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Class: ChangeRes in Category Microsoft Visual Basic 6 : Graphics from Total Visual SourceBook

Changing monitor screen resolutions in VB6.

This class supports functionality to list all available video modes and switch to the desired mode. Since some mode changes require a shutdown of Windows, this is also supported.

Procedure List

Procedure Name	Type	Description
(Declarations)	Declarations	Declarations and private variables for the CChangeRes class.
AllowReboot	Property	Get whether or not the class offers the option to reboot Windows if a display mode change requires it. Certain mode changes may require a reboot. For example, changing the color depth on some systems requires a reboot for the changes to take effect. If you set this property to True, the class will prompt for a reboot as needed. If this property is set to False, the class will not prompt for reboot, nor will it reboot.
ForceMode	Property	Get whether or not the video mode is reset when the mode requested is the same as the current mode.
hDC	Property	Set the hDC of a form in the app. This is required to get the list of supported modes.
Mode	Property	Retrieve the video mode at the specified position in the collection. This property is only valid after calling the LoadModes method. After calling the LoadModes method, the class Modes collection contains a 1-based list of available modes. Use the Mode property with a long integer index value to retrieve a specific mode.
ModeCount	Property	A 1-based count of available video modes. This property is only valid after calling the LoadModes method.
Class_Initialize	Initialize	Code called when the class is instantiated.
ChangeResolution	Method	Changes resolution to the selected value. The lngSelMode argument corresponds to an available video mode. Since this property is 0-based and the Mode collection is one-based, subtract 1 from a Mode collection item to get the corresponding value to pass to this method.
LoadModes	Method	Loads the modes supported by the current display adapter into the class collection, along with strings describing the available modes.
IsNT	Private	Determine if the OS is Windows NT.

Example Code for Using Class: ChangeRes

' Example of the CChangeRes class
'
' To use this example:
' 1. Create a new form.
' 2. Create a list box called lstModes
' 3. Create a command button called cmdTest
' 4. Create a checkbox called chkForce
' 5. Paste the entire contents of this module into the new form's module.

Private mChangeRes As CChangeRes

Private Sub chkNT_Click()

  Call LoadList

End Sub

Private Sub cmdTest_Click()
  Dim lngCurrent As Long

  ' Get the selected item from the list box.
  ' Increment by one to synchronize with the CChangeRes class's 1-based mode collection.
  lngCurrent = lstModes.ListIndex + 1

  ' Prompt for change
  If MsgBox("Change resolution?", vbYesNo) = vbYes Then
    ' Set the Force property
    mChangeRes.ForceMode = chkForce.Value

    ' Call the method to change the resolution
    mChangeRes.ChangeResolution (lngCurrent - 1)
  End If

End Sub

Private Sub Form_Load()

  ' Set up the form

  With lstModes
    .Left = 45
    .Top = 45
    .Height = 3960
    .Width = 2865
  End With

  With chkForce
    .Left = 3015
    .Top = 45
    .Height = 600
    .Width = 1545
  End With

  With cmdTest
    .Caption = "Change Resolution"
    .Left = 3015
    .Top = chkForce.Top + chkForce.Height + 100
    .Height = 495
    .Width = 1530
  End With

  ' Instantiate the class
  Set mChangeRes = New CChangeRes

  ' Allow reboots if necessary
  mChangeRes.AllowReboot = True

  ' Pass this form's hDC
  mChangeRes.hDC = Me.hDC

  Call LoadList

End Sub

Private Sub LoadList()
  Dim lngCounter As Long

  lstModes.Clear

  ' Load the modes
  mChangeRes.LoadModes

  ' Show the modes in the list box

  For lngCounter = 1 To mChangeRes.ModeCount
    lstModes.AddItem mChangeRes.Mode(lngCounter)
  Next lngCounter

End Sub

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