Get the active windows X\Y position?

[Cobalt]

Is it possible to get the currently active program's window X and Y positions?, I know we can get its handle, but can we return its position on the desktop?

[SMcNeill]

Is it possible to get the currently active program's window X and Y positions?, I know we can get its handle, but can we return its position on the desktop?

http://qb64.org/wiki/SCREENX
http://qb64.org/wiki/SCREENY

[RhoSigma]

It should be noted, that both functions return -32000, if the window is currently minimized. Also be aware of negative positions, if the window is dragged partly off the desktop with its top/left border.

[Pete]

I use negative positioning when I want to copy the desktop but get rid of the title bar. Very useful.

Pete

[Cobalt]

Is it possible to get the currently active program's window X and Y positions?, I know we can get its handle, but can we return its position on the desktop?

http://qb64.org/wiki/SCREENX
http://qb64.org/wiki/SCREENY

when I tried that it gave me MY programs X\Y pos not the currently active Windows X\Y. which I thought was odd cause I used _SCREENHIDE on my program at the time. unless I used it wrong.

[SMcNeill]

You’ll want a declare library routine to get another window’s X/Y position.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/api/winuser/nf-winuser-getwindowinfo — this one, maybe.

[Cobalt]

i think what I might need is this,
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/api/winuser/nf-winuser-getwindowrect
but I'm not knowledgeable enough to know quite how to set that up. I have only dabbled in this a little with even littler success.

I think I start with

Code: QB64: [Select]

1. DECLARE LIBRARY 'function is already used by QB64 so "User32" is not required
2. FUNCTION GetWindowRect (BYVAL HWnd as HWND, BYVAL W_INFO)
3. END DECLARE
4.  
5. Type WinINFO
6.   W_left as LONG
7.   W_top as LONG
8.   W_right as LONG
9.   W_bottom as long
10. end type
11.  
12. DIM W_INFO as WinINFO
13.  

but like I said I'm NOT knowledgeable enough to know just how to setup the Declare Library part. I could certainly use some help on that part.