To get the current active window`s path using Windows API

[jihadrh]

Hi all,

I got the handle to the current active window using getactivewindow() . But how to get the path of the current active window. My intention is to create a folder in that, when I press a key .

thnx in advance....!!:)

[Norm]

Is this a java programming question?
What class is getactivewindow() in?

[jihadrh]

Its JNI programming.. I am calling windows API using one Jar file (J/Invoke). By using that , we can call method, like User32.GetForegroundWindow(); it will return one integer value corresponds to the active window.
So, After using this, i got hanlde to the window, But I need the path of the active Window.
We can also use System.load("User32"). to get this methods instead of using that JInvoke jar.

If any clarification needs, pls let me knw... :o

[fishtoprecords]

Why would you want to use Windows specific APIs from Java? Java is designed to be platform independant. If you want to write stuff tied to the Windoze API, why not use C# or one of the other .net platforms? Its a ton easier to write Windows code in a Windows language.

[jihadrh]

hi ,
thnx for the reply...
so you are saying that java is not good, when we use windows api or its not possible ?

[Norm]

What class is getactivewindow() in?

What jar file is that class in?

[fishtoprecords]

so you are saying that java is not good, when we use windows api or its not possible ?

Anything is possible. Some easier than other.

I'm just pointing out that Java is platform independent. Write once, run everywhere.

If your platform is Windows, a major justification for using Java is gone. And Microsoft does a lot to make it easy to write code that is seemless in their world.

So the decision tree for me is:

if (platform independent critical) use Java
else if (tied forever to Windows) use C# or VB or ...

[jihadrh]

pls check this url for that jar docs ( jinvoke.com), I think it can help me to describe you more than I can....

:o

[albus]

If you are still interesting to find active window try this:

KeyboardFocusManager.getCurrentKeyboardFocusManage r().getActiveWindow();