Dec 2006, 23:37

hi there

let say if i want to program a keypad window.
so whenever the user press the button on my keypad (so i need to know what is the last active window, so that i could just send text to it and re focus it.

any idea what api should i call to get the last active window?

thank you Wink

09 Dec 2006, 23:37

LocoDelAssembly
Your code has a bug

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Posts: 4624
Location: Argentina

LocoDelAssembly 09 Dec 2006, 23:42

GetNextWindow?

[edit] Maybe this will work better

Quote:

The WM_SETFOCUS message is sent to a window after it has gained the keyboard focus.

WM_SETFOCUS
hwndLoseFocus = (HWND) wParam; // handle of window losing focus

Parameters

hwndLoseFocus

Value of wParam. Identifies the window that has lost the keyboard focus (may be NULL).

[/edit]

09 Dec 2006, 23:42

sleepsleep 10 Dec 2006, 00:12

okie, thanks locodelassembly Smile

would try that

10 Dec 2006, 00:12

coconut

Joined: 02 Apr 2004
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Location: US

coconut 10 Dec 2006, 00:23

maybe a WH_SHELL hook or WH_GETMESSAGE HOOK would work, ill try to make an example

10 Dec 2006, 00:23

sleepsleep 11 Dec 2006, 05:48

bump to get help Wink

btw, the keypad is targetted to be used with touch screen monitor Smile

i know i can code keypad that works with my application, maybe through register message and post message to my app only, but i would like to have a keypad that could work with other textboxes, or etc input controls Wink

see ya.

11 Dec 2006, 05:48

cod3b453

Joined: 25 Aug 2004
Posts: 618

cod3b453 11 Dec 2006, 13:39

if WM_SETFOCUS doesn't work try SetTimer and GetForegroundWindow to get the last window that wasnt your app then it can send keys and SetForgroundWindow afterwards.

11 Dec 2006, 13:39

sleepsleep 12 Dec 2006, 06:37

yo yo,
based on a thread i set in xtreme vb, volte had helped me to achieve what i wanted to do Wink

thanks a lot to him

http://www.xtremevbtalk.com/showthread.php?t=276107
using the WS_EX_NOACTIVATE trick.

12 Dec 2006, 06:37

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