API for TaskBar options
Hi All,
Can someone help me with the Windows task bar. I am trying to turn of "Keep task bar on top" option. I have found an API that gets the stat of the taskbar but I cannot seem to set it. Declare Function SHAppBarMessage Lib "shell32.dll" _ (ByVal dwMessage As Long, pData As APPBARDATA) As Long Does anyone know how to set this property? The only information I have found that it can only be set for Window 2000 which in my case would be fine. I need to turn this option off before I change the resolution o computers running Windows 2000 as it causes the whole taskbar to b placed in the middle of the screen. Thanks, Adam -- Message posted from http://www.ExcelForum.com |
API for TaskBar options
http://vbnet.mvps.org/index.html?cod...barmessage.htm keepITcool < email : keepitcool chello nl (with @ and .) < homepage: http://members.chello.nl/keepitcool adam99 wrote: Hi All, Can someone help me with the Windows task bar. I am trying to turn off "Keep task bar on top" option. I have found an API that gets the state of the taskbar but I cannot seem to set it. Declare Function SHAppBarMessage Lib "shell32.dll" _ (ByVal dwMessage As Long, pData As APPBARDATA) As Long Does anyone know how to set this property? The only information I have found that it can only be set for Windows 2000 which in my case would be fine. I need to turn this option off before I change the resolution of computers running Windows 2000 as it causes the whole taskbar to be placed in the middle of the screen. Thanks, Adam. --- Message posted from http://www.ExcelForum.com/ |
API for TaskBar options
Adam..
ApiViewer and ApiGuide do not mention the ABM_SETSTATE constant nevertheless it works.. in WINDOWS XP only http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...l=/library/en- us/shellcc/platform/shell/reference/messages/abm_setstate.asp Although toggling thru the settings is quite useless it DOES demonstrate how to set the options AutoHide and AlwaysOnTop <vbg Option Explicit Private Type RECT Left As Long Top As Long Right As Long Bottom As Long End Type Private Type APPBARDATA cbSize As Long hwnd As Long uCallbackMessage As Long uEdge As Long rc As RECT lParam As Long End Type Const ABS_AUTOHIDE As Long = &H1 Const ABS_ALWAYSONTOP As Long = &H2 Const ABM_GETSTATE As Long = &H4 Const ABM_GETTASKBARPOS As Long = &H5 Const ABM_SETSTATE As Long = &HA Private Declare Function SHAppBarMessage Lib "shell32.dll" (ByVal dwMessage As Long, pData As APPBARDATA) As Long Sub TaskBarToggle() ' keepITcool excel.programming 17-jul-2004 Dim BarData As APPBARDATA, Ret As Long 'Prep buffer BarData.cbSize = Len(BarData) 'Fill structure Call SHAppBarMessage(ABM_GETTASKBARPOS, BarData) 'get state Ret = SHAppBarMessage(ABM_GETSTATE, BarData) Debug.Print "Befo", (Ret And ABS_AUTOHIDE), _ (Ret And ABS_ALWAYSONTOP) 'set lParam BarData.lParam = Ret Mod 3 + 1 'notify system Ret = SHAppBarMessage(ABM_SETSTATE, BarData) 'read back Ret = SHAppBarMessage(ABM_GETSTATE, BarData) Debug.Print "After :", (Ret And ABS_AUTOHIDE), _ (Ret And ABS_ALWAYSONTOP) Debug.Print End Sub keepITcool < email : keepitcool chello nl (with @ and .) < homepage: http://members.chello.nl/keepitcool adam99 wrote: Hi All, Can someone help me with the Windows task bar. I am trying to turn off "Keep task bar on top" option. I have found an API that gets the state of the taskbar but I cannot seem to set it. Declare Function SHAppBarMessage Lib "shell32.dll" _ (ByVal dwMessage As Long, pData As APPBARDATA) As Long Does anyone know how to set this property? The only information I have found that it can only be set for Windows 2000 which in my case would be fine. I need to turn this option off before I change the resolution of computers running Windows 2000 as it causes the whole taskbar to be placed in the middle of the screen. Thanks, Adam. --- Message posted from http://www.ExcelForum.com/ |
API for TaskBar options
Thanks for replying keepITcool,
I will definately check the code out. I am hoping it will work wit Windows 2000 as this is the operating system I am having problem with. Have you seen anything on the problem I described with changing th resolution on Windows 2000 have you? Cheers, Adam.: -- Message posted from http://www.ExcelForum.com |
API for TaskBar options
just read it...
personally I wouldn't be too pleased with an application that's changing my display settings. (unless ofcourse it's utility where I expect it to work on my monitor config.) Imagine how you could crash my multimonitor configuration? that's why even if I did have some useful input... I will not even think about it :) keepITcool < email : keepitcool chello nl (with @ and .) < homepage: http://members.chello.nl/keepitcool adam99 wrote: Thanks for replying keepITcool, I will definately check the code out. I am hoping it will work with Windows 2000 as this is the operating system I am having problems with. Have you seen anything on the problem I described with changing the resolution on Windows 2000 have you? Cheers, Adam.:) --- Message posted from http://www.ExcelForum.com/ |
API for TaskBar options
That's why I ignored this post at first. I hate when a program tries to
mess with my system settings. The programmer has to figure out how to deal with the current settings without changing them. - Jon ------- Jon Peltier, Microsoft Excel MVP Peltier Technical Services Tutorials and Custom Solutions http://PeltierTech.com/ _______ keepITcool wrote: just read it... personally I wouldn't be too pleased with an application that's changing my display settings. (unless ofcourse it's utility where I expect it to work on my monitor config.) Imagine how you could crash my multimonitor configuration? that's why even if I did have some useful input... I will not even think about it :) keepITcool < email : keepitcool chello nl (with @ and .) < homepage: http://members.chello.nl/keepitcool adam99 wrote: Thanks for replying keepITcool, I will definately check the code out. I am hoping it will work with Windows 2000 as this is the operating system I am having problems with. Have you seen anything on the problem I described with changing the resolution on Windows 2000 have you? Cheers, Adam.:) --- Message posted from http://www.ExcelForum.com/ |
API for TaskBar options
Jon Peltier & keepITcool, thanks for the input I will try another tac
without changing the resolution. Cheers, Adam. : -- Message posted from http://www.ExcelForum.com |
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