VB Forum / Win API / October 2005

Can anyone tell me what an External Handle is?  I am running a program where
I use EnumWindows and the corresponding callback to get the handle to a
specific window.  Then I call EnumChildWindows again with the corresponding
callback.  When I print the handle in the enumChildProc ...

I am trying to lookup an IP address for any given url using VB6, e.g.
finding nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn for www.somesite.com. I can't find a reliable
approach that will show when it can't detect the IP for a site.
Any suggestions?

is there any chance to set MSCOMM32 or an other serial Communication to
76800 or 153600 Baud?
I need it for an exotic measurement device
Dieter

Looking for an example using the CryptAPI.
Want to add encrytion to a chat program.
Thanks in advance,
Robertico

I want to place  a text on a picture with vb6.
thanks.

I have never done any heavy lifting in VB, so I aplogize if this
question is idiotic. I'm writing an app similar to IEUnit, where a WSH
script is driving IE to perform unit tests. The application that this
test utility will run against uses a variety of popup creation methods

 In VB6 how would I check to see if a shortcut exists on the desktop and if
not create one to point at a URL and set the icon?
thanks

Hi *.*,
for testing purposes I'm using the MS Control Spy
(www.microsoft.com/msj/0798/controlspy.aspx)
and have problems with the FlatScrollbar and FlatSB_SetScrollPos(). When I'm

I'm developing an application which converts(bridges) data from an app
to another.
Thus, only one instance of my application should be running and it runs
all the time either in the background or in the foreground.

I know I can use winmm.dll to play a WAV file, but can it be used to play a
MP3?  If not, what is the wasiest way to play a MP3?  I just want to play
very small MP3 files (only a few seconds each) at random.
Thanks,

Hallo NG!
Reading a book on API - Functions I feel to need some clarification for the
SendMessage - Api :
On Form A there is a rtfBoxA

I am trying to automate a Citrix app using the api.  I need to move
the Citrix window offscreen so it can do it's work out of sight.  Or
at least make the window as small as possible.  I can send keystrokes
to the window using it's handle using the keybd_event, but I can't

  Hi
 I got a doubt:  how can I load a form (named FH) from my main form (MF),
but I want it to load asychronously. I mean, after load FH, I want MF still
have the control of the App.

I'm looking for an API to read ALL physical sectors of a SmartMedia
Card
With "Createfile" and "Readfile" it is only possible to read the FAT
and the formatted sectors. I also need to read the other sectors (INFO

I am calling a .Net form from a VB6 MDI application, and want the .Net
form to behave exactly like VB6 MDI child form.
After doing some more research on the net, I could display the .net
form as child of the VB6 MDI form using some winapi functions like