Getting the title text from an MDICLIENT window

[pigeonrandle]

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.

 

[pigeonrandle]

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.