Re: SendMessage WM_NOTIFY across process
"Scott McPhillips [MVP]" <org-dot-mvps-at-scottmcp> wrote in message
news:K5adnVn9ws6emhjbnZ2dnUVZ_gCdnZ2d@comcast.com...
Headache wrote:
Hello,
I'm using a program to drive a GUI. For simple messages such as
LB_SETSEL the PostMessage API works fine. I use SendMessage for
WM_NOTIFY as it takes the address of a local NMITEMACTIVATE structure.
An address in your process is useless in another process. So even if the
message was passed by Windows it would not contain a valid pointer. I
don't know if Windows suppresses such a cross-process WM_NOTIFY, but it
would be a real good idea if it does.
One option that you could use is to send the WM_COPYDATA message to the
other process. Windows provides support for this message by copying the
passed data into the receiving process' memory.
--
To add to Scott's thought that passing fixed addresses to another process is
wrong, see
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.vc.mfc/browse_frm/thread/40c00794fa444323/291326274362ef36?lnk=st&q=dcsoft+sendmessageremote&rnum=1#291326274362ef36
which discusses my SendMessageRemote() function which sounds ideal for your
situation.
-- David
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