by Kiran Prasad (1 Submission)
Category: Windows API Call/Explanation
Compatability: VB 6.0
Difficulty: Unknown Difficulty
Originally Published: Wed 18th September 2002
Date Added: Mon 8th February 2021
Rating: 
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An API Timer
VBcoders
Public Declare Function SetTimer Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal nIDEvent As Long, ByVal uElapse As Long, ByVal lpTimerFunc As Long) As Long
Public Declare Function KillTimer Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal nIDEvent As Long) As Long
Public Sub AnimateLbl()
with Form1.Lblan
.left = .left + 30 'Move the label by 30 units
if .left >= Form1.width then 'If the label has reached the end
.left = -1360 'Reset Back to the Original Position
end if
end with
End Sub
'Add a command button and a label with its name to Lblan
'Add this code in Form1
Private Sub Form_Load()
'Set the label position
Lblan.Left = -1360
End Sub
Private Sub Command1_Click()
'Start Animation
SetTimer Me.hwnd, 0, 10, AddressOf Animate
End Sub
Private Sub Form_Unload(Cancel As Integer)
'Stop the timer and animation
'Instead you can use another button to stop
'Private Sub Command1_Click()
'KillTimer Me.hwnd, 0
'End Sub
KillTimer Me.hwnd, 0
End Sub
'Coded By Kiran.
