VB5 Bitmap Tiling Component Binary (14K)
VB5 Bitmap Tiling Source and Demonstration (47K)
VB6 Bitmap Tiling Component Binary (14K)
VB6 Bitmap Tiling Source and Demonstration (46K)
7 Jan 2003
Posted VB6 version of the component, and updated to use FindWindowsEx to obtain the MDI client.
vbAccelerator Toolbar and CoolMenu Control v3.5
PopupMenu DLL - Create Unlimited Popup Menus
Subclassing Without The Crashes
vbAccelerator - Contents of code file: fAbout.frm
VERSION 5.00
Begin VB.Form frmAbout
AutoRedraw = -1 'True
BorderStyle = 3 'Fixed Dialog
Caption = "About MyApp"
ClientHeight = 3555
ClientLeft = 5295
ClientTop = 2625
ClientWidth = 5730
ClipControls = 0 'False
LinkTopic = "Form2"
MaxButton = 0 'False
MinButton = 0 'False
ScaleHeight = 2453.724
ScaleMode = 0 'User
ScaleWidth = 5380.766
ShowInTaskbar = 0 'False
Begin VB.Frame fraSep
Height = 75
Left = -420
TabIndex = 7
Top = 2460
Width = 6315
End
Begin VB.PictureBox picIcon
AutoSize = -1 'True
ClipControls = 0 'False
Height = 540
Left = 240
Picture = "fAbout.frx":0000
ScaleHeight = 337.12
ScaleMode = 0 'User
ScaleWidth = 337.12
TabIndex = 1
Top = 240
Width = 540
End
Begin VB.CommandButton cmdOK
Cancel = -1 'True
Caption = "OK"
Default = -1 'True
BeginProperty Font
Name = "Tahoma"
Size = 8.25
Charset = 0
Weight = 400
Underline = 0 'False
Italic = 0 'False
Strikethrough = 0 'False
EndProperty
Height = 345
Left = 4245
TabIndex = 0
Top = 2625
Width = 1260
End
Begin VB.CommandButton cmdSysInfo
Caption = "&System Info..."
BeginProperty Font
Name = "Tahoma"
Size = 8.25
Charset = 0
Weight = 400
Underline = 0 'False
Italic = 0 'False
Strikethrough = 0 'False
EndProperty
Height = 345
Left = 4260
TabIndex = 2
Top = 3075
Width = 1245
End
Begin VB.Label lblDescription
BackStyle = 0 'Transparent
Caption = "App Description"
BeginProperty Font
Name = "Tahoma"
Size = 8.25
Charset = 0
Weight = 400
Underline = 0 'False
Italic = 0 'False
Strikethrough = 0 'False
EndProperty
ForeColor = &H00000000&
Height = 1170
Left = 1080
TabIndex = 3
Top = 1125
Width = 3885
End
Begin VB.Label lblTitle
BackStyle = 0 'Transparent
Caption = "Application Title"
BeginProperty Font
Name = "Tahoma"
Size = 8.25
Charset = 0
Weight = 400
Underline = 0 'False
Italic = 0 'False
Strikethrough = 0 'False
EndProperty
ForeColor = &H00000000&
Height = 480
Left = 1050
TabIndex = 5
Top = 240
Width = 3885
End
Begin VB.Label lblVersion
BackStyle = 0 'Transparent
Caption = "Version"
BeginProperty Font
Name = "Tahoma"
Size = 8.25
Charset = 0
Weight = 400
Underline = 0 'False
Italic = 0 'False
Strikethrough = 0 'False
EndProperty
Height = 225
Left = 1050
TabIndex = 6
Top = 780
Width = 3885
End
Begin VB.Label lblDisclaimer
BackStyle = 0 'Transparent
Caption = "Warning: ..."
BeginProperty Font
Name = "Tahoma"
Size = 8.25
Charset = 0
Weight = 400
Underline = 0 'False
Italic = 0 'False
Strikethrough = 0 'False
EndProperty
ForeColor = &H00000000&
Height = 825
Left = 255
TabIndex = 4
Top = 2625
Width = 3870
End
End
Attribute VB_Name = "frmAbout"
Attribute VB_GlobalNameSpace = False
Attribute VB_Creatable = False
Attribute VB_PredeclaredId = True
Attribute VB_Exposed = False
Option Explicit
Private m_cTile As New cTile
' Reg Key Security Options...
Const READ_CONTROL = &H20000
Const KEY_QUERY_VALUE = &H1
Const KEY_SET_VALUE = &H2
Const KEY_CREATE_SUB_KEY = &H4
Const KEY_ENUMERATE_SUB_KEYS = &H8
Const KEY_NOTIFY = &H10
Const KEY_CREATE_LINK = &H20
Const KEY_ALL_ACCESS = KEY_QUERY_VALUE + KEY_SET_VALUE + _
KEY_CREATE_SUB_KEY + KEY_ENUMERATE_SUB_KEYS + _
KEY_NOTIFY + KEY_CREATE_LINK + READ_CONTROL
' Reg Key ROOT Types...
Const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002
Const ERROR_SUCCESS = 0
Const REG_SZ = 1 ' Unicode nul terminated string
Const REG_DWORD = 4 ' 32-bit number
Const gREGKEYSYSINFOLOC = "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools Location"
Const gREGVALSYSINFOLOC = "MSINFO"
Const gREGKEYSYSINFO = "SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSINFO"
Const gREGVALSYSINFO = "PATH"
Private Declare Function RegOpenKeyEx Lib "advapi32" Alias "RegOpenKeyExA"
(ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpSubKey As String, ByVal ulOptions As Long, ByVal
samDesired As Long, ByRef phkResult As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function RegQueryValueEx Lib "advapi32" Alias
"RegQueryValueExA" (ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpValueName As String, ByVal
lpReserved As Long, ByRef lpType As Long, ByVal lpData As String, ByRef
lpcbData As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function RegCloseKey Lib "advapi32" (ByVal hKey As Long) As Long
Private Sub cmdSysInfo_Click()
Call StartSysInfo
End Sub
Private Sub cmdOK_Click()
Unload Me
End Sub
Private Sub Form_Load()
Me.Caption = "About " & App.Title
lblVersion.Caption = "Version " & App.Major & "." & App.Minor & "." &
App.Revision
lblTitle.Caption = App.Title
m_cTile.filename = App.Path & "\marb_gif.gif"
m_cTile.TileArea Me.hDC, 0, 0, Me.Width \ Screen.TwipsPerPixelX, Me.Height
\ Screen.TwipsPerPixelY
Me.Refresh
End Sub
Public Sub StartSysInfo()
On Error GoTo SysInfoErr
Dim rc As Long
Dim SysInfoPath As String
' Try To Get System Info Program Path\Name From Registry...
If GetKeyValue(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, gREGKEYSYSINFO, gREGVALSYSINFO,
SysInfoPath) Then
' Try To Get System Info Program Path Only From Registry...
ElseIf GetKeyValue(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, gREGKEYSYSINFOLOC,
gREGVALSYSINFOLOC, SysInfoPath) Then
' Validate Existance Of Known 32 Bit File Version
If (Dir(SysInfoPath & "\MSINFO32.EXE") <> "") Then
SysInfoPath = SysInfoPath & "\MSINFO32.EXE"
' Error - File Can Not Be Found...
Else
GoTo SysInfoErr
End If
' Error - Registry Entry Can Not Be Found...
Else
GoTo SysInfoErr
End If
Call Shell(SysInfoPath, vbNormalFocus)
Exit Sub
SysInfoErr:
MsgBox "System Information Is Unavailable At This Time", vbOKOnly
End Sub
Public Function GetKeyValue(KeyRoot As Long, KeyName As String, SubKeyRef As
String, ByRef KeyVal As String) As Boolean
Dim i As Long ' Loop Counter
Dim rc As Long ' Return Code
Dim hKey As Long ' Handle To An Open
Registry Key
Dim hDepth As Long '
Dim KeyValType As Long ' Data Type Of A
Registry Key
Dim tmpVal As String ' Tempory Storage
For A Registry Key Value
Dim KeyValSize As Long ' Size Of Registry
Key Variable
'------------------------------------------------------------
' Open RegKey Under KeyRoot {HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE...}
'------------------------------------------------------------
rc = RegOpenKeyEx(KeyRoot, KeyName, 0, KEY_ALL_ACCESS, hKey) ' Open
Registry Key
If (rc <> ERROR_SUCCESS) Then GoTo GetKeyError ' Handle Error...
tmpVal = String$(1024, 0) ' Allocate Variable
Space
KeyValSize = 1024 ' Mark Variable Size
'------------------------------------------------------------
' Retrieve Registry Key Value...
'------------------------------------------------------------
rc = RegQueryValueEx(hKey, SubKeyRef, 0, _
KeyValType, tmpVal, KeyValSize) ' Get/Create Key
Value
If (rc <> ERROR_SUCCESS) Then GoTo GetKeyError ' Handle Errors
If (Asc(Mid(tmpVal, KeyValSize, 1)) = 0) Then ' Win95 Adds Null
Terminated String...
tmpVal = Left(tmpVal, KeyValSize - 1) ' Null Found,
Extract From String
Else ' WinNT Does NOT
Null Terminate String...
tmpVal = Left(tmpVal, KeyValSize) ' Null Not Found,
Extract String Only
End If
'------------------------------------------------------------
' Determine Key Value Type For Conversion...
'------------------------------------------------------------
Select Case KeyValType ' Search Data
Types...
Case REG_SZ ' String Registry
Key Data Type
KeyVal = tmpVal ' Copy String Value
Case REG_DWORD ' Double Word
Registry Key Data Type
For i = Len(tmpVal) To 1 Step -1 ' Convert Each Bit
KeyVal = KeyVal + Hex(Asc(Mid(tmpVal, i, 1))) ' Build Value Char.
By Char.
Next
KeyVal = Format$("&h" + KeyVal) ' Convert Double
Word To String
End Select
GetKeyValue = True ' Return Success
rc = RegCloseKey(hKey) ' Close Registry Key
Exit Function ' Exit
GetKeyError: ' Cleanup After An Error Has Occured...
KeyVal = "" ' Set Return Val To
Empty String
GetKeyValue = False ' Return Failure
rc = RegCloseKey(hKey) ' Close Registry Key
End Function
