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Window Handle Picker Sample

Introduction The Window Handle Picker application is a “Spy”-like tool that will display the window handle of any given window simply by dragging the mouse over that window (a feature that can prove invaluable as a debugging tool). As you can see from the figure above, the application also enables you to view such information […]

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Aug 18, 2000
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Introduction

The Window Handle Picker application is a “Spy”-like tool that will display the
window handle of any given window simply by dragging the mouse over that
window (a feature that can prove invaluable as a debugging tool). As you can
see from the figure above, the application also enables you
to view such information as window caption, class,
style, extended style and rectangle coordinates.

Downloads

Download demo project – 55 Kb

Download demo application – 11 Kb

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