by Carl Belle (1 Submission)
Category: Windows API Call/Explanation
Compatability: VB 6.0
Difficulty: Unknown Difficulty
Originally Published: Thu 27th May 1999
Date Added: Mon 8th February 2021
Rating: 
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Stay on Top option
API Declarations
Declare Function SetWindowPos Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal hWndInsertAfter As Long, ByVal x As Long, ByVal y As Long, ByVal cx As Long, ByVal cy As Long, ByVal wFlags As Long) As Long
Global Const conHwndTopmost = -1
Global Const conHwndNoTopmost = -2
Global Const conSwpNoActivate = &H10
Global Const conSwpShowWindow = &H40
VBcoders
'Make sure you define your form properties after the conHwndTopmost statement
Select Case chkStayOnTop.Checked
Case False
mnuStayOnTop.Checked = True
SetWindowPos hwnd, conHwndTopmost, 100, 100, 205, 141, conSwpNoActivate Or conSwpShowWindow
Case True
chkStayOnTop.Checked = False
SetWindowPos hwnd, conHwndNoTopmost, 100, 100, 205, 141, conSwpNoActivate Or conSwpShowWindow
End Select
