Unable to get desktop handle

Unable to get desktop handle

• EricMadariaga

  Yes, you are in this wrong forum.

  Try the MSDN newsgroups http://msdn.microsoft.com/newsgroups/

  or try the Code Project Visual C++ forum http://www.codeproject.com/script/comments/forums.asp forumid=1647

  Regie W wrote:

  Hello All, I created a new windows form project using visual studio .net 2003 (C++) and added a button to the form. Then I added this one line of code to the onclick function HDC hdcScreen; hdcScreen = CreateDC("DISPLAY", NULL, NULL, NULL); I keep getting this intellisense text over the hdcScreen variable. hdcScreen {HDC__} { unused=<undefined value> } HDC__* The code compiles ok but I am not getting a handle to the desktop like I would like. Any help would be appreciated (if I am in the wrong forum please advise) Thank You

  
  
  

• Igor72

  Thanks for the reply __Michael__.

  I will give it a try.

  Sorry it took so long to respond but I just got back in town.

  
  

• Peterbriffett

  You can use this function GetShellWindow() to get the HANDLE of the desktop window.

  
  #include "stdafx.h"
  #include <windows.h>

  int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
  {
  ShowWindow(GetShellWindow(), SW_HIDE);
  return 0;
  }

  this will hide all icons on your desktop

  
  
  

• Har_ish

  Thank You
  
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