Prevent Windows Suspend Mode
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Merrion ComputingVersion Compatibility: Visual Basic 6, Visual Basic 5
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Most laptop PCs (and some green desktop PCs) will go into a suspended mode to reduce their power consumption after a preset period of user inactivity. However this may interfere with the normal operation of your application if it is watching a named pipe or performing a long operation etc.
The following code prevents windows (NT/2000 and 9x) going into suspended mode.
Instructions: Copy the declarations and code below and paste directly into your VB project.
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