Re: Screen->MonitorFromPoint(...)

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From: vERUs
Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 21:58

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> Is that 'x' really in the method name?  If so, then there is the problem.
> The correct method name is MonitorFromPoint(), not xMonitorFromPoint().  I
> would guess that some API header file use a #define statement that messed
up
> the declaration.  That would not be the first time that has happened, many
> #define statements used for API functions conflict with the VCL (and other
> library), since #define statements are global and do not repect
namespaces.

The 'x' is there alright... the declaration is in the "multimon.h" header
file.
It says something about a COMPILE_MULTIMON_STUBS declaration but I
don't know if that has anything to do with it. I'm starting to think it
might be easier
to just get the ProcAddress and dynamically link the function myself.

/ vERUs

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