Windows API Guide: RegDeleteKey Function

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Declare Function SetCursor Lib "user32.dll" (ByVal hCursor As Long) As Long

Platforms: Win 32s, Win 95/98, Win NT

SetCursor sets the image used to represent the mouse cursor. The new cursor can be any valid cursor that has either been created or loaded. If successful, the function returns a handle to the old cursor image. If unsuccessful, the function returns 0.

hCursor

The handle to the new cursor to use to represent the mouse pointer.

Example:

' Display the application starting (arrow and hourglass) Windows ' cursor for three seconds.  The cursor resource is loaded from Windows.  Then ' restore the old cursor (whatever it happens to be). Dim hcursor As Long  ' receives handle to application starting cursor Dim holdcursor As Long  ' receives handle to previously used cursor Dim retval As Long  ' throw-away return value hcursor = LoadCursor(0, IDC_APPSTARTING)  ' load Windows's application starting cursor holdcursor = SetCursor(hcursor)  ' set it to the new cursor Sleep 3000  ' wait for 3 seconds retval = SetCursor(holdcursor)  ' set it to the previous cursor

See Also: GetCursor, SetSystemCursor
Category: Cursor

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