how to change mouse with api in Windows 2000

[larryn]

this doesn't work in windows 2000

Option Explicit
Private Declare Function GetCursor Lib "user32.dll" () As Long
Private Declare Function LoadCursor Lib "user32.dll" Alias "LoadCursorA" (ByVal hInstance As Long, ByVal lpCursorName As String) As Long
Private Declare Function SetCursor Lib "user32.dll" (ByVal hCursor As Long) As Long

Public lArrow As Long      ' get the handle of the arrow cursor
Public lCursor As Long     ' send the handle of the hourglass cursor
Public retval As Long      ' return value

Const IDC_WAIT = vbHourglass
Const IDC_ARROW = vbDefault



Private Sub Command1_Click()

' save the handle to the arrow cursor
lArrow = GetCursor()

' send the handle of the hourglass cursor
lCursor = LoadCursor(0, IDC_WAIT)

' set the cursor to hourglass
SetCursor (lCursor)
End Sub

Private Sub Command2_Click()
   ' change hourglass back to the arrow
   SetCursor (lArrow)
End Sub

anyone know why?

[eiSecure]

Wouldn't the MouseIcon property be enough?

[filburt1]

Or Screen.MousePointer = vbHourglass?

[larryn]

but i need to do it only by using the API calls...

this is a special case....

trust me, if i could i would use those other properties.

[Patoooey]

Does your code work for any Windows version ?? Can't get it to work with Win98.

IDC_WAIT = 32514 according to www.allapi.net and DesaWare API Toolkit.

[filburt1]

The VB5 API Text Viewer agrees:

Public Const IDC_WAIT = 32514&