Dev Ashish's Late-binding Automation error on fIsAppRunning()?

  • Thread starter EagleOne@microsoftdiscussiongroups
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EagleOne@microsoftdiscussiongroups

2003

Using Dev Ashish's Late-binding Automation. Getting error on fIsAppRunning().
What library is (or what am I) missing? A workaround?


If fIsAppRunning("Excel") Then
Set objXL = GetObject(, "Excel.Application")
boolXL = False
Else
Set objXL = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
boolXL = True
End If

TIA EagleOne
 
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EagleOne@microsoftdiscussiongroups

I found it!!

'***************** Code Start ***************
'This code was originally written by Dev Ashish.
'It is not to be altered or distributed,
'except as part of an application.
'You are free to use it in any application,
'provided the copyright notice is left unchanged.
'
'Code Courtesy of
'Dev Ashish
'
Private Const SW_HIDE = 0
Private Const SW_SHOWNORMAL = 1
Private Const SW_NORMAL = 1
Private Const SW_SHOWMINIMIZED = 2
Private Const SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED = 3
Private Const SW_MAXIMIZE = 3
Private Const SW_SHOWNOACTIVATE = 4
Private Const SW_SHOW = 5
Private Const SW_MINIMIZE = 6
Private Const SW_SHOWMINNOACTIVE = 7
Private Const SW_SHOWNA = 8
Private Const SW_RESTORE = 9
Private Const SW_SHOWDEFAULT = 10
Private Const SW_MAX = 10

Private Declare Function apiFindWindow Lib "user32" Alias _
"FindWindowA" (ByVal strClass As String, _
ByVal lpWindow As String) As Long

Private Declare Function apiSendMessage Lib "user32" Alias _
"SendMessageA" (ByVal Hwnd As Long, ByVal Msg As Long, ByVal _
wParam As Long, lParam As Long) As Long

Private Declare Function apiSetForegroundWindow Lib "user32" Alias _
"SetForegroundWindow" (ByVal Hwnd As Long) As Long

Private Declare Function apiShowWindow Lib "user32" Alias _
"ShowWindow" (ByVal Hwnd As Long, ByVal nCmdShow As Long) As Long

Private Declare Function apiIsIconic Lib "user32" Alias _
"IsIconic" (ByVal Hwnd As Long) As Long

Function fIsAppRunning(ByVal strAppName As String, _
Optional fActivate As Boolean) As Boolean
Dim lngH As Long, strClassName As String
Dim lngX As Long, lngTmp As Long
Const WM_USER = 1024
On Local Error GoTo fIsAppRunning_Err
fIsAppRunning = False
Select Case LCase$(strAppName)
Case "excel": strClassName = "XLMain"
Case "word": strClassName = "OpusApp"
Case "access": strClassName = "OMain"
Case "powerpoint95": strClassName = "PP7FrameClass"
Case "powerpoint97": strClassName = "PP97FrameClass"
Case "notepad": strClassName = "NOTEPAD"
Case "paintbrush": strClassName = "pbParent"
Case "wordpad": strClassName = "WordPadClass"
Case Else: strClassName = vbNullString
End Select

If strClassName = "" Then
lngH = apiFindWindow(vbNullString, strAppName)
Else
lngH = apiFindWindow(strClassName, vbNullString)
End If
If lngH <> 0 Then
apiSendMessage lngH, WM_USER + 18, 0, 0
lngX = apiIsIconic(lngH)
If lngX <> 0 Then
lngTmp = apiShowWindow(lngH, SW_SHOWNORMAL)
End If
If fActivate Then
lngTmp = apiSetForegroundWindow(lngH)
End If
fIsAppRunning = True
End If
fIsAppRunning_Exit:
Exit Function
fIsAppRunning_Err:
fIsAppRunning = False
Resume fIsAppRunning_Exit
End Function
'******************** Code End ****************
 
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Dirk Goldgar

"EagleOne@microsoftdiscussiongroups"
I found it!!

'***************** Code Start ***************
'This code was originally written by Dev Ashish.
'It is not to be altered or distributed,
'except as part of an application.
'You are free to use it in any application,
'provided the copyright notice is left unchanged.


Hey there, EagleOne. Have you read the above lines? Have you considered
that you have just distributed the code in a way that is not part of an
application?

I don't know whether Dev would take your posting it here amiss, but I've
seen other authors who've posted their code with similar provisions take
exception to having it re-posted without permission. In the future, you may
want to just post a link to the code.
 

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