Visual Basic Programmer's Resources/Examples:

Make one window float above another:

' Instructions:
' 1) Create a project with two forms and one module
' 2) Paste the code into each form or module as indicated
' 3) Run the project and click on Form1. Form 2 will
'    float above.



'  ------------- Paste this code into Module1 -------------



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' Title:    Make one window form above another
' Platform: Visual Basic 32 bit
' Author:   Jon Vote
' Contact:  jon@idioma-software.com
' Date:     02/2000
'

'
' FLOAT WINDOW - Make one form flow above another
'
' To make a form float:
'
' Assuming Form2 is the form that will float above
' Form1, add the following to Form2's Load and
' Unload events:
'
'Private Sub Form_Load()
'
' call LoadFloatWindow(me.hWnd, Form1.hWnd)
'
'end sub
'
'
'Private Sub Form_Unload(Cancel As Integer)
'
' call UnLoadFloatWindow(me.hWnd)
'
'end sub

Option Explicit

Const GWW_HWNDPARENT = (-8)

Declare Function SetWindowWord Lib "user32" _
       (ByVal hwnd As Long, _
        ByVal nIndex As Long, _
        ByVal wNewWord As Long) As Long

Dim mOriginalParenthWnd As Long

Sub UnloadFloatWindow(ByVal hwndChild As Long)
    Dim dummy As Long
    
    dummy = SetWindowWord(hwndChild, GWW_HWNDPARENT,
	mOriginalParenthWnd)

End Sub
Sub LoadFloatWindow(ByVal hwndChild As Long,
ByVal hwndParent As Long)

    mOriginalParenthWnd = SetWindowWord(hwndChild,
	GWW_HWNDPARENT, hwndParent)

End Sub



'  ------------- End code for Module1 -------------



'  ------------- Paste this code into Form1 -------------



Option Explicit

Private Sub Form_Click()

    Form2.Show

End Sub



'  ------------- End code for Form1 -------------



'  ------------- Paste this code into Form1 -------------



Option Explicit

Private Sub Form_Load()

 Call LoadFloatWindow(Me.hwnd, Form1.hwnd)

End Sub

Private Sub Form_Unload(Cancel As Integer)

 Call UnloadFloatWindow(Me.hwnd)

End Sub



'  ------------- End code for Form2 -------------