How to GetMainWindow Handle

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I am using MFC classes to create GUI.
Inside the Main window I have an Active X control.

How can I get the handle value of the main window from the Active X control??
Any idea will be very helpful...

Posted 1-Feb-11 1:44am

Debojyoti Majumder

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Henry Minute · Answer 1 · 2011-02-01T02:38:00

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A quick google suggests that this[^] might help.

Posted 1-Feb-11 2:38am

Henry Minute

jk chan · Answer 2 · 2011-02-01T06:01:00

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If you need handle of the main window, and if you are using mfc framework , you can call AfxGetMainWnd() this pointer retuns a CWnd* which will be your main window(CMainFrame or CDialog or CMdiFrameWnd)

hopes this helps :)

Posted 1-Feb-11 6:01am

jk chan

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Debojyoti Majumder 2-Feb-11 2:22am

Yes... I have used the method you said, but it's returning some other value.

I tried to use Spy++, and trace which window it's returning.
But the returned value was not matching any window.