VB Forum / Win API / July 2004

Does anyone have any sample VB code that will set the "view" options
of a folder?
I've looked at SHGetSetSettings in shell32.dll and
ShFolderCustomSettings

I have an application that have all the texts in a database file. I want to
write those texts into the resource file.
I have tried BeginUpdateResource, UpdateResource and EndUpdateResource API
calls to write to the file, but with no luck.

Declare Function GetUserName Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias "GetUserNameA" (ByVal
lpBuffer As String, nSize As Long) As Long
Public Sub
Dim strUserName as string

Does anyone know of a way to append text to the top of a text file with VB?  I need to append one full line with a CR LF and sometimes the file I am appending to can be rather large (over 10 gb).
Thanks,
Ron

I need help in plotting the rotated coordinates of a rectangle.
If I rotate a rectangle at say 10.0 degrees, I need the x and y pos. for
each corner.
If that's not enough the rotated rectangle will at times be scaled.

the normal "DirListBox" shows only visible folders and files.
How can i set with an API all folders and files visible to the "DiListBox"?
thx a lot
Mario Batz

I need to pass handle to menu item and retrieve Acceleration key for that menu item, is this possible?
Thanks!
[SolarAngel]

   I am looking to take control of the speech Profile settings and bring
them to my form to incorporate in to my application so the user does not
half to go to the windows speech profile page.
I dont know where to start I have been looking all over the msdn for

the sample below detects url used in internet explorer
would anyone have a sample or pointer how to detect the contents of a search
form ?
'add timer1 with 1000 interval and 2 labels to form

Hi group,
How can I count the number of new mails received in Outlook's
"Inbox" for notification purposes? I am interested e.g. in an
appropriate DLL function (I bet there is one ;-> - I assume

I've got an Icon File that has a transparent background and I need to set
this icon like the icon's form in run time. Whe I do this with LoadImage
function, the transparent background is replaced with black. I can't use a
resource file, I need to set the icon from an icon file, ...

How can I disable/enable the mouse (vb6)? I know how to hide the cursor but
the mouse is still active when hidden.
Cheers,
John

hi, i just built a ieSwitchImage application, and i want my application to
display my own icon instead of the VB default icon for all application ;)
i have created my own icon using the microangelo, 16x16 (true color) and
32x32 (true color).

Hello --
Is there a more appropriate ng to post this message?
Does anyone know of a utility or code module which captures the data
presented in Performance tab of Windows Task Manager ... the "CPU Usage

sorry if i double post, i guess i got to post this in WINAPI section coz i
got the WORD "ADVANCE" in my subject! ;) lol
hi
i know the show images option for IE can be set from the Register under