VB Forum / Win API / March 2007

I to all,
          I've a standard exe prj that contain the mainform as a
MDIForm, in an ActiveX DLL I've the child form, on loading form
with .show method I get "366 no MDI form available to load" if I move

I need a way of *excluding* OpenType fonts when they are enumerated.
Currently I'm using the TRUETYPE_FONTTYPE flag in the enumerator function of
EnumFontFamilies(), but that also returns OpenType fonts, i.e., those that
show up in the \Windows\Fonts folder with the 'O' icon. I ...

Dear Sir,
How to Show on Screen Keyboard using WinAPI.
Sanjay Shah

I am using VB6 to get the class name of an application whose Window is
currently open (but it is not the active Window). Is there a function that
enables me to loop all open Windows and get their name/ClassName?
Thanks in advance

I'm using InitiateSystemShutdown to reboot computers.  When the computer is
Vista, however, the dialog with the countdown timer doesn't show.  I see a
message, but no timer.  Is this a limitation with Vista?
Thanks,

I am writing an application in VB6 where I want to be able to open another
application's (which I believe is written in VB6) interface and simulate
keyboard actions to execute keyboard shortcuts (I am currently using
'SendKeys'). My only problem is that while the other ...

Below is the code I'm using to check for job's in the default printer
queue.  The first call works fine, but I can't seem to get the second
one to work.  Below is my code.  Can you help?
   Dim hPrinter As Long, lNeeded As Long, lReturned As Long

We have our own ActiveX controls inside which there is some
buttons,trend funtionalities etc. When i am trying to use the same
control in some other application i observe that i cannot resize that
control. Afterward i found that the functionality is not there

Hi - when I click the references button in VB6 I get a message "Error
accessing system registry" - after some searching I found it's
something to do with crystal reports (where that came from I don't
know)- and they have a fix which doesn't work. Anyone had any

How can i use this shell interface in vb6?
What i need is the SetActiveAlt method of this interface but i have no idea
how to make it available for me to use....
Any help will be appreciated.

Does anybody know of any example code in VB that demonstrates
implementing a page turn effect?  What I am trying to do is this;  I
have a screen which displays a representation of a book.  When the
operator wants to move to the next or previous page in the book, I want

ALL:
Please help me to get file grdkrn16.dll, 1996-1-12, version 1.19.0.60
Many thanks
Wu

This is a bit circular but has me stumped and after 10 hours googling I need
some expert pointers.
Word opens a word form with a button.
The button starts a 3rd party product (3PP).

Hi - I'm trying to read data from my parallel port. Does anyone know
how I can write a program in vb6 to read pin 6 of my parallel port.
All I need to know is whether there is an incoming signal - input
only.

I am trying all day to use deviceiocontrol api to communicate with a port
based driver.. The createfile api works fine, it seems and generates a
handle.  The deviceiocontrol does not work.  OutBuffer and OutBufferSize do
not get any values from this api call.    I am working from ...