Get process name and add it to a process using getobject method using vb.net

2013-10-24

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_{Thursday, October 24, 2013 5:48 AM}

i am using Widnows Forms and VB.Net .

I need to get and object from running process list and add it to GetObject method.

I have done it successfully using the following code.

Dim CATIA As Object

CATIA = GetObject("", "CATIA.Application")

But unfortunately client installed an old version of the Catia Software also. So when i get object it will get object of the old version.

So i decided to take the GetObject from runtime (from the proces list. ) .

but when the two versions are running at the same time . How will i identify the process .

I tried the following method.

Dim CATIA As Object
CATIA = System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.GetActiveObject("CATIA.Application")

but there are two process running i need to identify the version or caption (i succesfully read the catpion of the

window) .

my Question is

1)How should i assign the process to the GetObject method in vb.net

2) If i have accessed the process.MainWindowTitle method and get the name of the window then how should i

assign to GetObject .(that specific object where the windowtitle is "something..." )

please help

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_{Friday, October 25, 2013 6:53 AM ✅Answered}

Hi,

Welcome to MSDN.

I need to get and object from running process list and add it to GetObject method.

I have done it successfully using the following code.

Dim CATIA As Object

CATIA = GetObject("", "CATIA.Application")

But unfortunately client installed an old version of the Catia Software also. So when i get object it will get object of the old version.

If possible, I suggest you try this way which is used to get the specific version AutoCAD object.

It codes like this:

GetObject(, "xxx.Application.the version number")

1)How should i assign the process to the GetObject method in vb.net

2) If i have accessed the process.MainWindowTitle method and get the name of the window then how should i

assign to GetObject .(that specific object where the windowtitle is "something..." )

In my opinion, I am afraid we could not use GetObject via the process, according to this link.

Regards.

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_{Saturday, October 26, 2013 8:07 AM ✅Answered}

Hi

i am using Widnows Forms and VB.Net .

I need to get and object from running process list and add it to GetObject method.

I have done it successfully using the following code.

Dim CATIA As Object

CATIA = GetObject("", "CATIA.Application")

But unfortunately client installed an old version of the Catia Software also. So when i get object it will get object of the old version.

So i decided to take the GetObject from runtime (from the proces list. ) .

but when the two versions are running at the same time . How will i identify the process .

I tried the following method.

Dim CATIA As Object
CATIA = System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.GetActiveObject("CATIA.Application")

but there are two process running i need to identify the version or caption (i succesfully read the catpion of the

window) .

my Question is

1)How should i assign the process to the GetObject method in vb.net

2) If i have accessed the process.MainWindowTitle method and get the name of the window then how should i

assign to GetObject .(that specific object where the windowtitle is "something..." )

please help

MSDN Forum

I don't know how the GetObject method works. But this works and maybe it will help you. Or maybe not.

Option Strict On

Imports System.Runtime.InteropServices


Public Class Form1

    <DllImport("User32.dll")> _
    Private Shared Function FindWindow(ByVal lpClassName As String, ByVal lpWindowName As String) As Integer
    End Function

    Dim P As Process = Process.GetProcessById(4040) ' I already have Notepad running and this is its process I.D.

    

    Private Sub Form1_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        Me.CenterToScreen()
        Me.Text = FindWindow("Notepad", Nothing).ToString
    End Sub

    Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
        Dim AccessNotepad As Object = CType(P, Object)
        Label1.Text = AccessNotepad.ToString & vbCrLf & P.MainWindowTitle.ToString & vbCrLf & FindWindow(Nothing, P.MainWindowTitle.ToString).ToString
    End Sub

End Class

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_{Monday, October 28, 2013 12:27 PM ✅Answered}

See my answer at the below link. You should be able to use the window title to fetch the instance.

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/vstudio/en-US/389fd262-37c1-402d-a67d-f280716eca53/pass-object-from-vba-to-vb-net-without-com?forum=vbgeneral

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