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Function name : FindWindow

Group: Window - Library: user32

Retrieves a handle to the top-level window whose class name and window name match the specified strings.

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Declaration:

HWND FindWindow(
  LPCTSTR lpClassName,  // class name
  LPCTSTR lpWindowName  // window name
);

FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER FindWindow IN user32;
	STRING lpClassName,;
	STRING lpWindowName

Parameters:

lpClassName [in] Pointer to a null-terminated string that specifies the class name.

lpWindowName [in] Pointer to a null-terminated string that specifies the window name (the window"s title).

Return value:

If the function succeeds, the return value is a handle to the window that has the specified class name and window name. If the function fails, the return value is NULL.