Getting PC screen to display always on top

[johnmauro]

I have an application in our shop that works in conjunction the AS400 and displays a screen on the users pc. I want the pc screen to always be on top when displayed. Can someone help me with this.
Thanks,
John

[tomholden]

Re: Getting PC screen to display always on top

i hate to tell you this but unless you can find a way to short-circuit Windows "actions"/focus there's no way to do what you're asking using just plain ol' 5250 screens...

[johnmauro]

Re: Getting PC screen to display always on top

Thanks Tom....Not really what I wanted to hear but to it is what it is !!!

[DeadManWalks]

Re: Getting PC screen to display always on top

not positive, but I think you can play with the windows handle to always be in front.
http://www.google.com/search?q=windo...=hp&channel=np

[tomholden]

Re: Getting PC screen to display always on top

even so that will not fix the "got focus" issue...(unless you don't need focus on that window that is)

[jtemple]

Re: Getting PC screen to display always on top

Was the PC app written in-house? If so, you could modify it to force itself to the forefront when launched. If not, you could get someone to write a small intermediate app that launches the canned software, grab the windows handle of the launched app and force it to the front.