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Re: PBM_SETMARQUEE in VB6

From	Deanna Earley <dee.earley@icode.co.uk>
Newsgroups	microsoft.public.vb.general.discussion, comp.lang.basic.visual.misc
Subject	Re: PBM_SETMARQUEE in VB6
Date	2013-12-10 12:28 +0000
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On 10/12/2013 12:02, David Youngblood wrote:
> "Deanna Earley" <dee.earley@icode.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:l86ue8$bv1$1@speranza.aioe.org...
>> On 10/12/2013 11:00, MikeD wrote:
>>>> Does anyone have any deeper insight as to why the VB wrapper is
>>>> dropping the PBM_SETMARQUEE message or the associated timer events and
>>>> why I need to do it "manually"?
>>>
>>> OK.  Did you actually *start* the timer? The below code worked fine for
>>> me, and this was within the IDE (with a VB6.exe.manifest file).
>>
>> You misunderstand, the timer method works. My problem was with the
>> PBM_SETMARQUEE message that runs a timer internally in the progress bar
>> window/control.
>>
>> I am using the extra timer as a workaround for now.
>
> I tested your code on XP (without the timer) and it works as documented. I
> can change the interval via the last parameter. Only when I move the
> compiled app to Win7 it fails to animate.

Interesting, thanks for that.

> Your workaround may be your only alternative, but you may want to
> restrict it the later OS's as including the timer on XP doubles the
> speed.

I've removed the call to PBM_SETMARQUEE in favour of an external timer 
for now so should run at "normal" speed.

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Deanna Earley (dee.earley@icode.co.uk)
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PBM_SETMARQUEE in VB6 Deanna Earley <dee.earley@icode.co.uk> - 2013-12-09 17:32 +0000
  Re: PBM_SETMARQUEE in VB6 "Farnsworth" <nospam@nospam.com> - 2013-12-09 14:37 -0500
    Re: PBM_SETMARQUEE in VB6 Deanna Earley <dee.earley@icode.co.uk> - 2013-12-10 08:54 +0000
      Re: PBM_SETMARQUEE in VB6 "MikeD" <nobody@nowhere.edu> - 2013-12-10 05:13 -0500
        Re: PBM_SETMARQUEE in VB6 Deanna Earley <dee.earley@icode.co.uk> - 2013-12-10 10:53 +0000
          Re: PBM_SETMARQUEE in VB6 "MikeD" <nobody@nowhere.edu> - 2013-12-10 06:05 -0500
  Re: PBM_SETMARQUEE in VB6 Deanna Earley <dee.earley@icode.co.uk> - 2013-12-10 09:22 +0000
    Re: PBM_SETMARQUEE in VB6 john@jeasonNoSpam.cix.co.uk (John K.Eason) - 2013-12-12 18:03 +0000
      Re: PBM_SETMARQUEE in VB6 Deanna Earley <dee.earley@icode.co.uk> - 2013-12-16 10:33 +0000
        Re: PBM_SETMARQUEE in VB6 john@jeasonNoSpam.cix.co.uk (John K.Eason) - 2013-12-16 18:59 +0000
          Re: PBM_SETMARQUEE in VB6 Deanna Earley <dee.earley@icode.co.uk> - 2013-12-17 09:04 +0000
            Re: PBM_SETMARQUEE in VB6 john@jeasonNoSpam.cix.co.uk (John K.Eason) - 2013-12-17 19:16 +0000
              Re: PBM_SETMARQUEE in VB6 "Auric__" <not.my.real@email.address> - 2013-12-18 05:52 +0000
              Re: PBM_SETMARQUEE in VB6 "Mayayana" <mayayana@invalid.nospam> - 2013-12-18 10:07 -0500
                Re: PBM_SETMARQUEE in VB6 Deanna Earley <dee.earley@icode.co.uk> - 2013-12-18 16:22 +0000
                Re: PBM_SETMARQUEE in VB6 "Mayayana" <mayayana@invalid.nospam> - 2013-12-18 13:52 -0500
                Re: Windows version numbers (was: PBM_SETMARQUEE in VB6) Deanna Earley <dee.earley@icode.co.uk> - 2013-12-19 08:57 +0000
                Re: Windows version numbers (was: PBM_SETMARQUEE in VB6) "Mayayana" <mayayana@invalid.nospam> - 2013-12-19 09:58 -0500
                Re: PBM_SETMARQUEE in VB6 GS <gs@somewhere.net> - 2013-12-18 12:10 -0500
  Re: PBM_SETMARQUEE in VB6 Arne Saknussemm <motz001.20.wannabet@spamgourmet.com> - 2013-12-10 11:31 +0100
    Re: PBM_SETMARQUEE in VB6 Arne Saknussemm <motz001.20.wannabet@spamgourmet.com> - 2013-12-10 11:32 +0100
      Re: PBM_SETMARQUEE in VB6 Deanna Earley <dee.earley@icode.co.uk> - 2013-12-10 10:55 +0000
        Re: PBM_SETMARQUEE in VB6 Arne Saknussemm <motz001.20.wannabet@spamgourmet.com> - 2013-12-10 12:30 +0100
  Re: PBM_SETMARQUEE in VB6 "MikeD" <nobody@nowhere.edu> - 2013-12-10 06:00 -0500
    Re: PBM_SETMARQUEE in VB6 Deanna Earley <dee.earley@icode.co.uk> - 2013-12-10 11:37 +0000
      Re: PBM_SETMARQUEE in VB6 "David Youngblood" <dwy@flash.net> - 2013-12-10 06:02 -0600
        Re: PBM_SETMARQUEE in VB6 Deanna Earley <dee.earley@icode.co.uk> - 2013-12-10 12:28 +0000
      Re: PBM_SETMARQUEE in VB6 "MikeD" <nobody@nowhere.edu> - 2013-12-10 07:44 -0500

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