VB Forum / Win API / January 2005

I want for a small graph-app. a feature which enables capturing a visible
area of the desktop. The code works almost fine when I move a rectangle with
the mouse the area inside this rectangle is captured. The problem is, that
in some cases some object get the focus and change their ...

Does anyone know how to put the computer into stand by and how to make a
computer go into hibernation mode.
Any suggestions appreciated.
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In windows API talk (using VB). Some termonology puzzles me.
What does a handle mean exactly.
I know a handle is a long var that identifies an object.
For example does a Picture box have 1 handle or many handles that point to

I have installed, Adobe Acrobat Writer and an application in which I save a
number of files to pdf format. The way it is done is: Acrobat is installed
as a virtual printer, so when I print to it, all that actually happen is
that the data gets saved in pdf format. In my app, I have ...