[Closed] Bring Max Process to Front

Even tough, this works consistently well on my end, across all Max versions from 2014 to 2021. Weird.

When I click the Ballontip it brings Max to the front, regardless if it is maximized or minimized.

(
	
	fn CreateUser32Assembly =
	(
		src  = "using System;"
		src += "using System.Runtime.InteropServices;"
		src += "class User32"
		src += "{"
		src += "[DllImport(\"User32.dll\")]"
		src += "public static extern bool SwitchToThisWindow(IntPtr hWnd, bool fUnknown);"
		src += "}"
		
		provider = dotnetobject "Microsoft.CSharp.CSharpCodeProvider"
		params   = dotnetobject "System.CodeDom.Compiler.CompilerParameters"
		
		params.GenerateInMemory = true
		result = provider.CompileAssemblyFromSource params #(src)
		result.CompiledAssembly.CreateInstance "User32"
	)
	
	user32 = CreateUser32Assembly()

	NotifyIcon                 = dotnetobject "System.Windows.Forms.NotifyIcon"
	NotifyIcon.BalloonTipTitle = "3ds Max Notification"
	NotifyIcon.BalloonTipText  = "Task Completed!"
	NotifyIcon.Visible         = true
	
	/* Application Asterisk Error Exclamation Hand Information Question Shield Warning WinLogo */
	NotifyIcon.Icon = (dotnetclass "System.Drawing.SystemIcons").Asterisk
	
	fn SwitchToMax =
	(
		maxHWND = dotnetobject "system.IntPtr" (windows.getMAXHWND())
		user32.SwitchToThisWindow maxHWND true
		NotifyIcon.Dispose()
	)
	
	dotnet.addeventhandler NotifyIcon "BalloonTipClicked" SwitchToMax
	dotnet.addeventhandler NotifyIcon "Click" SwitchToMax
	dotnet.addeventhandler NotifyIcon "BalloonTipClosed" SwitchToMax
	
	try (destroydialog ::RO_TEST) catch()

	rollout RO_TEST "" width:242 height:72
	(
		label lb "A NOTIFICATION WILL BE SEND OUT IN: 10" pos:[12,24]
		timer clock "" interval:1000
		
		local counter = 10
		
		on clock tick do
		(
			counter -= 1
			if counter == 0 do
			(
				NotifyIcon.ShowBalloonTip 0
				destroydialog RO_TEST
			)
			lb.text = "A NOTIFICATION WILL BE SEND OUT IN: " + (counter as string)
		)
	)

	createdialog RO_TEST
	
)

here is my version (works for me):

global WinAssembly
fn CreateWinAssembly forceRecompile:off =
(
	if forceRecompile or not iskindof ::WinAssembly dotnetobject or (::WinAssembly.GetType()).name != "Assembly" do
	(
		source  = "using System;\n"
		source += "using System.Runtime.InteropServices;\n"
		source += "using System.Text;\n"
		source += "class _user32\n"
		source += "{\n"
		source += " [DllImport(\"user32.dll\")]\n"
		source += " public static extern bool SetWindowPos(Int32 hWnd, int hWndArg, int Left, int Top, int Width, int Height, int hWndFlags);\n"
		source += "	public void BringWindowToTop(Int32 hWnd)\n"
		source += "	{\n"
		source += "		SetWindowPos(hWnd, -1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 3);\n"
		source += "		SetWindowPos(hWnd, -2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 67);\n"
		source += "	}\n"
		source += "\t[DllImport(\"user32.dll\")]\n"
		source += "\tpublic static extern Int32 SetFocus(Int32 hWnd);\n"
		source += "}\n"

		csharpProvider = dotnetobject "Microsoft.CSharp.CSharpCodeProvider"
		compilerParams = dotnetobject "System.CodeDom.Compiler.CompilerParameters"
						
		compilerParams.GenerateInMemory = on
		compilerResults = csharpProvider.CompileAssemblyFromSource compilerParams #(source)
		
		WinAssembly = compilerResults.CompiledAssembly
		WinAssembly.CreateInstance "_user32"
	)
)


global _user32 = if _user32 == undefined then CreateWinAssembly() else _user32

try(destroydialog rol) catch()
rollout rol "Test" width:191
(
	local ni
	
	fn setupNotifyIcon = 
	(
		local NotifyIcon = dotnetobject "System.Windows.Forms.NotifyIcon"
		
		NotifyIcon.BalloonTipTitle = "3ds Max Notification"
		NotifyIcon.BalloonTipText  = "Call 3DS MAX !"
		NotifyIcon.Visible         = true
		
		NotifyIcon.Icon = (dotnetclass "System.Drawing.SystemIcons").Asterisk
		
		fn BalloonTipClicked sender args = 
		(
			hwnd = windows.getMAXHWND()
			_user32.BringWindowToTop hwnd

			sender.Dispose()
		)
		
		fn Click sender args = 
		(
			sender.Dispose()
		)
		
		dotnet.addeventhandler NotifyIcon "BalloonTipClicked" BalloonTipClicked
		dotnet.addeventhandler NotifyIcon "Click" Click
		
		NotifyIcon
	)

	button easy_topmost_tb "Easy Topmost" width:185
	
	on easy_topmost_tb pressed do
	(
		ni = setupNotifyIcon()
		
		sleep 10

		ni.ShowBalloonTip 0
	)

	on rol open do
	(
	)

)
createdialog rol