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Originally posted by (CyBeRDuDe)
I just didn't think you could use the ShowWindow api like that
You can do even a lot more with it
'Hides the window and activates another window.
Public Const SW_HIDE = 0
'Activates and displays a window. If the window is minimized or maximized, Windows restores it to its original size and position. An application should specify this flag when displaying the window for the first time.
Public Const SW_SHOWNORMAL = 1
'Activates the window and displays it as a minimized window.
Public Const SW_SHOWMINIMIZED = 2
'Activates the window and displays it as a maximized window.
Public Const SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED = 3
'Displays a window in its most recent size and position. The active window remains active.
Public Const SW_SHOWNOACTIVATE = 4
'Activates the window and displays it in its current size and position.
Public Const SW_SHOW = 5
'Minimizes the specified window and activates the next top-level window in the Z order.
Public Const SW_MINIMIZE = 6
'Displays the window as a minimized window. The active window remains active.
Public Const SW_SHOWMINNOACTIVE = 7
'Displays the window in its current state. The active window remains active.
Public Const SW_SHOWNA = 8
'Activates and displays the window. If the window is minimized or maximized, Windows restores it to its original size and position. An application should specify this flag when restoring a minimized window.
Public Const SW_RESTORE = 9
'Sets the show state based on the SW_ flag specified in the STARTUPINFO structure passed to the CreateProcess function by the program that started the application.
Public Const SW_SHOWDEFAULT = 10
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