Getting a window handle from a 16bit Clipper program.

[HunterEC]

How can I get the window handle for a 16 bit program that calls a FWH one ? Bearing in mind that there can be multiple instances of the 16bit program.

[Antonio Linares]

Gustavo,

Is it a MsDos or a Windows 16 bits application ?

If it is a Windows one, then you can save its window handle as a number to a file in the harddisk.

[HunterEC]

Antonio:

Sadly enough it is a MS DOS / Clipper 16 bit app.

[James Bott]

Hunter,

Have you thought about trying to compile your Clipper app with (x)Harbour? I mean just Harbour, not FW. It might compile with no changes needed, or very few. It would still be a MSDOS app, but then you have access to all the Harbour functions. However, I am not sure if the functions you need to find the window handle are Harbour functions or FW functions.

Regards,
James

[HunterEC]

James:

Thank you for your suggestion. In the mid to long term I'll try it, it's a huge health app that has to be tested thoroughly before deployment (any mistake can cause from intoxications to a death !). In the meanwhile I'm searching a short term solution, maybe somebody has a C routine which can be linked with Clipper. Again, thank you.

[Antonio Linares]

Gustavo,

Windows does not provide a way to access a MsDos window handle.

But maybe there is already a workaround. We should google for it.

[HunterEC]

Antonio:

Is there a way that when the user double clicks on this 16bit MS DOS app the caption be made unique ? For example:

1st time : App 001
2nd time: App 002
nth time : App 00n

Thank you

[Antonio Linares]

Gustavo,

Please have a look at this Microsoft article:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/110701