Useful Library

[Louis]

Hi. I don't know much about C/C++. What valid 32-bit integers can I pass to PostMessageToWindow(), for WMSG, wParam, lParam? I am not following winuser.h. Do I just convert those hexadecimal values to INT32 and use those in my program, and how can I tell what constants to reference when I need a particular feature other than writing to another application? What else can I make other windows do besides typing in other applications? Thank you very much, your library rules!

[JJM]

Dimitris,
I have an error with the new version of dzHW.dll.
dzHW.Inputpanel=true (or false) has no action on SIP.
With the old version it works fine.

Bye

JJ M

[dzt]

Hello,

JJM thank you for your note and sorry for the bug.
I attached at the same post (#8) new dzHW-2.ZIP with fixed dzHW.dll, please download it again.

alfcen, SPS stands for System Power Status structure used for quering the power status of the device.
You are right about Visual Studio and therefore after first version of dzHW library, I'm using sharpdevelop (http://www.sharpdevelop.net), an open source IDE VS alternative, to develop this librariy. I will post the source code in the near future, so everyone could be able to continue it's development, because I'll stop some moment (not enough free time to spent)

conf, sorry no SMS library for now. I develop these libraries for my own use and just share them with b4ppc community.

Louis, PostMessage functions can be used by your app to communicate with other apps. You can use Bitwise library to convert hex values to decimal at runtime. Maybe I'll post some more examples later in this thread.

[JJM]

Thanks

JJ M

[dzt]

Hi to all,

A new dzHW version is here with more functions and with a new dzForm control for desktop only.
I thought that Form control of B4PPC is not enough for desktop applications so I created this.

For how to use dzForm control see attached B4PPC sample. Documentation for dzForm I'll not post (I hate writing documentation especially in a foreign language) but I think it is simple to understand it. Ask for everything you do not understand.

A simple description for dzHW added function follows.

GetProcesses: Returns in a table of string the names of active processes KillProcess("ProcessName"): Kills the process
GetProcessHandle("ProcessName"): Returns the handle of process with name ProcessName
GetModuleHandle("Modulename"): Return the Handle for a loaded module. ModuleName = "null" returns the handle of myapp
GetActiveWindowHandle: Returns the Handle of the Active Window
GetWindowHandle("ClassName", "WindowName"): Returns the handle of Window with class name ClassName and window name WindowName. ClassName and or WindowName can be null
GetClassName(hWnd, StrLen): Returns in a string the class name of the given hWnd. StrLen the maximum length of class name to return
GetWindowtext(hWnd, StrLen): Returns in a string the window text of the given hWnd. StrLen the maximum length of window name to return
SetWindowText(hWnd, WindowText): Sets the Window Title or Caption of window eith Handle hWnd
GetParent(hWnd): Returns the parent window handle of window with handle hWnd
GetWindowFirst(hWnd): Returns the handle of the first in order window of window with handle hWnd
GetWindowNext(hWnd): Returns the handle of the next in order window of window with handle hWnd
GetWindowChild(hWnd): Returns the first child window of thw window with handle hWnd
PostMessage(hWnd, wMsg, wParam, lParam): Posts a message to the window with hWnd handle
ShowWindow(hWnd, nCmdShow): Send mCmdShow command to the window with handle hWnd. If mCmdShow = 0 hides the window. If mCmdShow = 5 shows the window. See winuser.h as above
GetWindowRect(hWnd): Return a table(4) of int32 with left, top, right, bottom of window with Handle hWnd
IsWindowVisible(hWnd): Returns true if the window with handle hWnd is visible
IsWindow(hWnd): Returns true if the window with handle hWnd is window (!!!)

For how to use these functions see dzSpy I've posted here dzSpy - Spy and Task Manager App - Open Source

Desktop version source code can be found here http://www.terracom.gr/basic4ppc/files/dzHWdesktop.zip

Device version source code can be found here http://www.terracom.gr/basic4ppc/files/dzHW.zip

Attached dzHW-3.zip contains compiled DLLs.
Attached dzForm-sample.zip contains .sbp sample dzHWDesktop.dll and FormLib.dll.

Regards

[alfcen]

How do you find time to sleep?
Amazing work, by all means!
I second your feeling about manuals. You have done so much for the forum. The example code is more than sufficient help.
Respectful greetings
Robert

[conf]

I don't know what to say. You're Superman !!!

[agraham]

Hi dzt. Many thanks for the kind words in another thread. I know you hate documentation so I have attached an attempt at a help file for your dzHW library. I would appreciate some comments on the dzProcesses class in the device library, is it intended for use with B4PPC? If so a few words on what the members do perhaps?- and any other comments of course.

Hi everyone else. This chm is a work in progress I will post the final version in a few days time.

[dzt]

Hello agraham,

Thank you very very very much for your work.
dzProcesses is a helper class and there is no need to be visible to Basic4ppc.

I'll post more comments in the near future, since I'm very busy for now.

Thanks again!

@Erel: What do you say about hiding protected classes ?

[Erel]

I thought about it too.
Due to some backward compatibility issues it will not be in the next version.
However classes that start with an underscore - '_' won't appear.