by Duncan Jones (19 Submissions)
Category: Windows API Call/Explanation
Compatability: Visual Basic 4.0 (32-bit)
Difficulty: Unknown Difficulty
Originally Published: Tue 13th March 2001
Date Added: Mon 8th February 2021
Rating: 
(1 Votes)
Allows you to paint the system stock icons (as used by messageboxes, windows etc.) onto your form
API Declarations
'\\ You have a royalty free right to use, reproduce, modify, publish and mess
'\\ with this code
'\\ I'd like you to visit http://www.merrioncomputing.com for updates, but
'\\ won't force you
'\\ Stock icons
Public Enum enStockIcons
IDI_WINLOGO = 32517&
IDI_APPLICATION = 32512&
IDI_ASTERISK = 32516&
IDI_EXCLAMATION = 32515&
IDI_HAND = 32513&
IDI_QUESTION = 32514&
IDI_UNKNOWN = 32518&
End Enum
Private Declare Function LoadIconApi Lib "user32" Alias "LoadIconA" (ByVal hInstance As Long, ByVal lpIconName As Long) As Long
'\\ Drawing related...
Private Declare Function DrawIconApi Lib "user32" Alias "DrawIcon" (ByVal hdc As Long, ByVal x As Long, ByVal y As Long, ByVal hIcon As Long) As Long
VBcoders
Dim lRet As Long
lRet = LoadIconApi(0, StockIcon)
If Err.LastDllError = 0 Then
LoadSystemIcon = lRet
End If
End Function
Public Sub DrawIcon(ByVal mHdc As Long,ByVal xPos As Long, ByVal yPos As Long, ByVal hIcon As Long)
Dim lRet As Long
lRet = DrawIconApi(mHDC, xPos, yPos, hIcon)
If (Err.LastDllError > 0) Or (lRet = 0) Then
Debug.Print "DrawIcon failed"
End If
End Sub
Private Sub Form_Paint()
'...yadda yadda
Dim hIcon As Long
hIcon = LoadSystemIcon(IDI_QUESTION)
If hIcon > 0 Then
Call DrawIcon(me.hdc, 20,20,hIcon)
End If
End Sub
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