OpenEuphoria

RE: Win32 ShellExecute

• Posted by Bernie Ryan <xotron at bluefrognet.net> Oct 28, 2002
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Don Phillips wrote:
> >  Why can't you send a windows message to the calling window
> >  when the application completes or closes ?
> > 
> > Bernie
> > 
> 
> Well you can, *if* the program you are calling is your own so you can 
> add this functionality to it.  If you calling (for example) exw.exe from 
> 
> an editor or internet explorer to display a help file, it becomes a 
> little harder.  Cant just pop in there to modify those files eh?  Heh.  
> Actually, I have been searching for a good and decent way of doing this 
> for awile now.  I am convinced there are a couple of CBT (computer based 
> 
> training) hooks that would be useful in this area, but I have not had 
> the time to look into it.
> 
 
 All you have to do is search for the calling windows
 title which you probably will know at run-time.

Bernie