Visual Basic, Getting A Windows 95 Task List

Getting A Windows 95 Task List

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Timothy M. Gar #1 / 4	Getting A Windows 95 Task List I am using VB 4 Pro in Windows 95. I am trying to get an active task list with filenames. I am using Microsoft's document (Q112649) "How to Get a Window's Class Name and Other Window Attributes". I can get a task list just fine but I can't seem to get the filenames. The only filename that I can get is of the VB program that I am running (vb32.exe if I am running in the editor). This program uses the GetWindowWord, GetWindowLong, and GetModuleFileName APIs from User32 and Kernel32. If anyone can help, I would greatly appreciate it. I've been playing with Task Pro but none of the numbers that I get are close to what that program shows. I am quite confused. -Tim --- _-==-__-==-__-==-__-==-__-==-__-==-__-==-__-==-__-==-__-==-_ \| The information, opinions and worthless babblings in this\| \| document were provided by a person of no significance, no\| \| achievement, no value, no authority and no money. \| \| Basically, an all-around plain nobody. \| \| ---------------> USE AT YOUR OWN RISK <----------------- \| _-==-__-==-__-==-__-==-__-==-__-==-__-==-__-==-__-==-__-==-_
Tue, 02 Feb 1999 03:00:00 GMT

Randy Bir #2 / 4	Getting A Windows 95 Task List Apparently, according to a ms C programmer, GetModuleFileName won't work in Win95 as apps are not supposed to be able to "invade" another apps memory space. Frankly, this is nuts, as I can easily retrieve or alter menu captions, disable anything, rearrange & move child windows/controls all around a form, and get information from the child windows and controls of other any other running, be it VB app, Explorer, IE, or any other C app that exposes it's handles. But no, GetModuleFileName "isn't supported" in Win95. Go figure.
Tue, 02 Feb 1999 03:00:00 GMT

Timothy M. Gar #3 / 4	Getting A Windows 95 Task List Quote: >Apparently, according to a ms C programmer, GetModuleFileName won't >work in Win95 as apps are not supposed to be able to "invade" another >apps memory space. >Frankly, this is nuts, as I can easily retrieve or alter menu >captions, disable anything, rearrange & move child windows/controls >all around a form, and get information from the child windows and >controls of other any other running, be it VB app, Explorer, IE, or >any other C app that exposes it's handles. But no, GetModuleFileName >"isn't supported" in Win95. Go figure. Bummer. Dumb question: why do they have an example of a VB4 program to do this if this isn't supported......oh....never-mind, it says "16-bit only". Thanks. -Tim --- _-==-__-==-__-==-__-==-__-==-__-==-__-==-__-==-__-==-__-==-_ \| The information, opinions and worthless babblings in this\| \| document were provided by a person of no significance, no\| \| achievement, no value, no authority and no money. \| \| Basically, an all-around plain nobody. \| \| ---------------> USE AT YOUR OWN RISK <----------------- \| _-==-__-==-__-==-__-==-__-==-__-==-__-==-__-==-__-==-__-==-_
Fri, 05 Feb 1999 03:00:00 GMT

Timothy M. Gar #4 / 4	Getting A Windows 95 Task List Quote: >>Apparently, according to a ms C programmer, GetModuleFileName won't >>work in Win95 as apps are not supposed to be able to "invade" another >>apps memory space. >>Frankly, this is nuts, as I can easily retrieve or alter menu >>captions, disable anything, rearrange & move child windows/controls >>all around a form, and get information from the child windows and >>controls of other any other running, be it VB app, Explorer, IE, or >>any other C app that exposes it's handles. But no, GetModuleFileName >>"isn't supported" in Win95. Go figure. What REALLY BUGS ME is that Task Pro v2.0 can do it. It runs in Win95, it shows full path and filename along with window handle, instance and module handle. It doesn't have any extra DLL files except one which only appears to be for the display of the form. It has to be doing something, using an API of somesort or looking in a particular memory area to find this information. It is quite accurate. Someone must know how to do it. -Tim --- _-==-__-==-__-==-__-==-__-==-__-==-__-==-__-==-__-==-__-==-_ \| The information, opinions and worthless babblings in this\| \| document were provided by a person of no significance, no\| \| achievement, no value, no authority and no money. \| \| Basically, an all-around plain nobody. \| \| ---------------> USE AT YOUR OWN RISK <----------------- \| _-==-__-==-__-==-__-==-__-==-__-==-__-==-__-==-__-==-__-==-_
Sat, 06 Feb 1999 03:00:00 GMT

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