On Thu, 15 Jun 2006 14:57:44 -0400, "vul" <a**@optonline.net> wrote:

>I'm converting my VB6 project into VB 2005.
>In VB6 I use several API functions, such as:
>IsWindow, GetForegroundWindow, SetWindowPos, FindWindow, ShowWindow,
>GetDesktopWindow and some others
>All of them are used to work with external windows (Word, Acrobat etc)
>
>I'm looking for their replacement with native Framework stuff or the way how
>to use them in VB 2005 properly.
>Some of them work the same way, some don't.
>Where do I get some info about API replacement?
>Google did not help me.
>
>Thank you
>
>Al
>

"gene kelley" <o***@by.me> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 15 Jun 2006 14:57:44 -0400, "vul" <a**@optonline.net> wrote:
>
>>I'm converting my VB6 project into VB 2005.
>>In VB6 I use several API functions, such as:
>>IsWindow, GetForegroundWindow, SetWindowPos, FindWindow, ShowWindow,
>>GetDesktopWindow and some others
>>All of them are used to work with external windows (Word, Acrobat etc)
>>
>>I'm looking for their replacement with native Framework stuff or the way
>>how
>>to use them in VB 2005 properly.
>>Some of them work the same way, some don't.
>>Where do I get some info about API replacement?
>>Google did not help me.
>>
>>Thank you
>>
>>Al
>>
>
> Generally, the API's are the same except you have to change the data
> types (i.e. Longs to Int32).  "As Any" is not supported -- needs a
> specific declared data type appropriate to your usage.  "Type"
> declares are not supported -- needs the equivalent "Structure"
> declare.
>
> There's a list, here, of some API's and suggested Framework
> equivalents:
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframework/default.aspx?pull=/library/en-us/dndotnet/html/win32map.asp#win32map_alphalist
>
> There is an API viewer here:
> http://www.activevb.de/rubriken/apiviewer/index-apiviewereng.html
> In the 'options' of the viewer, you can set the viewer to show vb.net
> syntax.
>
> Gene