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Function name : OpenInputDesktop

Group: Window Station and Desktop - Library: user32

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Opens the desktop that receives user input.

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Code examples:

How to prevent users from accessing the Windows Desktop and from switching to other applications

Declaration:

HDESK OpenInputDesktop(
	DWORD dwFlags,
	BOOL fInherit,
	ACCESS_MASK dwDesiredAccess
);  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER OpenInputDesktop IN user32;
	LONG    dwFlags,;
	INTEGER fInherit,;
	INTEGER dwDesiredAccess
  

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Parameters:

dwFlags [in] This parameter can be 0 or 1.

fInherit [in] If this value is TRUE, new processes inherit the handle. Otherwise, this handle is not inherited.

dwDesiredAccess [in] Access to the desktop.

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Return value:

If the function succeeds, the return value is a handle to the desktop that receives user input.

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Comments:

When you are finished using the handle, call the CloseDesktop function to close it.

See also: CloseDesktop, SetProcessWindowStation, SwitchDesktop.

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