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Identify Which Desktop an App is Running On

Jay
Hey There,
Is it possible to get an unique identifier for a desktop that a
particular app is running from, from a service? If there are two
instances of the app running on different desktops (one desktop is
locked, the other is in use) then the service should have different
values for each one.

Thanks,
Jay
(patelj27b at gmail dot com)

Oct 26 '06 #1
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"Jay" <pa*******@gmail.comwrote in message
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Hey There,
Is it possible to get an unique identifier for a desktop that a
particular app is running from, from a service? If there are two
How are you identifying a "particular app"? By .exe name? By window title?

OpenInputDesktop, or else EnumDesktops and EnumDesktopWindows should let you
find a desktop handle for the desktop. Then
GetUserObjectInformation can get you the unique name.
instances of the app running on different desktops (one desktop is
locked, the other is in use) then the service should have different
values for each one.

Thanks,
Jay
(patelj27b at gmail dot com)

Oct 26 '06 #2
Jay
Mr. Voigt,
I am going to be identifying the particular app by .exe name,
which I can find, in turn, the Process ID.

-Jay

Ben Voigt wrote:
"Jay" <pa*******@gmail.comwrote in message
news:11*********************@m73g2000cwd.googlegro ups.com...
Hey There,
Is it possible to get an unique identifier for a desktop that a
particular app is running from, from a service? If there are two

How are you identifying a "particular app"? By .exe name? By window title?

OpenInputDesktop, or else EnumDesktops and EnumDesktopWindows should let you
find a desktop handle for the desktop. Then
GetUserObjectInformation can get you the unique name.
instances of the app running on different desktops (one desktop is
locked, the other is in use) then the service should have different
values for each one.

Thanks,
Jay
(patelj27b at gmail dot com)
Oct 26 '06 #3
Jay
Mr. Voigt,
Also, if the calling process is a service process, can it get the
input desktop handle from Open InputDesktop? Would it have the correct
window station?

-Jay

Jay wrote:
Mr. Voigt,
I am going to be identifying the particular app by .exe name,
which I can find, in turn, the Process ID.

-Jay

Ben Voigt wrote:
"Jay" <pa*******@gmail.comwrote in message
news:11*********************@m73g2000cwd.googlegro ups.com...
Hey There,
Is it possible to get an unique identifier for a desktop that a
particular app is running from, from a service? If there are two
How are you identifying a "particular app"? By .exe name? By window title?

OpenInputDesktop, or else EnumDesktops and EnumDesktopWindows should let you
find a desktop handle for the desktop. Then
GetUserObjectInformation can get you the unique name.
instances of the app running on different desktops (one desktop is
locked, the other is in use) then the service should have different
values for each one.
>
Thanks,
Jay
(patelj27b at gmail dot com)
>
Oct 26 '06 #4

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