Phillip,
It looks like you are trying to refresh all top-level windows on the
desktop. To do that, you will need to loop through all the top-level
windows (use GetWindow) and invalidate them.
Dennis.
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> Not quite good enough.
>
> That will refresh the desktop background, but any other windows that are
> visible do not refresh.
>
> I think I will give up and just use a form's canvas.
>
> Phil.
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> From: "Alistair George" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> AT tawa on 24/02/99 11:34 ZE12
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> cc: (bcc: Phillip Middlemiss/NZ Forest Research Institute/NZ)
> Subject: Re: [DUG]: Repainting the desktop
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> Is this what you want:
> SendMessage(FindWindow('Progman', 'Program Manager'),
> WM_COMMAND,
> $A065,
> 0);
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> >I have a routine that grabs the device context of the Screen (I know I
> >shouldn't really) and draws to it. When I am finished I need to refresh
> the >whole screen to it's original state. Does anyone know how to
> do such a
> >thing? I've tried various combinations of invalidating the whole
> rectangle
> >etc with no joy.
> >
> >Thanks.
> >
> >Phil Middlemiss
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