Hooking onto a console window

[Macgoober]

In general, I'm coding an external program with Ruby and would like to issue some API commands, but I'm afraid this is where Ruby becomes limited in its ability.

I want to have the console window set to be "Always on Top" in a sense. So how would I go about hooking onto a console and bring it to the top with C++ and Window's API?

I'm running into confusion with SetWindowPos() and SetForegroundWindow()

Any help/advice is much appreciated

Thanks,

- Mac

[olivthill2]

See MSDN description of SetWindowPos() function at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...45(VS.85).aspx , where it is said:

If an application is not in the foreground, and should be in the foreground, it must call the SetForegroundWindow function.

My understanding is that there are two z-orders: one for the display, and another one (not named "z-order" in the manuals) for the keyboard and events.

SetWindowsPos() changes the z-order for the screen.
SetForegroundWindow() changes both the z-order for the screen and for the keyboard.