automatically size open explorer window? (xp)

[Mad Scientist Jr]

has anyone done this from code?

i just want to automatically size all open and non-mimized windows to
the specified height/width (in twips?)

maybe include a utility that reports the height/width in twips or
whatever of the topmost open non-mimized window

 

[Cor Ligthert [MVP]]

Mad,

Twips was a one time VB6 idea.

It is again pixels however at least I don't understand what you want to do
automaticly to what height?.

Cor

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

i just want to automatically size all open and non-mimized windows to
the specified height/width (in twips?)

P/invoke: 'EnumWindows' + 'MoveWindow'.

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Twips was a one time VB6 idea.

Well, twips were actually a good idea because they allowed a certain level
of device-intependence...

 

[Cor Ligthert [MVP]]

Herfried,

Well, twips were actually a good idea because they allowed a certain level
of device-intependence...

What did I write this time wrong about VB6 in your opinion.

))

Cor

 

[Mad Scientist Jr]

Thanks for your replies.

Can you give a concrete example of below? I don't care if it uses
twips, pixels, whatever. Just some height/width unit.

I am looking for something to do something like this

1. minimize all windows except the one you want the size of

2. run "Get Size" utility, which has code like:
myHeight = fnGetHeightOfTopWindow
myWidth = fnGetWidthOfTopWindow
MsgBox "height=" & myheight & vbcrlf & "width=" & mywidth

3. minimize all windows except the ones you want resized

4. run "Set size" utility - it prompts for height/width, you type the
numbers, click OK, and it sets the height/width of all open windows to
that