by Bjorn Larsson (1 Submission)
Category: Jokes/Humor
Compatability: Visual Basic 3.0
Difficulty: Unknown Difficulty
Date Added: Wed 3rd February 2021
Rating: 
(109 Votes)
This program Downloads the archive page from
' https://www.unitedmedia.com/comics/dilbert
' extracts the file name of the picture. Download it. Convert it to bitmap.
' Changes the desktop wallpaper to the new dilbert strip.
Assumes
You must have an internet connection..
Code Returns
2 files on c:\ dilbert.gif and dilbert.bmp
' A changed wallpaper.
Side Effects
Sometimes the desktop wallpaper is not visible
' unless you refresh the desktop yourself
' or select it manually. I don't know why this happends...
API DeclarationsDeclare Function SystemParametersInfo Lib "user32" Alias "SystemParametersInfoA" (ByVal uAction As Long, ByVal uParam As Long, ByVal lpvParam As Any, ByVal fuWinIni As Long) As Long
VBcoders' 1. Create a new form.
' 2. Add a Textbox,a pictureBox and an Inet control.
' 3. Let them all have their default name.
' 4. Put all the code expect the global decleration in the "form load procedure"
Dim Pos As Integer
Dim Pos2 As Integer
Dim Bilden() As Byte
Dim NrString As String
Text1.Text = Inet1.OpenURL ("http://www.unitedmedia.com/comics/dilbert/archive/") 'Download the page.
Pos = InStr(1, Text1.Text, "/comics/dilbert/archive/images/dilbert")
Pos2 = InStr(Pos, Text1.Text, ".gif")
NrString = Mid(Text1.Text, Pos, Pos2 - Pos)
Text1.Text = "http://www.unitedmedia.com" + NrString + ".gif" ' Debug filename
Bilden() = Inet1.OpenURL("http://www.unitedmedia.com" + NrString + ".gif", icByteArray) ' Download picture.
Open "C:\dilbert.gif" For Binary Access Write As #1 ' Save the file.
Put #1, , Bilden()
Close #1
Picture1.Picture = LoadPicture("c:\dilbert.gif") 'Reload it to PictureBox
SavePicture Picture1.Picture, "c:\dilbert.bmp" 'Converted to bmp..
Call SystemParametersInfo(20, 0, "c:\dilbert.bmp", 1) 'Change the wallpaper.
Unload Me ' Exit program
