Get handle of parent window? Needed to keep focus on a popup window.

[cpicke]

I have a script that opens a popup form when a custom button is clicked in the ribbon. In the code, this was implemented using the code snippet:

override protected void ButtonDefinition_OnExecute(NameValueMap context)
{
    if (InventorApplication.ActiveEditObject is Inventor.PartDocument)
    {
        MyWin win = new MyWin();
        win.Show();
    }
    else
    {
        MessageBox.Show("A part document must be active for this command");
    }
}

Also note that this window must not be modal i.e., I cannot use win.ShowMessage(); because there is a button on this window that invokes e.g., the line of code

pickedFace = StandardAddInServer.m_inventorApplication.CommandManager.Pick(Inventor.SelectionFilterEnum.kPartFaceFilter,"Pick Face") as Face;

which will not work properly if the window is modal.

I wish to keep focus on MyWin. You would think that one way to do this is to put the handle of the parent window inside the parentheses of win.Show(); However, the parent window appears to be the Inventor main window itself. Does anybody know what is the handle of the parent window, so I can keep focus on the popup window MyWin?

Thank you.

[rjay75]

Here's the code to get Inventor's window handle to do what you need.

        void btnDoSomething_OnExecute(NameValueMap Context)
        {
            MyWinForm myWin = null; 
            if (appInventor.ActiveDocument.DocumentType == DocumentTypeEnum.kPartDocumentObject)
            {
                myWin = new MyWinForm();
                NativeWindow hWnd = new NativeWindow();
                hWnd.AssignHandle((IntPtr)m_inventorApplication.MainFrameHWND);
                myWin.Show(hWnd);
            }
            else
            {
                MessageBox.Show("A part document must be active for this command");
            }
        }

[Anonymous]

Hello! 

is it possible to get the code in VBA too? in order to get the Window handle in VBA?

thanks!

[GeorgK]

You can use the converter:

http://converter.telerik.com/

[Anonymous]

never mind I found a premade command:

SyntaxEditor Code Snippet

ThisApplication.MainFrameHWND