Finding the current application which has focus.

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Paul Aspinall - 11 Mar 2006 12:54 GMT

Hi
Does anyone have any code which can be used to find the current application
which has focus?

I want to try to retrieve the application name, or process name from the app
which has current focus.

Thanks

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Michael Nemtsev - 11 Mar 2006 14:37 GMT

Hello Paul,

Use API GetForegroundWindow() function
http://www.pinvoke.net/default.aspx/user32/GetForegroundWindow.html

PA> Hi
PA> Does anyone have any code which can be used to find the current
PA> application
PA> which has focus?
PA> I want to try to retrieve the application name, or process name from
PA> the app which has current focus.
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PA> Thanks
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Stoitcho Goutsev (100) - 13 Mar 2006 15:44 GMT

Paul,

There is no managed solution for that. You need to call GetForegroundWindow
API for example.

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