how to open program through C# program and give this program focus

Question

How to open program through C# program (Windows Mobile) and give this program focus ?

EDIT by MarkJ: Gold says thanks for Process.Start suggestions, but for some reason the program still doesn't get the focus.

Thanks in advance, Gold

Answer 1

You can use Process.Start(); to start your process and then:

[DllImport("user32.dll")]
[return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
static extern bool SetForegroundWindow(IntPtr hWnd);

public static bool BringWindowToTop(string windowName, bool wait)
{
      int hWnd = FindWindow(windowName, wait);
      if (hWnd != 0)
      {
           return SetForegroundWindow((IntPtr)hWnd);
      }
      return false;
}

To find window and bring it to front

Answer 2

You can launch a program by calling Process.Start, like this:

Process.Start(programPath);

You can also pass in a file (eg, a Word document), or even a web site, and it will automatically launch in the default program for that file type on the user's machine.

When you call Process.Start, the program should automatically receive focus.

Answer 3

Process.Start()??

Answer 4

Using the code below should automatically put the window on top.

Process.Start("path");