VB Forum / Win API / September 2007

I'm connecting to an application via GetObject.  The problem is, if the
application is busy doing something (like editing a cell in Excel), GetObject
fires up a busy dialog (Switch To... or Retry).  Is there a way to test if an
application is running and if it busy before I ...

i have a dll that is present in the folder where my VB form is present
i want to load that dll
i know i have to use App.Path but not clear on that
Private Declare Function Output Lib App.path & "\dllname.dll"  (ByVal i As

I'm subclassing the combo box control to put checkmarks next to items in a
drop-down list. My code is based on an MFC C++ example from CodeProject, and
I'm using the vbAccelerator owner-draw combo box as a skeleton which I have
modified to hook the necessary events on the correct ...

Hi. I am trying to get a hook into the common color dialog so that I can add
as textbox with spin button to get/set transparency value, similar to the
office color dialog.
Are there any examples already available?

Back in August 2006, I posted a question about why what I see on screen
is not what I see when I "print" to a png file.  The suggestion that was
made was to set paperpositionmode to auto.  That worked back then, but
for some reason it's not working now.

What is the VB6 equivalent of C# uint?
Thx

I have an application that runs on a laptop anywhere from 2 to 120 hours.  I
need to monitor the Laptop power source to ensure that it is running on AC
Power, could anyone point me in a direction on this

I'm subclassing the combo box control to put checkmarks next to items in a
drop-down list. My code is based on an MFC C++ example from CodeProject, and
I'm using the vbAccelerator owner-draw combo box as a skeleton which I have
modified to hook the necessary events on the correct ...

hi, I'm using vb2005.
Is it posssible to manage two or more thread with timesetevent?
I mean.. With this API I call myproc that sends data on a SPI device A
through USB with a timer of 228ms. I would like to send the same data

In other forums, I have seen people state that hiding a window by class name
is a bad habit because class names are always subject to change.  But what
other methods are there to hide a window?  
I use the ShowWindow or AnimateWindow APIs to hide a window, but they need a

In Vs2005 i need to disable the Close button and remove Close Menu and then
reactivate them.
I have found how to disable Close button and remove close menu, but i
haven't found how to reactivate them.

I draw a RoundRect with red brush, inside this one i need to fill with
a gradient color...!
Col1 to Col2...
My problem was that with GradientFillRect i paint only RECT bat not

I have the following line of code
List1.ListIndex = n
When n is >0 the correct  list item is highlighted as selected.
However when n=0 the first item in the list is not selected.

I am to write a command line program  that uses another command line program
to convert „*.prt“ files to „*.pdf“ files.    (mplot)
This tool causes a windows exception window (messagebox) to pop up if a file
is corrupt (File Link is missing or such things).

I'm trying to communicate with a TEC Controller Newport 350B using their
.dll and VB.NET.  I was able to use their example code with VB6.  However,
I've got following error when using VB.NET:
"Access Violation Exception was unhandled.  Attempted to read or write