OpenEuphoria

RE: A Little API Help Please[more important]

• Posted by Robert Szalay <robsz1 at hotpop.com> Jul 28, 2003
• 457 views

Ok.

I figured it out.

Windows is showing the name of the console window so I had to change 
that.  Problem solved 

Thanks for the help Euman

euman at bellsouth.net wrote:
> WM_SETTEXT Message
> 
> 
> An application sends a WM_SETTEXT message to set the text of a window. 
> Syntax
> To send this message, call the SendMessage function as follows. 
> 
> lResult = SendMessage( 
>     // returns LRESULT in lResult 
> 
>    (HWND) hWndControl, 
>     // handle to destination control 
> 
>    (UINT) WM_SETTEXT, 
>     // message ID 
> 
>    (WPARAM) wParam, 
>     // = (WPARAM) () wParam;
> 
>    (LPARAM) lParam 
>     // = (LPARAM) () lParam;
> 
> ); 
> 
> 
> Parameters
>     wParam 
>     This parameter is not used. 
>     lParam 
>     Pointer to a null-terminated string that is the window text. 
> 
> so to do this you would:
> 
> newWintxt = allocate_string("NewTXT")
> Wintxt=c_func(SendMessage,{hwnd,WM_SETTEXT,0,newWintxt})
> free(newWintxt)
> 
> Wolf has a great demo that helps change the icon of the window if you
> need this too.
> 
> Euman
> 
> 
> On 27 Jul 2003 at 9:34, Robert Szalay wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Hello list.
> > 
> > I am making a window.  The window is just an invisible window to
> > receive tcp and timer messages.  I am also using a console.  The
> > problem is that in the CTRL+ALT+DEL menu, it shows the name on the
> > console(EXW).  I want it to say what I tell it to.
> > 
> > Here is some code...
> > 
> > global constant USER32 = open_dll("user32.dll"), 
> >          xPostQuitMessage = define_c_proc(USER32, "PostQuitMessage",
> > {C_INT}), 
> >          xDefWindowProc = define_c_func(USER32, 
> > "DefWindowProcA",repeat(C_UINT,4),C_UINT), 
> >          xRegisterClassEx = define_c_func(USER32, "RegisterClassExA",
> > {C_POINTER}, C_INT), 
> >          xCreateWindow = define_c_func(USER32, 
> > "CreateWindowExA",repeat(C_INT,12),C_INT), 
> >          xGetMessage	= define_c_func(USER32, "GetMessageA", 
> > repeat(C_INT,4), C_INT), 
> >          xTranslateMessage = define_c_proc(USER32, "TranslateMessage",
> >          
> > {C_INT}), 
> >          xDispatchMessage = define_c_proc(USER32, "DispatchMessageA",
> > {C_INT}), 
> >          xSetTimer = define_c_func(USER32, "SetTimer", 
> > {C_INT,C_INT,C_INT,C_INT},C_INT), 
> >          xKillTimer = define_c_func(USER32, "KillTimer", 
> > {C_INT,C_INT},C_INT), 
> >          SIZEOF_MESSAGE	= 40, 
> >          SIZEOF_WNDCLASSEX	= 48, 
> >          WM_CREATE = #00000001, 
> >          WM_DESTROY = #00000002, 
> >          WM_COMMAND = #00000111, 
> >          WM_TIMER = #113, 
> >        WINDOW_CLASS_NAME	= allocate_string("MyWndClass"),
> >        APP_NAME	= allocate_string("My Window!!!"), 
> >        WC_cbSize = 0,
> >        WC_style	= 4,
> >        WC_WndProc = 8,
> >        WC_cbClsExtra = 12,	-- Normally NULL
> >        WC_cbWndExtra = 16,	-- Normally NULL
> >        WC_hInstance = 20,
> >        WC_hIcon	= 24,
> >        WC_hCursor = 28,
> >        WC_hbrBackground = 32,
> >        WC_lpszMenuName = 36,
> >        WC_lpszClassName = 40,
> >        WC_hIconSm = 44
> > 
> > atom  main_window_handle
> > main_window_handle = 0
> > 
<snip>