finding hInstance

ok here I go.

PHP Code:

BOOL GetClassInfo( 
          HINSTANCE hInstance, 
          LPCTSTR lpClassName, 
          LPWNDCLASS lpWndClass
          ); 


This is the function i want to use.
What i want to do is use GetClassInfo();, inside a loop, to check the caption of all the windows.
Then when i find the window with what i'm looking for (i.e. " - WinProxy")
or when i don't find it... take action.
My Question is, how do i get the hInstance of all the different windows?

An easier to use but dangerous function is FindWindow, search the windows board for it, it has been discuessed plenty of times, so im sure you will find something that will help you.

Don't forget:

Code:

typedef struct _WNDCLASS {    // wc 
    UINT    style; 
    WNDPROC lpfnWndProc; 
    int     cbClsExtra; 
    int     cbWndExtra; 
    HANDLE  hInstance; 
    HICON   hIcon; 
    HCURSOR hCursor; 
    HBRUSH  hbrBackground; 
    LPCTSTR lpszMenuName; 
    LPCTSTR lpszClassName; 
} WNDCLASS;

You can just use the hInstance member of the WNDCLASS structure.

Far easier - GetModuleHandle(NULL)...the return is a HMODULE, but they are the same as HINSTANCE under Win32

How do I find lpClassName?
And does it stay the same after I shut down the program and re-open it?

I've gotten it to work.

Code:

	HWND hMainWnd = FindWindow(NULL," - WinProxy");
	if(hMainWnd == NULL){
		printf("Process not found\n");
	}else{
		printf("process found\n");
	}

An easier to use but dangerous function is FindWindow, search

How is this function dangerous?

Sorry...I misread your question.....

IF you want to cycle through the windows to find a specific window, then the best and most efficent option IMO is EnumWindows

Code:

#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <cstring>
#include <windows.h>

using std::cout;
using std::endl;
using std::hex;

BOOL CALLBACK EnumWindowsProc(HWND hwnd,LPARAM lParam){

	const int nSize = 100;
	char szBuff[nSize] = {0};
	char* str = (char*)lParam;

	if(GetWindowText(hwnd,szBuff,nSize)){
		if(!strcmp(str,szBuff)){
			cout << hex;
			cout << "Found the window called " << str;
			cout << " on HWND number " << hwnd << endl;
			return FALSE;
		}
	}

	return TRUE;
}


int main(){

	char *szWinName = "Calculator";

	EnumWindows(EnumWindowsProc,(LPARAM)szWinName);

	return 0;

}

This searches for the calculator program that comes with windows, but just change it as you wish for the window you need

>>How do I find lpClassName?<<

GetClassName

You can use it within the enumeration technique provided by Fordy with the hwnd parameter passed to the EnumWindowsProc.

Alternatively, store the class name of interest in a variable of suitable scope.

eg of GetClassName use:

Code:

TCHAR chClassName[256];
int nSuccesIsNumCharsCopied = GetClassName(hwnd,chClassName,256);
if (nSuccessIsNumCharsCopied == 0)
  {
  //error - use GetLastError to get more info
  }

FYI: The HINSTANCE passed to GetClassInfo should be NULL for native types (buttons, edits, etc...)