Please I need Help with this....

Hello, I was wondering if someone can help me?

I have created a skinnable Advanced Notepad application, I am using the DirectSkin OCX for the skinning... My Question is How can My Application load the last chosen skin on startup?

For example: I would like to use savesettings / getsettings to load the last used DirectSkin skin when my program is lauched lets say for an example I loaded a New DirectSkin theme (newtheme.uis) how can my program start with that theme? any help would be appreciated I am using VB 6.0 and DirectSkin ocx by stardock... If neccessary I will Zip all source files and email them to you if you can help me... I am completing this text editor for my college course and need this load last skin on startup feature implemented...

Moved

Just store (textf file, ini file, registry) the name of the skin or file when you choose it and load it when the program starts.

Since you know that you would like to use GetSetting / SaveSetting, have you tried looking them up in the VB help? There are explanations and code examples for each.


zaza

VB Code:

Option Explicit
    Private skin As String
 
Private Sub Form_Load()
    'change "default" so it will suite your default skin name
    skin = GetSetting(App.EXEName, "Settings", "skin", "default")
End Sub
 
Private Sub changeSkin()
    'change it here
    skin = '...
End Sub
 
Private Sub Form_QueryUnload(Cancel As Integer, UnloadMode As Integer)
    SaveSetting App.EXEName, "Settings", "skin", skin
End Sub