I haven't tried this myself, but isn't the correct library coredll.lib,
at least according to this?
<http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa911432.aspx>
>I'm struggling to get started with this. I keep getting the error
>"Variable is undefined" with my test code, no matter what variations I
>try. Am I making a glaringly obvious error?
>
>I'm declaring the function as follows:
>
>Declare "Function GetTextExtentPoint32 Lib ""gdi32"" (ByVal hDC As Long,
>ByVal lpsz As String, ByVal cbString As Long, byVal lpSize() As Long)
As Long"
>
>The error occurs on the following line:
>
>If GetTextExtentPoint32(hdc, "Hello", Len("Hello"), thisTextSize) <> 0 Then
>
>The context is:
>
>Dim thisTextSize(1)
>Dim thisSize
>Dim hdc
>
>hdc = GetDC(lblSomeText.hwnd)
>
>'--->Error occurs on following line:
>If GetTextExtentPoint32(hdc, "Hello", Len("Hello"), thisTextSize) <> 0 Then
>
> thisSize = thisTextSize(0)
>Else
> thisSize = 0
>End If
>
>
>
>
>--- In [email protected], "George Henne" <g...@...> wrote:
>>
>> You might be able to do this with a DECLARE function. The underlying API
>> call you have to make is this:
>>
>> <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms901137.aspx>
>>
>>
>>
>> >Hi
>> >
>> >Does anyone know if it's possible to determine the width of a text
>> >string at a given font size (similar to VB's TextWidth function)?
>> >
>> >Andrew
>> >
>> >
>> >
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