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[AnoPem]

Hello, i want to create a program where i can divide 1 screen into 4 smaller screens, but i have no idea where to start and how i could do it, can anyone give me some directions or anything to get me moving ?

[Shim]

Check these links

http://www.dreamincode.net/forums/topic ... -possible/


http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/912 ... rm-project

[noypikami]

create a boardless form. then put 4 panels and a buttons if you want.
you can add controls at runtime to make it more difficult to code, LOLzzz ;)

put this code below 'public class form1

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Public Class Form1
    Declare Auto Function SetParent Lib "user32.dll" (ByVal hWndChild As IntPtr, ByVal hWndNewParent As IntPtr) As Integer
    Declare Auto Function SendMessage Lib "user32.dll" (ByVal hWnd As IntPtr, ByVal Msg As Integer, ByVal wParam As Integer, ByVal lParam As Integer) As Integer
    Private Const WM_SYSCOMMAND As Integer = 274
    Private Const SC_MAXIMIZE As Integer = 61488
    Dim pro As Process

in each button put this code. you can do it using drag option and create panels at runtime

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pro = Process.Start("winword")
        pro.WaitForInputIdle()
        SetParent(pro.MainWindowHandle, me.panel1.Handle)
        SendMessage(pro.MainWindowHandle, WM_SYSCOMMAND, SC_MAXIMIZE, 0)
        

====change the to pro=Process.Start("C:\WINDOWS\notepad.exe") if you want to open notepad in your panel inside form

===== hope this helps.=========

[AnoPem]

#noypikami is this a way of creating child forms ?

unfortunatly this is not working as i want, it will open most programs in its own window

[noypikami]

it's not a child form.. it opens a program inside a form/ inside a panel. the code works in multiple programs and can be viewed inside a single form not on its own window..

[AnoPem]

it's not a child form.. it opens a program inside a form/ inside a panel. the code works in multiple programs and can be viewed inside a single form not on its own window..

The only program that i could get to open inside the actual form was notepad