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It seems that moving the toast function to another form is the solution to my second question. I wonder why? Still, if someone can answer the first question. Thanks

@Attila Kovacs The joke is on me. Getit does not work on my D10.2.3 it shows an error. So I do not use it. That is life.

What happened to a new download? where is it? not on the page https://parnassus.co/delphi-tools/bookmarks/

This is what I get D10.2.3 Which ver is installed? Haa found it ParnassusBookmarksSetup_v1.5.2.0

I have an application running that uses and depends on explorer (NOT INTERNET EXPLORER). For some reasons once in a while working on my computer explorer closes and I have to open a new one. While this happens I have an explorer open and another one that is unseen.(Hidden). The problem: For my software to work properly I need ONLY ONE open explorer. The solution: To close the unseen explorer. What I tried: OleCheck(CoCreateInstance(CLASS_ShellWindows, nil, CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER or CLSCTX_LOCAL_SERVER, IShellWindows, ShellWindows)); try for i := ShellWindows.Count - 1 downto 0 do < here shall window.count show 3 (for example). 2 unseen. one open ok. begin Dispatch := ShellWindows.Item(i); if Dispatch<> nil then Down the software, I can see the directory that the explorer shows the directory. The problem : in the loop down to 1 and 0 Dispatch is nil finally, I would like to have all 3 explorer and choose which one to close. P.S if I restart my computer I have 1 explorer open and everything is OK. Thanks for your help. Any piece of software can help. This is the program very useful http://limelect.com/downloads/explorer-list/

As I said we will meet again Today I had my problem again. Explorer was hidden. A while ago I wrote a program that shows the explorer directory name although explorer was HIDDEN. So I had an indication. Searching again for an answer I found a solution. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12946150/how-to-bring-my-application-to-the-front I added SetWindowPos(WebBrowserApp.HWnd, HWND_NOTOPMOST,0,0,0,0, SWP_NOMOVE or SWP_NOSIZE); SetWindowPos(WebBrowserApp.HWnd, HWND_TOPMOST,0,0,0,0, SWP_NOMOVE or SWP_NOSIZE); SetWindowPos(WebBrowserApp.HWnd, HWND_NOTOPMOST,0,0,0,0, SWP_SHOWWINDOW or SWP_NOMOVE or SWP_NOSIZE); and it worked. It poped up explorer. Thanks again

Just used it for dpr. Greate. Thanks for the info. No need for a tool. It took 2 min. I also added "Content Type" is it needed ?

@Turan Can I have been researching this problem for a year now. The last conclusion is that it has a huge problem. Unsolvable especially between windows 7 and 10. Also, the program run "As administrator". I have a huge amount of software most in C but non gave a definitive answer. However "FastCopy" dose it locally while running but not all the time. And since I have its source in c++ I could not duplicate its behavior in Delphi. Whoever you buy a solution from check all the above before paying.

If you have no solution yet I have it on Freelancer.

Well we will meet again (and it might be a long time) when I have some news for you. Sorry, but it will take a long effort to find whats going on. It seems that d10.2.3 with my software does something to explorer. As I said the hidden comes and goes. However, the software on its own is full proof (i hope) and nothing like that happens. No complaints from people using it. I personally using it for years !! Thanks for your help

Ok, I did succeed to make a hidden explorer. How? by executing on D10.2.3 my software. I will keep you guys posted.

The only thing left is to scan the memory. But if the hidden disappear somehow I cannot reproduce it since I do not understand how it happens

@Fr0sT.Brutal One word. I tried. For the hidden, it did not help. No association to Explorer. If you think you know what hidden mean I am willing to learn. the fact is that even "Winspector - Ultimate Windows Spy Utility" did not help. The obvious fact that somehow the hidden disappear. It is a problem I never encounter. I cannot even make that happen. The only thing I am left with that ShellWindows.Count shows it exist. you can try , I am sure you will not be able to see the problem, or maybe yes? var ShellWindows: IShellWindows; if Succeeded(CoCreateInstance(CLASS_ShellWindows, nil, CLSCTX_LOCAL_SERVER, IID_IShellWindows, ShellWindows)) then Label2.Caption:=IntToStr( ShellWindows.Count);

My kind of work needs me to move from one directory to the other very often. Many but many times a day.

@Lars Fosdal I appreciate your help. But my need is not something can be solved as per your suggestion. I would have done so. First, you can read the description at http://limelect.com/downloads/explorer-list/ Let me explain what it does. The idea to have links by name to directories it is kind of a short cut. It is on the toolbar and when you press a name it opens explorer, ontop, at the directory. ALL MY SOFTWARE comes out of a need. I could not go to a directory by pressing the mouse button a few times. It bugs me. That way I go to a directory at once. As a benefit of this, you have a HISTORY that brings you back to a few days where you worked. I hope this clarifies why is the problem. lastly, if there is an open explorer (=0) I use it otherwise, I open a new one. P.S a few YEARS ago I asked for help to translate c++ to Delphi you remember? it was for this program

Well, guys, I give up. I will solve my problems alone. And P.S I started my knowledge a little bit even before Delphi #1. Of which I used quite a lot. And thanks again.

Ok thanks

@David Heffernan I never said just one there can be many explorer. But my software chooses the first in list. The problem debugging such problematic software that comes and go make me wonder if I am on the right track for solving the hidden explorer that comes and disappears at will. I might be missing something in my software. Maybe you should download my software and see what it dose. There are a lot of people using it and it is quite useful for us. Just unzip and use. No installation. you can always delete.

@timfrost No, because process ID does not mean you know to which process name it belongs. If you have a program.exe it has a name and process ID. But a hidden process does not have any name just a number. Or does it, if so what is the name behind explorer. Just an ID does not mean much since you do not know to which program it belongs, very often. especially when the program for some reason is hidden. Do not forget Dispatch := ShellWindows.Item(i); is nil does not give back any known to me information To sum it up I have a program you can download http://limelect.com/downloads/screen-capture/ That cath anything with ID a different kind of screen-capture.

What is so crazy about that problem that I came back to check an idea about my software the HIDDEN explorer VANISHED without a computer reset. Now I am back with explorer OK.=1. I have to wait until the problem will reappear. I do not know if fulling around with a process program did it??? crazy Thanks in any case guys.

@David Heffernan You are correct but... When you open an explorer it will be first in the list (ShellWindows =0) I made sure I am correct. Now if you open another explorer it will be second (ShellWindows =1) and so on. However in my case, if (ShellWindows =0) is hidden I am in trouble but I fixe it with a message and some process. It will be nice if I could delete (ShellWindows =0) and I hop (ShellWindows =1) will be (ShellWindows =0).

@Fr0sT.Brutal Let me elaborate. Once in awhile Explorer closes. It happened while I develop. I do not know how it happens since it is not a problem affecting computer work. Then, with reopened explorer, I go to a directory as needed. Now you have 2 Explorers. One with the directory needed ANOTHER HIDDEN. How do I know? Since with ShellWindows I count 2. I want to be able to delete the hidden explorer. Looking for process did help. As you understand this is not a common problem and there's NO documentation about such a problem. Before asking for help I tried a huge amount of API variations and programs. However all really on ShellWindows. I could not find any different way to see explorer full information in memory. As for that, I need help.

Well, it seems that we need a professional group. If you think that I will put a trivial question? Well, it is also very hard to debug under normal computer work. Most of you cannot even make hidden explorer under normal condition or not noticed it. But any suggestion that will bypass ShellWindows will be appreciated. One simple solution is to give the user a message telling him to restart his computer. P.S I do not even know why my computer does it, but it happens during Delphi development especially during this project. (API breakpoint)?

Also of not long ago no 32bits any more. ONLY 64bits. Which means D10.3

Android Apple the same. See your Delphi publishing to the market. You can compile for the market. When you compile for Android under configuration there is "Application store". On D10.2.3 See Delphi help