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Description

Save the last screen position of your form.

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By	Max - Demian Net
Level	Intermediate
User Rating	4.3 (17 globes from 4 users)
Compatibility	VB 5.0, VB 6.0
Category	Custom Controls/ Forms/ Menus
World	Visual Basic
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Source Code

Private Declare Function WritePrivateProfileString Lib "kernel32" Alias "WritePrivateProfileStringA" (ByVal lpApplicationName As String, ByVal lpKeyName As Any, ByVal lpString As Any, ByVal lpFileName As String) As Long
Private Declare Function GetPrivateProfileString Lib "kernel32" Alias "GetPrivateProfileStringA" (ByVal lpApplicationName As String, ByVal lpKeyName As Any, ByVal lpDefault As String, ByVal lpReturnedString As String, ByVal nSize As Long, ByVal lpFileName As String) As Long
Private Function GetFromINI(Section As String, Key As String, Directory As String) As String
  Dim strBuffer As String
  strBuffer = String(750, Chr(0))
  Key$ = LCase$(Key$)
  GetFromINI$ = Left(strBuffer, GetPrivateProfileString(Section$, ByVal Key$, "", strBuffer, Len(strBuffer), Directory$))
End Function
Private Sub WriteToINI(Section As String, Key As String, KeyValue As String, Directory As String)
  Call WritePrivateProfileString(Section$, UCase$(Key$), KeyValue$, Directory$)
End Sub
Private Sub Form_Load()
On Error Resume Next
Form1.Top = GetFromINI("SCREEN", "TOP", App.Path & "\screen.ini")
Form1.Left = GetFromINI("SCREEN", "LEFT", App.Path & "\screen.ini")
End Sub
Private Sub Form_Unload(Cancel As Integer)
On Error Resume Next
WriteToINI "SCREEN", "TOP", Form1.Top, App.Path & "\screen.ini"
WriteToINI "SCREEN", "LEFT", Form1.Left, App.Path & "\screen.ini"
End Sub