How To Find the Edge of a Task Bar

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Sample Code

   void CMainFrame::OnGetTaskbarPos()  // Message handler.
      {
         // Get a pointer to the Windows task manager.
      CWnd *pwnd = FindWindow("Shell_TrayWnd", NULL);

      if (pwnd != NULL)
      {
         APPBARDATA abd;

         abd.cbSize = sizeof(APPBARDATA);
         abd.hWnd = phwnd->m_hWnd;

         SHAppBarMessage(ABM_GETTASKBARPOS, &abd);

         UINT uEdge = GetEdge(abd.rc);

         switch(uEdge)
         {
         case ABE_LEFT:
            break;
         case ABE_RIGHT:
            break;
         case ABE_TOP:
            break;
         case ABE_BOTTOM:
            break;
         default:
            AfxMessageBox("abd.uEdge not found");
                     return;
            }
         }
      }

      UINT CMainFrame::GetEdge(CRect rc)
      {
      UINT uEdge = -1;

      if (rc.top == rc.left && rc.bottom > rc.right)
      {
          uEdge = ABE_LEFT;
      }
      else if (rc.top == rc.left && rc.bottom < rc.right)
      {
          uEdge = ABE_TOP;
      }
      else if (rc.top > rc.left )
      {
          uEdge = ABE_BOTTOM;
      }
      else
      {
          uEdge = ABE_RIGHT;
      }

         return uEdge;
      }