>I am using WIN32API to find out if the application is all ready loaded then using ShowWindow to show the window. I get inconsistant results on showing the window. Sometimes it is shown and sometimes it is only partialy painted. I have tried the following with 3, 5 and 6:
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>LPARAMETER lnHWND
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>DECLARE INTEGER ShowWindow IN Win32API;
>  INTEGER hwnd, INTEGER dflag
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>= ShowWindow(lnHWND, 3)
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3 should be correct (SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED).  You might to make two calls - the first with 3, to be followed immediately by 5 (SW_SHOW) - IOW, first maximize, then force the activation, even though SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED by itself should be enough.  6 would be wrong IAC, since that would minimze.

The MSDN documents what the named values are, and the specifc integer values for each name can be found in the WINUSER.H include file in VC++

>Does anyone know the syntax for ShowWindow to maximize the window and bring it to the top?
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>Thanks

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