VB Forum / Win API / December 2005

I'm working on an application framework. The intent of the framework will be
to encapsulate many common application features. This will free the
developers to focus in on their particular application modules which will be
implemented on specific forms.

I'm using the EnumJobs WinAPI function to get the total number of pages
printed to a printer. EnumJobs is populating a JOB_INFO_2 structure, and I'm
getting the total pages printed in PagesPrinted * DEVMODE.dmCopies.
It works fine with all applications except for MS Word. With ...

I have been using the xxxPrinter (openprinter,..., closeprinter, etc.)
functions for some time to send raw data to printers. Today, I have
tried these functions to print raw data to an USB HP Laserjet 1020
printer.

I have a window that runs without a title bar. When the user scrolls
over the top edge of the window, a title bar drop down with the
minimize, maximize and exit buttons. I am drawing this dropping title
bar myself. Is there a simple way to imitate the windows theme title

I have an vb scanning application that will run under Citrix. The scanner is
connected locally but when the user logs in on the remote machine, the local
scanner is listed (using mspview.exe and mspscan.exe that come with Office
XP onwards) and the user scan from his local scanner ...

Would it be possible in VB/VBA via the Windows API to add a menu item to a
right-mouse popup menu of a third-party application? The new menu item
should run a VB6 .exe.
One difficulty is that I can't see the menu with Spy++ as it will close when

I've transferred some .3gp video files to my computer from SonyEricssion
k750i Mobile phone. but I cant play this video format in my computer. can u
please give an URL from where I can download a (real) 3gp player? (I
downloaded a codec but I cant do it)

Is there an API that returns the timezone the system is in? (example
+0100, -0600, etc)
Thanks,
Ivan

I would like to write a program in VB6 that will toggle the autohide option
for the taskbar so my taskbar autohides during the day (when I remote in to
my desktop from work), but not in the evening when I'm at home.  I'm tired
of toggling it manually every morning and evening.  I ...

I want to monitor a specific print job to diffrent printer.
for hits i have detected a print job and paused the printer.
then i got the print job data into Job_Info_2 object.
next i want to use writeprinter to send this job to another printer,

I have a VB6 app that I am trying to get to work with an old Win98 computer.
The app needs to switch the default printer which I am doing by changing the
win.ini DEVICE line.
This is working for all new instances of the app opened after the change,

In my program I want to have a section where user can write his/her opinion
or advice about the program and by clicking on the send button the message
should be sent to my email address. is it possible using VB? actually I saw
it in APIGuide software.

i have a question regarding the two different versions of the win32 apis of
some functions. For example RegQueryValueExW and RegQueryValueExA. Can i use
any of them in a chinesse operation system?. What problems can i have in
those dbcs systems?

I'am looking for a 'memory mapped file' example.
I need to read a large file and, as far i understood, i need to map the file
to memory.
googling around i couldn't find such an example.

Using Ray Mercer's avitutr3.zip and get the error No suitable
decompressor found for this video stream
meaning AVIStreamGetFrameOpen failed
I don't understand how codecs work.