VB Forum / Win API / December 2008

I have been scouring the web for information on how to create something
similar to the system tray.  Before anyone tries to show me how to make a
tray icon; that's NOT what I'm trying to do.  Instead, I'm trying to get a
list of system tray applications.

Does anyone know how to affect the timeout
for gethostbyaddr (wsock32.dll) ? It seems
to take about 20 seconds when a server doesn't
respond, but I can't find where that duration

i'm using the following code to open a open dialog window.. All is
fine, but i was wondering, is it possible with this API to specify the
default filename when opened?
Private Declare Function GetFileNameFromBrowseW Lib "shell32" Alias

How do we add Footer menu on the form using Infragistics control. Can
be UltraToolbarsManager be used to create menu at the footer? If so,
how to create it?
Thanks for all your valuable inputs in advance.

Hello... I am looking for a way to detect all available network card /
adapters on the computer system and populate that information into a
listbox...
I would appreciate any help or suggestions on the issue. Much

Looked at GetVersionEx but only returns build numbers.
GetSystemInfo returns processor type not OS bit type.
ISWOWProcess can report true for a 32 process in 64 bit OS - but 64 bit
process in 64 bit OS returns false so not definitive enough!

I am trying to update the Priority and Position of print job which I paused
earlier calling SetJob as in following code,
SetJob(PrinterHandle, midJob, 0, New IntPtr(0),
Print_Job_Control_Commands.JOB_CONTROL_PAUSE)

I am using some code which makes references to various AVI API calls and
  the AVIFILEINFO type.
I have a progress bar .gif which I have downloaded and am converting in
Camtasia studio (probably overkill) to an AVI file.

I am using this function in my app to monitor a folder for changes.
The code must monitor for changes to both files and folders within the
specified path.  The app then responds to those changes based on the
type of change (create, delete modifiy) and whether or not the change

I have a code that relies on the user32.dll.
It uses the SendInput function. I am no SendInput newbie.
This happens quite often (for about 1 of 50 customers):
They use my application for some time, then they suddenly say "It

I have successfully gotten my VB 6 program to create a PDF file by
programmatically changing the default printer to my Acrobat printer and then
back again to the default printer (program has to only run on my box,
WinXP).

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 I want to achieve the following .
I want to get the URL(hyperlink) when user hover the mouse over hyperlink
present.
in the message(opened in outlook), word doc or web page.

The API tapiRequestMakeCall, that the .Net platform implements with the
MakeCall method of the ITRequest object in the TAPI3lib library, has as
last argument a comment.
That is a great idea, indeed. This allows to remember what about a call

I am trying to rotate batches of jpegs and wonder if an easy way is to
automate the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer.I'm using VB6.
I can open images using this API call:
   Private Declare Function ImageView_Fullscreen Lib "shimgvw.dll"