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draknir_

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Posted: 30th Mar 2008 04:01

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hey guys,
Since im still pretty new to C++, I need some help on how to import a dll like we do in DBPro. I want to use a win32 function to check whether my game window is minimized (as was illustrated in this thread: http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=42766&b=1 ). How should i go about this in c++?
thanks & regards
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jinzai

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Posted: 30th Mar 2008 08:27 Edited at: 30th Mar 2008 08:28

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You don't do that from this side of the fence. You are inside those dlls now, just make the calls you need. In this case, probably this one from user32:

BOOL IsIconic(hWnd)

if (IsIconic(hWnd)) ...

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draknir_

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Posted: 30th Mar 2008 17:02

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+ Code Snippet

	// check window for activity
	HWND hwnd;
	hwnd = GetActiveWindow();

	//Check if this Window is "iconic" ( minimised )
	if (IsIconic(hwnd) != 0 )
	{
	   exit (1);
	}

wow i never expected it would work XD thanks

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