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Function name : FlashWindow

Group: Error Handling - Library: user32

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Flashes the specified window one time. It does not change the active state of the window

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Code examples:

How to make the caption of a VFP application flashing in the Windows task bar

Declaration:

BOOL FlashWindow(
  HWND hWnd,     // handle to window
  BOOL bInvert   // flash status
);  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER FlashWindow IN user32;
	INTEGER hWnd,;
	INTEGER bInvert  

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Parameters:

hWnd [in] Handle to the window to be flashed. The window can be either open or minimized.

bInvert [in] Specifies whether the window is to be flashed or returned to its original state.

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Return value:

The return value specifies the window"s state before the call to the FlashWindow function.

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