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Function name : GetShellWindow

Group: Window - Library: user32

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The GetShellWindow function returns a handle to the Shell"s desktop window.

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Declaration:

HWND GetShellWindow(VOID);  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER GetShellWindow IN user32  

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Parameters:

This function has no input parameters.

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Return value:

The return value is the handle of the Shell"s desktop window. If no Shell process is present, the return value is NULL.

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Comments:

My guess: in many cases this function returns result very close (but not identical) to the GetDesktopWindow function.

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