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[Sindarin]

I did not understand what you meant by "because it does not call the embed.dll." AFAIK, the embedding is done by using the SetParent and MoveWindow API, and can be called by any application. GM can set itself to be embedded into something, or embed two third-party application. I embedded two notepads into each other. But the problem is, they dont get drawn until the paint event is called (in cases of many application), so you may have to send that message to them constantly.

For example, in a gm-game I use a external_call to call the functions of embed dll.
But in another game that doesn't call the functions and runs fullscreen it would be hard or impossible to embed.

[MJGamesInc]

what else can u open besides notepad... Game_Maker.exe any others.. I would like more than notepad .... HELP??

[RiChArD_fLoOd]

why dont you try it out and see for yourself if it can be embedded its pretty easy to use

[ditdingiscool]

doesn't work for me
all it does is make notepad disapear

or am i just being stupid?

[ditdingiscool]

no, this dll is only for embeding things into gm, not the other way around...


BZ

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Yes it can be done! i wa smessing with the example and ended up with the gamemaker Inside notpad

[Games]

i just can't get it to work, it'd be so helpful too!

nvm. figured it out.

however, how can i control the child window? how can i tell it to save, maximize, close?

i mean, i guess i could make another .exe, but i mean more along the lines of..

run notepad. let the user type whatever they want. save it. close notepad.

you now basically have a text box in gm, with all the features... but how would i go about doing that?

Edited by Dan., 01 January 2008 - 05:04 AM.

[kubaszewczyk11]

Use files or 39dll or mplay

[jcoc611]

Some one know how to block windows with embed DLL, such as Task Manager etc...?

If someone knows please post it.

[jcoc611]

How can I block windows, such as TaskManager?

Please answer back.

[TheMagicNumber]

Don't double post, that is against the rules. Also, blocking Task Manager is against the rules, do not do it.

Also, an embed DLL does not have anything to do with blocking that.

Edited by GMREC1111, 12 June 2008 - 10:52 PM.

[paulman8888]

Thankyou. This will go well for my game. I really like your dlls, there simple to use and very efective. Well done. Keep up the good work.

[ash47]

that is so cool!

[makerofthegames]

Your description lacks you telling us what it does.


EDIT: WHOA! This is awesome!

Edited by makerofthegames, 03 July 2008 - 08:39 PM.

[gamefreak315]

Wow ist been a VERY long time since i've been on the gmc... the post reply is different. Anyways Wow this is really cool. The first thing I did with it is combine it with another dll and make it so that when I click on a window it gets embedded into the gamemaker window. I kept clicking things sucking it in and I clicked on the desktop and it also got sucked in Wow this is huge potential be careful with this. I had to go through a couple of things to get my desktop back and I lost the file for the gmk. LOL. I love it thanks!
Roach you should teach me a little of dll making if you can in Visual Basic, you do so much. lol just a thought.

Edited by gamefreak315, 10 July 2008 - 08:51 PM.

[pure_evil020]

problem is... It embeds my cmd window halfway off the screen, then I hafto dragg it back into view. is it possable to make it embed to the top left corner of the game screen so you dont hafto drag it back into view?

[Maarten Baert]

I have tested it, and apparently it is possible to embed anything into anything! I have now embedded cmd.exe into mspaint.exe into notepad.exe into my game . The problem is is creates lots of graphical problems with the other programs, because they don't redraw automatically.

[StupidStudios]

Can you actualy "suck" every window into your game? Would be creepy, a game that can suck up other windows (like the GM window) and then close... brrrhh.

[TheMagicNumber]

The actual embedding is done with a single API call, or can be done with just one...you can't control the windows position or anything. You can embed all windows into the game, it would be incredibly stupid as things like the start button are windows.

[Recreate]

Awsome!
Someone could make their own "Sub os"With this!

doesn't work for me
all it does is make notepad disapear

or am i just being stupid?

The second option is your answer

Edited by Recreate, 03 October 2008 - 11:10 PM.

[MrJackSparrow2]

Broken link. >_> Anybody have it working?
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