This might not be possible...
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Hi there, I was wondering if it is possible to take a windows application and load the contents of the main window inside my c# application as either an MDI window or in a child control of some sort. At work we use some old software where each "module" is a seperate exe with its own window and I wanted to build a c# app with tabs or MDI windows or something to make it a bit more usable. We do not have access to the source code and its not managed code for sure. At first glance, it looks impossible, but I was hoping there was some sort of p/invoke or activeX magic out there. Thank you code project!
-- Steven
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Hi there, I was wondering if it is possible to take a windows application and load the contents of the main window inside my c# application as either an MDI window or in a child control of some sort. At work we use some old software where each "module" is a seperate exe with its own window and I wanted to build a c# app with tabs or MDI windows or something to make it a bit more usable. We do not have access to the source code and its not managed code for sure. At first glance, it looks impossible, but I was hoping there was some sort of p/invoke or activeX magic out there. Thank you code project!
-- Steven
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Hi there, I was wondering if it is possible to take a windows application and load the contents of the main window inside my c# application as either an MDI window or in a child control of some sort. At work we use some old software where each "module" is a seperate exe with its own window and I wanted to build a c# app with tabs or MDI windows or something to make it a bit more usable. We do not have access to the source code and its not managed code for sure. At first glance, it looks impossible, but I was hoping there was some sort of p/invoke or activeX magic out there. Thank you code project!
-- Steven
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You can make it "look" as if an exe is running from your application using the
SetParentAPI. To find out how, visit this CodeProject article :)I are Troll :suss:
Thanks, that code did exactly what I needed it to. With a little customization, I got it so anytime an exe from our old software tries to run, it gets loaded in a tab on my program instead. Very cool! Thank you so much!
-- Steven
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Thanks, that code did exactly what I needed it to. With a little customization, I got it so anytime an exe from our old software tries to run, it gets loaded in a tab on my program instead. Very cool! Thank you so much!
-- Steven
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Thanks, that code did exactly what I needed it to. With a little customization, I got it so anytime an exe from our old software tries to run, it gets loaded in a tab on my program instead. Very cool! Thank you so much!
-- Steven
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