Use The user32 Library to Change The Cursor

Category:

Forms and Controls

Type:

Snippets

Difficulty:

Intermediate

Author:

Anonymous

Version Compatibility: Visual Basic 6

More information:

By using the User32 library, you can modify the cursor size and pictures. You just need a form with a pictureBox control to test the snippet below.

Instructions: Copy the declarations and code below and paste directly into your VB project.

Declarations:
Private Declare Function CreateCaret Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal hBitmap As Long, ByVal nWidth As Long, ByVal nHeight As Long) As Long Private Declare Function GetFocus Lib "user32" () As Long Private Declare Function ShowCaret Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As Long) As Long

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