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Example on changing child and parent window at runtime using API calls

Example on changing child and parent window at runtime using API calls

API Declarations


Private Declare Function FindWindowEx Lib "user32" Alias "FindWindowExA" (ByVal hWnd1 As Long, ByVal hWnd2 As Long, ByVal lpsz1 As String, ByVal lpsz2 As String) As Long
Private Declare Function FindWindow Lib "user32" Alias "FindWindowA" (ByVal lpClassName As String, ByVal lpWindowName As String) As Long




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'//

Private Sub Form_Load()
    'Get the taskbar's window handle
    tWnd = FindWindow("Shell_TrayWnd", vbNullString)
    'Get the start-button's window handle
    bWnd = FindWindowEx(tWnd, ByVal 0&, "BUTTON", vbNullString)

'changes start button parent
SetParent bWnd, Me.hwnd

End Sub


Private Sub Form_Unload(Cancel As Integer)

'reset parent
SetParent bWnd, tWnd

End Sub