Finding the current application which has focus.

11 Mar 2006 12:54 PM

Paul Aspinall

Hi
Does anyone have any code which can be used to find the current application
which has focus?

I want to try to retrieve the application name, or process name from the app
which has current focus.

Thanks

11 Mar 2006 2:37 PM

Michael Nemtsev

Hello Paul,

Use API GetForegroundWindow() function
http://www.pinvoke.net/default.aspx/user32/GetForegroundWindow.html

PA> Hi
PA> Does anyone have any code which can be used to find the current
PA> application
PA> which has focus?
PA> I want to try to retrieve the application name, or process name from
PA> the app which has current focus.
PA>
PA> Thanks
PA>
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13 Mar 2006 2:44 PM

Stoitcho Goutsev (100)

Paul,

There is no managed solution for that. You need to call GetForegroundWindow
API for example.

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HTH
Stoitcho Goutsev (100)

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"Paul Aspinall" <p***@aspy.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Hi
> Does anyone have any code which can be used to find the current
> application
> which has focus?
>
> I want to try to retrieve the application name, or process name from the
> app
> which has current focus.
>
>
> Thanks
>
>