Please I need Help with this....

[Cool Dude]

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...

[Hack]

Moved

[jeroen79]

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.

[zaza]

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

[gavio]

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