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Private Declare Function SetFocusWnd Lib "user32.dll" Alias "SetFocus" _
  (ByVal hwnd As Long) As Long
 
Private Declare Function SendMessage Lib "user32" Alias _
  "SendMessageA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal wMsg As Long, _
  ByVal wParam As Long, lParam As Any) As Long
 
Const WM_SYSCOMMAND = &H112
Const SC_MINIMIZE = &HF020  
Const LNULL = 0&
 
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SetFocusWnd hwnd
SendMessage hwnd, WM_SYSCOMMAND, SC_MINIMIZE, LNULL