API questions

[badgers]

Hello, I have these two api calls that I would like to use. They seem to call the find/replace windows. I just have a simple project with a text box and a command button. I would like to have the ability to call the find/replace window. I understand I will have to use VB code to do the find/replace. I am wondering if it is possible to call these windows so that my project will "look" standardized.
module contains

option Explicit
public Declare Function FindText Lib "comdlg32.dll" Alias "FindTextA " (pFindreplace as FINDREPLACE) as Long
public Declare Function ReplaceText Lib "comdlg32.dll" Alias "ReplaceTextA" (pFindreplace as FINDREPLACE) as Long
public Type FINDREPLACE
lStructSize as Long ' size of this struct 0x20
hwndOwner as Long ' handle to owner's window
hInstance as Long ' instance handle of.EXE that
' contains cust. dlg. template
flags as Long ' one or more of the FR_??
lpstrFindWhat as string ' ptr. to search string
lpstrReplaceWith as string ' ptr. to replace string
wFindWhatLen as Integer ' size of find buffer
wReplaceWithLen as Integer ' size of replace buffer
lCustData as Long ' data passed to hook fn.
lpfnHook as Long ' ptr. to hook fn. or null
lpTemplateName as string ' custom template name
End Type



command button code

private Sub Command1_Click()
Dim result as Long
Dim x as string
Dim test as FINDREPLACE
x = "svelt"
test.lpstrFindWhat = x
'what to do what to do
End Sub



I am very new to the whole API thing and VB.
I can see that I have to find the handles of some windows. How do I do that?
also, how could I get this project to flash the find/replace window and get some info from it.
thank you for your time and have a good day

I’m so skeptical I can hardly believe it!

[valkyrie]

Hi...
Hopefully, I may be able to help you with one of the questions since I'm pretty new to API too.
I am sure if you have had fully installed VB in your machine, you would have seen a program called "API Text Viewer". If you start this up, you may load the API text files with this program by selecting "File --> Load Text File".
The listing of all the API functions are there for you to use in your VB programs. Then, you can "cut-and-paste" this code in your VB programs... as simple as that!!!
Anyway, scout around the Net for API help.. plenty of those around... and of course, the forum here is always ready to help anyone in dire need of VB help...

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[badgers]

thank you for your response
you would have seen a program called "API Text Viewer".
that is how I got the declares for the functions and the declare for the findreplace datatype.
It does not show you how to use the functions. It appears I may need to pass the findreplace datatype the handle of some items, more then just me.hwnd :D
thank you for your time and have a good day

I’m so skeptical I can hardly believe it!

[valkyrie]

Hi again,
I am not too familiar with API since I am starting to learn how to use it. Anyway, I have found this site that might help alot for API stuff,
http://wpr.hypermart.net/
Hope this helps...

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