I tried the VB code, converted to Perl and using Win32::API. (the code isn't the tidiest in the world, I've missed out most of the program):

...
use Tk;
use Win32::API;

# Windows constants
my ($OnTop, $NoTop, $Top) = (-1, -2, 0);
my ($SWP_NOMOVE, $SWP_NOSIZE) = (2, 1);

...

# Create a Win32::API object for SetWindowPos
my $SetWindowPos = new Win32::API("user32", "SetWindowPos", [N,N,N,N,N
+,N,N], N);

...

my $w = new MainWindow;

...

# do the 'always on top' bit
my $hwnd = $w->frame; # frame returns a hex value as a string, e.g. "0
+x1234"
print "$hwnd\n";
$SetWindowPos->Call(hex($hwnd), $OnTop, 0, 0, 0, 0, $SWP_NOMOVE | $SWP
+_NOSIZE);

MainLoop;

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Unfortunately $w->frame returns the Tk MainWindow, not the Win32 window containing it. As a result setting $w->frame 'always on top' doesn't have any effect.

Anyone know how to get an HWND for a window's parent out of Win32? Tk::Wm's $w->wrapper doesn't work either.

--
Kevin O'Rourke

In reply to Re: Re: Re: "Always on top" with Win32 and Tk by kevin_i_orourke
in thread "Always on top" with Win32 and Tk by kevin_i_orourke

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