I'm trying to run discord.exe inside a windows form but im getting this error. Can someone help me, thanks. Here is the error message: Error message in English ("The system cannot find the file specified")
These are my codes:
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
static extern IntPtr SetParent(IntPtr child, IntPtr newParent);
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
static extern int SendMessage(IntPtr hWnd, int Msg, int wParam, int Iparam);
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
[return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
private static extern bool IsWindowVisible(IntPtr hWnd);
private const int WM_SYSCOMMAND = 274;
private const int SC_MAXIMIZE = 61488;
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
string anan = "discord.exe";
Process calistir = Process.Start(anan);
while (calistir.MainWindowHandle == IntPtr.Zero || !IsWindowVisible(calistir.MainWindowHandle))
{
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(10);
calistir.Refresh();
}
SetParent(calistir.MainWindowHandle, this.Handle);
SendMessage(calistir.MainWindowHandle, WM_SYSCOMMAND, SC_MAXIMIZE, 0);
}
if you wanna run the software, first you have to give the path of the file. I changed the code but you have to change it according to the information on your computer. Then it will work.
You can see the screenshot here: Discord App => Properties
https://i.hizliresim.com/1p5ZYG.jpg
string anan = #"C:\Users\YouPC\AppData\Local\Discord\Discord.exe";
Process calistir = Process.Start(anan);
while (calistir.MainWindowHandle == IntPtr.Zero ||
!IsWindowVisible(calistir.MainWindowHandle))
{
System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(10);
calistir.Refresh();
}
SetParent(calistir.MainWindowHandle, this.Handle);
SendMessage(calistir.MainWindowHandle, WM_SYSCOMMAND, SC_MAXIMIZE, 0);
Process[] procs = Process.GetProcesses();
IntPtr hWnd;
foreach (Process proc in procs)
{
if ((hWnd = proc.MainWindowHandle) != IntPtr.Zero)
{
Debug.WriteLine("{0} : {1}", proc.ProcessName, hWnd);
}
}
My question is, how can I restore minimized window having its handle (hWnd variable).
I would be grateful if you could also supply with some documentation of window handlers so I can see how to manipulate them.
Unless you're in the same application domain, you'll have to use an unmanaged API to do this.
private const int SW_SHOWNORMAL = 1;
private const int SW_SHOWMINIMIZED = 2;
private const int SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED = 3;
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
private static extern bool ShowWindowAsync(IntPtr hWnd, int nCmdShow);
private void restoreWindow(IntPtr hWnd)
{
if (!hWnd.Equals(IntPtr.Zero))
{
ShowWindowAsync(hWnd, SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED);
}
}
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms633549(VS.85).aspx
I just want to do real minimized, all public codes are not minimizing in right way! It just minimize it as shown, but not minimize like if I click on Minimize button. How did I know that? Or what benefit will I get from that? When I press on minimize button, it reduce from CPU usage! (It's a game anyway.)
My code is :
[DllImport("User32.Dll", EntryPoint = "PostMessageA", SetLastError = true)]
public static extern bool PostMessage(IntPtr hWnd, uint msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam);
List<int> ProcIDs = new List<int>();
private void timer1_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
foreach (Process process in Process.GetProcesses())
{
if (process.ProcessName == "League of Legends")
{
// MinimizeWindow((IntPtr)hProcess);
if (!ProcIDs.Contains(process.Id))
{
IntPtr hProcess = GetProcessWindow(process.Id);
ProcIDs.Add(process.Id);
PostMessage(hProcess, WM_SYSCOMMAND, (IntPtr)SC_MINIMIZE, IntPtr.Zero);
}
}
}
}
const int WM_SYSCOMMAND = 274;
const int SC_MINIMIZE = 0xF020;
I also tried other methods and it does the same, just minimize as show, but not real minimize! :)
You can try this
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
private static extern bool ShowWindow(IntPtr hWnd, WindowShowStyle nCmdShow);
with window style as ShowMinimized = 2,
http://www.pinvoke.net/default.aspx/user32.showwindow
it's a standard windows function that the display goes into sleep mode after the configured time. is it somehow possible to send the display into sleep mode immediately from a c# .net application in windows 7? i've already tried one thing i found but it didn't work for me.
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
static extern IntPtr SendMessage(IntPtr hWnd, UInt32 Msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam);
[DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, ExactSpelling = true)]
public static extern IntPtr GetDesktopWindow();
private const int SC_MONITORPOWER = 0xF170;
private const UInt32 WM_SYSCOMMAND = 0x0112;
private const int MONITOR_ON = -1;
private const int MONITOR_OFF = 2;
private const int MONITOR_STANBY = 1;
public static void DisplayToSleep()
{
var hWnd = GetDesktopWindow();
var ret = SendMessage(hWnd , Constants.WM_SYSCOMMAND, (IntPtr)Constants.SC_MONITORPOWER, (IntPtr)Constants.MONITOR_OFF);
}
hWnd seems to have a valid value but ret is always 0.
thx, kopi_b
This works fine in a WinForms application:
public partial class Form1 : Form
{
private int SC_MONITORPOWER = 0xF170;
private uint WM_SYSCOMMAND = 0x0112;
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
static extern IntPtr SendMessage(IntPtr hWnd, uint Msg, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam);
public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
SendMessage(this.Handle, WM_SYSCOMMAND, (IntPtr)SC_MONITORPOWER, (IntPtr)2);
}
}
The problem seems to come from the GetDesktopWindow function.
You need to use HWND_BROADCAST instead of the desktop window handle to ensure that the monitor powers off:
private const int HWND_BROADCAST = 0xFFFF;
var ret = SendMessage((IntPtr)HWND_BROADCAST, WM_SYSCOMMAND, (IntPtr)SC_MONITORPOWER, (IntPtr)MONITOR_OFF);
I have Visual Studio 2010 and Windows 7 and created a Windows Form Application with a 'Sleep' and 'Hibernate' button. The following worked for me:
private void Sleep_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
bool retVal = Application.SetSuspendState(PowerState.Suspend, false, false);
if (retVal == false)
MessageBox.Show("Could not suspend the system.");
}
private void Hibernate_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
bool retVal = Application.SetSuspendState(PowerState.Hibernate, false, false);
if (retVal == false)
MessageBox.Show("Could not hybernate the system.");
}
I found this here
So, I did search google and SO prior to asking this question. Basically I have a DLL that has a form compiled into it. The form will be used to display information to the screen. Eventually it will be asynchronous and expose a lot of customization in the dll. For now I just want it to display properly. The problem that I am having is that I use the dll by loading it in a Powershell session. So when I try to display the form and get it to come to the top and have focus, It has no problem with displaying over all the other apps, but I can't for the life of me get it to display over the Powershell window. Here is the code that I am currently using to try and get it to display. I am sure that the majority of it won't be required once I figure it out, this just represents all the things that I found via google.
CLass Blah
{
[DllImport("user32.dll", EntryPoint = "SystemParametersInfo")]
public static extern bool SystemParametersInfo(uint uiAction, uint uiParam, uint pvParam, uint fWinIni);
[DllImport("user32.dll", EntryPoint = "SetForegroundWindow")]
public static extern bool SetForegroundWindow(IntPtr hWnd);
[DllImport("User32.dll", EntryPoint = "ShowWindowAsync")]
private static extern bool ShowWindowAsync(IntPtr hWnd, int cmdShow);
private const int WS_SHOWNORMAL = 1;
public void ShowMessage(string msg)
{
MessageForm msgFrm = new MessageForm();
msgFrm.lblMessage.Text = "FOO";
msgFrm.ShowDialog();
msgFrm.BringToFront();
msgFrm.TopMost = true;
msgFrm.Activate();
SystemParametersInfo((uint)0x2001, 0, 0, 0x0002 | 0x0001);
ShowWindowAsync(msgFrm.Handle, WS_SHOWNORMAL);
SetForegroundWindow(msgFrm.Handle);
SystemParametersInfo((uint)0x2001, 200000, 200000, 0x0002 | 0x0001);
}
}
As I say I'm sure that most of that is either not needed or even flat out wrong, I just wanted to show the things that I had tried. Also, as I mentioned, I plan to have this be asynchronously displayed at some point which I suspect will wind up requiring a separate thread. Would splitting the form out into it's own thread make it easier to cause it to get focus over the Powershell session?
#Joel, thanks for the info. Here is what I tried based on your suggestion:
msgFrm.ShowDialog();
msgFrm.BringToFront();
msgFrm.Focus();
Application.DoEvents();
The form still comes up under the Powershell session. I'll proceed with working out the threading. I've spawned threads before but never where the parent thread needed to talk to the child thread, so we'll see how it goes.
Thnks for all the ideas so far folks.
Ok, threading it took care of the problem. #Quarrelsome, I did try both of those. Neither (nor both together) worked. I am curious as to what is evil about using threading? I am not using Application.Run and I have yet to have a problem. I am using a mediator class that both the parent thread and the child thread have access to. In that object I am using a ReaderWriterLock to lock one property that represents the message that I want displayed on the form that the child thread creates. The parent locks the property then writes what should be displayed. The child thread locks the property and reads what it should change the label on the form to. The child has to do this on a polling interval (I default it to 500ms) which I'm not real happy about, but I could not find an event driven way to let the child thread know that the proerty had changed, so I'm stuck with polling.
I also had trouble activating and bringing a window to the foreground. Here is the code that eventually worked for me. I'm not sure if it will solve your problem.
Basically, call ShowWindow() then SetForegroundWindow().
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
// Sets the window to be foreground
[DllImport("User32")]
private static extern int SetForegroundWindow(IntPtr hwnd);
// Activate or minimize a window
[DllImportAttribute("User32.DLL")]
private static extern bool ShowWindow(IntPtr hWnd, int nCmdShow);
private const int SW_SHOW = 5;
private const int SW_MINIMIZE = 6;
private const int SW_RESTORE = 9;
private void ActivateApplication(string briefAppName)
{
Process[] procList = Process.GetProcessesByName(briefAppName);
if (procList.Length > 0)
{
ShowWindow(procList[0].MainWindowHandle, SW_RESTORE);
SetForegroundWindow(procList[0].MainWindowHandle);
}
}
Here is some code that I've used on one form or another for a few years. There are a few gotchas to making a window in another app pop up. Once you have the window handle do this:
if (IsIconic(hWnd))
ShowWindowAsync(hWnd, SW_RESTORE);
ShowWindowAsync(hWnd, SW_SHOW);
SetForegroundWindow(hWnd);
// Code from Karl E. Peterson, www.mvps.org/vb/sample.htm
// Converted to Delphi by Ray Lischner
// Published in The Delphi Magazine 55, page 16
// Converted to C# by Kevin Gale
IntPtr foregroundWindow = GetForegroundWindow();
IntPtr Dummy = IntPtr.Zero;
uint foregroundThreadId = GetWindowThreadProcessId(foregroundWindow, Dummy);
uint thisThreadId = GetWindowThreadProcessId(hWnd, Dummy);
if (AttachThreadInput(thisThreadId, foregroundThreadId, true))
{
BringWindowToTop(hWnd); // IE 5.5 related hack
SetForegroundWindow(hWnd);
AttachThreadInput(thisThreadId, foregroundThreadId, false);
}
if (GetForegroundWindow() != hWnd)
{
// Code by Daniel P. Stasinski
// Converted to C# by Kevin Gale
IntPtr Timeout = IntPtr.Zero;
SystemParametersInfo(SPI_GETFOREGROUNDLOCKTIMEOUT, 0, Timeout, 0);
SystemParametersInfo(SPI_SETFOREGROUNDLOCKTIMEOUT, 0, Dummy, SPIF_SENDCHANGE);
BringWindowToTop(hWnd); // IE 5.5 related hack
SetForegroundWindow(hWnd);
SystemParametersInfo(SPI_SETFOREGROUNDLOCKTIMEOUT, 0, Timeout, SPIF_SENDCHANGE);
}
I won't post the whole unit since since it does other things that aren't relevant
but here are the constants and imports for the above code.
//Win32 API calls necesary to raise an unowned processs main window
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
private static extern bool SetForegroundWindow(IntPtr hWnd);
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
private static extern bool ShowWindowAsync(IntPtr hWnd, int nCmdShow);
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
private static extern bool IsIconic(IntPtr hWnd);
[DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
private static extern bool SystemParametersInfo(uint uiAction, uint uiParam, IntPtr pvParam, uint fWinIni);
[DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
private static extern uint GetWindowThreadProcessId(IntPtr hWnd, IntPtr lpdwProcessId);
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
private static extern IntPtr GetForegroundWindow();
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
private static extern bool AttachThreadInput(uint idAttach, uint idAttachTo, bool fAttach);
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
static extern bool BringWindowToTop(IntPtr hWnd);
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
private static extern int GetWindowText(IntPtr hWnd, StringBuilder lpString, Int32 nMaxCount);
[DllImport("user32.dll")]
private static extern int GetWindowThreadProcessId(IntPtr hWnd, ref Int32 lpdwProcessId);
[DllImport("User32.dll")]
public static extern IntPtr GetParent(IntPtr hWnd);
private const int SW_HIDE = 0;
private const int SW_SHOWNORMAL = 1;
private const int SW_NORMAL = 1;
private const int SW_SHOWMINIMIZED = 2;
private const int SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED = 3;
private const int SW_MAXIMIZE = 3;
private const int SW_SHOWNOACTIVATE = 4;
private const int SW_SHOW = 5;
private const int SW_MINIMIZE = 6;
private const int SW_SHOWMINNOACTIVE = 7;
private const int SW_SHOWNA = 8;
private const int SW_RESTORE = 9;
private const int SW_SHOWDEFAULT = 10;
private const int SW_MAX = 10;
private const uint SPI_GETFOREGROUNDLOCKTIMEOUT = 0x2000;
private const uint SPI_SETFOREGROUNDLOCKTIMEOUT = 0x2001;
private const int SPIF_SENDCHANGE = 0x2;
Doesn't ShowDialog() have different window behavior than just Show()?
What if you tried:
msgFrm.Show();
msgFrm.BringToFront();
msgFrm.Focus();
TopMost = true;
.Activate() ?
Either of those any good?
Splitting it out into its own thread is a bit evil as it wont work properly if you don't call it with Application.Run and that will swallow up the thread. In the worst case scenario I guess you could separate it out into a different process and communicate via the disk or WCF.
The following solution should meet your requirements:
Assembly can be loaded into PowerShell and main class instantiated
When ShowMessage method on this instance is called, a new window is shown and activated
If you call ShowMessage multiple times, this same window updates its title text and is activated
To stop using the window, call Dispose method
Step 1: Let's create a temporary working directory (you can naturally use your own dir)
(powershell.exe)
mkdir C:\TEMP\PshWindow
cd C:\TEMP\PshWindow
Step 2: Now let's define class that we will be interacting with in PowerShell:
// file 'InfoProvider.cs' in C:\TEMP\PshWindow
using System;
using System.Threading;
using System.Windows.Forms;
namespace PshWindow
{
public sealed class InfoProvider : IDisposable
{
public void Dispose()
{
GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
lock (this._sync)
{
if (!this._disposed)
{
this._disposed = true;
if (null != this._worker)
{
if (null != this._form)
{
this._form.Invoke(new Action(() => this._form.Close()));
}
this._worker.Join();
this._form = null;
this._worker = null;
}
}
}
}
public void ShowMessage(string msg)
{
lock (this._sync)
{
// make sure worker is up and running
if (this._disposed) { throw new ObjectDisposedException("InfoProvider"); }
if (null == this._worker)
{
this._worker = new Thread(() => (this._form = new MyForm(this._sync)).ShowDialog()) { IsBackground = true };
this._worker.Start();
while (this._form == null || !this._form.Created)
{
Monitor.Wait(this._sync);
}
}
// update the text
this._form.Invoke(new Action(delegate
{
this._form.Text = msg;
this._form.Activate();
}));
}
}
private bool _disposed;
private Form _form;
private Thread _worker;
private readonly object _sync = new object();
}
}
As well as the Form that will be shown:
// file 'MyForm.cs' in C:\TEMP\PshWindow
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Threading;
using System.Windows.Forms;
namespace PshWindow
{
internal sealed class MyForm : Form
{
public MyForm(object sync)
{
this._sync = sync;
this.BackColor = Color.LightGreen;
this.Width = 200;
this.Height = 80;
this.FormBorderStyle = FormBorderStyle.SizableToolWindow;
}
protected override void OnShown(EventArgs e)
{
base.OnShown(e);
this.TopMost = true;
lock (this._sync)
{
Monitor.PulseAll(this._sync);
}
}
private readonly object _sync;
}
}
Step 3: Let's compile the assembly...
(powershell.exe)
csc /out:PshWindow.dll /target:library InfoProvider.cs MyForm.cs
Step 4: ... and load the assembly in PowerShell to have fun with it:
(powershell.exe)
[System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadFile('C:\TEMP\PshWindow\PshWindow.dll')
$a = New-Object PshWindow.InfoProvider
$a.ShowMessage('Hello, world')
A green-ish window with title 'Hello, world' should now pop-up and be active. If you reactivate the PowerShell window and enter:
$a.ShowMessage('Stack overflow')
The Window's title should change to 'Stack overflow' and the window should be active again.
To stop working with our window, dispose the object:
$a.Dispose()
This solution works as expected in both Windows XP SP3, x86 and Windows Vista SP1, x64. If there are question about how this solution works I can update this entry with detailed discussion. For now I'm hoping the code if self-explanatory.
Huge thanks people.
I think I've made it a bit shorter, here's what I put on a seperate thread and seems to be working ok.
private static void StatusChecking()
{
IntPtr iActiveForm = IntPtr.Zero, iCurrentACtiveApp = IntPtr.Zero;
Int32 iMyProcID = Process.GetCurrentProcess().Id, iCurrentProcID = 0;
IntPtr iTmp = (IntPtr)1;
while (bIsRunning)
{
try
{
Thread.Sleep(45);
if (Form.ActiveForm != null)
{
iActiveForm = Form.ActiveForm.Handle;
}
iTmp = GetForegroundWindow();
if (iTmp == IntPtr.Zero) continue;
GetWindowThreadProcessId(iTmp, ref iCurrentProcID);
if (iCurrentProcID == 0)
{
iCurrentProcID = 1;
continue;
}
if (iCurrentProcID != iMyProcID)
{
SystemParametersInfo(SPI_GETFOREGROUNDLOCKTIMEOUT, 0, IntPtr.Zero, 0);
SystemParametersInfo(SPI_SETFOREGROUNDLOCKTIMEOUT, 0, IntPtr.Zero, SPIF_SENDCHANGE);
BringWindowToTop(iActiveForm);
SetForegroundWindow(iActiveForm);
}
else iActiveForm = iTmp;
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Definitions.UnhandledExceptionHandler(ex, 103106);
}
}
}
I don`t bother repasting the definitions...
You shouldn't need to import any win32 functions for this. If .Focus() isn't enough the form should also have a .BringToFront() method you can use. If that fails, you can set it's .TopMost property to true. You don't want to leave it true forever, so then call Application.DoEvents so the form can process that message and set it back to false.
Don't you just want the dialog to be a child of the calling form?
To do that you'll need the pass in the calling window and
use the ShowDialog( IWin32Window owner ) method.