I'm using the code down below to start cmd.exe and move it into my panel. The problem is that my form does not switch to the foreground when I click on the embedded cmd window. It does work when I change Process.Start
to notepad.exe. Does anybody know why it's not working for cmd?
Thanks for any help in advance!
Kind regards, Eric van Loon
Form1.vb:
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
Imports WindowsApp1.NativeMethods
Public Class Form1
Private hForegroundChangedEventHook As IntPtr
Private ReadOnly ForegroundChangedEventDelegate As WinEventDelegate
Private Shared GCForegroundStateSafetyHandle As GCHandle
Declare Auto Function SetParent Lib "user32.dll" (ByVal hWndChild As IntPtr, ByVal hWndNewParent As IntPtr) As Integer
Declare Auto Function SendMessage Lib "user32.dll" (ByVal hWnd As IntPtr, ByVal Msg As Integer, ByVal wParam As Integer, ByVal lParam As Integer) As Integer
Declare Auto Function GetWindowThreadProcessId Lib "user32.dll" (ByVal hwnd As IntPtr, ByRef lpdwProcessId As Integer) As Integer
Declare Auto Function OpenProcess Lib "kernel32" (ByVal dwDesiredAccess As Long, ByVal bInheritHandle As Long, ByVal dwProcessId As Long) As Long
Private Sub Form1_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
Dim proc As Process
Dim ProcId As Integer = 0
'proc = Process.Start("notepad.exe")
proc = Process.Start("cmd.exe")
proc.WaitForExit(200)
SetParent(proc.MainWindowHandle, Me.Panel1.Handle)
SendMessage(proc.MainWindowHandle, 274, 61488, 0)
GetWindowThreadProcessId(proc.MainWindowHandle, ProcId)
SetForegroundStateChangedHook(proc.MainWindowHandle)
End Sub
Public Sub New()
InitializeComponent()
ForegroundChangedEventDelegate = New WinEventDelegate(AddressOf ForegroundStateChangedCallback)
GCForegroundStateSafetyHandle = GCHandle.Alloc(ForegroundChangedEventDelegate)
End Sub
Protected Overrides Sub OnHandleDestroyed(e As EventArgs)
GCForegroundStateSafetyHandle.Free()
UnhookWinEvent(hForegroundChangedEventHook)
MyBase.OnHandleDestroyed(e)
End Sub
Private Sub SetForegroundStateChangedHook(hWnd As IntPtr)
Dim processId As UInteger
Dim targetThreadId = GetWindowThread(hWnd, processId)
hForegroundChangedEventHook = WinEventHookOne(SWEH_Events.EVENT_SYSTEM_FOREGROUND, ForegroundChangedEventDelegate, processId, targetThreadId)
End Sub
Friend Sub ForegroundStateChangedCallback(hWinEventHook As IntPtr, eventType As SWEH_Events, hWnd As IntPtr, idObject As SWEH_ObjectId, idChild As Long, dwEventThread As UInteger, dwmsEventTime As UInteger)
If idObject = SWEH_ObjectId.OBJID_WINDOW AndAlso eventType = SWEH_Events.EVENT_SYSTEM_FOREGROUND Then
Dim flags = SWP_Flags.SWP_ASYNCWINDOWPOS Or SWP_Flags.SWP_NOACTIVATE Or SWP_Flags.SWP_NOSIZE Or SWP_Flags.SWP_NOMOVE
SetWindowPos(Handle, IntPtr.Zero, 0, 0, 0, 0, flags)
End If
End Sub
End Class
Class1.vb:
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
Public Class NativeMethods
<DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError:=True)>
Friend Shared Function GetWindowThreadProcessId(hWnd As IntPtr, ByRef lpdwProcessId As UInteger) As UInteger
End Function
<DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError:=True)>
Friend Shared Function SetWindowPos(hWnd As IntPtr, hWndInsertAfter As IntPtr, x As Integer, y As Integer, cx As Integer, cy As Integer, uFlags As SWP_Flags) As Boolean
End Function
Friend Delegate Sub WinEventDelegate(
hWinEventHook As IntPtr,
eventType As SWEH_Events,
hwnd As IntPtr, idObject As SWEH_ObjectId,
idChild As Long,
dwEventThread As UInteger,
dwmsEventTime As UInteger)
Friend Shared Function WinEventHookOne(evt As SWEH_Events, weDelegate As WinEventDelegate, idProcess As UInteger, idThread As UInteger) As IntPtr
Return SetWinEventHook(evt, evt, IntPtr.Zero, weDelegate, idProcess, idThread, WinEventHookInternalFlags)
End Function
Friend Shared Function GetWindowThread(hWnd As IntPtr, ByRef processID As UInteger) As UInteger
processID = 0
Return GetWindowThreadProcessId(hWnd, processID)
End Function
<DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError:=False)>
Friend Shared Function SetWinEventHook(
eventMin As SWEH_Events,
eventMax As SWEH_Events,
hmodWinEventProc As IntPtr,
lpfnWinEventProc As WinEventDelegate,
idProcess As UInteger,
idThread As UInteger,
dwFlags As SWEH_dwFlags) As IntPtr
End Function
<DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError:=False)>
Friend Shared Function UnhookWinEvent(hWinEventHook As IntPtr) As Boolean
End Function
Protected Overrides Sub Finalize()
MyBase.Finalize()
End Sub
Friend Shared WinEventHookInternalFlags As SWEH_dwFlags =
SWEH_dwFlags.WINEVENT_OUTOFCONTEXT Or SWEH_dwFlags.WINEVENT_SKIPOWNPROCESS
' SetWinEventHook Events
Friend Enum SWEH_Events As UInteger
EVENT_MIN = &H1
EVENT_MAX = &H7FFFFFFF
EVENT_SYSTEM_SOUND = &H1
EVENT_SYSTEM_ALERT = &H2
EVENT_SYSTEM_FOREGROUND = &H3
EVENT_SYSTEM_MENUSTART = &H4
EVENT_SYSTEM_MENUEND = &H5
EVENT_SYSTEM_MENUPOPUPSTART = &H6
EVENT_SYSTEM_MENUPOPUPEND = &H7
EVENT_SYSTEM_CAPTURESTART = &H8
EVENT_SYSTEM_CAPTUREEND = &H9
EVENT_SYSTEM_MOVESIZESTART = &HA
EVENT_SYSTEM_MOVESIZEEND = &HB
EVENT_SYSTEM_CONTEXTHELPSTART = &HC
EVENT_SYSTEM_CONTEXTHELPEND = &HD
EVENT_SYSTEM_DRAGDROPSTART = &HE
EVENT_SYSTEM_DRAGDROPEND = &HF
EVENT_SYSTEM_DIALOGSTART = &H10
EVENT_SYSTEM_DIALOGEND = &H11
EVENT_SYSTEM_SCROLLINGSTART = &H12
EVENT_SYSTEM_SCROLLINGEND = &H13
EVENT_SYSTEM_SWITCHSTART = &H14
EVENT_SYSTEM_SWITCHEND = &H15
EVENT_SYSTEM_MINIMIZESTART = &H16
EVENT_SYSTEM_MINIMIZEEND = &H17
EVENT_SYSTEM_DESKTOPSWITCH = &H20
EVENT_SYSTEM_END = &HFF
EVENT_OEM_DEFINED_START = &H101
EVENT_OEM_DEFINED_END = &H1FF
EVENT_UIA_EVENTID_START = &H4E00
EVENT_UIA_EVENTID_END = &H4EFF
EVENT_UIA_PROPID_START = &H7500
EVENT_UIA_PROPID_END = &H75FF
EVENT_CONSOLE_CARET = &H4001
EVENT_CONSOLE_UPDATE_REGION = &H4002
EVENT_CONSOLE_UPDATE_SIMPLE = &H4003
EVENT_CONSOLE_UPDATE_SCROLL = &H4004
EVENT_CONSOLE_LAYOUT = &H4005
EVENT_CONSOLE_START_APPLICATION = &H4006
EVENT_CONSOLE_END_APPLICATION = &H4007
EVENT_CONSOLE_END = &H40FF
EVENT_OBJECT_CREATE = &H8000
EVENT_OBJECT_DESTROY = &H8001
EVENT_OBJECT_SHOW = &H8002
EVENT_OBJECT_HIDE = &H8003
EVENT_OBJECT_REORDER = &H8004
EVENT_OBJECT_FOCUS = &H8005
EVENT_OBJECT_SELECTION = &H8006
EVENT_OBJECT_SELECTIONADD = &H8007
EVENT_OBJECT_SELECTIONREMOVE = &H8008
EVENT_OBJECT_SELECTIONWITHIN = &H8009
EVENT_OBJECT_STATECHANGE = &H800A
EVENT_OBJECT_LOCATIONCHANGE = &H800B
EVENT_OBJECT_NAMECHANGE = &H800C
EVENT_OBJECT_DESCRIPTIONCHANGE = &H800D
EVENT_OBJECT_VALUECHANGE = &H800E
EVENT_OBJECT_PARENTCHANGE = &H800F
EVENT_OBJECT_HELPCHANGE = &H8010
EVENT_OBJECT_DEFACTIONCHANGE = &H8011
EVENT_OBJECT_ACCELERATORCHANGE = &H8012
EVENT_OBJECT_INVOKED = &H8013
EVENT_OBJECT_TEXTSELECTIONCHANGED = &H8014
EVENT_OBJECT_CONTENTSCROLLED = &H8015
EVENT_SYSTEM_ARRANGMENTPREVIEW = &H8016
EVENT_OBJECT_END = &H80FF
EVENT_AIA_START = &HA000
EVENT_AIA_END = &HAFFF
End Enum
' SetWinEventHook Window Objects
Friend Enum SWEH_ObjectId As Long
OBJID_WINDOW = &H0
OBJID_SYSMENU = &HFFFFFFFFUI
OBJID_TITLEBAR = &HFFFFFFFEUI
OBJID_MENU = &HFFFFFFFDUI
OBJID_CLIENT = &HFFFFFFFCUI
OBJID_VSCROLL = &HFFFFFFFBUI
OBJID_HSCROLL = &HFFFFFFFAUI
OBJID_SIZEGRIP = &HFFFFFFF9UI
OBJID_CARET = &HFFFFFFF8UI
OBJID_CURSOR = &HFFFFFFF7UI
OBJID_ALERT = &HFFFFFFF6UI
OBJID_SOUND = &HFFFFFFF5UI
OBJID_QUERYCLASSNAMEIDX = &HFFFFFFF4UI
OBJID_NATIVEOM = &HFFFFFFF0UI
End Enum
' WinEventDelegate flags
Friend Enum SWEH_dwFlags As UInteger
WINEVENT_OUTOFCONTEXT = &H0 ' Events are ASYNC - No dll needed
WINEVENT_SKIPOWNTHREAD = &H1 ' Don't call back for events on installer's thread
WINEVENT_SKIPOWNPROCESS = &H2 ' Don't call back for events on installer's process
WINEVENT_INCONTEXT = &H4 ' Events are SYNC, this causes your dll to be injected into every process
End Enum
' SetWindowPos flags
<Flags>
Public Enum SWP_Flags As UInteger
SWP_NOSIZE = &H1
SWP_NOMOVE = &H2
SWP_NOZORDER = &H4
SWP_NOREDRAW = &H8
SWP_NOACTIVATE = &H10
SWP_DRAWFRAME = &H20
SWP_FRAMECHANGED = &H20
SWP_SHOWWINDOW = &H40
SWP_HIDEWINDOW = &H80
SWP_NOCOPYBITS = &H100
SWP_NOOWNERZORDER = &H200
SWP_NOREPOSITION = &H200
SWP_NOSENDCHANGING = &H400
SWP_NOCLIENTSIZE = &H800
SWP_NOCLIENTMOVE = &H1000
SWP_DEFERERASE = &H2000
SWP_ASYNCWINDOWPOS = &H4000
End Enum
End Class