Retrieves the placement of the window for Min, Max, and normal positions
#include <WinAPISysWin.au3>
_WinAPI_GetWindowPlacement ( $hWnd )
| $hWnd | Handle of the window |
| Success: | $tagWINDOWPLACEMENT structure with the placement coordinates |
| Failure: | Sets the @error flag to non-zero, call _WinAPI_GetLastError() to get extended error information |
$tagWINDOWPLACEMENT, _WinAPI_SetWindowPlacement
Search GetWindowPlacement in MSDN Library.
#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>
#include <WinAPISysWin.au3>
Local $hWnd, $iRET, $sMsg, $tRET
; Create an instance of notepad to play with
Run("notepad.exe")
$hWnd = WinWait("[CLASS:Notepad]")
WinMove($hWnd, "", 256, 256, 400, 400)
Sleep(1000)
; Minimize and then check the placement values returned by _WinAPI_GetWindowPlacement()
WinSetState($hWnd, "", @SW_MINIMIZE)
$tRET = _WinAPI_GetWindowPlacement($hWnd)
If @error = 0 Then
$sMsg = "$stWindowPlacement:" & @CRLF & @CRLF
$sMsg &= @TAB & "length = " & DllStructGetData($tRET, "length") & @CRLF
$sMsg &= @TAB & "flags = " & DllStructGetData($tRET, "flags") & @CRLF
$sMsg &= @TAB & "showCmd = " & DllStructGetData($tRET, "showCmd") & @CRLF & @CRLF
$sMsg &= "ptMinPosition:" & @CRLF
$sMsg &= @TAB & "MinX = " & DllStructGetData($tRET, "ptMinPosition", 1) & @CRLF
$sMsg &= @TAB & "MinY = " & DllStructGetData($tRET, "ptMinPosition", 2) & @CRLF & @CRLF
$sMsg &= "ptMaxPosition:" & @CRLF
$sMsg &= @TAB & "MaxX = " & DllStructGetData($tRET, "ptMaxPosition", 1) & @CRLF
$sMsg &= @TAB & "MaxY = " & DllStructGetData($tRET, "ptMaxPosition", 2) & @CRLF & @CRLF
$sMsg &= "rcNormalPosition:" & @CRLF
$sMsg &= @TAB & "left = " & DllStructGetData($tRET, "rcNormalPosition", 1) & @CRLF
$sMsg &= @TAB & "top = " & DllStructGetData($tRET, "rcNormalPosition", 2) & @CRLF
$sMsg &= @TAB & "right = " & DllStructGetData($tRET, "rcNormalPosition", 3) & @CRLF
$sMsg &= @TAB & "bottom = " & DllStructGetData($tRET, "rcNormalPosition", 4)
MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "Success", $sMsg)
; Change the normalized rectangle with _WinAPI_SetWindowPlacement() and then restore
DllStructSetData($tRET, "rcNormalPosition", 128, 1); left
DllStructSetData($tRET, "rcNormalPosition", 128, 2); top
DllStructSetData($tRET, "rcNormalPosition", @DesktopWidth - 128, 3); right
DllStructSetData($tRET, "rcNormalPosition", @DesktopHeight - 128, 4); bottom
$iRET = _WinAPI_SetWindowPlacement($hWnd, $tRET)
If @error = 0 Then
WinSetState($hWnd, "", @SW_RESTORE)
ControlSetText($hWnd, "", "Edit1", "_WinAPI_SetWindowPlacement() succeeded!")
Else
MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "Error", "_WinAPI_SetWindowPlacement() failed!" & @CRLF & _
"$iRET = " & $iRET & @CRLF & _
"@error = " & @error & @CRLF & _
"@extended = " & @extended)
EndIf
Else
MsgBox($MB_SYSTEMMODAL, "Error", "_WinAPI_GetWindowPlacement() failed!" & @CRLF & _
"$tRET = " & $tRET & @CRLF & _
"@error = " & @error & @CRLF & _
"@extended = " & @extended)
EndIf