---
name: "SHCreateWorkerWindowA"
section: "3w"
platform: "linux"
package: "libwine-dev"
version: "1.4.1-4"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/SHCreateWorkerWindowA"
---

# SHCreateWorkerWindowA(3w)

## NAME

**SHCreateWorkerWindowA** (SHLWAPI.257)

## SYNOPSIS

HWND SHCreateWorkerWindowA\
  (\
   LONG     *wndProc*,\
   HWND     *hWndParent*,\
   DWORD    *dwExStyle*,\
   DWORD    *dwStyle*,\
   HMENU    *hMenu*,\
   LONG\_PTR *wnd\_extra*\
  )

## DESCRIPTION

Create a worker window using **[CreateWindowExA(3w)](/CreateWindowExA/3w.md)**.

## PARAMS

*wndProc* **\[In\]**  Window procedure.

*hWndParent* **\[In\]**  Parent window.

*dwExStyle* **\[In\]**  Extra style flags.

*dwStyle* **\[In\]**  Style flags.

*hMenu* **\[In\]**  Window menu.

*wnd\_extra* **\[In\]**  Window extra bytes value.

## RETURNS

**Success:** The window handle of the newly created window.

**Failure:** **0.**

## IMPLEMENTATION

Exported by ordinal only. Use **[GetProcAddress(3w)](/GetProcAddress/3w.md)** to obtain a pointer to the function.

Implemented in **"dlls/shlwapi/ordinal.c"**.

Debug channel **"shell"**.