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Serge · Posted: Fri May 10, 2002 10:32 am Post subject: @window() problem

I am having trouble making the @WINDOWS() function work properly.

For example, the following code does not return me to the parent but returns an empty string instead of the parent!

Mac · Posted: Fri May 10, 2002 12:37 pm Post subject:

You might try using a WAIT after each line, or maybe
WAIT ".5" (if you use OPTION DECIMALSEP, ".").

Some of the window access functions are a tad slow,
and VDS will sometimes outrun them.

Cheers, Mac Smile

Serge · Posted: Fri May 10, 2002 10:32 pm Post subject:

Thanks for that Mac but no good!

I didn't put a wait for the @WINDOW(..,FIRST) and @WINDOW(..,LAST) and these 2 work fine. So why won't the @WINDOW(..,OWNER) work? grrrrrrr Confused

Mac · Posted: Sat May 11, 2002 5:20 am Post subject:

Hmmm... this is kinda strange. I can't even get the
CHILD parameter to work correctly...

In a VDS prog with a child dialog, it picks up the first
element (button, etc.) instead of the child window.
I tried with both windows open, and either of them
active several times...

OWNER also returns an empty value for me.

Any ideas anybody?

Cheers, Mac Smile

Serge · Posted: Sat May 11, 2002 5:52 am Post subject:

Thanks for trying Mac, and great to see that i'm not the only one with that problem.

I placed a similar post at the VDS forum and am waiting to see what they suggest.

Serge

Tommy · Posted: Sat May 18, 2002 12:24 am Post subject:

This simply must be a bug in VDS. There's nothing more I could add...

Tommy

Serge · Posted: Sat May 18, 2002 12:28 am Post subject:

thanks Tommy,

Serge

Tommy · Posted: Sat May 18, 2002 2:34 am Post subject:

Try this one:

http://www.vdsworld.com/files/vdswin.zip

The simple source code is included.

Syntax:

@DWINDOW(PARENT,<window identifier>)
Returns the window identifier of the parent window.

@DWINDOW(VERSION)
Returns the DLL's version number (1.0).

Please note that this DLL returns the parent window's identifier which actually may not be the same as a window's owner.

Tommy

Serge · Posted: Sat May 18, 2002 6:07 am Post subject:

thanks Tommy - i can't check it out at the moment but i'll certainly do so in the following week.

Serge