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ShellAbout

The ShellAbout function displays a Shell About dialog box.

VB4-32,5,6
Declare Function ShellAbout Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "ShellAboutA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal szApp As String, ByVal szOtherStuff As String, ByVal hIcon As Long) As Long

Operating Systems Supported
Requires Windows NT 3.5(1) or later; Requires Windows 95 or later

Library
Shell32

Parameter Information
- hWnd
Identifies a parent window. This parameter can be NULL.

- szApp
Points to text that the function displays in the title bar of the Shell About dialog box and on the first line of the dialog box after the text “Microsoft Windows” or “Microsoft Windows NT.” If the text contains a “#” separator, dividing it into two parts, the function displays the first part in the title bar, and the second part on the first line after the text “Microsoft Windows” or “Microsoft Windows NT.”

- szOtherStuff
Points to text that the function displays in the dialog box after the version and copyright information.

- hIcon
Identifies an icon that the function displays in the dialog box. If this parameter is NULL, the function displays the Microsoft Windows or Microsoft Windows NT icon.

Return Values
If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Last update: 07 April 2006