'This example puts the "Notepad" program into your own form.
Private Declare Function FindWindow Lib "User32" Alias "FindWindowa" (Byval Lpwindown As Long) AS Long
Private Declare Function GetParent Lib "User32" (Byval Hwnd As Long) AS Long
Private Declare Function SetParent Lib "User32" (Byval HwndNewParent As Long) As long
Private Declare Function GetWindowThreadProcessid Lib "User32" (Byval HWND As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function GetWindow Lib "User32" (Byval Hwnd As Long) As long
Private Declare Function LockwindowUpdate Lib "User 32" (Byval Hwndlock As Long) AS LONG
Private Declare Function GetDesktopWindow Lib "User32" () AS Long
Private Declare Function DestroyWindow Lib "User32" (Byval HWnd As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function TerminateProcess LIB "Kernel32" (Byval HProcess As Long) AS Long
Private Declare Function GetCurrentProcess LIB "kernel32" () AS Long
Private Declare Function Putfocus LIB "User32" Alias "setfocus" (Byval Hwnd As long) As long
Const GW_HWndNext = 2
DIM MWND AS Long
Function instancetownd (Byval Target_PID As Long) As long
DIM TEST_HWND As Long, Test_PID As Long, Test_thread_id As Long
'Find the first window
Test_hWnd = FindWindow (Byval 0 &, Byval 0 &)
Do While Test_hwnd <> 0
'Check if the window isn't a child
IF getparent (test_hwnd) = 0 THEN
'Get the window's thread
Test_thread_id = getWindowThreadProcessid (Test_hWnd, Test_PID)
If Test_PID = Target_PID THEN
Instancetownd = Test_hwnd
Exit do
END IF
END IF
'retrieve the next windowtest_hwnd = getWindow (test_hwnd, gw_hwndnext)
Loop
END FUNCTION
Private sub flow_load ()
DIM PID AS Long
'Lock The Window Update
LockWindowUpdate getDesktopWindow
'Execute Notepad.exe
PID = shell ("c: /windows/notepad.exe", vbnormalfocus)
If PID = 0 Then Msgbox "Error Starting THE APP"
'Retrieve the Handle of the Window
MWND = Instancetownd (PID)
'Set the notepad's parent
SetParent MWND, Me.hwnd
'Put The Focus on Notepad
PUTFOCUS MWND
'Unlock windowupdate
LockWindowUpdate False
End Sub
Private Sub Form_Unload (Cancel AS Integer)
'Unload notepad
DestroyWindow MWND
'End this Program
TerminateProcess GetCurrentProcess, 0
End Sub
