Setting Widow focus

[Wojtek]

I have an VI which goes off and calls another application (in this case ActiveSync), for whatever reason ActiveSync grabs the windows focus, and when it exits I can't seem to find a reliable way for my front panel to regain its focus(Ie to get its blue border back, and not a background grey. This is important as I want to set a certain control to have focus.

I've tried making it modal, setting the IsForemost property.

Anyother ideas?

[alipio]

Hello Wojtek

You can try another way:
1.- download lvwutil32 fron this link
2.-Use windows vis to get handle to your window.
3.-When you want to regain control over you window, use apropiate vi to declare your window top an active.

Hope it helps

Greetings
Alipio

[tbob]

Can you run ActiveSync first, then minimize it, then run your app? Is there a way to configure ActiveSync to run minimized. I've used Active Sync before with labview and I don't remember it taking focus. Unfortunatley I no longer have access to that project and I don't really remember the details on how it was set up.

[Wojtek]

Yep, That done the trick. Thanks for the pointer in the right direction.

[Wojtek]

...I don't know th reason as I didn't write the dlls that call ActiveSync, but on connection the focus is lost and doesn;t come back when active sync is done.