setting state of a button

[dsdsds]

How do I make a NORMAL button (not toolbar button) look like it is pushed down? Is there some API function for this?

thanx,

ds

[John G Duffy]

A normal command Button can't be kept pushed down.
However you might want to look at the Option button and the Check Box controls. These controls, when you set their style property to Graphical, perform much like you want.
Just drop one of each on a test form, Set their style to Graphical, run the program to see what I mean.

John G

[Clearcode]

You can set the button down thus:


'Declarations
public Enum ButtonMessages
BM_GETCHECK = &HF0
BM_SETCHECK = &HF1
BM_GETSTATE = &HF2
BM_SETSTATE = &HF3
BM_SETSTYLE = &HF4
BM_CLICK = &HF5
BM_GETIMAGE = &HF6
BM_SETIMAGE = &HF7
End Enum

public Enum ButtonStates
BST_UNCHECKED = &H0
BST_CHECKED = &H1
BST_INDETERMINATE = &H2
BST_PUSHED = &H4
BST_FOCUS = &H8
End Enum

private Declare Function SendMessageLong Lib "user32" Alias "SendMessageA" (byval hwnd as Long, byval wMsg as Long, byval wParam as Long, byval lParam as Long) as Long

'Use
Call SendMessageLong(Command1.hwnd, BM_SETSTATE, BS_PUSHED,0)




Hope this helps,
Duncan

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