VB Forum / Win API / November 2004

I have an application that, upon window creation of another(external)
application, loads a form and then sets the parent of that form to the hwnd
of the external application using SetWindowLong and specifying
GWL_HWNDPARENT.

How can I resort the start menu programmatically (i.e. emulate clicking the
"sort by name" popup menu item which appears after right-clicking the start
menu - programs)?
Thanks,

Is there an API call that can give you the hInstance property of an
application given its hWnd?  That is, is there an API replacement for the VB
property App.hInstance ?
- ej

I have a VB project which automates opening of documents. My problem is
every document I open through the application gets a shortcut in the
recent document.
In short, I don't want any documents opened by the program to get into

Hi *.*,
how can I get a Monitor Handle in Win2K using "CreateFile(...)" for
GetDevicePowerState()?
Under XP, the call of "CreateFile("\\.\LCD", ...) works and returns a valid

Hi to all,
I need some explanation and advice from you about some doubt!
I have written an application that:
1) Asks to operator some data.

Hi - I found the class below on another website (www.devx.com)
and can't seem to figure out how to make a call to this class to
retrieve the machines and put them in a listbox.
I am definitely a beginner in vb programming, and would really

I've got a load of individual pictures (PNG files) that I need to tile
together and display in an application.
I've written a module that reads PNG files to memory (as a byte array and a
header/Palette array).

Hello Friends and GURU and Mike D Sutton
I take reference of Mide D sutton Code. I have found in Google group. I forget Subject.
the Code for changing coordinate for DC I think. I have test that code It Work find. Which i Need Same. I like to use it. Thanks to Mike for It.
but it ...

I declared the GetImageEncoders the following way:
  Private Declare Function GetImageEncoders Lib "gdiplus.dll" Alias
"GdipGetImageEncoders" (ByVal numEncoders As Long, ByVal size As Long,
encoders As ImageCodecInfo) As Long

Im trying to find out how to hook a processes so i can find out each time the
program calls the WriteFile API, and what parameters it passes.  Ive had
success using the API Monitor program to locate what im looking for, now i
just need some vb source code so i can build this ...

Has anyone ever writte code to save an object with an IPicture interface to
a file?

I have a problem changing various printer properties in the Printer setup
dialog in windows 2000/XP. In 95 and 98 this woks just fine.
I use API function PrintDlg to call the Printer setup dialog. Changing for
example PaperSize from Printer setup dialog does not change the ...

I am trying to create thread fo listening Folder Notification Messages,
cause I don't want't to stop executing my proccess for x number of miliseconds.
here is an example how I listen for Folder Notification:
 CFN_mHandle = FindFirstChangeNotification(CFN.mPath, 0, ...

Whats the best way to go about programming this..
There is a 3rd party program that writes to a log file at random times.  I
need to know each time the file is written to, so i can instantly get the
text that was written.