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    As Electronman basically said here is how Async...

    As Electronman basically said here is how Async should be used:


    Public Function CheckKeyState(key As Long)
    Dim keystate As Long
    keystate = GetAsyncKeyState(key)
    If keystate And...
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    I'm slightly confused. You sound like you want to...

    I'm slightly confused. You sound like you want to pass only the value however your name topic is "passing pointers". As pointers would be used to edit the variable I guess you may not want that. So...
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    Pointers or something

    Hi. I've made a program that contains a lot of variables. I would like it so that I can check any of them but don't want to put them all in one array as that would be excessive in this case. Is there...
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    Dropping Files

    I was wondering if there was anyway to get the file address of a file before it was actually dropped, e.g. when the cursor is holding the file over the form but has no let go of it yet. Thanks in...
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    Thanks very much to all the replies. They're all...

    Thanks very much to all the replies. They're all good but I've not got any time to try them today. I'll message back tomorrow. Thanks a lot all.
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    I understand that, however that makes all the...

    I understand that, however that makes all the controls transparent as well. I would like to have the form as see-through but various icons on it completely opaque.
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    Transparencys

    Is there anyway where I can have the form as partly transparent but have some of the controls on that form as completely solid. Thanks in advance.
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    You were right about the ScaleMode. One part...

    You were right about the ScaleMode. One part wanted twips the other part of the program wanted Pixels. I think i've got that sorted but it gives random values for where the form is. I'm just going to...
  9. Try this ...

    Try this

    http://www.developerfusion.com/show/18/
  10. Thread: Popup

    by inthecrossfire
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    Thank you very much jemidiah, i haven't had time...

    Thank you very much jemidiah, i haven't had time to test it but it makes perfect sense. Ta muchly
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    You are right I kinda do need AutoRedraw to be...

    You are right I kinda do need AutoRedraw to be true so that any animation on the form doesn't blink. When i tried the getPixel command it returned a negative number, hear is my code:

    Private...
  12. Try this site, has a problem with that file &...

    Try this site, has a problem with that file & perhaps a solution. Use Google, it's better.

    http://www.pbdr.com/vbtips/gen/amycomdlg.htm
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    If it's just that it's crashing before the music...

    If it's just that it's crashing before the music loads then stick in some error handling so that it only calculates the bar when there is a LengthOfSong
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    It seemed like a good idea but I just get an...

    It seemed like a good idea but I just get an error code back and the AutoRedraw idea doesn't work, i already tried it. Any other ideas? The desktop idea was good, any ideas why it didn't work?
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    Both of these options require using the Menu...

    Both of these options require using the Menu Editor. If I make a menu from that it forces the program to have a titlebar, even if the menus are invisible (probably so they can be shown when needed)....
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    The problem however is that I want a form with no...

    The problem however is that I want a form with no titlebar however when I add a menu it makes a titlebar. Is there a way to switch this off?
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    This is not really an option. Firstly i wouldn't...

    This is not really an option. Firstly i wouldn't be using picture boxes but images, shapes, etc. These would all be totally variable so any number of objects could be on at the same time. The time it...
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    Popup

    I've managed to make a right click pop-up menu for a form with the API, InsertMenuItem,etc. And i was wondering how u could get a tiered pop-up menu working eg.

    New
    Load
    Recent --> File1.txt
    ...
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    GetPixel

    Is there a way to use GetPixel or another command to get the colour of a pixel on a form taking other objects into account, i.e. if i wanted the colour for a certain pixel and an image object was...
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    Alter screen size

    I'm trying to make a Dock like thing for a friend (like Mac OS X, don't ask) and was wondering if there was anyway so that when windows were maximised they fell short of the dock bar, a bit like...
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    Polygon Question

    Could someone point me in the direction of some code? I want to be able to have a textured triangle, then move anyone of the corners and have the triangle and texture stretch to fit the new three...
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    Fake Lan

    I have stacks of games that only run a multiplayer on lan but sadly lack one. I was wondering if anyone knew of any software that could create a virtual Lan over the net to one of my friends. I have...
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    Loading Commas

    All of you will have noticed this hopefully but VB doesn't like importing commas from files using the standard file loading procedure (Open, Close, Input). Anyone know why? Am I a freak case? Is...
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    Try just setting the AutoRedraw variable to True...

    Try just setting the AutoRedraw variable to True on the container you are painting things to. Makes things look really good, no flashing at all even on big images
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    I use PowerDVD and have no problems but have...

    I use PowerDVD and have no problems but have noticed one thing that relates to volume. I had problems getting my Uncle's PC to play some MP3's until I realised when I started up RealPlayer the volume...
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    source code

    I have been using a Web Browser control to get the source code of sites but of course sometimes there are pop-ups which are really annoying. I was wondering if there was an alternative way of getting...
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    Web Browser

    I was wondering if they was anyway to block pop-ups from a normal Web Browser control. If not are there any alternative free components I can get?
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    Arrays and Types

    I've set up a new type in a module and would like to set it up with an array i.e. User(5).Name but when I try it it justs complains.
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    I have had that suggested two or three times so...

    I have had that suggested two or three times so far. Frankly that is cheap as there must be another way of doing it which is better programming. So again I say please don't suggest global variables...
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    techgnome mentioned something about a Let/Get...

    techgnome mentioned something about a Let/Get technique to transfer information between forms. Anyone willing to explain or point to website?
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    To cander, you misunderstand me I want to pass...

    To cander, you misunderstand me I want to pass data to a form "like" you do with a subroutine. Without use of global variables or textboxes.

    To techgnome, could you elaborate??
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    That's plain cheap and can cause way to many...

    That's plain cheap and can cause way to many problems when you try and transfer mass amounts of information which is used in the destination forms Load() subroutine. I was prefering not to use labels...
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    Forogot about that way. Is there no way like...

    Forogot about that way. Is there no way like passing variables to subroutines???
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    Depressingly simple question

    Now please don't laugh but I've realised I've been using really cheap techniques to transfer information to another form. Say I have a form that asks for a name and then the next form has a "Hello...
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    I managed it finally but then I found out the...

    I managed it finally but then I found out the older computer was over heating because the PSU fan was bust which is definitely not good so I've got to wait until I get a new PSU.
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    Don't think I've got anything like that near me...

    Don't think I've got anything like that near me but I was hoping to get the network fixed. Would like to play games, etc!!!

    Anyone ever linked Win 95 & XP together???
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    LAN Questions

    I've never had time before to mess about with networking but decided to start today. So I've got two PCs side by side, ethernet adapter in both with a cable in between. The problem? One runs Windows...
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    document.write

    I know this may be very simple but how do you write speech marks (") to the document (document.write)
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    Web Browser

    I was wondering if anyone knew how to extract information such as the percent complete and what it's doing (downloading image) from a standard Web Browser control.
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    I definitely recommend reading some books. If you...

    I definitely recommend reading some books. If you are totally new to programming read Beginning Programming For Dummies which teaches Basic then read Visual Basic for Dummies which you usually use...
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