How to Use FoxTools to Switch to Another Application

ID: Q109060

2.50 2.50a 2.50b WINDOWS

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5, 2.5a, 2.5b

SUMMARY

The program below demonstrates how you can use FOXTOOLS.FLL to call Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) functions that switch the active application window on the desktop.

MORE INFORMATION

   * Switch test program
   *
   * Example of using FOXTOOLS.FLL to make Windows calls to switch
   * the active application window.
   *
   * This program uses FindWindow to retrieve the HWND of a particular
   * application's window and SetActiveWindow to make that the active
   * window.
   *
   * Then a DO loop is used to keep that application active until another
   * call is made to return the last window (which should be FoxPro) to
   * active status.
   *
   * Uses FoxTools library for generic DLL access.

   SET LIBRARY TO SYS(2004)+"foxtools.fll" ADDITIVE

   * FindWindow takes two parameters and returns the HWND of the
   * application if it was found.

   getwind = regfn("FindWindow", "CC", "I")

   * SetActiveWindow takes the HWND of the desired application and returns
   * the HWND of the last active application.

   setactwind = regfn("SetActiveWindow", "I", "I")

   * Set the first parameter of the call to getwind to 0 as null.
   wclass=0
   winname="Program Manager"

   pmhand=callfn(getwind,wclass ,winname)

   * If the call was not successful don't try to switch the windows.

   IF pmhand<>0
        WAIT WINDOW "Switching to PM and back after an interval." NOWAIT
        lastwind=callfn(setactwind,pmhand)
        ii=1
        DO WHILE ii<500000
             ii=ii+1
        ENDDO
        lastwind=callfn(setactwind,lastwind)
   ELSE
          WAIT WINDOW "Cannot find that window"
   ENDIF

Keywords          : kbcode FxprgFoxtools 
Version           : 2.50 2.50a 2.50b
Platform          : WINDOWS

Last Reviewed: May 22, 1998