VB Forum / Win API / June 2004

I need to get Autor, Versión, Internal Name and Comments from a file.
Can someone help me?
Thanks
AMora

The problem is RegRead fetches only the specifficly given subkey, but won't fetch the entire key with all its subkeys.
Does anyone know how can I do that?

I'm trying to create my own thread in VB (what an audacity!!!) using the
following
   Dim lpThreadID As Long
   mThreadHandle = CreateThread(ByVal 0&, ByVal 0&, AddressOf mTestSub,

Is there an issue with Coolbar - that it could cause a floating point
exception when someone clicks the "X" to close rather than the designated
Exit button on a coolbar?

am trying to get the Menu Handle for Outlook express which uses ToolbarWindow32 Menu bar ..
i wanted to use this handle so i can issue sendmessage API with WM_command ..
now i tried GetMenu and GetSubMenu, but they don't work for ToolbarWindow32 class ...
any recommendation will be ...

How can I detect if a print job sent via serial port has successfully
printed? Or failing that can I detect if a serial printer is ready to print
or even turned on?
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I need to use Windows Terminal Server APIs in my app.
The only sample code i've found is written in VB6, but I understand VB .NET.
I've found a sample app which contains all the code I need, but when
converted to VB .NET it won't build because if many errors in code, which i

I'm Using VB5.
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I'd like to detect the current size
of my application.

hi,
i am searching for a solution to open a fileopen dialog, which allow me to select a directory and not a file. i know there is a solution, but i couldn't find it.
can someone give me a link or an example?
thanks

I have an unusual problem: while my application is running it is
impossible  to start the internet-explorer or (sometimes) other links.
As soon as the application is closed the links will open. Has anyone
*ever* seen an effect like this?

I have a form that displays both V and H scrollbars and I'm trying to
recreate the small resize box that is displayed in the bottom-right corner
of the window.
It seems that in all pre-XP versions of Windows it can be done thru the

Here's our Problem:
1. MDI FORM with n Childforms
2. form1 (not an mdichild)
3. form1 becomes with api call setparent the mdiform as parent

I would like to do something like this.
In C++:
BUFFERPASSING_API char* fnBufferReturn()
{

Hi I need Select or Set LineIn for recording and set volume Line from vb6, you can help me?, thanks

i have this problem. i want to make a edit control that allow edit just for parts. and that parts are defined in real time.
thank's