VB Forum / Win API / June 2005

Ok, i am writing a dll in vc.net, i am trying to add an free source class to
my dll, but several functions are overloaded. My question is, is there a way
to overload these functions when they are exported using a .def file??
The dll is mainly for use in vb.net. I export the ...

I have a Visual Basic program that uses the CreateProcessA API to execute an
external program and to monitor when it is completed.  The called program
also returns a return status which the calling calling program checks.  The
program ran ok using Windows 95 and Windows 2000.  I ...

Need some information about the possibilities to create a VB6 application to
manage a camcorder. (start, stop, capture)
API, MCI, WDM ???
Regards,

Hi all NG.
I have 10 PC on local Lan Insustrial process(DCS) wich
show to operators the plants status by means of
OPC system  + one Maintenance PC.

I want to use shell function to paly an exe file which is a flas exe file.
but when I use the following statement
 shell "c"\new.exe",vbnormal
it did really run . But with an empty screen, it didn't load an swf file ,

I have an old VB6 application. My customer has wanted to update it
rather than upgrade it to .Net.
I would be glad if someone could help me in prompting user for
Integrated Windows Authentication by hooking the internal windows

how might this be implemented?
user runs an exe which immediately when started should check a network server location
to determine if a newer version exists?
if it does, copy the new exe, terminate current exe and start the new copy

I have 2 programs: A and B
Program A, open a file and write some data during 30 seconds. After this, it
closes the file and Program B, is authorized to process this file.
When a file is open for writing, the Dir$ function, says that file exists,

I am using the API function WNetAddConnection. I have tried it and i worked
well. But I have a problem with the return of the function.
Declaring the Function is simple:
Public Declare Function WNetAddConnection Lib "mpr.dll" Alias

Mike,
If I were to use one of your excellent BAS modules or classes in a website
post or a commercial application what would the normal protocol for giving
you the credit for your code? Do I add your name to the About box of the

How does one retrieve such information?

I use the following code to play a movie clip in a picture box on a form.
The movie and picture box are sized to be a specified width and height using
the variables 'moviewidth' and 'movieheight'. The window is called 'main'
and the picture box in it is 'mpicpicture'. The mpeg file ...

I like to change my IP adress, gateway and DNS by clicking a button. I
already have made a WMI-Script but I don't like it. Maybe there are methods
which using API or something like this?
Thanks for every line of code!

I am using the GetUserName API and want to know where the API looks to
retrieve the username.I know the documentation say "The GetUserName function
retrieves the user name of the current thread. This is the name of the user
currently logged onto the system."

Trying to use the Windows API to make a listbox on a VBA userform scroll
with the mousewheel.
I got this code from Jim Rech that works perfectly fine when the userform is
loaded as a normal