Re: WM_SETTEXT sets garbage characters

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WB wrote:
Additional info:

This is the SendMessage API call that is being used:

Public Declare Function SendMessage Lib "user32" Alias
"SendMessageA" _ (ByVal hWnd As Long, ByVal wMsg As Long, ByVal
wParam As Long, lParam As Any) _
As Long

Try passing strFolder ByVal. Right now it defaults to ByRef, so what you're setting the text to is just a memory address...

lngSM = SendMessage(lngHwnd, WM_SETTEXT, 0, ByVal strFolder)

Or change the Declare to 'ByVal lParam'.

--

Jim Mack
MicroDexterity Inc
www.microdexterity.com



I'm using FindWindow and SendMessage in VB6 to automate an
installation. Everything works fine until I try to set a path in an
Edit box:

strFolder = "C:\Windows\Systems32\Drivers"

' Set Edit text box with path:
lngSM = SendMessage(lngHwnd, WM_SETTEXT, 0, strFolder)

Instead of setting the path, it sets 3 characters, an "O" with a "^"
on top, an "a" with ".." above, and an open square (like a checkbox).

Any ideas?

Thanks,
--
Bill Baker
.

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