Visual Basic Programmer's Resources/Examples:

Getting the Windows Task List:

    
' Instructions:

' 1) Create a new project with one form and one module
' 2) Add a list box and command button to the form.
' 3) Paste the code as indicated below.
' 4) Run the project and click the button. All tasks currently running will
'    be loaded into the list box.

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



'  This sample code is presented as is.
'  Although every reasonable effort has been
'  made to insure the correctness of the example
'  below, Idioma Software Inc. makes no warranty
'  of any kind with regard to this program sample
'  either implicitly or explicitly.

'  This program example may be freely distributed for the
'  use of writing computer programs only. Any other use of
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'  (c) 2000 Idioma Software inc. All rights reserved.
 
' Title:    Load Windows Task List
' Platform: Visual Basic - 32 bit
' Author:   Jon Vote
' Contact:  jon@idioma-software.com
' Date:     02/00
'


' Getting the Windows Task List


Option Explicit

Const GW_HWNDFIRST = 0
Const GW_HWNDLAST = 1
Const GW_HWNDNEXT = 2
Const GW_HWNDPREV = 3
Const GW_OWNER = 4
Const GW_CHILD = 5

Declare Function getWindow Lib "user32" _
        Alias "GetWindow" _
        (ByVal hwnd As Long, _
        ByVal wCmd As Long) As Long
        
Declare Function GetWindowText Lib "user32" _
        Alias "GetWindowTextA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, _
        ByVal lpString As String, _
        ByVal cch As Long) As Long
        
Declare Function GetWindowTextLength Lib "user32" _
        Alias "GetWindowTextLengthA" _
        (ByVal hwnd As Long) As Long

Public sWindowTitles() As String
Function LoadTasks(ByVal hwndStartWindow As Long) As Integer
    
' Read the windows task list
' returns number of tasks
' puts task titles in sWindowTitles()
' Author Jon Vote
 
' (c) 1998 Idioma Software inc.
'
' www.idioma-software.com
' jon@idoma-software.com
'
'
    Dim length As Long
    Dim entry As String
    Dim rc As Long
    Dim hwnd As Long
    Dim nWindowTitle As Integer
    Dim nLastWIndowSpace As Integer
    
    nLastWIndowSpace = 20
    Erase sWindowTitles
    ReDim sWindowTitles(nLastWIndowSpace)

    hwnd = getWindow(hwndStartWindow, GW_HWNDFIRST)
    nWindowTitle = 0
    Do While hwnd <> 0
        length = GetWindowTextLength(hwnd)
        If length > 0 Then
            entry = Space$(length + 1)
            rc = GetWindowText(hwnd, entry, length + 1)
            If nWindowTitle = nLastWIndowSpace Then
              nLastWIndowSpace = nLastWIndowSpace + 10
              ReDim Preserve sWindowTitles(nLastWIndowSpace)
            End If
            sWindowTitles(nWindowTitle) = entry
            nWindowTitle = nWindowTitle + 1
        End If
        hwnd = getWindow(hwnd, GW_HWNDNEXT)
   Loop
   LoadTasks = nWindowTitle - 1
   
End Function



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



Option Explicit

Private Sub Command1_Click()
    
    Dim nTaskCount As Integer
    Dim i As Integer
    
    Screen.MousePointer = 1
    
    List1.Clear
    
    nTaskCount = LoadTasks(Me.hwnd)
    
    For i = 1 To nTaskCount
      List1.AddItem sWindowTitles(i)
    Next i
    
    Screen.MousePointer = 0
    
End Sub



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