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Declare Function LoadCursorFromFile Lib "user32.dll" Alias "LoadCursorFromFileA" (ByVal lpFileName As String) As Long

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

LoadCursorFromFile loads a cursor from a cursor file. The cursor file can contain either a regular cursor (*.cur) or an animated cursor (*.ani). If successful, the function returns a cursor handle to the newly loaded cursor. If unsuccessful, the function returns 0.

lpFileName

The filename of the cursor file to load. This file can either be a *.cur or an *.ani cursor file.

Example:

' Load the cursor "C:\MyProg\custom.ani" and set it as ' the current cursor for three seconds.  Then restore the original cursor as ' the current cursor. Dim hcursor As Long  ' receives handle to the loaded cursor Dim holdcursor As Long  ' receives handle to the previously in use cursor Dim retval As Long  ' throw-away return value hcursor = LoadCursorFromFile("C:\MyProg\custom.ani")  ' load the animated cursor from the file If hcursor = 0 Then End  ' abort program if cursor couldn't be loaded holdcursor = SetCursor(hcursor)  ' set the loaded cursor as the current cursor Sleep 3000  ' wait for three seconds retval = SetCursor(holdcursor)  ' restore the previous cursor

See Also: LoadCursor
Category: Cursor

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