Can I make the application titlebar flash? 1

[AccessGuruCarl]

Hello All,

Is it possible to have the application titlebar flash, and change it's font color with an API call?

2nd question...
Timer Control...
Is it possible to have a global timer interval also?

I'd like to a second timer event to a form, can I do this?

Thanks in advance.

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[alvechurchdata]

Try FlashWindow. The code below is me calling it from within a timer in VFP but there'll be VB examples in MSDN.

DECLARE INTEGER FlashWindow IN Win32API ;
AS FlashWindow ;
INTEGER HWnd, INTEGER bInvert

=FlashWindow(This.nHandle, 1)

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[TheAceMan1]

How are ya AccessGuruCarl . . . . .

Have a look here: Flash the Title Bar or Taskbar Button

See Ya! . . . . . .

 

[ZmrAbdulla]

TheAceMan1,
The code you have directed is .NET specific. Are you sure this will work in VB/VBA ? There are differences in .NET API and VB API

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[RoyVidar]

The FlashWindow API function is a regular win32 (I think) API.

I haven't used it, but here's a VB(A) declaration/sample:

[tt]Private Declare Function FlashWindow Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal bInvert As Long) As Long

Const Invert = 1[/tt]

Then, in a relevat event, call it, for instance like this:

[tt]FlashWindow Application.hWndAccessApp, Invert[/tt]

or for a form

[tt]FlashWindow Me.hwnd, Invert[/tt]

Try it out with a timer etc...

Check out AllApi.Net for info on API's (which is where this sample originates).

Roy-Vidar

 

[TheAceMan1]

Sorry guys . . . .

Wrong reference . . . .

I have one I tested last year somewhere, just gotta find it!

See Ya! . . . . . .