By changing the WS_CHILD style bit of a window, you can make it appear as if it is disabled, even if the form is fully active and functional. These are the statements you need:
Private Declare Function SetWindowLong Lib "user32" Alias "SetWindowLongA" _ (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal nIndex As Long, ByVal dwNewLong As Long) As LongPrivate Declare Function GetWindowLong Lib "user32" Alias "GetWindowLongA" _ (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal nIndex As Long) As LongPrivate Const GWL_STYLE = (-16)Private Const WS_CHILD = &H40000000Private Sub Command1_Click() ' set the WS_CHILD bit SetWindowLong Me.hwnd, GWL_STYLE, GetWindowLong(Me.hwnd, _ GWL_STYLE) Or WS_CHILDEnd Sub
