Re: [Dev-C++] ID to handle

[Zodiaq <zo...@ac...>]

Hello Vlada and all Dev-C++ users,

Friday, December 13, 2002, 11:44:55 AM, Vlada wrote as follows:

VD> Hi.
VD> Here's the deal: I want to turn window ID number (#define ID_WND 100) to
VD> handle to that window, so I can use it in SendMessage function. I tried to
VD> use MAKEINTRESOURCE macro (HWND hwnd=(HWND)MAKEINTRESOURCE(ID_WND), but it
VD> doesn't work as I expected. I read that return value of it is type LPTSTR.
VD> Can that be cast as HWND? If not, is there some other way to do this?

To create window from ID use CreateWindow (or CreateWindowEx)

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/winui/winui/windowsuserinterface/windowing/windows/windowreference/windowfunctions/createwindow.asp

return value from CreateWindow is HWND (Handle to WiNDow)...

To get handle to one item use GetDlgItem...

And last thing - if you are processing message from that window you
get HWND as first param in its CALLBACK function...

There is a way to get handle by using FindWindow, but I think that you
can use one of previous... if you still don't know to do this give
more info...

VD> Regards,
VD> Vlada



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regards, Zodiaq