VB Forum / Win API / September 2003

I am trying to retrieve the size and count of the files in a specific folder
and subfolders.  I need to do something like the Windows properties for a
folder where the size, disk space, files and folders count.  Is there any
specific API that I can use to do this?

Can somebody give me some code chunk to emulate SPY++ like activity ? I need
to hookup all application windows that are running in the windows terminal
environment and log all the errors that are raised by those windows. So that
i can seperate the error logging code from the rest of ...

I'm having a problem getting the size of a file.
For a "small" file it all works fine.However for a file of over 2gb it gives
a strange result.
WFD.nFileSizeLow becomes -1347188508

Please any one tell me that what is the status of the printer if the printer
is off. Actually i use an Api to get the status of Printer when its is off
but i can't get the status of the off printer. Please help as soon as
possible

I have a VB6 program with no form or interface whatsoever. It's a
background task that runs regularly to perform some tasks.
Now, I have another VB6 program which needs to check if the first
program is running and wait until it has ended.

I need to control a Word Application, but I'm not using automation. Instead,
I have a handle to the Word application. I need to signal the word
application to display its document as 'Zoom to Text Width'. How can I send
the appropriate message to the word application?

       lngDirToProcess = WaitForMultipleObjects
(lngNumNotifyDirs, lngNotificationHandle
(lngNumNotifyDirs - 1), False, INFINITE)
The above line is giving me headaches. It does two things

Does any one know how to get the information of a dll where it is registered
in the system or not
Thanks in advance
PRashantha

I have developed a Win32 System DLL. I am calling its APIs like the way
system APIs are called.
When call to any of its APIs is made, the DLL gets loaded into process's
address space. When my proces terminates DLL still remains loaded in to the

how  do i?, implement findComputer with an API in win9x
thank
mauroconde@cantv.net

Dear Experts,
I'm trying to get the description record of an EMF file, is there any way to
do it in VB.NET?
TIA.

Is there any way using API to determine the current directory of an
application software that is running or active?
Thank you

In VB when the form is redisplayed after being
hidden behind another window the (streched)picture
of an Image control REDRAWED from the begining !!!
In the ACCESS when the form is redisplayed after being

Is there an API call which will test a file for 'in use'
(open)?
Thanks for any help
Ian B

We use an program (Bentley's MicroStation CADD software)
that opens two application windows.  The VB (actually VBA)
app that I'm writing needs to:
   1. Stay on top of BOTH of these two windows.