[DUG] Assigning a forms parent

[Jeremy Coulter]

I dont have access the source of the other app to use COM, hence why I didnt 
do it.
Its anotehr 3rd part app.

Yeah its crazy, but was just playing :-)

Jeremy


-----Original Message-----
From: "Kyley Harris" <kyley at harrissoftware.com>
To: "NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List" <delphi at ns3.123.co.nz>
Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2006 16:29:31 +1200
Subject: RE: [DUG] Assigning a forms parent


That’s what com was invented for. Use the Delphi wizard to make a com 
wrapper of the form.
Then Expose the com object in said application.
 
In the parent app create the TOleControl wrapper. Set Border Style to none 
and parent it to an MDI Child form in the 
App. 
 
There is no other way. Its called memory pollution if you let it happen.
 
By the way
 I Hate COM and I think what you are trying to do sounds crazy.
If you need info in another app you should convert it into a dataproviding 
app, and pass data over tcp to be displayed in the gui of your choice.
 
If you don’t have the source for both apps then give up and ring the 
software vendor.. J
 



From: delphi-bounces at ns3.123.co.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces at ns3.123.co.nz] On 
Behalf Of Jeremy Coulter
Sent: Wednesday, 5 April 2006 3:58 p.m.
To: delphi at delphi.org.nz
Subject: [DUG] Assigning a forms parent
 
Hi All.
I have an app. that I would like to "Try" and assign the form to another 
running app.
 
The other app. is an MDIparent, and I want to make it "appear" as if the 
other apps form is just another form in the other application.
 
I tried setting the forms parenthandle to the handle of the other app, but 
it didnt really work.
 
Anyone got any ideas?
 
Jeremy
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