get the flashwindow api to flash form ?

[MickYL]

Ive got a button on a form and am trying to get the flashwindow api to work with the form , however it seems i don't understand it! As i have never done an api call im not too surprised.!! Declare Function FlashWindow Lib "user32" Alias "FlashWindow" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal bInvert As Long) As Long Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load End Sub Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click FlashWindow(1, True)'what are the arguments this call should use? End Sub no error when i click button, just nothing happens? Any help will be appreciated.

[Nibu babu thomas]

MickYL wrote:

Ive got a button on a form and am trying to get the flashwindow api to work with the form , however it seems i don't understand it! As i have never done an api call im not too surprised.!! Declare Function FlashWindow Lib "user32" Alias "FlashWindow" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal bInvert As Long) As Long Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load End Sub Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click FlashWindow(1, True)'what are the arguments this call should use? End Sub

I did see the same question asked by someone else. It could be one or two days back. Just doing a forum search could help. :) I guess it should be

FlashWindow(Me.Handle, True) :~

Is it Me.Handle or Me.Hwnd I am not sure please check anyway the first one takes the handle of the window to be flashed. In your case it is this window hence Me.

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[MickYL]

Actually that was me who posted it a few days ago and I dont think its going to get a reply ! Thanks for your suggestion. I will try it and see how things go! thx.... ;)

[MickYL]

I tried after recieving your advice which was similar to advice from others elsewhere, but now i get an error that Me.handle cannot be converted to long ??? me.handle nealy worked i guess. the other suggestion was a syntax error.thx X|