>What is a "HINSTANCE hinst" and how do I get a value for it?

Hi Chuck,

In VFP an HINSTANCE is an integer. If you're trying to get this value for a VFP app, use the following:

DECLARE INTEGER GetClassLong IN Win32API;
  INTEGER hWnd, INTEGER nIndex
* -16 is GCL_HMODULE
lnHInstance = GetClassLong(hWnd, -16)

You'll need the VFP window handle to pass as the hWnd value. Foxtools can provide this with its MainhWnd() function.

hth,