Getting the title text from an MDICLIENT window

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pigeonrandle@hotmail.com - 16 Jul 2006 19:57 GMT

Hello. I hope you are all well.

I've been trying to get the text from an MDICLIENT window (recognised
by SPY++ as 'WindowsForms10.MDICLIENT.app3').
When i try to get the text using SendMessage(WM_GETTEXT), or good old
GetText(), i get an empty string returned. Eh?

Spy++ doesn't seem to get the text either. Do i need to use some
WM_MDI* type messages or did MS leave out the handling of that message
for MDI forms? Im using Visual Studio 2003.

Cheers,
James Randle.

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pigeonrandle@hotmail.com - 16 Jul 2006 21:33 GMT

Stupid pigeon!
The ''WindowsForms10.MDICLIENT.app' is the container for the MDI forms.
The actual MDI form is 'WindowsForms10.Window.8.app3'.

Anybody else successfully wasted half their day?! :O)

James Randle.

> Hello. I hope you are all well.
>
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> Cheers,
> James Randle.

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