[VBnet API Index] APIs C

VBnet API Reference
API - C

CallNextHookEx	SetWindowsHookEx: Detect Caps/Numlock/Scrollock via System-wide Keyboard Hook SetWindowsHookEx: Trapping Special Key Events using Low Level Hooks
CallWindowProc	SHChangeNotifyRegister: Receive Shell Change Notifications Shell_NotifyIcon: Add Icon to Windows System Tray Shell_NotifyIcon: Animate the System Tray Icon Shell_NotifyIcon: Respond to Systray Balloon Tip Clicks Shell_NotifyIcon: Respond to Systray Icon/Menu Interaction in a MDI App Shell_NotifyIcon: Use SetTimer to Define Balloon Tip Life WM_ACTIVATEAPP: Detect Application Activation State WM_CONTEXTMENU: Kill the Default Combo Box Context Menu WM_CONTEXTMENU: Kill the Default Text Box Context Menu WM_CTLCOLORSTATIC: Change the Backcolour of a Slider WM_DRAWITEM: Set Command Button ForeColor WM_GETMINMAXINFO: Restrict Form Resizing WM_HOTKEY: System-Wide Keyboard Trapping WM_LBUTTONDOWN: Substitute a ListView for a Combo's Dropdown List WM_LBUTTONDOWN: Substitute a Tabbed List for a Combo's Dropdown List WM_LBUTTONDOWN: Using a Combo in a MSFlexGrid to Select Data WM_NCHITTEST: Simulating a Non-Client Action to Move a Form WM_NOTIFY: Detect Sizing Notifications from a ListView ColumnHeader WM_NOTIFY: Track Highlighted ListView Column Width Changes via Subclassing WM_PAINT: Subclassing to Create a Flat Combo Box WM_SIZING: Maintain Form Aspect Ratio During Resizing WM_SYSCOMMAND: Change and Respond to a Customized System Menu WM_TIMECHANGE: Detect System Changes to the Date/Time WM_VSCROLL: Subclassing Listview Scrollbar Messages
ChangeDisplaySettings	ChangeDisplaySettings: Change Display Resolution
ChooseColor	ChooseColor: Centering and Customizing the ChooseColor Common Dialog ChooseColor: Using the ChooseColor Common Dialog API
ChooseFont	ChooseFont: Adding 'Apply' to the ChooseFont Dialog ChooseFont: Using the ChooseFont Common Dialog API ChooseFont: Using the LOGFONT Structure with ChooseFont
ClientToScreen	ClipCursor: Restrict the Mouse to a Form's Client Area DrawFocusRect: Simulating Non-Client Form Movement GetMontitorByPoint LBItemFromPt: Right-Click List Item Selection
ClipCursor	ClipCursor: Restrict the Mouse to a Form's Client Area
CloseClipboard	DragQueryFile: Identify Files Copied to the Clipboard EnumClipboardFormats: Identify Clipboard Data Available
CloseEnhMetaFile	CreateEnhMetaFile: Saving a PrintScreen as a Windows Enhanced Metafile
CloseHandle	CreateFile: Determine Available COM Ports CreateFile: Test if a File is Open by Another Application CreateProcess: Start Separate Instances of the Default Browser CreateToolhelp32Snapshot: Enumerate to Determine an App's Parent Process CreateToolhelp32Snapshot: List Running Processes DeviceIoControl: Determine Media Type for CD/DVD Drives DeviceIoControl: Get a SMART Drive Serial Number DeviceIoControl: Lock/Unlock Removable Media Devices DeviceIoControl: Obtain Physical Drive Information GetExitCodeProcess: Determine when a Shelled App has Ended LookupAccountSid: Determine if the Current Process is Running Under Admin Account MapDebugInformation: Obtain Debugging Info for an Image SetEndOfFile: Delete Records from the End of a Random Access File SetErrorMode: Determine if a Floppy Drive is Ready SetFileTime: Modify the Date/Time of Folders and Files SetFileTime: Obtain and Change a File's Created, Accessed and Modified Dates WaitForSingleObject: Determine when a Process has Ended WaitForSingleObject: Determine when a Shelled App has Ended WriteFile: Broadcasting System Messages using Mailslots
ClosePrinter	AddPrinter: Add/Delete Local/Remote Printers using Existing Drivers SetPrinter: Rename Local and Remote Printers SetPrinter: Rename Local and Remote Printers /2
CloseServiceHandle	EnumServicesStatus: Enumerate Local Machine Services EnumServicesStatus: Enumerate Local Machine Services and Status EnumServicesStatus: Enumerate Local or Remote Machine Services and Status
CloseUserBrowser	OpenUserBrowser: Add Selection of Users and Groups
CLSIDFromString	CoCreateInstance: Delete the IE History Cache RegSetValueEx: Create an Application Launch Button on the IE Toolbar SHGetKnownFolderPath: Retrieve Windows Shell Folders under Vista
CoCreateGuid	RegSetValueEx: Create an Application Launch Button on the IE Toolbar
CoCreateInstance	CoCreateInstance: Delete the IE History Cache
CompareFileTime	CopyFileEx: Create a File Backup App CopyFileEx: Create a File Backup App with a Progress Callback
CompleteAuthToken	InitializeSecurityContext: Authenticate User via the NT Challenge Process
ConfigurePort	ConfigurePort: Determine Available COM Ports with the MSCOMM Control CreateFile: Determine Available COM Ports
ConnectToPrinterDlg	ConnectToPrinterDlg: Install Network Printers
CopyFile	CopyFile: Copy Files En-mass to a New Folder CopyFileEx: Create a File Backup App CopyFileEx: Create a File Backup App with a Progress Callback
CopyFileEx	CopyFileEx: Create a File Backup App with a Progress Callback
CopyMemory	CopyMemory: Determining Array Initialization State and Dimensions CopyMemory: Handy Macros to Convert Between Signed and Unsigned Integers CopyMemory: How to Copy a Private UDT Between Forms CreateWindowEx: Create the Common Control ProgressBar DeviceIoControl: Get a SMART Drive Serial Number DllGetVersion: Basic Internet Explorer Version Info EnumDateFormats: Regional Locale Date Settings EnumDisplayMonitors: Enumerating System Monitor Info EnumPrinterDrivers: Enumerate Print Drivers on Specific Printer Server EnumServicesStatus: Enumerate Local or Remote Machine Services and Status EnumSystemLocales: Enumerate Installed and Supported System Locales EnumTimeFormats: Regional Locale Time Settings ExtractIcon: Viewing Application Icons in a Scrollable Viewport FindFirstUrlCacheEntry: Delete the IE Cache FindFirstUrlCacheEntry: Obtain the Contents of the IE Cache GetAdaptersInfo: Determine if DHCP is Enabled GetAdaptersInfo: Get IP Addresses for All Installed Network Adapters GetAdaptersInfo: Get the DHCP Server IP GetAdaptersInfo: Get the IPs for all DHCP Servers GetAdaptersInfo: Get the Network Adapter IP Address GetFileVersionInfo: File Search and File Property Info GetFileVersionInfo: Handy Routines for Identifying Shell32 Versions GetFileVersionInfo: Retrieve MS ODBC Driver Information gethostbyaddr: Obtain Host Name from IP Address gethostbyname: Determine Network Host Name and IP Address gethostbyname: Resolve Host Name to IP Address GetIfTable: Local Machine Network Interface Table GetIpAddrTable: IP Address Table of the Local Machine GetLocaleInfo: System Calendar Information GetNetworkParams: Determine Current and Available DNS Servers GetNetworkParams: Host Name of the Local Machine GetNetworkParams: Obtain Domain Registering the Local Machine GetTcpTable: Local Machine TCP Connection Table GetTextExtentPoint32: Right-Align List Box Data IcmpSendEcho: Perform a Tracert (Trace Route) in VB IcmpSendEcho: Perform a Tracert (Trace Route) in VB with Host Name Resolution IcmpSendEcho: Ping a Machine by Host Name IcmpSendEcho: Ping a Machine by IP Address InitializeSecurityContext: Authenticate User via the NT Challenge Process InitiateSystemShutdown: Terminating Remote Windows Sessions IPRenewAddress: Release and Renew a DHCP IP Address IsShellVersion MapDebugInformation: Obtain Debugging Info for an Image Netbios: Determine Local Adapter MAC Address Netbios: Determine Local Adapter MAC Addresses through LANA Enumeration NetConnectionEnum: Enumerating Share Connection Information NetFileEnum: Get Open File Info from a Specified Machine NetGetJoinInformation: Join Information for a Local or Remote Machine NetLocalGroupEnum: Enumerate Local Groups NetLocalGroupEnum: Enumerate Local Groups and Descriptions NetLocalGroupGetMembers: Enumerate Local Groups and Members NetRemoteTOD: Get Time of Day Info for Local or Remote Machines NetServerEnum: Get Password Age All Users on the Specified Machine NetServerEnum: Get Version Info for Domain/Workgroup Servers and Machines NetServerEnum: Obtain Domain/Workgroup Servers and Machines NetServerGetInfo: Configuration Info for Domain/Workgroup Servers and Machines NetSessionEnum: Enumerate Sessions on a Server NetShareEnum: Enumerating Shared Resources on Other Machines NetUserGetInfo: Enumerate the User List and Obtain User Info NetUserGetInfo: Get User Password Age NetUserGetInfo: Network User Full Name and Comments NetUserSetInfo: Enable/Disable User Accounts (USER_INFO_3) NetWkstaGetInfo: Workstation Configuration and Current User NetWkstaGetInfo: Workstation Configuration and Logon Information NetWkstaGetInfo: Workstation Configuration Information NetWkstaUserEnum: Workstation Logon Information OleTranslateColor: Translate System/RGB Colours into R, G and B Components OpenUserBrowser: Add Selection of Users and Groups SendARP: Determine Local or Remote Adapter MAC Addresses SendMessage: Right-Click List Item Selection SetLocaleInfo: Change System Long and Short Date Formats SetPrinter: Rename Local and Remote Printers SetSystemTime: Date and Time Synchronization to a Remote Server SetWindowsHookEx: Detect Caps/Numlock/Scrollock via System-wide Keyboard Hook SetWindowsHookEx: Trapping Special Key Events using Low Level Hooks SfcGetFiles: Obtain a Listing of Protected System Files SHBrowseForFolder: Pre-selecting Folders using a Browse Callback SHChangeNotifyRegister: Receive Shell Change Notifications Shell_NotifyIcon: Add Icon to Windows System Tray Shell_NotifyIcon: Animate the System Tray Icon Shell_NotifyIcon: Display Systray Balloon Tips Shell_NotifyIcon: Respond to Systray Balloon Tip Clicks Shell_NotifyIcon: Respond to Systray Icon/Menu Interaction in a MDI App Shell_NotifyIcon: Use SetTimer to Define Balloon Tip Life SHGetKnownFolderPath: Retrieve Windows Shell Folders under Vista Undocumented Windows: Change Icon Dialog Undocumented Windows: Path Functions Undocumented Windows: Shell Dialogs URLDownloadToFile: Obtain Machine's Public IP Behind Router WM_GETMINMAXINFO: Restrict Form Resizing WM_NOTIFY: Detect Sizing Notifications from a ListView ColumnHeader WM_NOTIFY: Detect Sizing Notifications from a ListView ColumnHeader WM_NOTIFY: Track Highlighted ListView Column Width Changes via Subclassing WM_PAINT: Subclassing to Create a Flat Combo Box WM_SIZING: Maintain Form Aspect Ratio During Resizing WM_SYSCOMMAND: Change and Respond to a Customized System Menu WM_VSCROLL: Subclassing Listview Scrollbar Messages
CoTaskMemFree	AVIGetFileInfo: Obtain AVI File Information DoAddToFavDlg: Add and Manipulate IE Favourite Links DoAddToFavDlg: Add and Manipulate IE Favourites in Specified Folders SHBrowseForFolder: Browse for Folders Dialog SHBrowseForFolder: Browse for Folders New UI Features SHBrowseForFolder: Browse to Obtain Network Machines or Shares SHBrowseForFolder: Pre-selecting Folders using a Browse Callback SHBrowseForFolder: Restrict Browse Selection to a CD/DVD via Callback SHChangeNotifyRegister: Receive Shell Change Notifications SHGetFileInfo: ListView Demo 1 - Obtaining the File Path SHGetKnownFolderPath: Retrieve Windows Shell Folders under Vista SHGetSpecialFolderLocation: Create a Desktop Shortcut SHGetSpecialFolderLocation: Create an IE Shortcut (.url) SHGetSpecialFolderLocation: Retrieve Windows Shell Folders
CreateBitmap	CreateCompatibleBitmap: Create a Transparent Bitmap
CreateCompatibleBitmap	CreateCompatibleBitmap: Create a Transparent Bitmap InflateRect: Highlighting External Windows OleCreatePictureIndirect: Mimicking PrintScreen Using OLE
CreateCompatibleDC	CreateCompatibleBitmap: Create a Transparent Bitmap InflateRect: Highlighting External Windows OleCreatePictureIndirect: Mimicking PrintScreen Using OLE TransparentBlt: Simulating Microsoft's 'Windows Messenger' Notifications - Step 3: The Notification Form
CreateDirectory	CopyFile: Copy Files En-mass to a New Folder CopyFileEx: Create a File Backup App CopyFileEx: Create a File Backup App with a Progress Callback CreateDirectory: Creating Nested Folders
CreateEnhMetaFile	CreateEnhMetaFile: Saving a PrintScreen as a Windows Enhanced Metafile
CreateFile	CreateFile: Determine Available COM Ports CreateFile: Test if a File is Open by Another Application DeviceIoControl: Determine Media Type for CD/DVD Drives DeviceIoControl: Get a SMART Drive Serial Number DeviceIoControl: Lock/Unlock Removable Media Devices DeviceIoControl: Obtain Physical Drive Information MapDebugInformation: Obtain Debugging Info for an Image SetEndOfFile: Delete Records from the End of a Random Access File SetErrorMode: Determine if a Floppy Drive is Ready SetFileTime: Modify the Date/Time of Folders and Files WriteFile: Broadcasting System Messages using Mailslots
CreateFontIndirect	CreateFontIndirect: Change ListView Header Text Style
CreateProcess	CreateProcess: Start Separate Instances of the Default Browser WaitForSingleObject: Determine when a Process has Ended
CreateScalableFontResource	CreateScalableFontResource: Friendly TrueType Font File Name
CreateSolidBrush	FillRect: Gradient Form Backgrounds SetMenuItemInfo: Custom Application Menu Colours WM_CTLCOLORSTATIC: Change the Backcolour of a Slider
CreateStatusWindow	CreateStatusWindow: The Common Control Status Bar via API - Overview
CreateToolhelp32Snapshot	CreateToolhelp32Snapshot: Enumerate to Determine an App's Parent Process CreateToolhelp32Snapshot: List Running Processes
CreateWindowEx	CreateWindowEx: 21st Century ToolTips for VB- The Basics CreateWindowEx: Create the Common Control Header CreateWindowEx: Create the Common Control ProgressBar

PayPal Link