VB.Net api affects windows forms - vb.net

I am creating a application in vb.net and i am using some API functions.For example : GetForegroundWindow,SetWindowPos .So my app should change the active window's size and position when clicked.But it is affecting also the system forms like taskbar , StartMenu.How can i avoid this?
<Runtime.InteropServices.DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError:=True)> _
Private Shared Function SetWindowPos(ByVal hWnd As IntPtr, ByVal hWndInsertAfter As IntPtr, ByVal X As Integer, ByVal Y As Integer, ByVal cx As Integer, ByVal cy As Integer, ByVal uFlags As Integer) As Integer
End Function ''SETTTING THE WINDOW POSITION
<Runtime.InteropServices.DllImport("user32.dll")> _
Shared Function GetAsyncKeyState(ByVal vKey As System.Windows.Forms.Keys) As Short
End Function
<Runtime.InteropServices.DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError:=True)> _
Private Shared Function GetForegroundWindow() As IntPtr
End Function
Private ReadOnly HWND_TOP As New IntPtr(0)
Public Const SWP_FRAMECHANGED As Integer = &H20
Dim cX As Integer, cY As Integer
Private Sub Timer1_Tick(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Timer1.Tick
cX = CInt(Windows.Forms.Cursor.Position.X.ToString())
cY = CInt(Windows.Forms.Cursor.Position.Y.ToString())
If GetAsyncKeyState(1) <> 0 Then
If cX <= 10 Then
If GetForegroundWindow() <> 1 Then
SetWindowPos(GetForegroundWindow(), HWND_TOP, 0, 0, 100, 100, SWP_FRAMECHANGED)
End If
End If
End If
End Sub

<Runtime.InteropServices.DllImport("User32")>
Public Shared Function GetWindowThreadProcessId(hWnd As IntPtr, ByRef lpdwProcessId As IntPtr) As IntPtr
End Function
Private Sub Button1_Click() Handles Button1.Click
Dim ID As IntPtr, hWnd As IntPtr '// hWnd By GetForegroundWindow
GetWindowThreadProcessId(hWnd, ID)
If Process.GetProcessById(ID).ProcessName.ToLower <> "Explorer".ToLower Then 'Without.exe
MessageBox.Show("Set Position")
End If
End Sub

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Unable to find RECT size with DwmGetWindowAttribute

I'm trying to find to find the size of the cmd.exe window which is started as a child. I like to use this size to resize my form accordingly. For some reason the size returned by DwmGetWindowAttribute is always zero, so I must be doing something wrong here, but I can't find it. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Kind regards,
Eric
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
Public Class Form1
Private WithEvents Tmr As New Timer With {.Interval = 100}
Private Const HWND_BOTTOM As Integer = &H1
Private WithEvents proc As New Process
Public Const DWMWA_EXTENDED_FRAME_BOUNDS As Integer = 9
<DllImport("user32.dll", EntryPoint:="SetParent")>
Private Shared Function SetParent(ByVal hWndChild As IntPtr, ByVal hWndNewParent As IntPtr) As IntPtr
End Function
<DllImport("user32.dll", EntryPoint:="SetWindowPos")>
Private Shared Function SetWindowPos(ByVal hWnd As IntPtr, ByVal hWndInsertAfter As IntPtr, ByVal X As Integer, ByVal Y As Integer, ByVal cx As Integer, ByVal cy As Integer, ByVal uFlags As UInteger) As <MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)> Boolean
End Function
<DllImport("dwmapi.dll")>
Shared Function DwmGetWindowAttribute(ByVal hwnd As IntPtr, ByVal dwAttribute As Integer, ByRef pvAttribute As RECT, ByVal cbAttribute As Integer) As Integer
End Function
Public Structure RECT
Public left, top, right, bottom As Integer
End Structure
Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
Me.Text = "My title"
proc.EnableRaisingEvents = True
proc.StartInfo.FileName = "cmd"
proc.Start()
Tmr.Start()
End Sub
Private Sub Tmr_Tick(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Tmr.Tick
If SetParent(proc.MainWindowHandle, Panel1.Handle) <> IntPtr.Zero Then
Tmr.Stop()
Dim Width As Integer
Dim Hight As Integer
Dim WindowRect As New RECT
DwmGetWindowAttribute(proc.MainWindowHandle, DWMWA_EXTENDED_FRAME_BOUNDS, WindowRect, Marshal.SizeOf(WindowRect))
Width = WindowRect.right - WindowRect.left
Hight = WindowRect.bottom - WindowRect.top
MessageBox.Show("Hight: " & Hight & " Width: " & Width)
'Me.Size = New Size(Width, Hight)
SetWindowPos(proc.MainWindowHandle, New IntPtr(HWND_BOTTOM), 0, 0, Panel1.ClientSize.Width, Panel1.ClientSize.Height, 0)
End If
End Sub
Private Sub Proc_Exited(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles proc.Exited
Invoke(Sub() Close())
End Sub
End Class
After implementing all valuable additions of #Jimi, this is the code that works:
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
Public Class Form1
Private WithEvents proc As New Process
Public Const WM_NCLBUTTONDOWN As Long = &HA1
Public Const SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED As UInt32 = 3
Public Const WM_CLOSE = &H10
Public Const DWMWA_EXTENDED_FRAME_BOUNDS As Integer = 9
'Function to set the parent window
Private Declare Function SetParent Lib "user32" (ByVal hWndChild As IntPtr, ByVal hWndNewParent As IntPtr) As IntPtr
'Function to set the child window position
Private Declare Function SetWindowPos Lib "user32" (ByVal hWnd As IntPtr, ByVal hWndInsertAfter As IntPtr, ByVal X As Integer, ByVal Y As Integer, ByVal cx As Integer, ByVal cy As Integer, ByVal uFlags As UInteger) As <MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)> Boolean
'Function to allow the child to be maximized
Private Declare Function ShowWindow Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As IntPtr, ByVal nCmdShow As Int32) As Boolean
'Function to retrieve the initail child size
Private Declare Function DwmGetWindowAttribute Lib "dwmapi" (ByVal hwnd As IntPtr, ByVal dwAttribute As Integer, ByRef pvAttribute As RECT, ByVal cbAttribute As Integer) As Integer
'Function to set focus to the child window
Private Declare Function SetForegroundWindow Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As IntPtr) As Long
'Function used to set terminate child window
Private Declare Function SendMessage Lib "user32" Alias "SendMessageA" (ByVal hwnd As IntPtr, ByVal wMsg As Integer, ByVal wParam As Integer, ByVal lParam As Integer) As Integer
'Rectangle size, used later to resize the form
Public Structure RECT
Public left, top, right, bottom As Integer
End Structure
Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
Me.Text = "My title"
proc.EnableRaisingEvents = True
proc.StartInfo.FileName = "cmd"
proc.Start()
End Sub
Private Sub Tmr_Tick(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Shown
'Wait for 200 ms for the form to load
proc.WaitForExit(200)
Dim WindowRect As New RECT
Dim Width, Hight As Integer
'Retrieve the initial size of the child window
DwmGetWindowAttribute(proc.MainWindowHandle, DWMWA_EXTENDED_FRAME_BOUNDS, WindowRect, Marshal.SizeOf(WindowRect))
Width = WindowRect.right - WindowRect.left
Hight = WindowRect.bottom - WindowRect.top + 23
'Set the form size to the initial size of the child window
Me.Size = New Size(Width, Hight)
'When the child is started, move the child into the panel and maximize it
If SetParent(proc.MainWindowHandle, Panel1.Handle) <> IntPtr.Zero Then
SetWindowPos(proc.MainWindowHandle, IntPtr.Zero, 0, 0, Width, Height, 0)
ShowWindow(proc.MainWindowHandle, SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED)
End If
End Sub
'Exit form when child terminates
Private Sub Proc_Exited(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles proc.Exited
Invoke(Sub() Close())
End Sub
'Set focus on child when the form is activated
Private Sub Form1_UnFocus(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Activated
SetForegroundWindow(proc.MainWindowHandle)
End Sub
'Set focus on child when the parent titlebar is clicked
Protected Overrides Sub DefWndProc(ByRef m As System.Windows.Forms.Message)
If CLng(m.Msg) = WM_NCLBUTTONDOWN Then
SetForegroundWindow(proc.MainWindowHandle)
End If
MyBase.DefWndProc(m)
End Sub
'Properly terminate child when the form is closed by the user
Private Sub Form1_Closed(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Closed
SendMessage(proc.MainWindowHandle, WM_CLOSE, 0, 0)
End Sub
End Class
Kind regards,
Eric

How do i get a form to stick to my screen when i open a new application

Whenever I open my form and then open a new application, like Microsoft Edge, the application is not there any more I am working with VB.NET.
No sense in reinventing the wheel...
<DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError:=True)> _
Private Shared Function SetWindowPos(ByVal hWnd As IntPtr, ByVal hWndInsertAfter As IntPtr, _
ByVal X As Integer, ByVal Y As Integer, ByVal cx As Integer, _
ByVal cy As Integer, ByVal uFlags As UInt32) As Boolean
End Function
ReadOnly HWND_TOPMOST As New IntPtr(-1)
Shared ReadOnly SWP_NOSIZE As UInt32 = Convert.ToUInt32(&H1)
Shared ReadOnly SWP_NOMOVE As UInt32 = Convert.ToUInt32(&H2)
Private Sub Timer1_Tick(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Timer1.Tick
'Either one of these does the trick
SetWindowPos(Me.Handle, HWND_TOPMOST, 0, 0, 0, 0, SWP_NOMOVE Or SWP_NOSIZE)
'Me.TopMost = True
End Sub
Source:
https://www.codeproject.com/Questions/91830/Making-a-Form-stay-on-top-of-ALL-other-application

PostMessage send ctrl + key in background

I have this code but I don't know why it doesn't work, can anyone help me? I need to send ctrl + f to another application in the background
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
Public Class Form2
Private Declare Function PostMessage Lib "user32" Alias "PostMessageA" (ByVal hwnd As IntPtr, ByVal wMsg As UInteger, ByVal wParam As Integer, ByVal lParam As Integer) As Integer
Private Const WM_KEYDOWN = &H100
Private Const WM_KEYUP = &H101
Private Const WM_CHAR = &H102
Private Const WM_SYSKEYDOWN = &H104
Private Const WM_SYSKEYUP = &H105
Private Const VK_SHIFT = &H10
Private Const VK_CONTROL = &H11
Private Const KEYEVENTF_EXTENDEDKEY = &H1
Private Const KEYEVENTF_KEYUP = &H2
Private Const KEYEVENTF_KEYDOWN = &H0
Private Const VK_F = &H46
Private Const WM_SETTEXT = &HC
<DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError:=True, CharSet:=CharSet.Auto)> Private Shared Function FindWindowEx(ByVal parentHandle As IntPtr, ByVal childAfter As IntPtr, ByVal lclassName As String, ByVal windowTitle As String) As IntPtr
End Function
Private Declare Sub keybd_event Lib "user32" (ByVal bVk As Byte, ByVal bScan As Byte, ByVal dwFlags As Integer, ByVal dwExtraInfo As Integer)
Public Declare Function MapVirtualKey Lib "user32" Alias "MapVirtualKeyA" (ByVal wCode As Integer, ByVal wMapType As Integer) As Byte
Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
Dim hPadre As IntPtr = FindWindowEx(IntPtr.Zero, hPadre, "Notepad", "Sin título: Bloc de notas")
Dim hCarpetas As IntPtr = FindWindowEx(hPadre, hCarpetas, "Edit", vbNullString)
keybd_event(VK_CONTROL, MapVirtualKey(VK_CONTROL, 0), KEYEVENTF_KEYDOWN, 0)
PostMessage(hPadre, WM_KEYDOWN, VK_F, 0)
keybd_event(VK_CONTROL, MapVirtualKey(VK_CONTROL, 0), KEYEVENTF_KEYUP, 0)
End Sub
I also have this example, but it doesn't work :(
Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices
Public Class Form1
Private Const VK_CONTROL As Integer = 17
Private Const KEYEVENTF_KEYUP As Integer = &H2
Private Const INPUT_MOUSE As Integer = 0
Private Const INPUT_KEYBOARD As Integer = 1
Private Const INPUT_HARDWARE As Integer = 2
Private Const WM_KEYDOWN As Integer = &H100
Private Structure MOUSEINPUT
Public dx As Integer
Public dy As Integer
Public mouseData As Integer
Public dwFlags As Integer
Public time As Integer
Public dwExtraInfo As IntPtr
End Structure
Private Structure KEYBDINPUT
Public wVk As Integer
Public wScan As Integer
Public dwFlags As Integer
Public time As Integer
Public dwExtraInfo As IntPtr
End Structure
Private Structure HARDWAREINPUT
Public uMsg As Integer
Public wParamL As Integer
Public wParamH As Integer
End Structure
<StructLayout(LayoutKind.Explicit)>
Private Structure INPUT
<FieldOffset(0)>
Public type As Integer
<FieldOffset(4)>
Public mi As MOUSEINPUT
<FieldOffset(4)>
Public ki As KEYBDINPUT
<FieldOffset(4)>
Public hi As HARDWAREINPUT
End Structure
<DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError:=True, CharSet:=CharSet.Auto)> Private Shared Function FindWindowEx(ByVal parentHandle As IntPtr, ByVal childAfter As IntPtr, ByVal lclassName As String, ByVal windowTitle As String) As IntPtr
End Function ' Dany
Private Declare Function SendInput Lib "user32" (ByVal nInputs As Integer, ByVal pInputs() As INPUT, ByVal cbSize As Integer) As Integer
Private Declare Function SendMessage Lib "user32.dll" Alias "SendMessageA" (ByVal hwnd As IntPtr, ByVal wMsg As IntPtr, ByVal wParam As IntPtr, ByVal lParam As IntPtr) As IntPtr
Private Declare Sub keybd_event Lib "user32" (ByVal bVk As Integer, ByVal bScan As Byte, ByVal dwFlags As IntPtr, ByVal dwExtraInfo As IntPtr)
Private Sub wait(ByVal interval As Integer)
Dim sw As New Stopwatch
sw.Start()
Do While sw.ElapsedMilliseconds < interval
' Allows UI to remain responsive
Application.DoEvents()
Loop
sw.Stop()
End Sub
Private Sub SendKey(ByVal bKey As Integer)
Dim GInput(0) As INPUT
' press the key
GInput(0).type = INPUT_KEYBOARD
GInput(0).ki.wVk = bKey
GInput(0).ki.dwFlags = 0
SendInput(2, GInput, Marshal.SizeOf(GetType(INPUT)))
End Sub
Sub Press_Control()
wait(2000)
Dim b As Integer
b = VK_CONTROL
SendKey(b)
End Sub
Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
Dim hPadre As IntPtr = FindWindowEx(IntPtr.Zero, hPadre, "Notepad", "Sin título: Bloc de notas")
Dim hCarpetas As IntPtr = FindWindowEx(hPadre, hCarpetas, "Edit", vbNullString)
Press_Control()
SendMessage(hPadre, WM_KEYDOWN, 70, 0)
wait(1000)
keybd_event(VK_CONTROL, 0, KEYEVENTF_KEYUP, 0)
End Sub

"CallbackOnCollectedDelegate was detected"

I am trying to disable windows keys. Bt while running the application i get an error "CallbackOnCollectedDelegate was detected" Below is my code
Declare Function SetWindowsHookEx Lib "user32" Alias "SetWindowsHookExA" (ByVal idHook As Integer, ByVal lpfn As LowLevelKeyboardProcDelegate, ByVal hMod As IntPtr, ByVal dwThreadId As Integer) As IntPtr
Declare Function UnhookWindowsHookEx Lib "user32" Alias "UnhookWindowsHookEx" (ByVal hHook As IntPtr) As Boolean
Declare Function CallNextHookEx Lib "user32" Alias "CallNextHookEx" (ByVal hHook As IntPtr, ByVal nCode As Integer, ByVal wParam As Integer, ByRef lParam As KBDLLHOOKSTRUCT) As Integer
Delegate Function LowLevelKeyboardProcDelegate(ByVal nCode As Integer, ByVal wParam As Integer, ByRef lParam As KBDLLHOOKSTRUCT) As Integer
Const WH_KEYBOARD_LL As Integer = 13
Structure KBDLLHOOKSTRUCT
Dim vkCode As Integer
Dim scanCode As Integer
Dim flags As Integer
Dim time As Integer
Dim dwExtraInfo As Integer
End Structure
Dim intLLKey As IntPtr
Private Sub Form1_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
intLLKey = SetWindowsHookEx(WH_KEYBOARD_LL, AddressOf LowLevelKeyboardProc, IntPtr.Zero, 0)
End Sub
Private Sub Form1_FormClosing(sender As Object, e As FormClosingEventArgs) Handles MyBase.FormClosing
UnhookWindowsHookEx(intLLKey)
End Sub
Private Function LowLevelKeyboardProc(ByVal nCode As Integer, ByVal wParam As Integer, ByRef lParam As KBDLLHOOKSTRUCT) As Integer
Dim blnEat As Boolean = False
Select Case wParam
Case 256, 257, 260, 261
'Alt+Tab, Alt+Esc, Ctrl+Esc, Windows Key
blnEat = ((lParam.vkCode = 9) AndAlso (lParam.flags = 32)) Or
((lParam.vkCode = 27) AndAlso (lParam.flags = 32)) Or
((lParam.vkCode = 27) AndAlso (lParam.flags = 0)) Or
((lParam.vkCode = 91) AndAlso (lParam.flags = 1)) Or
((lParam.vkCode = 92) AndAlso (lParam.flags = 1))
End Select
If blnEat = True Then
Return 1
Else
Return CallNextHookEx(IntPtr.Zero, nCode, wParam, lParam)
End If
End Function
Any help is very much appreciated
The issue is the same as this post. The difference being that they're using C#. However, VB is doing the same thing; generating a delegate for you. For reference, this is what the decompiled code looks like in your form's Load event.
Private Sub Form1_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
Me.intLLKey = Form1.SetWindowsHookEx(13, New Form1.LowLevelKeyboardProcDelegate(Me.LowLevelKeyboardProc), IntPtr.Zero, 0)
End Sub
Note that it's creating a LowLevelKeyboardProcDelegate delegate for you. I won't completely rehash #HansPassant's answer here, as he does an excellent job describing the problem and solution; only say that you'll need to store your own reference to the LowLevelKeyboardProcDelegate delegate.

How can i programmatically click a external Application Using VB.net

I have created a test software to test our product, but in some cases other customer provide there API/Tool and etc... to test there specific parameter.
I want is to click the button on other the application (Automatically Click).
Basically we want it so the operator will not click the wrong button even there have a work instruction.
Try this:
Private Const BM_CLICK = &HF5
Private Declare Auto Function FindWindow Lib "user32.dll" (ByVal lpClassName As String, ByVal lpWindowName As String) As IntPtr
Private Declare Function SendMessage Lib "user32.dll" Alias "SendMessageA" (ByVal hWnd As IntPtr, ByVal wMsg As Integer, ByVal wParam As Integer, ByVal lParam As IntPtr) As IntPtr
Private Declare Auto Function FindWindowEx Lib "user32.dll" (ByVal hwndParent As IntPtr, ByVal hwndChildAfter As IntPtr, ByVal lpszClass As String, ByVal lpszWindow As String) As IntPtr
Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
Dim hWndMsgBox, hWndButton As Long
hWndMsgBox = FindWindow("#32770", "About")
If hWndMsgBox Then hWndButton = FindWindowEx(hWndMsgBox, 0&, "Button", "OK")
If hWndButton Then SendMessage(hWndButton, BM_CLICK, 0&, 0&)
End Sub
'------------------------------FORM-----------------------------------------------
Public Class Form1
Private Sub Timer1_Tick(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Timer1.Tick
LeftClick()
End Sub
Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
If CommandType.Text = "Start" Then
Timer1.Enabled = True
CommandType.Text = "Stop"
Else
Timer1.Enabled = False
CommandType.Text = "Start"
End If
End Sub
Private Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click
MoveMouse(300, 75)
LeftClick()
LeftClick()
End Sub
End Class
'------------------------------MODULE----------------------------------------------
Module Module1
Public Declare Sub mouse_event Lib "user32" (ByVal dwFlags As Integer, ByVal dx As Integer, ByVal dy As Integer, ByVal cButtons As Integer, ByVal dwExtraInfo As Integer)
Public Declare Function SetCursorPos Lib "user32" (ByVal x As Integer, ByVal y As Integer) As Integer
Public Declare Function GetCursorPos Lib "user32" (ByVal lpPoint As POINTAPI) As Integer
Public Const MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTDOWN = &H2
Public Const MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTUP = &H4
Public Const MOUSEEVENTF_MIDDLEDOWN = &H20
Public Const MOUSEEVENTF_MIDDLEUP = &H40
Public Const MOUSEEVENTF_RIGHTDOWN = &H8
Public Const MOUSEEVENTF_RIGHTUP = &H10
Public Const MOUSEEVENTF_MOVE = &H1
Public Structure POINTAPI
Dim x As Integer
Dim y As Integer
End Structure
Public Function GetX() As Integer
: Dim n As POINTAPI
GetCursorPos(n)
GetX = n.x
End Function
Public Function GetY() As Integer
Dim n As POINTAPI
GetCursorPos(n)
GetY = n.y
End Function
Public Sub LeftClick()
LeftDown()
LeftUp()
End Sub
Public Sub LeftDown()
mouse_event(MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTDOWN, 0, 0, 0, 0)
End Sub
Public Sub LeftUp()
mouse_event(MOUSEEVENTF_LEFTUP, 0, 0, 0, 0)
End Sub
Public Sub MiddleClick()
MiddleDown()
MiddleUp()
End Sub
Public Sub MiddleDown()
mouse_event(MOUSEEVENTF_MIDDLEDOWN, 0, 0, 0, 0)
End Sub
Public Sub MiddleUp()
mouse_event(MOUSEEVENTF_MIDDLEUP, 0, 0, 0, 0)
End Sub
Public Sub RightClick()
RightDown()
RightUp()
End Sub
Public Sub RightDown()
mouse_event(MOUSEEVENTF_RIGHTDOWN, 0, 0, 0, 0)
End Sub
Public Sub RightUp()
mouse_event(MOUSEEVENTF_RIGHTUP, 0, 0, 0, 0)
End Sub
Public Sub MoveMouse(ByVal xMove As Integer, ByVal yMove As Integer)
mouse_event(MOUSEEVENTF_MOVE, xMove, yMove, 0, 0)
End Sub
Public Sub SetMousePos(ByVal xPos As Integer, ByVal yPos As Integer)
SetCursorPos(xPos, yPos)
End Sub
End Module
This will allow you to Left click, Right click and move cursor base on X and Y Axis.