RE: Screensaver Question

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Hi LH:

I have not used this API before, so I cannot comment on personal use.
However, I did find this link with an example. You might want to compare
your code to this code.

http://www.news2news.com/vfp/?example=283&function=441


I hope this helps.

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>I'm trying to deactivate the screen saver programatically using
>SystemParametersInfo

> DECLARE INTEGER SystemParametersInfo IN user32;
> INTEGER uiAction, INTEGER uiParam,;
> INTEGER @pvParam, INTEGER fWinIni


>when I use SystemParametersInfo(SPI_GETSCREENSAVEACTIVE, 0, @lnTemp, 0) or
>SystemParametersInfo(SPI_GETSCREENSAVERRUNNING, 0, @lnTemp, 0)

>I can detect whether the screen saver is running / active etc but

>neither SystemParametersInfo(SPI_SETSCREENSAVEACTIVE, .T., @lnTemp, 0) or
> SystemParametersInfo(SPI_SETSCREENSAVERRUNNING, .F., @lnTemp, 0)

>will turn it off, I've tried using .T. or .F. but it doesn't make any
>difference. Does anybody use these successfully? What am I doing wrong?
>
>Thanks

>LH

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