help calling user32 function

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can anyone help me call the SystemParametersInfoA function found in the user32.dll to obtain the taskbar height? the msdn library is useless and i have no idea how to enter the functions. I'm pretty sure sside or Rizla knows how to do this with dlls but i really need to know how to call other functions from user32.dll and kernel.dll etc. particularly from within my app.

any helps appreciated.

(link to msdn library (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms724947.aspx))

[reteset]

it requires a dll
because return value of that function is a pointer variable

there is an alternative way to do it, if you want to use
if you was installed WinApi plugin, get this WinApi Example_20 (http://www40.websamba.com/winapiplugin/islem_yukle.asp?id=73)
it demonstrades what you want to do

thanks

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that blows. thanks for the reply. Thanks for the example. also, what is the lisence for WinAPI because i am planning to make some commercial products with it which is one of the main reasons i wanted to learn to do it myself.

[reteset]

that blows. thanks for the reply. Thanks for the example. also, what is the lisence for WinAPI because i am planning to make some commercial products with it which is one of the main reasons i wanted to learn to do it myself.


you can do what ever you want with it :yes :yes

there is no licence for it
just i want to know , does someone share it on a site or elsewhere

thanks

[RizlaUK]

http://www.indigorose.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22575&highlight=taskbar+tool


edit, taskbar info from ams useing user32.dll

hTrayWnd = DLL.CallFunction(_SystemFolder.."\\User32.dll", "FindWindowA", "\"Shell_trayWnd\",\"\"", DLL_RETURN_TYPE_LONG, DLL_CALL_STDCALL)
tbTraySize=Window.GetSize(hTrayWnd)
tbTrayPos=Window.GetPos(hTrayWnd)

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thanks for the replies. Thanks for the info on WinApi's license reteset. And thanks mensly for the script from AMS Rizla.

edit.
Rizla. It doesnt work on my side, i get a nil value for tbTraySize.Height.

[RizlaUK]

you sure.....



works fine here

hTrayWnd = DLL.CallFunction(_SystemFolder.."\\User32.dll", "FindWindowA", "\"Shell_trayWnd\",\"\"", DLL_RETURN_TYPE_LONG, DLL_CALL_STDCALL)
tbTraySize=Window.GetSize(hTrayWnd)
tbTrayPos=Window.GetPos(hTrayWnd)

Dialog.Message("Notice", "Tray Height: "..tbTraySize.Height);
Dialog.Message("Notice", "Tray Width: "..tbTraySize.Width);
Dialog.Message("Notice", "Tray X Pos: "..tbTrayPos.X);
Dialog.Message("Notice", "Tray Y Pos: "..tbTrayPos.Y);

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hmmm, it works now, i dont know why it didnt before. thanks a bunch Rizla.

[RizlaUK]

lol, no problem