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    Resolved [RESOLVED] VB 6 Picture Box Movement

    hey im a new guy,

    Does anyone know how to code movement of 2 pictureboxes simultaneously in VB6? I know how to make the pictureboxes move via key press but i can't move them at the same time.

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    Re: VB 6 Picture Box Movement

    Code:
    Private Sub Command1_Click()
    
    Picture1.Left = Picture1.Left + 50
    Picture2.Left = Picture2.Left - 50
    
    End Sub

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    Re: VB 6 Picture Box Movement

    Thanks, but I've already got that part except I'm using
    .Top since I'm moving picturebox up and down. I can code two pictureboxes moving except if you are moving one the other doesn't move. Does anyone know how to solve this?

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    Re: VB 6 Picture Box Movement

    Quote Originally Posted by AdvComp View Post
    I can code two pictureboxes moving except if you are moving one the other doesn't move.
    Can you explain what do you mean ? what code do you use ?

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    Re: VB 6 Picture Box Movement

    Thanks, but I've already got that part except I'm using
    .Top since I'm moving picturebox up and down. I can code two pictureboxes moving except if you are moving one the other doesn't move. Does anyone know how to solve this?
    try the following way . hope it might help
    Code:
    Option Explicit
    Dim bmove As Boolean
    Private Sub btmove_Click()
    bmove = True
    Picture1.Left = Picture1.Left + 50
    End Sub
    
    Private Sub btmovetop_Click()
    If bmove = False Then
      Picture1.Top = Picture1.Top + 50
    End If
    End Sub

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    Re: VB 6 Picture Box Movement

    post the movement code here.

    I'm taking a long shot guess here, correct me if im wrong, you're using Keypress to move a picture box like this:

    Code:
    Private Sub Form_KeyDown(KeyCode As Integer, Shift As Integer)
    
    If KeyCode = vbKeyDown Then Picture1.Top = Picture1.Top + 50
    If KeyCode = vbKeyUp Then Picture1.Top = Picture1.Top - 50
    If KeyCode = vbKeyLeft Then Picture1.Left = Picture1.Left - 50
    If KeyCode = vbKeyRight Then Picture1.Left = Picture1.Left + 50
    
    End Sub
    And this causes you not to be able to move the picture box up and left (diagonally) simultaneously for example.

    You may use this code instead:

    Code:
    Private Declare Function GetAsyncKeyState Lib "user32" (ByVal vKey As Long) As Integer ' Auto Typer Keys
    
    Private Sub Form_KeyDown(KeyCode As Integer, Shift As Integer)
    
    If GetAsyncKeyState(vbKeyDown) Then Picture1.Top = Picture1.Top + 50
    If GetAsyncKeyState(vbKeyUp) Then Picture1.Top = Picture1.Top - 50
    If GetAsyncKeyState(vbKeyLeft) Then Picture1.Left = Picture1.Left - 50
    If GetAsyncKeyState(vbKeyRight) Then Picture1.Left = Picture1.Left + 50
    
    End Sub
    do post if that indeed was the issue.

    do remember that moving a control over another control \ form, will cause it to flicker.
    you may solve that by using Bitbit (i'll elaborate about it if required).

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    Re: VB 6 Picture Box Movement

    I am coding the game Pong. I have A+Z to go up and down for picture1 and for picture2 I use the arrow keys. Except if I press For example, A and an arrow key, only one of the pictures move

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    Re: VB 6 Picture Box Movement

    A picture is worth a thousand words, if you know what I mean.


    Anything I post is an example only and is not intended to be the only solution, the total solution nor the final solution to your request nor do I claim that it is. If you find it useful then it is entirely up to you to make whatever changes necessary you feel are adequate for your purposes.

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    Re: VB 6 Picture Box Movement

    Private Sub Form_KeyDown(KeyCode As Integer, Shift As Integer)

    If KeyCode = vbKeyDown Then Picture1.Top = Picture1.Top + 50
    If KeyCode = vbKeyUp Then Picture1.Top = Picture1.Top - 50
    If KeyCode = vbKeyZ Then Picture2.Left = Picture2.Left + 50
    If KeyCode = vbKeyA Then Picture2.Left = Picture2.Left - 50

    End Sub

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    Code:
    Private Declare Function GetAsyncKeyState Lib "user32" (ByVal vKey As Long) As Integer
    
    Private Sub Form_KeyDown(KeyCode As Integer, Shift As Integer)
    
    If GetAsyncKeyState(vbKeyDown) Then Label1.Top = Label1.Top + 50
    If GetAsyncKeyState(vbKeyUp) Then Label1.Top = Label1.Top - 50
    
    If GetAsyncKeyState(vbKeyZ) Then Label2.Left = Label2.Left + 50
    If GetAsyncKeyState(vbKeyA) Then Label2.Left = Label2.Left - 50
    
    
    End Sub
    This works simultaneously

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    Re: VB 6 Picture Box Movement

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    Code:
    Private Declare Function GetAsyncKeyState Lib "user32" (ByVal vKey As Long) As Integer
    
    Private Sub Form_KeyDown(KeyCode As Integer, Shift As Integer)
    
    If GetAsyncKeyState(vbKeyDown) Then Label1.Top = Label1.Top + 50
    If GetAsyncKeyState(vbKeyUp) Then Label1.Top = Label1.Top - 50
    
    If GetAsyncKeyState(vbKeyZ) Then Label2.Left = Label2.Left + 50
    If GetAsyncKeyState(vbKeyA) Then Label2.Left = Label2.Left - 50
    
    
    End Sub
    This works simultaneously

    Thanks a lot this works for me. But i am wondering what does the declaration do?

    Thanks Again

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    Re: VB 6 Picture Box Movement

    Good, Tag it as resolved

    the declaration is to declare the api that you are using to get if the key is pressed or not ! you are calling this function which is not native VB so you should declare it

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    Re: VB 6 Picture Box Movement

    How do you tag it as resolved?

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    Re: VB 6 Picture Box Movement

    Quote Originally Posted by AdvComp View Post
    How do you tag it as resolved?
    On Local Error Resume Next: If Not Empty Is Nothing Then Do While Null: ReDim i(True To False) As Currency: Loop: Else Debug.Assert CCur(CLng(CInt(CBool(False Imp True Xor False Eqv True)))): Stop: On Local Error GoTo 0
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