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Function name : SwitchDesktop

Group: Window Station and Desktop - Library: user32

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Makes a desktop visible and activates it. This enables the desktop to receive input from the user.

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Code examples:

How to prevent users from accessing the Windows Desktop and from switching to other applications

Declaration:

BOOL SwitchDesktop(
	HDESK hDesktop
);
  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER SwitchDesktop IN user32;
	INTEGER hDesktop  

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Parameters:

hDesktop [in] Handle to the desktop to be made visible and active. This handle is returned by the CreateDesktop and OpenDesktop functions.

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Return value:

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

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Comments:

See also: CreateDesktop, OpenDesktop.

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