Unlike regular LNK shortcut, which contain data in binary file, Internet shortcut files are just text files in this format: [InternetShortcut]URL=www.domain.com Thus it is simple to programmatically create an Internet
Private Declare Function mciGetErrorString Lib “winmm” Alias _ “mciGetErrorStringA” (ByVal dwError As Long, ByVal lpstrBuffer As String, _ ByVal uLength As Long) As Long’ Get the description of a MCI
Const SND_ASYNC = &H1Private Declare Function PlaySound Lib “winmm.dll” Alias “PlaySoundA” (ByVal _ lpszName As String, ByVal hModule As Long, ByVal dwFlags As Long) As Long’ Play a WAV file.”
Sometimes is useful to add an icon in the Window taskbar’s status area (a.k.a. System Tray), to gain a better interaction between the user and your application. The only API
Private Declare Function mciSendString Lib “winmm” Alias “mciSendStringA” _ (ByVal lpstrCommand As String, ByVal lpstrReturnString As String, _ ByVal uReturnLength As Long, ByVal hwndCallback As Long) As LongPrivate Declare Function
Private Declare Function mciSendString Lib “winmm” Alias “mciSendStringA” _ (ByVal lpstrCommand As String, ByVal lpstrReturnString As String, _ ByVal uReturnLength As Long, ByVal hwndCallback As Long) As LongPrivate Declare Function
If you want to prevent the user from closing a form by using Alt+F4 or by clicking on the “X” button in the upper-right corner you just need to write
There are two simple ways to add the so-called size-grips to the bottom-right corner of a form. The first method is to add a StatusBar control, which includes a size-grip
The Coolbar control consists of a collection of Band objects, and each Band object exposes a Child property. To move a control inside the Coolbar you just have to assign