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Hide or show a window using the ShowWindow/CloseWindow API Calls

Hide or show a window using the ShowWindow/CloseWindow API Calls

API Declarations


Public Const SW_ERASE = &H4
Public Const SW_HIDE = 0
Public Const SW_INVALIDATE = &H2
Public Const SW_MAX = 10
Public Const SW_MAXIMIZE = 3
Public Const SW_MINIMIZE = 6
Public Const SW_NORMAL = 1
Public Const SW_OTHERUNZOOM = 4
Public Const SW_OTHERZOOM = 2
Public Const SW_PARENTCLOSING = 1
Public Const SW_PARENTOPENING = 3
Public Const SW_RESTORE = 9
Public Const SW_SCROLLCHILDREN = &H1
Public Const SW_SHOW = 5
Public Const SW_SHOWDEFAULT = 10
Public Const SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED = 3
Public Const SW_SHOWMINIMIZED = 2
Public Const SW_SHOWMINNOACTIVE = 7
Public Const SW_SHOWNA = 8
Public Const SW_SHOWNOACTIVATE = 4
Public Const SW_SHOWNORMAL = 1

Public Declare Function ShowWindow Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal nCmdShow As Long) As Long
Public Declare Function CloseWindow Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long) As Long



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Private Sub Command1_Click()
    CloseWindow Command1.hwnd
End Sub

Private Sub Form_Click()
    ShowWindow Command1.hwnd, SW_NORMAL
End Sub