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Hi everyone. I heard that it is possible to code up a small program to randomly change windows desktop bg pic. I havent got any code (as i dont know how to do it) so could some plz tell me, or direct me to a site or something. Btw this isnt homework, just something im curious about!
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many thx in advance
Hello,
I would guess that this is handled by the Windows Registry. You can make what is called a .reg file that inserts information into the registry. You could write a C++ code to prompt the user the desktop options, and then have the C++ program make the registry edit. You would also need to specify if you want the current user to only receive the edit, or the whole bunch.
Do a search on Windows Desktop Registry. See what you find.
Christian
I would guess that this is handled by the Windows Registry. You can make what is called a .reg file that inserts information into the registry. You could write a C++ code to prompt the user the desktop options, and then have the C++ program make the registry edit. You would also need to specify if you want the current user to only receive the edit, or the whole bunch.
Do a search on Windows Desktop Registry. See what you find.
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i did a search of the registry, although i used fairly clear keyterms, i coudlnt find anything. Thanks for the help though Christian. Does anyone know how to do it?
Actually you can do this programatically fairly easily...
Using Windows API's SystemParametersInfo with SPI_SETDESKWALLPAPER.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...metersinfo.asp
I don't program in Win32 anymore, so the if you get stuck try looking here:
http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/Code/20...eWallpaper.asp
You should be able to figure out which constants correspond to the given values in the example.
Have fun!
Ed
Using Windows API's SystemParametersInfo with SPI_SETDESKWALLPAPER.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...metersinfo.asp
I don't program in Win32 anymore, so the if you get stuck try looking here:
http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/Code/20...eWallpaper.asp
You should be able to figure out which constants correspond to the given values in the example.
Have fun!
Ed
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thx a lot, massive help. just 1 question. What thing in "File->New" do i click on in Microsoft Visual C++?. thnx again 
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...what kind of project?
Last edited by alc6379; Aug 24th, 2004 at 1:04 pm. Reason: misspelled what
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Originally Posted by marceta 
...what kind of project?
Last edited by missionpilot; Mar 17th, 2007 at 1:08 am.
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Originally Posted by missionpilot
Hmmm...well it appears that you're in Visual C++ so what kind of project do you think that a person might make in a C++ IDE? This isn't rocket science my friend....
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