VB Forum / Win API / August 2004

I've found this from this group but it's in VB, can anyone convert it
to VB.Net for me? I've tried and failed! Mainly on the copymemory. But
I'm not too hot in .Net to begin with!!!
Many thanks,

since i am going to build a MP3 player, and after i read the PSDK for a
while, i guess i want to use the MCIWnd Window Class as noted on the PSDK:
MCIWnd is a window class for controlling multimedia devices. A library of
functions, messages, and macros associated with MCIWnd ...

are there any special considerations for deleting an Internet Explorer
cache(d) file using FileDateTime ?
pseudocode:
Private Function GetStrFromPtrA(ByVal lpszA As Long) As String

Does anyone know how I can start a DOSbox (Shell("cmd.exe")) and then sent
commands to that DOSbox?
And if possible read out the respones of that DOSbox?
I've searched the web and the groups but cant find what I need.

Does anyone know of a function, method, control or library that would allow
determination of the freespace available on a CD-R/RW or DVD-R/RW disc that
has been formatted for packet writing?  Hopefully one that can work with any
of the packet writing software solutions like DirectCD ...

I have built an application in VB6 that incorporates an Access2000
database for data storage.  I am using the Package and Deployment Wizard
to build an installation program for the application.  However, during some
attempted installations the application when run generates the ...

Is it possible to combine LockWindowUpdate with DoEvents?
I have a big loop which searches the whole drive and adds files to a
ListView. During the add process, I don't want the ListView to be
refreshed, as it would take too much time. Therefore, I am using

How is it possible to subclass a combobox so that checkboxes are displayed
next to the items, and multiple checkboxes can be selected?
There are alternative solutions by using a listview instead of the dropdown
but I wouldn't want this alternative.

Just so I know, does this NG also include API via Visual Studio.NET?  If
not, where should I be looking?

Is there a way to generate a UUID with an API call?
I need one for xml business messages, and I know
windows uses them internally.
I could build it myself (time + mac addr) but I think

I'm trying to save the result of a webpage as an image file, i figured that
the only way is to grab pixel by pixel and attach it to one image,
how can I do that?
Any ideas?

I have a list of paths, including local machine folders and folders in
shared resources on a LAN, with Windows Server 2003. How can I check (using
vb6) for user's permission to write files in each one of these paths?
Thanks in advance for any help.

I have a window that uses the  SetWindowPos API to make sure that it is the
top most window.
I now wish to load a Show Save Common Dialog how ever it sits behind the
first window.

I am currectly working on a project within a chinese enviroment. It is
an Access project using VBA. I have a function that returns an IP
address based on the input of a HOST name.
The function works properly on my side, but when I implement the same

when running an interactive session with the vb6 IDE open,
I get random closures of vb6.exe with a message popup
that it is writing an error log and then after about 1 minute
the vb6 ide closes