VB Forum / Win API / November 2003

Hello Experts,
I have VB6EE on Win98SE.
Is it possible to add more than one call back function in SetWindowsHookEx?
One for having pointer to the UserControl's instance (I am using the hook in

I'm inserting graphic files in a Word document with VBA.
My graphic files are .bmp, .eps, .cdr and .tif ones.
Is there an api (or some code) which could give me the height, width,
vertical and horizontal resolution of these images?

Hi *.*,
in C/C++ apps, the option buttons, checkboxes and push buttons have
all the window class "button", but different style bits set. I must differentiate
between these three kinds of button by checking the style, given by

i wrote an app in c++ (VC++ actually), using only win32api. now I am
supposed to port it to vb. and here is the trouble. the app uses acm* APIs,
and I can't seem to be able to port a single function.
so, i have a few questions.

My app has to store incoming data of unknown volume up to several hundred
megabytes. All the data have to be present in memory for fast access so I
think that memory mapped files could be the right way when more than one
application needs to have access to these data.

I need to write a program that save a file to a network share ...
so far it is easy,
The problem is that the logged in user don't have a permission to write to
this share

Hello. I am trying to get a list of MSSQLServers visible to a PC. I'm using
the netserverenum api call. I'm passing Nothing for the server and domain
parameters, and 4 for the servertype (sqlserver). I am getting a return
value of 6118 (ERROR_NO_BROWSER_SERVERS_FOUND ). I am testing ...

I'm trying to know if the selected text of a RichTextBox is bold or not...
using the EM_GETCHARFORMAT message, but something doesn't work (I'm using
vb.net). This is the code, what's wrong?
   'CHARFORMAT

Hi All...
I'm trying to get the name of the printer selected by the user in the Choose
Printer common dialog. I've found several examples but am having a hard time
because some things just don't seem logical to me. Bear with me, I'll try

I want to know if it is posssible to start MS Excel from VB application (not
VBA in Excel). I have Vb application with MS Access as DB, but now i need to
have report module for this app. this module should have report preview and
export to excel functionality. I don't want to use ...

Anyone know of any good API samples on how to enumerate
processes, associate an hwnd, and find out whether a
process is reponding or any other information about
processes running on the system would be very handy. Code

Does anyone know of a way to prevent users from getting
text from textboxes using an API spy?
Thanks in advance.

I am writing a remote shutdown program for a work placement, however i am
having problems understanding how to call the api for the remote machine.
I have set up a simple client server application using winsock and now i
want to pass api's to the remote server and call them on the ...

i'm trying to set up a schoolbook cartesian system(center origin) but no
go...
it sets the org allright and i even switch the y axis direction using
SetMapMode(hdc, MM_TWIPS),

VK_spacebar = &H20
VK_right = &H27
Using keybd_event I can send the spacebar but I cannot send an arrow key
such as