VB Forum / Win API / January 2004

I define this routine:
Private Sub SetAutoColumnWidth(ByVal aIndex As Integer, ByVal ColumnWidth As
Integer)
Win32.User.SendMessage(lvwTabularView.Handle, LVM_SETCOLUMNWIDTH, aIndex,

Is there a way to send a repaint message to an MDI form?
Refresh method is missing.
I tried the following with no luck:
SendMessageLong MDIMain.hwnd, WM_PAINT, 1&, 0&

How can my software detect whether it is running under a Terminal Server
session, as opposed to the console session? I've seen the documentation
which shows how to use GetVersionEx for this purpose and have developed my
functions accordingly. However, to my experience, GetVersionEx ...

Is there any way to know which application/process is locking a certain
file? For example, if index.html is open in FrontPage (and therefore
locked), is there an API that I can use to find out that it is FrontPage.exe
that is locking the file? Perhaps a function that would return ...

It may or may not be possible, but does anybody know of a way to create
shapes that have gradient fills?  I'm using VB6 to create EMF files, and i
would like to have more control over the fill of the shapes.
Thanks in advance for any help you can give.

I am newbie in VB, please help me. How can Get Image from Other VB
application's Picture Box.
Saqib

If I select "automatically adjust clock for daylight saving changes,  how
the OS switch the time?
Thanks.

Is it possible to check/uncheck checkboxes using API ?
TIA
Guy

I have a program that I want to build.  I've never built a windows
application before.  I have taken a couple of VB classes before.  My problem
is I just don't know where to start.  I'm not afraid to share my idea, as
it's not really a big program.  Mostly I want to learn more about

I want to get a list of available printer on a server and be able to
programmatically install them. Is theirs an API call that will let me to do
this ? any help or samples is appreciated.
Thanks in advance

How can an application with no keyboard input and no mouse action find out
(in a timer event, f.e.) if it's hanging (and consequently going harakiri)?
Or better, how can an app find out if another app hangs (and terminate it) ?
Is there an 'easy' way?

Is there any API function which returns the system's date separator??
Thanks,
Ivan

We have developed an application in VB6 (say AA.exe). We wish to
schedule the execution of this application (AA.exe) through Windows
Task Scheduler.
Is there a way through which we can add this application (AA.exe) to

I use VB6/SP5
I have a problem with a stubborn textbox.
I set it to "numbers only" using an API call which I use to set another
textbox on the form.

I'm trying to retrieve the clicked subitem rect.
At this moment I got all information about the
item and the subitem (or not) clicked (LVHITTESTINFO
structure), but I have no clue wich is the correct value to