VB Forum / Win API / April 2006

Hello Group,
I successfully managed to dial a ras connection using RasDial() API. It
works if a user saves the credentials or when i fill the RASDIALPARAMS with
Username and Password manually. The matter is, that i need to use RasDial()

I'm using ExtractIconEx to extract small icons from an ICO file. The MSDN
indicates the phiconSmall parameter can receive an array of small icon
handles. All the code samples I've seen use a long value to receive a single
icon handle. My question is, is it possible to return in ...

How to show Unicode characters on existing vb 6 controls?

Is there a way of setting up some form of call back to be informed when a
window has been closed? I could regularly poll to ensure the existence of a
particular window, but I wondered if there's a way of Windows informing me
through some kind of event.

I have a 16x16, 16 color single resource icon file.
When I assign it to the DragIcon property of a
control, using LoadPicture, it always appears
as a 32x32 size icon, ide or compiled.

I have build an app that downloads files from the web.
I use a statusbar to check how far the download of a file is.
In the function I use the DoEvents to refresh the form.
I want to have an option to check if the form is on top before doing

I have an MDI application with a lot of owner drawn controls on it.
I am using 3 foundation classes and from it i create another class per
type of control to which
i attach a picture box to be used as a drawing surface.

In WindowsXP when I hover over a zip file a yellow help-style box will
pop-up displaying the first 10 or so entries in the zip file. There has
got to be a way to tap into the API that XP uses to enumerate the
contents. I dont need to compress or decompress, I just need to see

any one know the technique of recognition of handwriting number? If there is
one which know, help to give me for its science, its Flowchart, and if there
is one which will give the code. also so compliment

I have a client server program using Csocket class not the winsock
control..
The program basically tells a form on my remote computers to open. I
have no trouble opening the form on multiple computers.