Windows 8 64 bit minimize and maximize Windows windows

Question

We upgraded to Windows 8 64 bit and labview 12 64 bit here at work.
One of the programs I wrote with an example I found on the NI board no longer works.
We used to have windows XP 32 bit.
I used to be able to give a window name such as notepad (or any Windows window) and I could minimize or maximize it as needed.
Well once we upgraded to Windows 8 and Labview 12 64 bit it no longer works.
Does anyone have an example that I can look at that will work with Labview 12 64 bit?
Thanks Rick.
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rcard53762 wrote:
Is there no WinAPI for windows 8 that does the same thing?
It's not Windows 8 that is the problem here. It's LabVIEW for Windows 64 Bit. Installl LabVIEW for Windows 32 Bit (works just as fine on Windows 64 Bit and your license works for both variants) and your example works again.
And no there is no WinAPI package for LabVIEW for Windows 64 Bit. It's originally a community developed library and NI never made it an official NI library, nor should they have done that. As such it is only community supported meaning it gets modified if and only if someone from the community does the work and also posts it for others to use.
Building an application to depend on these functions is only a good idea if you know what you are doing. That includes both the original application developer being savy about calling WinAPI functions through the Call Library Node as well as being aware about the possible liability for the next gal or guy who has to maintain that application and port it to Windows 2025 or even more funny Linux or Mac OS X, or the super duper tablet OS that will come out in 10 years. Don't laugh, many quick and dirty test applications end up being used for decades to come and are usually in a state that nobody dares to even touch from fear that it breaks.
Rolf Kalbermatter
CIT Engineering Netherlands
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