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  1. January 27th, 2012, 11:37 AM #1
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    Question How to make 3rd party Application's GUI Framework lie within the GUIFramework of mine

    Hello,
    I am working on automation project for a 3rd party Application. This application has given APIs for various automation tasks (like, Menu automation, toolbar automation, etc)

    My code is in VB.NET.

    Automation could be made in client-server mode, my code being client, this 3rd party App being server. When I create an instance of 3rd party App ( using CreateObject(<progID>), it brings up its own GUI Framework.

    I have my own GUI Framework with customised menu items as well as my some more automation code.

    At present, both the GUI frameworks are floating in a dis-jointed and independent manner. I would like to contain the 3rd party GUI Framework within my own GUI framework whenever it is moved around.

    Please give some guidance.

    Thanks in advance. Pl let me know if more details are required.
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  2. January 27th, 2012, 03:13 PM #2
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    Re: How to make 3rd party Application's GUI Framework lie within the GUIFramework of

    Ask the people that designed the Framework, to make sure that it can be used in the way that you want. Licensing and all.
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  3. January 28th, 2012, 05:24 AM #3
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    Re: How to make 3rd party Application's GUI Framework lie within the GUIFramework of

    Possible, but not easy. This can be done. You should have some sort of container object on your one form ( where you want to host this 3rd party app - a Picturebox might do ), then you could display the 3rd party app in there. I have done this in the past. So, if you find my solution interesting, give me a shout.
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    Re: How to make 3rd party Application's GUI Framework lie within the GUIFramework of

    Like a game?
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  6. January 29th, 2012, 06:44 AM #5
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    Re: How to make 3rd party Application's GUI Framework lie within the GUIFramework of

    Quote Originally Posted by HanneSThEGreaT View Post
    Possible, but not easy. This can be done. You should have some sort of container object on your one form ( where you want to host this 3rd party app - a Picturebox might do ), then you could display the 3rd party app in there. I have done this in the past. So, if you find my solution interesting, give me a shout.
    Yes, please. Please give some guidelines on how to achieve the same.
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  7. January 30th, 2012, 07:40 AM #6
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    Re: How to make 3rd party Application's GUI Framework lie within the GUIFramework of

    Hi,

    try this

    http://www.vb-helper.com/howto_shell_in_mdi.html


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  8. January 30th, 2012, 11:46 PM #7
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    Re: How to make 3rd party Application's GUI Framework lie within the GUIFramework of

    Thanks, curt. I will try it, and will update the forum.
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  9. February 2nd, 2012, 07:30 AM #8
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    Re: How to make 3rd party Application's GUI Framework lie within the GUIFramework of

    Sorry for the delay in replying.

    Have a look at this article :

    Customising Your Desktop with Visual Basic.NET 2005
    http://www.codeguru.com/vb/gen/vb_mi...le.php/c14319/
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