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    Resize Form controls to Fit different Screen Resolutions Automatically

    Guys, I have designed my application on a machine with a 800 x 600 resolution. However, when I try running it on a machine with a 1024 x 768 specifications, I end up with a lot of empty space and doe not look appealing. How can I ensure that when I move to a machine with a higher resolution, my controls get resized automatically? I will really appreciate getting a code that can help me out.

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    Re: Resize Form controls to Fit different Screen Resolutions Automatically

    Try searching, I've seen the same question before.

    Here is one way, i can't find the thread tho

    http://www.vbforums.com/showpost.php...79&postcount=3

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    Re: Resize Form controls to Fit different Screen Resolutions Automatically

    You will have to use Form_Resize event to place your controls correctly:

    VB Code:
    1. Private Sub Form_Resize()
    2.     myControl.Move '...
    3. End Sub

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    Quote Originally Posted by osemollie
    Guys, I have designed my application on a machine with a 800 x 600 resolution. However, when I try running it on a machine with a 1024 x 768 specifications, I end up with a lot of empty space and doe not look appealing. How can I ensure that when I move to a machine with a higher resolution, my controls get resized automatically? I will really appreciate getting a code that can help me out.

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    Last edited by shakti5385; Sep 4th, 2006 at 05:31 AM.

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    Re: Resize Form controls to Fit different Screen Resolutions Automatically

    There are resize ocx's you can buy. But here is just a simple example of resizing.
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    Re: Resize Form controls to Fit different Screen Resolutions Automatically

    VB Code:
    1. Private Type ControlPlaces
    2.     Contrl As Control
    3.     Left As Single
    4.     Top As Single
    5.     Width As Single
    6.     Height As Single
    7. End Type
    8. Dim CtrlPos() As ControlPlaces
    9.  
    10. Private Sub Form_Load()
    11.     ReloadPos
    12. End Sub
    13. Sub ReloadPos()
    14.     ReDim CtrlPos(Me.Controls.Count)
    15.     Dim Ctrl As Control
    16.     Dim Num As Long
    17.    
    18.    
    19.         For Each Ctrl In Me.Controls
    20.             Set CtrlPos(Num).Contrl = Ctrl
    21.             CtrlPos(Num).Left = Ctrl.Left
    22.             CtrlPos(Num).Top = Ctrl.Top
    23.             CtrlPos(Num).Width = Ctrl.Width
    24.             CtrlPos(Num).Height = Ctrl.Height
    25.             Num = Num + 1
    26.         Next
    27.        
    28.     CtrlPos(UBound(CtrlPos)).Left = Me.Left
    29.     CtrlPos(UBound(CtrlPos)).Top = Me.Top
    30.     CtrlPos(UBound(CtrlPos)).Width = Me.Width
    31.     CtrlPos(UBound(CtrlPos)).Height = Me.Height
    32. End Sub
    33.  
    34.  
    35. Private Sub Form_Resize()
    36.     WChng = Me.Width / CtrlPos(UBound(CtrlPos)).Width
    37.     HChng = Me.Height / CtrlPos(UBound(CtrlPos)).Height
    38.    
    39. For x = 0 To UBound(CtrlPos) - 1
    40.     CtrlPos(x).Contrl.Left = CtrlPos(x).Left * WChng
    41.     CtrlPos(x).Contrl.Top = CtrlPos(x).Top * HChng
    42.     CtrlPos(x).Contrl.Width = CtrlPos(x).Width * WChng
    43.     CtrlPos(x).Contrl.Height = CtrlPos(x).Height * HChng
    44. Next
    45. End Sub

    I have checked out the above code as suggested, but when I try running the application, I get an error telling me "Object required" I honestly have no idea what is required.

    Help me out if you can.

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    Re: Resize Form controls to Fit different Screen Resolutions Automatically

    check the post 4 and download a zip file from there!

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    Re: Resize Form controls to Fit different Screen Resolutions Automatically

    Quote Originally Posted by osemollie
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    I have checked out the above code as suggested, but when I try running the application, I get an error telling me "Object required" I honestly have no idea what is required.
    Well it works perfectly on my machine with no errors. If it did have errors I wouldn't have posted it.

    Which line does it say Object Required?
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    Re: Resize Form controls to Fit different Screen Resolutions Automatically

    Quote Originally Posted by Keithuk
    Well it works perfectly on my machine with no errors. If it did have errors I wouldn't have posted it.

    Which line does it say Object Required?
    Keithuk, no offense meant. I just wanted to inform the forum members that my code had raised an error.

    The error is first encountered below:
    VB Code:
    1. For Each Ctrl In Me.Controls
    2.             Set CtrlPos(Num).Contrl = Ctrl
    3.             CtrlPos(Num).Left = Ctrl.Left
    4.             CtrlPos(Num).Top = Ctrl.Top
    5.             CtrlPos(Num).Width = Ctrl.Width
    6.             CtrlPos(Num).Height = Ctrl.Height
    7.             Num = Num + 1
    8.         Next

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    Re: Resize Form controls to Fit different Screen Resolutions Automatically

    On what line does it occur?

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    Re: Resize Form controls to Fit different Screen Resolutions Automatically

    Quote Originally Posted by Hack
    On what line does it occur?
    VB Code:
    1. Set CtrlPos(Num).Contrl = Ctrl

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    Re: Resize Form controls to Fit different Screen Resolutions Automatically

    If you comment out that line, does it work?

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    Re: Resize Form controls to Fit different Screen Resolutions Automatically

    Quote Originally Posted by Hack
    If you comment out that line, does it work?
    No, it highlights the next line and so on ...

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    Re: Resize Form controls to Fit different Screen Resolutions Automatically

    Make sure u include the declarations
    VB Code:
    1. Private Type ControlPlaces
    2.     Contrl As Control
    3.     Left As Single
    4.     Top As Single
    5.     Width As Single
    6.     Height As Single
    7. End Type
    8. Dim CtrlPos() As ControlPlaces

    Also a zip file with the code

    If you still experience problems then i might have missed something
    Last edited by Andrew G; Sep 6th, 2006 at 06:28 AM.

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    Re: Resize Form controls to Fit different Screen Resolutions Automatically

    Quote Originally Posted by Keithuk View Post
    There are resize ocx's you can buy. But here is just a simple example of resizing.
    gives error when winsock or timer is used in form

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    Re: Resize Form controls to Fit different Screen Resolutions Automatically

    That’s because they are not user interface controls, so they don’t have the position properties

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