Child window above all other controls on parent

[jdelaney]

When I create the second window, it's displayed behind the parent window's controls. Any suggestions to bring it to the front?

#include <GUIConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
$hwndGUI = GUICreate ( "test" )
$hControl = GUICtrlCreateGroup ( "test", 0,0,100, 100 )
$Child_GUI = GUICreate("Child", 200, 100, 10, 50, bitor( $WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW,$WS_CHILD, $WS_EX_TOPMOST),-1 , $hwndGUI)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $hwndGUI)
GUISetState(@SW_SHOW, $Child_GUI)
GUICtrlCreateButton('SecondguiButton', 0, 0)

GUICtrlSetState($Child_GUI,$GUI_ONTOP )
GUICtrlSetState($Child_GUI,$GUI_SHOW )
WinActivate ( $Child_GUI )
While 1
Switch GUIGetMsg()
     Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
         GUIDelete ( $Child_GUI )
   ExitLoop
EndSwitch
WEnd

[StringingLong]

You need to explain exactly what you are trying to accomplish here.

Looking at your code, I cant tell if you want separate windows, the child window to be part of the group box, or whatever.

If you want two separate windows side by side do it like this:

#include <GUIConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>

$hWnd1 = GUICreate("Window 1", 200, 200, 100, 100, BitOR($WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW, $WS_BORDER, $WS_VISIBLE))
$hWnd2 = GUICreate("Window 2", 200, 200, 350, 100, BitOR($WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW, $WS_BORDER, $WS_VISIBLE))

While 1
Switch GUIGetMsg()
Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
GUIDelete($hWnd1)
GUIDelete($hWnd2)
ExitLoop
EndSwitch
WEnd

If you want $hWnd2 to be a child within $hWnd1 do it like this:

#include <GUIConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>

$hWnd1 = GUICreate("Window 1", 200, 200, 100, 100, BitOR($WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW, $WS_BORDER, $WS_VISIBLE))
$hWnd2 = GUICreate("Window 2", 100, 100, 20, 20, BitOR($WS_CHILD, $WS_BORDER, $WS_VISIBLE),-1,$hWnd1)

While 1
Switch GUIGetMsg()
Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
GUIDelete($hWnd1)
ExitLoop
EndSwitch
WEnd

If you want the child window to be a child of the group box, and the group box to be a child of the main window do this:

#include <GUIConstants.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <WinAPI.au3>

$hWnd1 = GUICreate("Window 1", 200, 200, 100, 100, BitOR($WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW, $WS_BORDER, $WS_VISIBLE))
$idGroupBox = GUICtrlCreateGroup(" My Group ", 10,10,160,160)

$hWndGroupbox = _WinAPI_GetDlgItem($hWnd1, $idGroupBox)

$hWnd2 = GUICreate("", 100, 100, 20, 20, BitOR($WS_CHILD, $WS_BORDER, $WS_VISIBLE),-1,$hWndGroupbox)

While 1
Switch GUIGetMsg()
Case $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
GUIDelete($hWnd1)
ExitLoop
EndSwitch
WEnd

Edited October 14, 2012 by StringingLong