Help me to convert a C code

[MyEarth]

Hello,

There is a way o someone for convert this to autoit? It's only a few lines

std::wcout << "Ready"; 
        _iconParentHwnd = FindWindow(_T("Shell_TrayWnd"), NULL); 
        _iconHwnd = FindWindowEx(_iconParentHwnd, NULL, _T("Start"), NULL); 
        LRESULT _iconHdl = SendMessage(_iconHwnd, WM_CLOSE, NULL, NULL); 
        signed int _reVal = static_cast<int>(_iconHdl); 
        if (_reVal == 0)
        {
            std::wcout << "\n\succes"; 
        }
        else
            {
                std::wcout << "\n\nFailed Error: " << GetLastError() << ")";
                std::getwchar();
            }
        }
                     endif

I have see there in autoit:

_WinAPI_FindWindow

_SendMessage

But i don't have understand that _T(), NULL i think is = "" but we don't have a function called FindWindowEx

Thanks for help to archivie this

Edited September 15, 2013 by MyEarth

[FireFox]

Hi,

FindWindow is WinGetHandle in autoit.

WinGetHandle("[CLASS:Shell_TrayWnd]")

Br, FireFox.

[martin]

I think it would translate to something like this but whether the logic of the code is correct I can't say.

#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <SendMessage.au3>

$iconParentHwnd = WinGetHandle("Shell_TrayWnd");
$iconHwnd = WinGetHandle($iconParentHwnd, "start"); must not have upper case 's' if you're looking for the 'start' button?
$iconHdl = _SendMessage($iconHwnd, $WM_CLOSE);

If ($iconHdl = 0) Then
    MsgBox(262144, "Result", "Success!")
Else
    MsgBox(262144, "Result", "Failed!")
EndIf
 

Edited September 13, 2013 by martin

[MyEarth]

Well, the code give me "Success" but not the expected result. I want to hide the orb of Windows 7. i have try many method, always failed:

ControlCommand
ControlHide
 _WinAPI_ShowWindow

There are plenty of example in C#, but i'm not very good to convert it ( and before this post i have try it, lost hours for try to do the same ) like:

Link 1 ( check the comment of Simon B. 22-Aug-12 11:34 for hide only the orb )

Link 2

The taskbar in his "totally" is easy to hide with Autoit, the orb not. Thanks guys for the help, i'll really apprecciate it

Edited September 13, 2013 by MyEarth

[JohnOne]

I'm guessing you don't even know if that c code works.

[FireFox]

and... I can see in a link you provided that the orb is still visible but the taskbar is hidden.

Actually, there is an orb on the taskbar and a hover orb, you can either hide this hover orb or hide the taskbar and its orb.

Br, FireFox.

[MyEarth]

and... I can see in a link you provided that the orb is still visible but the taskbar is hidden.

Actually, there is an orb on the taskbar and a hover orb, you can either hide this hover orb or hide the taskbar and its orb.

Br, FireFox.

 

There are software can hide it:

Start Killer

and

Start Orb Mover ( P.S There are 2 exe's in Start Orb MoverAppFiles, HideIt and ShowIt and both work )

So:

If the question is: Is Possible to hide only the orb? The answer is Yes

If the question is: How? Then answer is: I don't know

Jocking apart, i'll continue the research but if you guys have an idea please post it

I'm guessing you don't even know if that c code works.

 

You have right, but in part. I have tested both codes and they hide completely the taskbar, but i think can be "edit" for hide only the orb, the problem is i don't know C-C# so i don't know how to start

 

Edited September 14, 2013 by MyEarth

[MyEarth]

Another code but in VB6, untested because i can't find any trial of VB6, but from the word of the author "seems" work

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'**************************************
' Name: Hide - Show the "Start" Button windows Vista and 7
' Description: Knowledge belongs to all.
' Wherever you look on the internet you can not find how to do hide
' the "Start Button" and "Shell tray" on windows Vista and 7 do not find a solution other than "startkiller"
' The following code solves the problem.
' By: Diomidis
'
'
' Inputs:None
'
' Returns:None
'
' Assumes:None
'
' Side Effects:None
' This code is copyrighted and has limited warranties
' Please see http://www.Planet-Source-Code.com/xq/ASP/txtCodeId.74343/lngWId.1/qx/vb/scripts/ShowCode.htm
' for details.
'**************************************

Private Declare Function FindWindowEx Lib "user32" Alias "FindWindowExA" (ByVal hWnd1 As Long, ByVal hWnd2 As Long, ByVal lpsz1 As String, ByVal lpsz2 As String) As Long

Private Declare Function FindWindow Lib "user32" Alias "FindWindowA" (ByVal lpClassName As String, ByVal lpWindowName As String) As Long

Public Declare Function ShowWindow Lib "user32.dll" (ByVal hWnd As Long, ByVal nCmdShow As Long) As Long

Public Function ShowTaskbar(ByVal IsLock As Boolean)
    If IsLock = False Then
        ShowWindow FindWindow("shell_traywnd", vbNullString), 1
        'only Vista-7
        ShowWindow FindWindowEx(FindWindow("Desktop", ""), 0, "Button", vbNullString), 1
    Else
        ShowWindow FindWindow("shell_traywnd", vbNullString), 0
        'only Vista-7
        ShowWindow FindWindowEx(FindWindow("Desktop", ""), 0, "Button", vbNullString), 0
    End If
End Function

If someone what to check it out i'll appreciate

[FireFox]

#include <WinAPIEx.au3>
 
ShowTaskbar(True)
 
Func ShowTaskbar($fIsLock)
    If $fIsLock = False Then
        _WinAPI_ShowWindow(_WinAPI_FindWindow("shell_traywnd", ""), 1)
        ;only Vista-7
        _WinAPI_ShowWindow(_WinAPI_FindWindowEx(_WinAPI_FindWindow("Desktop", ""), 0, "Button", ""), 1)
    Else
        _WinAPI_ShowWindow(_WinAPI_FindWindow("shell_traywnd", ""), 0)
        ;only Vista-7
        _WinAPI_ShowWindow(_WinAPI_FindWindowEx(_WinAPI_FindWindow("Desktop", ""), 0, "Button", ""), 0)
    EndIf
EndFunc   ;==>ShowTaskbar
 
Func _WinAPI_FindWindowEx($hParent, $hChildAfter, $sClassName, $sWindowName)
    Local $aResult = DllCall("user32.dll", "hwnd", "FindWindowEx", "hwnd", $hParent, "hwnd", $hChildAfter, "wstr", $sClassName, "wstr", $sWindowName)
    If @error Then Return SetError(@error, @extended, 0)
    Return $aResult[0]
EndFunc   ;==>_WinAPI_FindWindowEx

[MyEarth]

FireFox again thank. I have tested the code and work at "half" ( P.S. Change <WinAPIEx.au3> with <WinAPI.au3> )

This line correctly hide the taskbar:

_WinAPI_ShowWindow(_WinAPI_FindWindow("shell_traywnd", ""), 1)

But this, for hide the orb, not work. Very strange:

_WinAPI_ShowWindow(_WinAPI_FindWindowEx(_WinAPI_FindWindow("Desktop", ""), 0, "Button", ""), 1)

I have try also to convert the first script using _WinAPI_FindWindowEx:

#include <WindowsConstants.au3>
#include <SendMessage.au3>
#include <WinAPI.au3>

$_iconParentHwnd = _WinAPI_FindWindow("shell_traywnd", "")
$_iconHwnd = _WinAPI_FindWindowEx($_iconParentHwnd, "", "Start", "")
$iconHdl = _SendMessage($_iconHwnd, $WM_CLOSE) ; same for _WinAPI_ShowWindow

If ($iconHdl = 0) Then
    MsgBox(262144, "Result", "Success!")
Else
    MsgBox(262144, "Result", "Failed!")
EndIf

Func _WinAPI_FindWindowEx($hParent, $hChildAfter, $sClassName, $sWindowName)
    Local $aResult = DllCall("user32.dll", "hwnd", "FindWindowEx", "hwnd", $hParent, "hwnd", $hChildAfter, "wstr", $sClassName, "wstr", $sWindowName)
    If @error Then Return SetError(@error, @extended, 0)
    Return $aResult[0]
EndFunc   ;==>_WinAPI_FindWindowEx

Result is "Success" but don't do nothing. What is the "secret"?

Other useful information:

The start "orb" in Windows Vista is actually a separate top-level window
rather than a child of the taskbar, as it needs to be shaped for its overhang
from a single-row task bar and Microsoft did not want to incur a penalty for
shaping the entire task bar.

I don't remember its details off the top of my head, but if you use Spy++
you should be able to locate it. It can be shown/hidden independently of the
rest of the task bar.

It's definitely doable -- one of our applications does it :-)

-----------------

I can't paste the code itself, but we do it like this:

1. Find the task bar itself.

2. Get the process ID of the Explorer process that owns the task bar.

3. Enumerate all top-level windows.

4. For each window, get its process ID.

5. If it is the same as Explorer's, get the window text.

6. If the window text is "Start", it's our button.

I don't know if this works on localized versions of Windows Vista.

Hopefully this is something you can adapt to your needs :-)

Enjoy,

-----------------

Instead of trying to close it, try just hiding and showing it. In our
application, it responds to ShowWindow with SW_HIDE.

The window cannot be identified by class name. You must first find the
process ID of the owner of the task bar itself (which you *can* find with a
simple FindWindow call), and then enumerate the windows and follow the
procedure I outlined to locate the other top-level windows owned by the same
process. One of those other windows is the start orb.

 

Link

Edited September 14, 2013 by MyEarth

[MyEarth]

Damn i have do everything that post say ( our software work blablabla i can't post the code blablabla), why not work for me?

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#include <WinAPI.au3>
#include <Array.au3>
;~ #include <SendMessage.au3>
;~ #include <WindowsConstants.au3>

Local $Explorer_Handle, $Explorer_ID, $Start_Button, $Start_Handle

$Explorer = ProcessList("explorer.exe")
For $i = 1 To $Explorer[0][0]
    $Explorer_ID = $Explorer[$i][1]
Next

MsgBox(0, "ID", $Explorer_ID)
$Explorer_Handle = _GetHwndFromPID($Explorer_ID)
MsgBox(0, "HANDLE", $Explorer_Handle)

$Start_Button = WinList()

For $i = 1 To $Start_Button[0][0]
    If $Start_Button[$i][0] = "Start" And $Start_Button[$i][1] = $Explorer_Handle Then
        MsgBox(0, "Details", "Title=" & $Start_Button[$i][0] & @LF & "Handle=" & $Start_Button[$i][1])
        $Start_Handle = $Start_Button[$i][1]
    EndIf
Next

_WinAPI_ShowWindow($Start_Handle, @SW_HIDE)
;~ _SendMessage($Start_Handle, $WM_CLOSE)

Func _GetHwndFromPID($PID)
    $hWnd = 0
    $stPID = DllStructCreate("int")
    Do
        $winlist2 = WinList()
        For $i = 1 To $winlist2[0][0]
            If $winlist2[$i][0] <> "" Then
                DllCall("user32.dll", "int", "GetWindowThreadProcessId", "hwnd", $winlist2[$i][1], "ptr", DllStructGetPtr($stPID))
                If DllStructGetData($stPID, 1) = $PID Then
                    $hWnd = $winlist2[$i][1]
                    ExitLoop
                EndIf
            EndIf
        Next
        Sleep(100)
    Until $hWnd <> 0
    Return $hWnd
EndFunc   ;==>_GetHwndFromPID

Edited September 14, 2013 by MyEarth