DLLShowWindow()

DLLShowWindow()
  • SYNOPSIS:
    succ = DLLShowWindow(hwndHandle,iFlags)
  • DESCRIPTION:
    Changes the visual properties of a given window on the desktop. Allowing you to minimise/maximise and show/hide the blitz window.
  • PARAMETERS:
    hwndHandle hWnd handle to a window on the desktop you want to show/hide.
    iFlags

    Valid flags are:

    SW_HIDE - Hides the window and activates another window.
    SW_MAXIMIZE - Maximizes the specified window.
    SW_MINIMIZE - Minimizes the specified window and activates the next top-level window in the Z order.
    SW_RESTORE - Activates and displays the window. If the window is minimized or maximized, Windows restores it to its original size and position. An application should specify this flag when restoring a minimized window.
    SW_SHOW - Activates the window and displays it in its current size and position.
    SW_SHOWDEFAULT - Sets the show state based on the SW_ flag specified in the STARTUPINFO structure passed to the CreateProcess function by the program that started the application.
    SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED -Activates the window and displays it as a maximized window.
    SW_SHOWMINIMIZED - Activates the window and displays it as a minimized window.
    SW_SHOWMINNOACTIVE - Displays the window as a minimized window. The active window remains active.
    SW_SHOWNA - Displays the window in its current state. The active window remains active.
    SW_SHOWNOACTIVATE - Displays a window in its most recent size and position. The active window remains active.
    SW_SHOWNORMAL - Activates and displays a window. If the window is minimized or maximized, Windows restores it to its original size and position. An application should specify this flag when displaying the window for the first time.

  • RETURNS:
    True of False, depending on whether or not the window could be changed.
  • EXAMPLE:
    See example002.bb
  • BUGS:
    None Known.

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Section Last Updated: Saturday, February 2, 2002 2:04 PM GMT

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