Setting video resolution in windows with VB6

[BaLLZaCH]

Im trying to change windows video resolution, like gaming programs and emulators do when they go full screen...

How can I do this with VB code ?
How can I lower the resolution to low values such as 320x240 or 640 x 480 ?


Thanks !

[Hack]

Private Const WM_DISPLAYCHANGE = &H7E
Private Const HWND_BROADCAST = &HFFFF&
Private Const EWX_LOGOFF = 0
Private Const EWX_SHUTDOWN = 1
Private Const EWX_REBOOT = 2
Private Const EWX_FORCE = 4
Private Const CCDEVICENAME = 32
Private Const CCFORMNAME = 32
Private Const DM_BITSPERPEL = &H40000
Private Const DM_PELSWIDTH = &H80000
Private Const DM_PELSHEIGHT = &H100000
Private Const CDS_UPDATEREGISTRY = &H1
Private Const CDS_TEST = &H4
Private Const DISP_CHANGE_SUCCESSFUL = 0
Private Const DISP_CHANGE_RESTART = 1
Private Const BITSPIXEL = 12
 
Private Type DEVMODE
    dmDeviceName As String * CCDEVICENAME
    dmSpecVersion As Integer
    dmDriverVersion As Integer
    dmSize As Integer
    dmDriverExtra As Integer
    dmFields As Long
    dmOrientation As Integer
    dmPaperSize As Integer
    dmPaperLength As Integer
    dmPaperWidth As Integer
    dmScale As Integer
    dmCopies As Integer
    dmDefaultSource As Integer
    dmPrintQuality As Integer
    dmColor As Integer
    dmDuplex As Integer
    dmYResolution As Integer
    dmTTOption As Integer
    dmCollate As Integer
    dmFormName As String * CCFORMNAME
    dmUnusedPadding As Integer
    dmBitsPerPel As Integer
    dmPelsWidth As Long
    dmPelsHeight As Long
    dmDisplayFlags As Long
    dmDisplayFrequency As Long
End Type
 
Private Declare Function EnumDisplaySettings Lib "user32" Alias "EnumDisplaySettingsA" (ByVal lpszDeviceName As Long, ByVal iModeNum As Long, lpDevMode As Any) As Boolean
Private Declare Function ChangeDisplaySettings Lib "user32" Alias "ChangeDisplaySettingsA" (lpDevMode As Any, ByVal dwFlags As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function ExitWindowsEx Lib "user32" (ByVal uFlags As Long, ByVal dwReserved As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function GetDeviceCaps Lib "gdi32" (ByVal hdc As Long, ByVal nIndex As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function CreateDC Lib "gdi32" Alias "CreateDCA" (ByVal lpDriverName As String, ByVal lpDeviceName As String, ByVal lpOutput As String, ByVal lpInitData As Any) As Long
Private Declare Function DeleteDC Lib "gdi32" (ByVal hdc As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function SendMessage Lib "user32" Alias "SendMessageA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal wMsg As Long, ByVal wParam As Long, lParam As Any) As Long
 
Private OldX As Long
Private OldY As Long
Private nDC As Long
 
 
Private Sub ChangeRes(X As Long, Y As Long, Bits As Long)
    Dim DevM As DEVMODE, ScInfo As Long, erg As Long, an As VbMsgBoxResult
    'Get the info into DevM
    erg = EnumDisplaySettings(0&, 0&, DevM)
    'This is what we're going to change
    DevM.dmFields = DM_PELSWIDTH Or DM_PELSHEIGHT Or DM_BITSPERPEL
    DevM.dmPelsWidth = X 'ScreenWidth
    DevM.dmPelsHeight = Y 'ScreenHeight
    DevM.dmBitsPerPel = Bits '(can be 8, 16, 24, 32 or even 4)
    'Now change the display and check if possible
    erg = ChangeDisplaySettings(DevM, CDS_TEST)
    'Check if succesfull
    Select Case erg&
        Case DISP_CHANGE_RESTART
            an = MsgBox("You've to reboot", vbYesNo + vbSystemModal, "Info")
            If an = vbYes Then
                erg& = ExitWindowsEx(EWX_REBOOT, 0&)
            End If
        Case DISP_CHANGE_SUCCESSFUL
            erg = ChangeDisplaySettings(DevM, CDS_UPDATEREGISTRY)
            ScInfo = Y * 2 ^ 16 + X
            'Notify all the windows of the screen resolution change
            SendMessage HWND_BROADCAST, WM_DISPLAYCHANGE, ByVal Bits, ByVal ScInfo
            MsgBox "Everything's ok", vbOKOnly + vbSystemModal, "It worked!"
        Case Else
            MsgBox "Mode not supported", vbOKOnly + vbSystemModal, "Error"
    End Select
End Sub
 
Private Sub Command1_Click()
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    Dim nDC As Long
    'retrieve the screen's resolution
    OldX = Screen.Width / Screen.TwipsPerPixelX
    OldY = Screen.Height / Screen.TwipsPerPixelY
    'Create a device context, compatible with the screen
    nDC = CreateDC("DISPLAY", vbNullString, vbNullString, ByVal 0&)
    'Change the screen's resolution
    ChangeRes 640, 480, GetDeviceCaps(nDC, BITSPIXEL)
End Sub

[BaLLZaCH]

Check out what I built ... Its a resolution changer called ReZoLution... Its simple but really kewl and damn easy to use.
Thanks for the help !