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ActivateKeyboardLayout
BlockInput
EnableWindow
GetActiveWindow
GetAsyncKeyState
GetFocus
GetKBCodePage
GetKeyboardLayout
GetKeyboardLayoutList
GetKeyboardLayoutName
GetKeyboardState
GetKeyNameText
GetKeyState
IsWindowEnabled
keybd_event
MapVirtualKey
RegisterHotKey
SetFocus
SetKeyboardState
ToAscii
UnregisterHotKey
VkKeyScan
Code examples:
Adding an ODBC data source with the SQLConfigDataSource; use automatic or interactive mode
Bitmap Class for Visual FoxPro application
Comparing dimensions of the VFP main window with _SCREEN properties
Configuring DEVMODE structure for a printer
Confining Windows calculator inside the VFP main window
Creating a window using CreateWindowEx function
Creating an Open dialog box to specify the drive, directory, and name of a file to open (Shell32 version)
Creating the Open dialog box to specify the drive, directory, and name of a file to open
Creating the Save dialog box to specify the drive, directory, and name of a file to save
Deleting files into the Recycle Bin
Displaying bitmap using the AlphaBlend function
Displaying printer-properties Property Sheet for the specified printer
Displaying system dialog that selects a folder
Drawing a rectangle using Windows regular edges and borders
Drawing a window caption using the DrawCaption routine
Drawing cursors for the classes defined by the system (preregistered): BUTTON, EDIT, LISTBOX etc.
Drawing icons associated with the VFP main window
Drawing Windows frame controls using the DrawFrameControl function
Drawing Windows predefined bitmaps using the LoadBitmap functions
Establishing connection using the SQLDriverConnect
Extended MessageBox Class
FindText -- the hopeless and useless Common Dialog
Form Magnifier
GetFocus returns a HWND value
Getting a bit more than the _CLIPTEXT offers
How to browse and connect to printers on a network (WinNT)
How to change the name and the size of the font in the MessageBox dialog
How to copy the image of a form to the Clipboard using Bitmap API functions
How to display a dialog box with which the user can add a data source (DSN)
How to display picture stored in enhanced-format metafile (*.emf)
How to display the port-configuration dialog box for a port on the specified server
How to display the Properties dialog box for a file (ShellExecuteEx)
How to make the caption of a VFP application flashing in the Windows task bar
How to play AVI file on the _screen
How to position the GETPRINTER() dialog
How to print a bitmap file
How to print picture stored in enhanced-format metafile (*.emf)
How to put a horizontal text scrolling on the form (a news line)
How to put a vertical text scrolling on the form (a movie cast)
How to remove a directory that is not empty
Initiating Inet connection using a modem
Locking mouse and keyboard input for the VFP application
Minimizing all running applications
Obtaining the bounding rectangle for the specified device context
Obtaining window class name for the main VFP window
Placing an arbitrary rectangular area of main VFP window on the Clipboard
Printing text on the client area of the main VFP window
Printing text on the main VFP window
Reading metrics for the currently selected font
Reading the structure of VFP main menu
Retrieving information about the main VFP window
Retrieving long values associated with the class of the VFP window
Retrieving Window Class information for the VFP window
Scanning the hierarchy of child windows down from the main VFP window
Sending a standard message with one or more attached files using default email client
Setting the mouse capture to the specified window
Simple MAPI: how to pick an email recipient from Outlook Express address book
Splash Screen for the VFP application
Starting a dialog box for connecting to network resources (mapping network drive)
Storing content of the Clipboard to a bitmap file
Terminating all running applications from a VFP program
Testing Clipboard functions: emptying the clipboard
The window and its ancestors
Using FlashWindowEx to flash the taskbar button of the VFP application
Using Font and Text functions
Using GetNearestColor
Using InternetGoOnline function
Using IsChild() for testing ThisForm.ShowWindow property
Using the ChooseColor function
Using the DrawText function
Using the GradientFill function
Using the IsWindowEnabled function
Using the LoadImage function to have a bitmap file loaded and displayed on VFP main window
Using the MessageBox Win32 function
Using the RestartDialog function -- restarting Windows
Who is the first in viewing the Clipboard
Who owns the Windows Clipboard
Creating a window using CreateWindowEx function

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* Extended Window Styles
#DEFINE WS_EX_DLGMODALFRAME    1
#DEFINE WS_EX_NOPARENTNOTIFY   4
#DEFINE WS_EX_TOPMOST          8
#DEFINE WS_EX_ACCEPTFILES     16
#DEFINE WS_EX_TRANSPARENT     32
#DEFINE WS_EX_MDICHILD        64
#DEFINE WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW     128
#DEFINE WS_EX_WINDOWEDGE     256
#DEFINE WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE     512
#DEFINE WS_EX_CONTEXTHELP   1024
 
#DEFINE WS_EX_CONTROLPARENT 0x10000
#DEFINE WS_EX_STATICEDGE  0x20000
#DEFINE WS_EX_APPWINDOW  0x40000
 
#DEFINE SW_NORMAL  1
#DEFINE WS_OVERLAPPED 0
#DEFINE WS_CAPTION  0xC00000
#DEFINE WS_SYSMENU  0x80000
#DEFINE WS_THICKFRAME  0x40000
#DEFINE WS_MINIMIZEBOX  0x20000
#DEFINE WS_MAXIMIZEBOX  0x10000
 
DO decl
 
    hwnd = GetActiveWindow()
    lcClass = SPACE(250)
 
    lnSize = RealGetWindowClass (hwnd, @lcClass , Len(lcClass ))
    lcClass = STRTRAN (SUBSTR(lcClass, 1,lnSize), Chr(0),"")
 
    dwExStyle = WS_EX_APPWINDOW+WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE+WS_EX_WINDOWEDGE
    dwStyle   = WS_CAPTION+WS_SYSMENU+WS_THICKFRAME+WS_MAXIMIZEBOX+WS_MINIMIZEBOX
 
    hNew = CreateWindowEx (dwExStyle, lcClass, "Sample Window created",;
        dwStyle, 10, 10, 800, 300, hwnd, 0, 0, 0)
 
    = ShowWindow (hNew, SW_NORMAL)
    hDC = GetDC (hNew)
 
    lpString = "The GetActiveWindow function retrieves the active window handle" 
    ? TextOut (hDC, 10,10, lpString, Len(lpString))     
 
    = ReleaseDC (hNew, hDC)
 
PROCEDURE  decl
    DECLARE INTEGER RealGetWindowClass IN user32;
        INTEGER  hwnd,;
        STRING @ pszType,;
        INTEGER  cchType
 
    DECLARE INTEGER GetActiveWindow IN user32 
 
    DECLARE INTEGER CreateWindowEx IN user32;
        INTEGER dwExStyle,;
        STRING lpClassName,;
        STRING lpWindowName,;
        INTEGER dwStyle,;
        INTEGER x,;
        INTEGER y,;
        INTEGER nWidth,;
        INTEGER nHeight,;
        INTEGER hWndParent,;
        INTEGER hMenu,;
        INTEGER hInstance,;
        INTEGER lpParam
 
    DECLARE INTEGER ShowWindow IN user32;
        INTEGER hwnd,;
        INTEGER nCmdShow
 
    DECLARE INTEGER GetDC IN user32 INTEGER hwnd 
 
    DECLARE INTEGER TextOut IN gdi32;
        INTEGER hdc,;
        INTEGER x,;
        INTEGER y,;
        STRING  lpString,;
        INTEGER nCount
 
    DECLARE INTEGER ReleaseDC IN user32;
        INTEGER hwnd, INTEGER hdc 
 
 

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Created: 2001-07-18 12:00:00  
Modified: 2005-12-27 10:18:56  
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Listed functions:
CreateWindowEx
GetActiveWindow
GetDC
RealGetWindowClass
ReleaseDC
ShowWindow
TextOut
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Try different combinations of constants setting style and extended style of the created window.
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