VB Forum / Win API / July 2005

I'd like to test whether an ocx has been registered from VB. Is this
possible?
TIA,
Mike

Hi Friends,
I'm using sequential file access method to read a log file.
Open log_file For Random Access Read Shared As log_file_numberr Len = 200
At the same time another application (which generates this log file) is

I need to delete shortcuts from the programs menu as well as the desktop, using VB6. This needs to be done for Win9*, W2K and WinXP systems.
How can I do so without using Windows Script Host?
Thanks,
Egbert

1. How to define the following struct to VB user-define type:
typedef struct _FILEGROUPDESCRIPTOR {
   UINT cItems;
   FILEDESCRIPTOR fgd[1];

I don't know it is the right newsgroup.
Is it possibile from a dll written in c to raise an event at a vb
application. The task is to control the vb-application by this dll.
Or does anybody knows another (perhaps better) possibility?

I have a label in an usercontrol with their backstyle property set to 0
(transparent). This causes that the caption of the label becomes invisible.
I tried to replace the label by printing text with API textout function but
it don't prints in the transparent area.

Is there any way to use VB & the API to simulate a MIDI controller
keyboard? I would like to control, for example, Audiomulch's
(www.audiomulch.com) "Quick-Map to MIDI controller" feature without
actually connecting a MIDI controller.

   I need to translate this C code into VB:
#define MY_CONST 1
extern C {
typedef struct _MYSTRUCT {

Here a hand cursor means a cursor shown when the mouse moves to a Hypertext
Link in IE.
I want to use the hand cursor in VB,but fail to do it after so many efforts.
If it can be realized by MouseIcon property,then how can I get the right

in the Enterprise Manager, if you have a remote SQL Server
registered, you could right-click the database and
choose 'New Database', in the 'Data Files' tab and press the
'Loacation' button, you could get the remote server's directory. I

I have included some performance Data code in an application which is running fine on about 10 XP machines but blows up on one other XP box.My code follows very closely the following MS KB example.I am collecting data on 6 performance measures and on the problem machine,while ...

How can I hide/show disk drive letters? Examples?
Mika

How can I know if my CD drive door is opened or closed?
Mika

Hi Friends,
I'm using some APIs to create registry keys, then report some events
to windows event viewer.Now my program runs from command prompt, there is no
UI (no dialogs).And it is programmed to log events unless terminated

Hi Friends,
I'm using some APIs to create registry keys, then report some events
to windows event viewer.Now my program runs from command prompt, there is no
UI (no dialogs).And it is programmed to log events unless terminated