Ok thanks Randy and Rick, I will take the MSGPos and modify it so I can use
it with the commondialog.
Greets John
"Randy Birch" <rgb_removethis@mvps.org> schreef in bericht
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> Problem is that code displays the API dialog, not the common control OCX
> dialog. The API presents the WM_INITDIALOG message when it is about to be
> displayed.
>
> Karl has a demo in his site's samples section at
http://www.mvps.org/vb/
> called movedmsg that shows how to reposition a standard VB message box[/color]
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> a windows hook. With some work it may be able to handle a VB common[/color]
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> printer dialog. I have the code for the API printer dialog together, but I
> haven't added position hooking yet. And this is one complicated beast,
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> Randy Birch
> MVP Visual Basic
>
http://www.mvps.org/vbnet/
> Please respond only to the newsgroups so all can benefit.
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> "Rick Rothstein" <rickNOSPAMnews@NOSPAMcomcast.net> wrote in message
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> : It should... the CommonDialogBox is a container for several types of
> dialog
> : boxes with the Printer Dialog being only one, so I don't see why it
> : wouldn't. Perhaps Randy Birch (it was his site I referenced) will come
> along
> : and confirm this; but you might want to just try it and see. Take his[/color]
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> : as is and see if it centers your Printer Dialog Box... if it does, then
> : modifying it as Randy indicates can be done will work also.
> :
> : Rick - MVP
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> :
> : "John Lauwers" <nobody@fictief.com> wrote in message
> : news:3fd5eeef$0$2860$ba620e4c@reader1.news.skynet. be...
> : > Ok, But does that work for the printerdialog??
> : >
> : > Greets John
> : >
> : > "Rick Rothstein" <rickNOSPAMnews@NOSPAMcomcast.net> schreef in bericht
> : > news:ZYednTv45pbYd0iiRVn-gg@comcast.com...
> : > > > Is there a way to move the commondialog to a specific position ?
> : > >
> : > > I believe this link covers the basics of what you want to do[/color]
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> : > > the write up, you'll have to modify it slightly to account placing[/color]
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> : > > dialog box at a specific position rather than the center of the
> screen.
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> : > >
http://www.mvps.org/vbnet/code/hooks...dlghookadv.htm
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> : > > Rick - MVP
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