change screen resolution??

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Dec 22nd, 2005, 07:27 PM
Lightmoon1992

change screen resolution??

anyone please know how to change screen resolution using VB.net??

please i need this so soon :( :( :( :( :( :( :(
Dec 22nd, 2005, 07:38 PM
paralinx

Re: change screen resolution??

This is classic visual basic forum, not VB.net forum.
Dec 22nd, 2005, 07:38 PM
Frodo_Baggins

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Re: change screen resolution??

Yep. See the attached BAS file.
Dec 22nd, 2005, 07:39 PM
Frodo_Baggins

Re: change screen resolution??

Quote:

This is classic visual basic forum, not VB.net forum.

True...
But maybe it works in .NET?
Dec 22nd, 2005, 07:45 PM
si_the_geek

Re: change screen resolution??

I would recommend looking at the Classic VB FAQ (link below) for this, as there is an explanation of why changing the resolution is often a bad idea.

Anyhoo, I've moved this thread to the VB.Net forum.
Dec 22nd, 2005, 08:20 PM
paralinx

Re: change screen resolution??

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frodo_Baggins

True...
But maybe it works in .NET?

No, vb.net is far different from VB6 I believe
Dec 23rd, 2005, 12:03 AM
jain_mj

Re: change screen resolution??

Here is a VB6 example using APIs.
Try to convert to .net
Dec 23rd, 2005, 12:07 AM
RobDog888

Re: change screen resolution??

Usually people dont like it when a program changes the resolution of their system. Are you at least going to revert the settings when your app closes or ???
Dec 23rd, 2005, 12:31 AM
jmcilhinney

Re: change screen resolution??

I provided a link to a VB.NET code example that changes screen resolution for the same question at another forum, but I have to say that I agree that it is generally a bad idea. The only programs that I've ever had that changed my resolution have been games that run in full-screen mode and changed it back afterwards. I have a wide-screen monitor in portrait mode running at 1200 x 1920. I'd be pretty peeved if some app decided to change that to 800 x 600 or something. Remember also that many LCD monitors look awful at anything other than their native resolution. I guess we don't know so I should ask, what is the reason for changing the resolution and are you giving the user an option to stick with their current resolution?