Attribute VB_Name = "mMain"
Option Explicit
Public Type tagInitCommonControlsEx
lngSize As Long
lngICC As Long
End Type
Public Declare Function InitCommonControlsEx Lib "comctl32.dll" (iccex As tagInitCommonControlsEx) As Boolean
Public Const ICC_USEREX_CLASSES = &H200
Public Sub Main()
' we need to call InitCommonControls before we
' can use XP visual styles. Here I'm using
' InitCommonControlsEx, which is the extended
' version provided in v4.72 upwards (you need
' v6.00 or higher to get XP styles)
On Error Resume Next
' this will fail if Comctl not available
' - unlikely now though!
Dim iccex As tagInitCommonControlsEx
With iccex
.lngSize = LenB(iccex)
.lngICC = ICC_USEREX_CLASSES
End With
InitCommonControlsEx iccex
' now start the application
On Error GoTo 0
Load Form1
Form1.Show
End Sub