VB Forum / Win API / December 2004

I'm currently writing a HTML editor but I'm having some difficulties with
absolute and relative addresses.
Is there a code, function or API in which I can convert absolute adresses
into relative addresses?

  Any ideas how to retrieve all PC IP Address in LAN network ?
Thanks.

I'm currently writing a program which uses a treeview control. The user
should be able to move one node to another place so it becomes a sibling,
parent or child of another node. (Just like Windows Explorer without the
listview). I've tried to use the OLE... methods and events ...

Anybody know how I get the pointer to an object from the windows
handle?  I have the handle.
ObjPtr gets me the pointer if I have the object already.
I can use Mckinney's 'slimy hack' to get an object from a pointer.

I'm implementing cut and paste on a tree and want to emulate the 'cut' icon
look. I've found this code which does it using image lists c/o
vbAccelerator, but it uses ImageList_Draw/DrawEx. I don't want to use an
ImageList so am wondering what the alternative is. What is this API ...

Does anyone know how to change the background color of a specific row in the
listview control when in report view?

Using VB.net 2003
I have an application that calls several API functions (mostly RAS related).
I would like to be able to display the error description and not just an
error number. The problem is that the APIs all just return an integer value

How can I get some text on the ClipBoard ?
'Open the ClipBoard - winappi call
OpenClipboard
'Empty the Clipboard - winappi call

How can I convert this union in C++ to VB:
union DEFAULT
{
 short k;

Hi everybody.
I have a little (not so to little) problem with personal signs. I´m
using a Cifra PC Pen 3333 (similar to a Genius Wizard tablet Pc) to
digitalize signs.

Hi *.*,
I'm trying to determine whether the monitor is on or in standby. Therefore,
I'm using CreateFile(""\\.\LCD", ...) to get an handle and then
"GetDevicePowerState()" to query the state. This works only under XP

I am attempting to build a piece of software which will replicate a guitar's
notes.  The major problem I have is sending the message to the midi output
device which has the correct instrument and note to play.  The midi people
want like 50 bucks for a reference, and as this will be ...

How can I get the date/time of the last shutdown in vb6.
I have found a registry entry withit in
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Windows\Shutdown Time
but this is a binary value of some sort.

I need to use Options button without using Frames. Actually I have a form
with five option button which three of them should be the grouped and the
other two ones be as  a seperate group. I tried to change the windows style s
of option button by SetWindowLong/GetWindowLong to set ...

Is there any way to open the Data Link Property wizard from VB6 / API
Regards
J.E.Jensen