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Splitter Control Visual Basic VB VB6

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Submitted on: 9/11/2012 1:28:53 PM
By: RandyT_CS 
Level: Intermediate
User Rating: By 3 Users
Compatibility: VB 6.0
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     This control handles a cursor lost-focus programming error common to most splitter control implementations...

 
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9/13/2012 2:11:15 AMBonnie West

Nice work!
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10/2/2012 4:56:10 PMRandyT_CS

To use the Splitter control in your application, copy and paste both the Splitter.ctl file and the Splitter.ctx file to your application directory. Then right-click in your Project window and select Add>User Control. In the dialog box that pops up choose the 'Existing' tab and select the Splitter.ctl file. You will see the Splitter control appear in your toolbox.
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10/8/2012 10:08:22 AMBonnie West

... Or, just drag and drop them in the Project Explorer window. ^_^
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2/20/2013 2:23:26 PMThePiper

Thanks, Randy, for the excellent **ClipCursor Property** doctoral research story!
This work is not Intermediate; it is 1st class VB engineering...! ;-)
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2/20/2013 2:44:45 PMThePiper

A question: What's the most efficient way to save the actual Form Layout using SaveSettings and then to re-establish it after the next Program start?
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2/26/2013 12:34:10 AMRandyT_CS

Hi Piper, (thanks for the complement)
I'd just save a string representation of the current splitter position with SaveSetting() on program termination in the Form_Unload event; Then I'd restore it using either Val(savedNum$) or CInt(savedNum$) functions in the Form_Activate() event. Declare a static boolean: Static oneShot As Boolean, in the Form_Activate() event then evaluate some code like:
If oneShot is False Then
lastString=GetSetting()
oneShot = True
End If
I do stuff like this all the time to save and restore the last directories I navigated to to open files in my programs. I hate having to re-navigate to the folder that contains my program's data files.
Hope this helps, Randy
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