How to get the handle to backgroud window 2

[kshea]

Hi, All,

I have two modeless dialogs open. I could use GetForegroundWindow to retrieve the handle to the fore ground window. Is there an API to get the handle to background window allowing me access the backgroud window inside fore ground window?

Thank you in advance

 

[apatterno]

No, there is no API to do that. Because, while there is only one foreground window, every other top-level window is a candidate for being considered the "background window". You will have to find another means to find this handle, i.e., store it in a variable when you create the window.

» access the backgroud window inside fore ground window?

That doesn't make sense. If one window is "inside" another, then it is a child of that window.

Will

 

[tdsman]

You could use the FindWindow() function if you've got the window title.

CWnd* pWndBack;
CString sTitle;

sTitle.LoadString(_T("The Back Ground Window Title"));
pWndBack = CWnd::(FindWindow(NULL,sTitle));

if(pWndBack)
{
    //TODO: Do Stuff with my window
    pWndBack->SetForegroundWindow();
}