SAMPLE: Changing the Parent of a Child Window Using SetParent

Last reviewed: April 7, 1997
Article ID: Q75001

3.00 3.10 WINDOWS kbprg kbfile

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) for Windows versions 3.0 and 3.1

PARENT is a sample application in the Microsoft Software Library that demonstrates how to dynamically change the parent of a child window by using the SetParent function.

NOTE: This technique is very risky when applied to pop-up windows. Pop-up windows do not have a parent, instead they have an owner, which is a different relationship. Trying to change the parent of a pop-up window can cause the application or Windows to crash.

Download PARENT.EXE, a self-extracting file, from the Microsoft Software Library (MSL) on the following services:

Microsoft Download Service (MSDL)

      Dial (206) 936-6735 to connect to MSDL
      Download PARENT.EXE (size: 21190 bytes)

Internet (anonymous FTP)

ftp ftp.microsoft.com Change to the \SOFTLIB\MSLFILES directory Get PARENT.EXE (size: 21190 bytes)

Additional reference words: 3.00 3.10 softlib PARENT.EXE
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Version : 3.00 3.10
Platform : WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: April 7, 1997
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