how to activate application

[LarsJ]

Hi, can please MS answer this question:

Is there any way for an desktop application to make it the active
application (= the application window is highlighted and in front)?
Or is there any way for an application to make another application the
active application?

I'm developing a desktop app using VB.NET with Windows 2000 SP4 as runtime OS.
There is a main app that starts a 2nd app in background and a socket
communication line is established. A command in the main app shall trigger
the 2nd app to display its window and become the active application.
Everything works fine except that I can't make the 2nd app the active
application.

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Regards,
Lars Jönson

[John Eikanger [MSFT]]

Hi, Lars

It looks like Jared provided you with a good response to this question in
the other thread you posted. Please post any follow-up questions you may
have there.

Thank you for choosing the MSDN Managed Newsgroups,

John Eikanger
Microsoft Developer Support

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| Subject: how to activate application
| Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 00:55:51 -0700
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| Hi, can please MS answer this question:
|
| Is there any way for an desktop application to make it the active
| application (= the application window is highlighted and in front)?
| Or is there any way for an application to make another application the
| active application?
|
| I'm developing a desktop app using VB.NET with Windows 2000 SP4 as
runtime OS.
| There is a main app that starts a 2nd app in background and a socket
| communication line is established. A command in the main app shall
trigger
| the 2nd app to display its window and become the active application.
| Everything works fine except that I can't make the 2nd app the active
| application.
|
| --
| Regards,
| Lars Jönson
|