Volume serial number
With this simple function, you will be able to get volume serial number and label. It could be either hard disk partition or CD/DVD disk.
How to prevent moving of application window
If you want to “lock” your application window position and prevent user from moving it, it’s really simple.
Application version
Using this simple function, you will be able to read version information from any application executable. It’s very useful for example to show your own application version on title bar… Read more »
Detect system font size
The standard system font size in Windows XP is 96 dpi. You can also use 120 dpi, if your prefer bigger fonts or you can set this font size to… Read more »
Drawing text on desktop
Using this simple trick, you can write any text right on Windows desktop. You can choose text color, transparency, position…
Own items in application system menu
When you rightclick application title bar (or leftclick icon on title bar), the system menu will appear. Here are common commands to close, minimize or maximize window. But you can… Read more »
Right justify a main menu item
If you use standard main menu component, all items are usually on the left side of the window and there is not much you can do about it using Object… Read more »
CRC32 (Cyclic Redundency Check)
One of the most effective method to check if the file is ok is to calculate CRC32 checksum and compare it with previously saved value. Using CRC check, you can… Read more »
Shortened version of a filename
The length of whole path and file name could be too long to show it in title bar of application or some label. Solution? Show shortened version of a filename… Read more »
How to locate important system directories
Using ShlObj unit and SHGetSpecialFolderLocation Windows API function, we can retrieve the location of a special folders, such as My computer, Desktop, Program Files etc… There are over 20 special… Read more »