> The article you mention suggests using the desktop window > handle -- available via GetDesktopWindow (). You might try that?
I have a feeling that was progress, but still no reaction on my monitors. Here's the code including the new clue: SC_MONITORPOWER = 0xF170 handle = win32gui.GetDesktopWindow() win32gui.SendMessage(handle, win32con.WM_SYSCOMMAND, SC_MONITORPOWER, 2) _______________________________________________ python-win32 mailing list python-win32@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32