How to Hide the Desktop in Visual FoxPro
PSS ID Number: Q134447 Article last modified on 08-20-1995
3.00
WINDOWS
| The information in this article applies to: |
| - Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0 |
SUMMARY
Using the FindWindow and ShowWindow API calls from within Windows, the main Visual FoxPro desktop can be hidden and recalled on demand. This article shows by example how to do it.
MORE INFORMATION
The following code demonstrates how to hide and display the main FoxPro desktop.
Sample Code
- This function manipulates the main Visual FoxPro window.
- This function may be called in the Load Event of a form that
- has these properties: WindowType = Modal, AlwaysOnTop = True,
- and DeskTop = True ************************************************************** #DEFINE W32sDLL “W32SCOMB.DLL” #DEFINE W32DLL “USER32.DLL” IF “3.5” $ OS() OR “Windows 4” $ OS() && cDLL = W32DLL ELSE cDLL = W32sDLL ENDIF
DECLARE integer FindWindow IN &cDLL integer, string DECLARE Integer ShowWindow IN &cDLL Integer, Integer
SW_MAXIMIZE = 3 SW_SHOWNORMAL = 1 SW_SHOWMINIMIZED = 2 SW_SHOWGONE = 0
NullPointer = 0 FoxHWND = FindWindow(NullPointer, _SCREEN.Caption)
- Hide the Main Visual FoxPro Window FoxGone = ShowWindow(FoxHWND, SW_SHOWGONE)
=MessageBox(“Visual FoxPro Desktop is hidden…”)
FoxGone = ShowWindow(m.FoxHWND, SW_SHOWNORMAL)
Additional reference words: VFoxWin 3.00 Command window Hide Desktop KBCategory: kbprg kbcode KBSubcategory: FxprgUdwindow
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Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1995.
