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Window Class Names for the Office 97 Applications

Article ID: 169240

Article Last Modified on 10/11/2006

Microsoft Office 97 Standard Edition

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SUMMARY

Some Microsoft Windows application programming interface (API) function calls, for example, FindWindow(), require the window class name (the main window).

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The window class names used by each Microsoft Office 97 program are listed in the following table.

   Program name           Window class name
   ----------------------------------------
   Microsoft Access       OMain
   Microsoft Excel        XLMAIN
   Microsoft Outlook      rctrl_renwnd32
   Microsoft PowerPoint   PP97FrameClass
   Microsoft Word         OpusApp

NOTE: Microsoft Access 97 is included in Microsoft Office 97 Professional Edition for Windows.

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