[VBnet API Index] Methods S

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Methods - S

SaveFile	FindFirstFile: Save a Recursive Search of All Drives to Disk FindFirstFile: Save a Recursive Search of Specified Drives to Disk
SearchForFiles	ExtractIcon: Viewing Application Icons in a Scrollable Viewport FindFirstFile: Changing File and/or Folder Attributes Recursively FindFirstFile: Comparison of FindFirstFile and SearchTreeForFile FindFirstFile: Recursive File Search (minimal code) FindFirstFile: Recursive File Search for Single or Multiple File Types (minimal code) FindFirstFile: Recursive File Search Including/Excluding Single or Multiple File Types (minimal code) GetFileVersionInfo: File Search and File Property Info GetPrivateProfileString: Parse IE Favorites Information
SearchForFilesArray	FindFirstFile: Save a Recursive Search of All Drives to Disk FindFirstFile: Save a Recursive Search of Specified Drives to Disk
SearchForFolders	FindFirstFile: Comparison of FindFirstFile and SearchTreeForFile FindFirstFile: Recursive Search for Folders (minimal code) FindFirstFile: Recursive Search for Folders Using a Folder Mask (minimal code)
SearchPathForFile	FindFirstFile: Comparison of FindFirstFile and SearchTreeForFile
SearchSystemForFile	FindFirstFile: Comparison of FindFirstFile and SearchTreeForFile
SelectionSortNumbers	Pure VB: Quick, Shell, Bubble and Selection Sort Performance Comparisons
SelectNewTestDate	SetFileTime: Modify the Date/Time of Folders and Files
SetCheck	SendMessage: Toggle ListView Check Box State SendMessage: Using ListView API Check Boxes
SetCheckAllItems	SendMessage: Using ListView API Check Boxes
SetCheckInvertAll	SendMessage: Using ListView API Check Boxes
SetCheckStateOfChildren	SetWindowLong: Add TreeView Check Boxes via API
SetControlStates	CreateWindowEx: Create the Common Control Header
SetControlStyle	SetWindowLong: Turn a Text Box into a Resizable Control
SetDefaultPrinterWinNT	WriteProfileString: Changing Windows' Default Printer
SetDefPrinter	WriteProfileString: Changing Windows' Default Printer
SetDialogState	Pure VB: Simulating Owned Windows for MDI Children
SetHeaderFontStyle	CreateFontIndirect: Change ListView Header Text Style
SetHighlightColumn	Pure VB: Highlight a Listview Report Column WM_NOTIFY: Track Highlighted ListView Column Width Changes via Subclassing
SetKeyValue	RegSetValueEx: Create a Registered File Association
SetListViewLedger	Pure VB: Create a Ledger-Style Listview Report Background
SetListViewLedgerRows	Pure VB: Create a Ledger-Style Listview Report Background with Custom Height
SetMenuColour	SetMenuItemInfo: Custom Application Menu Colours
SetMenuScroll	SetMenuItemInfo: Menu Scroll a Standard VB Menu
SetOSVersion	GetOpenFileName: Advanced Dialog Centering using a Callback GetOpenFileName: Customize File Open/Save Common Dialog Controls GetOpenFileName: File Dialog Centering using a Callback GetOpenFileName: Forcing an Open/Save Dialog's Initial Listview View
SetParts	CreateStatusWindow: The Common Control Status Bar via API
SetPathQuotes	PathQuoteSpaces: Returns Quoted Path String if Spaces Found
SetProgressBackColour	SendMessage: Change the Colour of a VB ProgressBar
SetProgressBarColour	SendMessage: Change the Colour of a VB ProgressBar
SetRadioMenuChecksB	SetMenuItemInfo: Using Radio Buttons Instead of Menu Checkmarks
SetShellVersion	IsShellVersion 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 Shell_NotifyIcon: Windows Systray NOTIFYICONDATA Overview
SetSysMenuColour	SetMenuItemInfo: Custom Application Menu Colours
SetText	CreateStatusWindow: The Common Control Status Bar via API
SetToolbarCaption	FindWindowEx: Fix the IE5/MsComCtrl 5 Toolbar Problem
SetTVBackColour	SetWindowLong: Apply TreeView Special Effects
SetTVForeColour	SetWindowLong: Apply TreeView Special Effects
SetTVItemCheckImage	SetWindowLong: Add TreeView Check Boxes via API
SetTVStyle	SendMessage: Toggling TreeView Check Box Visibility SetWindowLong: Add TreeView Check Boxes via API
SetupCueControl	Pure VB: Cue Banners for the XP Impaired
SetupInit	Find and Replace - Step 2: Building the Find/Replace Form
SetValueEx	RegSetValueEx: Create a Registered File Association
ShareAdd	NetShareAdd: Create a Local or Remote Share
ShellDelete	SHFileOperation: Copy, Move or Delete Files
ShellDeleteOne	SHFileOperation: Add Recycle Bin Functionality
ShellMoveFiles	SHAddToRecentDocs: Create an App Shortcut (Workaround - Pre-XP)
ShellRenameFile	SHAddToRecentDocs: Create an App Shortcut (Workaround - Pre-XP)
ShellSortNumbers	Pure VB: Quick, Shell, Bubble and Selection Sort Performance Comparisons
ShellTrayAdd	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 Shell_NotifyIcon: Respond to Systray Icon/Menu Interaction in a MDI App Shell_NotifyIcon: Windows Systray NOTIFYICONDATA Overview
ShellTrayBalloonTipClose	Shell_NotifyIcon: Use SetTimer to Define Balloon Tip Life
ShellTrayBalloonTipShow	Shell_NotifyIcon: Use SetTimer to Define Balloon Tip Life
ShellTrayIconAdd	Shell_NotifyIcon: Use SetTimer to Define Balloon Tip Life
ShellTrayIconRemove	Shell_NotifyIcon: Use SetTimer to Define Balloon Tip Life
ShellTrayModifyImage	Shell_NotifyIcon: Animate the System Tray Icon
ShellTrayModifyTip	Shell_NotifyIcon: Display Systray Balloon Tips Shell_NotifyIcon: Respond to Systray Balloon Tip Clicks
ShellTrayRemove	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 Shell_NotifyIcon: Respond to Systray Icon/Menu Interaction in a MDI App
ShiftBitsLeft	Pure VB: Handy Functions for Working with Numbers
ShiftBitsRight	Pure VB: Handy Functions for Working with Numbers
SHNotify_GetEventStr	SHChangeNotifyRegister: Receive Shell Change Notifications
SHNotify_Register	SHChangeNotifyRegister: Receive Shell Change Notifications
SHNotify_Unregister	SHChangeNotifyRegister: Receive Shell Change Notifications
ShowHeaderIcon	SendMessage: Add Images to a ListView Header
ShowMessage	TransparentBlt: Simulating Microsoft's 'Windows Messenger' Notifications - Step 3: The Notification Form
ShowProperties	ShellExecuteEx: Displaying a File's Property Page ShellExecuteEx: Drive, Folder & File Property Pages
ShowQuestion	WritePrivateProfileString: Creating a Quiz Application- Step 4: Building the Main Quiz Form
ShowResults	IcmpSendEcho: Perform a Tracert (Trace Route) in VB IcmpSendEcho: Perform a Tracert (Trace Route) in VB with Host Name Resolution
Slider_ActivateToolTips	WM_CTLCOLORSTATIC: Change the Backcolour of a Slider
SmartCheckEnabled	DeviceIoControl: Get a SMART Drive Serial Number
SmartGetVersion	DeviceIoControl: Get a SMART Drive Serial Number
SmartOpen	DeviceIoControl: Get a SMART Drive Serial Number
SocketsCleanup	gethostbyaddr: Obtain Host Name from IP Address gethostbyname: Determine Network Host Name and IP Address gethostbyname: Resolve Host Name to IP Address 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 IPRenewAddress: Release and Renew a DHCP IP Address WSAEnumProtocols: Additional Data from Enumerated Windows Socket Protocols WSAEnumProtocols: Enumerating Installed Windows Socket Protocols
SocketsInitialize	gethostbyaddr: Obtain Host Name from IP Address gethostbyname: Determine Network Host Name and IP Address gethostbyname: Resolve Host Name to IP Address 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 IPRenewAddress: Release and Renew a DHCP IP Address WSAEnumProtocols: Additional Data from Enumerated Windows Socket Protocols WSAEnumProtocols: Enumerating Installed Windows Socket Protocols
SplitDateTimeBias	Win32_CodecFile: WMI Installed Codec File Info Win32_LogicalProgramGroup: WMI Start Menu Program Groups Win32_LogicalProgramGroupItem: WMI Start Menu Program Group Members Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration: WMI Network Adapter Configuration Win32_OperatingSystem: WMI Operating System Info
StartNewBrowser	CreateProcess: Start Separate Instances of the Default Browser
StartShell	GetWindowThreadProcessId: Obtain the hWnd of an App Started with Shell()
StringFromPointer	GetLocaleInfo: System Calendar Information SetLocaleInfo: Change System Long and Short Date Formats
StripDelimitedItem	CopyFileEx: Create a File Backup App CopyFileEx: Create a File Backup App with a Progress Callback GetOpenFileName: Advanced Dialog Centering using a Callback GetOpenFileName: File Dialog Centering using a Callback GetOpenFileName: File Open Common Dialog Basics StripDelimitedItem
StripExtension	PathRemoveExtension: Returns Filename with Extension Removed
StripFileName	Undocumented Windows: Path Functions
StripItem	Pure VB: Retrieve Multiple Filenames from the Common Dialog Control WritePrivateProfileString: INI Files - Saving Entire Sections
StripNull	FtpFindFirstFile: Download Files via FTP with a Download Progress Callback
StripNulls	DeviceIoControl: Determine Media Type for CD/DVD Drives DeviceIoControl: Lock/Unlock Removable Media Devices FindFirstFile: Enumerate Folders to a TreeView FindFirstFile: Enumerate Folders to a TreeView, Advanced GetDiskFreeSpace: Free Disk Space on Windows 95 (or Small Partitions) GetDiskFreeSpaceEx: Determining Free Disk Space GetDiskFreeSpaceEx: Free Disk Space on a Fat32 or NTFS Drive GetDriveType: Enumerate and Identify Available System Drives GetFileVersionInfo: Retrieve MS ODBC Driver Information MapDebugInformation: Obtain Debugging Info for an Image Shell_NotifyIcon: Respond to Systray Icon/Menu Interaction Shell_NotifyIcon: Respond to Systray Icon/Menu Interaction in a MDI App Undocumented Windows: Format Disk Dialog WNetGetUser: User, Share and Share User for Network Resources WritePrivateProfileString: INI Files - Saving Entire Sections WriteProfileString: Changing Windows' Default Printer
StripPath	PathStripPath: Removes Path Portion of Fully-qualified Path/Filename
StripPathQuotes	PathUnquoteSpaces: Removes Wrapping Quotes from Paths/Filenames
StripPathToRoot	PathStripToRoot: Remove All Parts of a Path Except for Root Information WNetGetConnection: Get UNC Path for Mapped Drive
StripRootFromPath	PathSkipRoot: Parses Path Ignoring Drive or UNC Path WNetGetConnection: Get UNC Path for Mapped Drive
StripTimeZoneBias	Win32_CodecFile: WMI Installed Codec File Info Win32_LogicalProgramGroup: WMI Start Menu Program Groups Win32_LogicalProgramGroupItem: WMI Start Menu Program Group Members Win32_NetworkAdapterConfiguration: WMI Network Adapter Configuration Win32_OperatingSystem: WMI Operating System Info
StrToByteArray	ChooseFont: Adding 'Apply' to the ChooseFont Dialog ChooseFont: Using the LOGFONT Structure with ChooseFont
SubClass	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 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_CTLCOLORSTATIC: Change the Backcolour of a Slider WM_GETMINMAXINFO: Restrict Form Resizing WM_TIMECHANGE: Detect System Changes to the Date/Time
SwapBytes	DeviceIoControl: Get a SMART Drive Serial Number
SWordToUWord	CopyMemory: Handy Macros to Convert Between Signed and Unsigned Integers
SynchronizeTOD	SetSystemTime: Date and Time Synchronization to a Remote Server
SyncSystemClock	SetSystemTime: SNTP Time Server Synchronization using Winsock

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