Thread: User input to close window

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    User input to close window

    Hey guys, me again. I ran in to a wall today, before when I asked question I kinda knew how to do it. But this time I have no clue.

    I'm trying to get a user input in min or milliseconds to close a window. The code I use to close a window
    Code:
    hWin = FindWindow(NULL,"WINDOW NAME HERE");
        SendMessage(hWin,WM_CLOSE,(LPARAM)0,(WPARAM)0);
    The problem is that I want the user to be able to set a time when to close the window. EX in 2min...

    I will be really grateful if someone could help me out OR point me to somewhere. =)

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    IF it is a console program you can use the Sleep function. Otherwise, you can use the SetTimer function.

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    Thanks for replying, its a win32 app not a console. Yeah I searched google a little and saw that api. But I know in a console app you can use cin>> to get the user input, how do I do this in a GUI?

    EDIT: I just tested SetTimer and it worked! =) now I need to figure out how to get the user input =\ I guess I need to create a EditBox.
    Last edited by NoFearXD; 05-09-2007 at 07:48 PM.

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