VB Forum / Win API / December 2004

Using VB6
I need to send data thru a telnet port in byte array format. I am
trying to send and old style ANSI screen (file.ans) to a terminal.
I can save the ansi screen in a variety of formats (from thedraw.exe)

I've been scouring the internet for a simple example of the LookupAccountName
function to retrieve a user's SID.  All of the ones that I have found are
complex and confusing.  All I need is the SID.  Does anyone have a SIMPLE
VB.NET (or C#) example of retrieving the SID by using ...

i need help for resizing image.
i have a dir with images xxx.jpg in and i need to transfer them to a
diferent dir
with the sam name but with diferent size (like in corel photo changing the

I need to retreive icons from windows with given hwnd. The icons shall
be drawn using DrawIconEx. How do I get the handles of the 16x16 version?
Thanks in advance,
Stefan

I have an application that runs for some time.  I would prefer that it not be
interrupted while doing it's processor intensive operations so I suggest that
users disable any screen savers that might be active.
Is there a way for me to make this easier for them by having a program

I have a COM object called from an asp application that basically opens
up Excel and does a print to HTML (I know, this is bad and not
supported, but it is what it is!!!!).  The issue is if there was a
problem with conversion, the Excel thread is left hanging on the server

This code works on Windows 2000, but on Windows 98 it crashed on the last
line listed (CALL).  I'm trying to set the default printer orientation to
landscape.  It works on Windows 2000, and I know 98 is different because
printer definitions are local, but I can't figure out exactly ...

Hi all you Api wizards!
And the best of whatever holy days you keep sacred to you.
I'm a little curious why MOVEFILE_WRITE_THROUGH does not work
while MOVEFILE_COPY_ALLOWED does work

Is there a way to prevent the user from pasting too much data  from the
clipboard into a richt text box or?
If I can't, how can I generate a trapable error?

Where can I find API info (MESSAGES, TYPES, ...) for MS DataGrid control?
I have looked into MSDN, include files in VCPP, MSDN2003, etc...
is this control also without any API information like SSTab?
I need to draw my own captions in header I have half succes in this, I need minor ...

First off, I'm using VB6. I am attempting to determine the error code values
for some constants as found in C header files. So far I haven't been able to
make them "VB friendly". For example, the MSDN states that one possible
return value for the API ...

Does anyone know how to list the names of all computers in the workgroup??
Any suggestions appreciated.
NB

is it posible to find out from the registry or other, if a time zone (other
than my current time zone) is currently in daylight saving, or just what
it's current bias is to gmt
thnx

I got an application running on my machine and i need to do click on a
button on it from my vb code, i check the class of this button using spy++
and is not listed as a button... my question is there is something i can
do? and if there is what is it???

hi , I am a Computer Engineering undergraduate and doing a project Chemical
Pathology.
I have to deal with bmp file. I have to identify some rectangle (not a sharp
one) in a bitmap.