SetParent Windows API function notworking with VB 6 forms

[Raghavendran Muraleetharan]

I have a requirement where I need to embed a VB 6 forms application into .Net
forms application. Basically the new .Net application would act as a wrapper
application and would control the embedded VB 6 application.

I tried to start the VB 6 in a separate process from dot net app and
acquired the handle of the handle to the main window of the process.

Next I used to use Win32 API function SetParent to set the parent of the VB
6 application window to the dot net application window.

But when I run the dot net app, it creates the VB 6 app and window is
launched. But the SetParent does not work as the VB 6 app window stays
separately outside the dot net app window.

I have pasted the code below for better clarity:
//Creating VB 6 app process
Process p = null;
ProcessStartInf o startInfo = new ProcessStartInf o();
startInfo.FileN ame = this.exeName;
startInfo.Windo wStyle = ProcessWindowSt yle.Normal;
p = Process.Start(t his.exeName);

//Waiting till the VB 6 process finishes its execution
p.WaitForInputI dle();

appWin = p.MainWindowHan dle;

//Change the window attributes of the VB 6 app so that it can become a
//child window to another window...
long result = GetWindowLongA( appWin, GWL_STYLE);
long newResult = result | WS_CHILD | WS_OVERLAPPEDWI NDOW;
SetWindowLongA( appWin, GWL_STYLE, newResult);

//Use SetParent for changing the parent...
IntPtr a = SetParent(appWi n, this.Handle);

//Move the child window within the parent window
MoveWindow(appW in, 0, 0, this.Width, this.Height, true);

This method works roughly for embedding app window in another dot net
application. But do not work for the embedding a VB 6 app window.

What am I missing here?

[Mattias Sjögren]

I tried to start the VB 6 in a separate process from dot net app and
acquired the handle of the handle to the main window of the process.

Next I used to use Win32 API function SetParent to set the parent of the VB
6 application window to the dot net application window.

SetParent is only meant to be used with windows in the same process.

Mattias

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