Enables you to declare calls to external procedures from an external dynamic-link library (DLL).
Syntax –
Extern.Declare(RetType, MethodName, LibName, Alias, [ArgType(s)])
Example –
'Declare FindWindow method
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Extern.Declare micHwnd, "FindWindow", "user32.dll", "FindWindowA", micString, micString
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'Declare SetWindowText method
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Extern.Declare micLong, "SetWindowText", "user32.dll", "SetWindowTextA", micHwnd, micString
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'Get HWND of the Notepad window
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hwnd = Extern.FindWindow("Notepad", vbNullString)
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if hwnd = 0 then
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MsgBox "Notepad window not found"
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end if
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'Change the title of the notepad window
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res = Extern.SetWindowText(hwnd, "kuku")
