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"Phuoc Can HUA" <home}a+t{huaonline.com> wrote in message
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> Can you please also give me a piece of code or keywords which I can look
> for in the online help?

Look up the function SystemParametersInfo() in the online help.  In that
page look for the action code SPI_SETSCREENSAVEACTIVE.

Keep in mind that using this method, the changes are permanent
(i.e. they will continue even after your program exits, unless you
specifically reset).

>
> thanks
> Phuoc
>
> On Mon, 30 Jun 2003 11:44:21 -0400, Michael Kelly
<mkelly2002@adelphia.net>
> wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 30 Jun 2003 11:07:38 +1000, Phuoc Can HUA
> > <home}a+t{huaonline.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> I want to disable the screen saver when my appication is running in
full
> >> screen mode (there's an indicator). I found a solution in this newsgoup
> >> using intercept Windows messages. Is there another solution by setting
a
> >> flag or something like that?
> >>
> >
> > The API SystemParametersInfo lets you get and set the state of
> > the screensaver.  I guess the main trick is saving the old state of
> > the screen saver and restoring it(I gather the system doesn't
> > maintain the name of the old saver or something.. you have to
> > get it and store it yourself.)
> >
> > There's a little tray utility called Screen Saver Toggle you can
> > find here http://soulsteam.com but I don't think they give out
> > the source.  You might try emailing the author and see if he's
> > willing to give you some tips though.
> >
>
>
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