What WM_??? does "ShowWindow" actually call and send

[Stan the man]

Hi. I was just wondering what exactly does ShowWindow(...) call (WM_ ???) ? I looked around but it does not seem that it calls WM_SHOWWINDOW. I want to send this message to another application with SW_HIDE etc... Thanks in advance. Stan the man

[Lost User]

I think you will find this page[^] and this one[^] give the details.

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[Code o mat]

If i am correct then you ran into the same misunderstanding i did long long time ago. You don't show or hide a window by sending it WM_SHOWWINDOW. It geta this message when it is shown or hidden, but not to show or hide it. As far as i know ShowWindow basically sets the WS_BISIBLE style of the given window, it might also perform some additonal tasks like redrawing, sending messages, don't know the rest.

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[Stan the man]

Hi. I will try this. I think that is what I have been mixed up about. Thanks for the insight. Stan the man