Re: changing wallpaper on the fly?

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From: John Grant
Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1992 03:41

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In article <1992Nov20.111639.221@otago.ac.nz> helpdesk@otago.ac.nz writes:
>From my program I want to change the wallpaper.
>
>I write the profile string
>I send WM_INICHANGE
>
>The wallpaper changes next time I start windows.
>I want it to change now.
>
>How do I do it? (Using Borland C++ 3.0)

	Just a wild guess, but how about:

	InvalidateRect(GetDesktopWindow(),NULL,TRUE);

-- 
John A. Grant						jagrant@emr1.emr.ca
Airborne Geophysics
Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa

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