Microsoft Visual Basic Samples/Downloads

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Q147886 - How VB Can Get Windows Status Information via API Calls

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September 4, 2003

The Visual Basic for Windows sample program below demonstrates how you can obtain system status information similar to the information displayed in the Windows Program Manager About box. The sample program displays the following informat...

Q147887 - HOWTO: Scroll VB Text Box Programmatically and Specify Lines

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September 4, 2003

By making a call to the Windows API function SendMessage, you can scroll text a specified number of lines or columns within a Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows text box. By using the SendMessage function, you can also scroll text progra...

Q147814 - HOWTO: Retrieve Multiple Result Sets from a Stored Procedure

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September 4, 2003

Microsoft Access version 2.0 for Windows introduced a new type of SQL-specific Query called a SQL pass-through (SPT) query. This query allows you to execute SQL commands that are specific to a back-end database server such as Microsoft S...

Q147810 - HOWTO: Use Windows BitBlt Function in Visual Basic Application

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September 4, 2003

Windows GDI.EXE has a function called BitBlt that will move the source device given by the hSrcDC parameter to the destination device given by the hDestDC parameter. This article explains in detail the arguments of the Windows BitBlt fun...

Q145727 - HOWTO: Call the Unicode Version of an API Function with VB

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September 4, 2003

Solely declaring and calling the Unicode versions of 32-bit API functions in the same way that the ANSI versions are used will not work. This article shows one way that the Unicode version of an API function can be used without the need...

Q142172 - HOWTO: Perform 3-D Line Drawing in Win32 with DrawEdge

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September 4, 2003

The Microsoft Win32 DrawEdge function provides an extremely powerful, yet simple, method for drawing three-dimensional (3-D) lines. By using this function, your application can duplicate any 3-D effects found in the operating system. The...

Q143274 - HOWTO: Retrieve Printer Name from Windows 95/98 Registry in VB

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September 4, 2003

The Registry is used by Windows 95 and Windows 98 to determine what application programs and hardware items are installed in the computer system. This article explains how to retrieve the name of the default printer from the Registry fro...

Q143258 - HOWTO: Create Constants and DLL Declarations in a Type Library

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September 4, 2003

It can be very useful to package constant definitions and DLL declarations in a type Library. Visual Basic allows you to access type libraries and their contents. Once you have made a reference to the type library, you can view its infor...

Q140886 - HOWTO: Print Multiline Text Box Using Windows API Functions

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September 4, 2003

Printing the Text property of a multiline text box while maintaining the line structure requires attention to word wrapping, carriage returns, and line feeds. The programmer can either track the number of characters and lines in code or...

Q143045 - HOWTO: Use SetCapture and WindowFromPoint to Select a Window

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September 4, 2003

This article illustrates how you can use the SetCapture and WindowFromPoint API functions to drag and select a Window. Using SetCapture and WindowFromPoint, you can create functionality similar to that of the utility SPYXX.EXE to select...

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