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Start and stop the network dialer
How do I automatically starts the network dialer with a predefined profile and how do I close it when I am ready ?
Shell "rundll32.exe rnaui.dll,RnaDial " & sConnectionName, 1
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Please, little more information please. I will test it, but:
is there any difference in open / close the connection ?
connection name, is it just the name with/without the extension ?
what does number 1 means, and what other alternatives exist ?
Thanks !
is there any difference in open / close the connection ?
connection name, is it just the name with/without the extension ?
what does number 1 means, and what other alternatives exist ?
Thanks !
' *** Used to know all active connections
Private Const ERROR_SUCCESS = 0&
Private Const APINULL = 0&
Private Const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002
Private Declare Function RegCloseKey Lib "advapi32.dll" (ByVal hKey As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function RegOpenKey Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias "RegOpenKeyA" (ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpSubKey As String, phkResult As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function RegQueryValueEx Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias "RegQueryValueExA" (ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpValueName As String, ByVal lpReserved As Long, lpType As Long, lpData As Any, lpcbData As Long) As Long
' *** disconnect from the internet using VB
Private Const RAS_MAXENTRYNAME As Integer = 256
Private Const RAS_MAXDEVICETYPE As Integer = 16
Private Const RAS_MAXDEVICENAME As Integer = 128
Private Const RAS_RASCONNSIZE As Integer = 412
Private Type RasEntryName
dwSize As Long
szEntryName(RAS_MAXENTRYNA
End Type
Private Type RasConn
dwSize As Long
hRasConn As Long
szEntryName(RAS_MAXENTRYNA
szDeviceType(RAS_MAXDEVICE
szDeviceName(RAS_MAXDEVICE
End Type
Private Declare Function RasEnumConnections Lib "rasapi32.dll" Alias "RasEnumConnectionsA" (lpRasConn As Any, lpcb As Long, lpcConnections As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function RASHangUp Lib "rasapi32.dll" Alias "RasHangUpA" (ByVal hRasConn As Long) As Long
' *** Phone dialer
Private Declare Function tapiRequestMakeCall& Lib "TAPI32.DLL" (ByVal DestAdress$, ByVal AppName$, ByVal CalledParty$, ByVal Comment$)
Public Function ActiveConnection() As Boolean
' #VBIDEUtils#**************
' * Programmer Name : Waty Thierry
' * Web Site : www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/6311/
' * E-Mail : waty.thierry@usa.net
' * Date : 18/01/99
' * Time : 09:41
' * Module Name : Internet_Module
' * Module Filename : Internet.bas
' * Procedure Name : ActiveConnection
' * Parameters :
' **************************
' * Comments :
' *** How can I detect if there is an active internet connection?
' *** For programs that rely on connecting to the internet,
' *** it is very useful to know whether or not the computer has an active connection.
' *** Whenever Windows logs on to a dial-up connection, it changes a value in the registry.
' * Here is an example of how to use the ActiveConnection function.
'
' * If ActiveConnection = True Then
' * Call MsgBox("You have an active connection.", vbInformation)
' * Else
' * Call MsgBox("You have no active connections.", vbInformation)
' * End If
' *
' *
' **************************
Dim hKey As Long
Dim lpSubKey As String
Dim phkResult As Long
Dim lpValueName As String
Dim lpReserved As Long
Dim lpType As Long
Dim lpData As Long
Dim lpcbData As Long
Dim nRet As Long
ActiveConnection = False
lpSubKey = "System\CurrentControlSet\
nRet = RegOpenKey(HKEY_LOCAL_MACH
If nRet = ERROR_SUCCESS Then
hKey = phkResult
lpValueName = "Remote Connection"
lpReserved = APINULL
lpType = APINULL
lpData = APINULL
lpcbData = APINULL
nRet = RegQueryValueEx(hKey, lpValueName, lpReserved, lpType, ByVal lpData, lpcbData)
lpcbData = Len(lpData)
nRet = RegQueryValueEx(hKey, lpValueName, lpReserved, lpType, lpData, lpcbData)
If nRet = ERROR_SUCCESS Then
If lpData = 0 Then
ActiveConnection = False
Else
ActiveConnection = True
End If
End If
RegCloseKey (hKey)
End If
End Function
Private Const ERROR_SUCCESS = 0&
Private Const APINULL = 0&
Private Const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002
Private Declare Function RegCloseKey Lib "advapi32.dll" (ByVal hKey As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function RegOpenKey Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias "RegOpenKeyA" (ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpSubKey As String, phkResult As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function RegQueryValueEx Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias "RegQueryValueExA" (ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpValueName As String, ByVal lpReserved As Long, lpType As Long, lpData As Any, lpcbData As Long) As Long
' *** disconnect from the internet using VB
Private Const RAS_MAXENTRYNAME As Integer = 256
Private Const RAS_MAXDEVICETYPE As Integer = 16
Private Const RAS_MAXDEVICENAME As Integer = 128
Private Const RAS_RASCONNSIZE As Integer = 412
Private Type RasEntryName
dwSize As Long
szEntryName(RAS_MAXENTRYNA
End Type
Private Type RasConn
dwSize As Long
hRasConn As Long
szEntryName(RAS_MAXENTRYNA
szDeviceType(RAS_MAXDEVICE
szDeviceName(RAS_MAXDEVICE
End Type
Private Declare Function RasEnumConnections Lib "rasapi32.dll" Alias "RasEnumConnectionsA" (lpRasConn As Any, lpcb As Long, lpcConnections As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function RASHangUp Lib "rasapi32.dll" Alias "RasHangUpA" (ByVal hRasConn As Long) As Long
' *** Phone dialer
Private Declare Function tapiRequestMakeCall& Lib "TAPI32.DLL" (ByVal DestAdress$, ByVal AppName$, ByVal CalledParty$, ByVal Comment$)
Public Function ActiveConnection() As Boolean
' #VBIDEUtils#**************
' * Programmer Name : Waty Thierry
' * Web Site : www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/6311/
' * E-Mail : waty.thierry@usa.net
' * Date : 18/01/99
' * Time : 09:41
' * Module Name : Internet_Module
' * Module Filename : Internet.bas
' * Procedure Name : ActiveConnection
' * Parameters :
' **************************
' * Comments :
' *** How can I detect if there is an active internet connection?
' *** For programs that rely on connecting to the internet,
' *** it is very useful to know whether or not the computer has an active connection.
' *** Whenever Windows logs on to a dial-up connection, it changes a value in the registry.
' * Here is an example of how to use the ActiveConnection function.
'
' * If ActiveConnection = True Then
' * Call MsgBox("You have an active connection.", vbInformation)
' * Else
' * Call MsgBox("You have no active connections.", vbInformation)
' * End If
' *
' *
' **************************
Dim hKey As Long
Dim lpSubKey As String
Dim phkResult As Long
Dim lpValueName As String
Dim lpReserved As Long
Dim lpType As Long
Dim lpData As Long
Dim lpcbData As Long
Dim nRet As Long
ActiveConnection = False
lpSubKey = "System\CurrentControlSet\
nRet = RegOpenKey(HKEY_LOCAL_MACH
If nRet = ERROR_SUCCESS Then
hKey = phkResult
lpValueName = "Remote Connection"
lpReserved = APINULL
lpType = APINULL
lpData = APINULL
lpcbData = APINULL
nRet = RegQueryValueEx(hKey, lpValueName, lpReserved, lpType, ByVal lpData, lpcbData)
lpcbData = Len(lpData)
nRet = RegQueryValueEx(hKey, lpValueName, lpReserved, lpType, lpData, lpcbData)
If nRet = ERROR_SUCCESS Then
If lpData = 0 Then
ActiveConnection = False
Else
ActiveConnection = True
End If
End If
RegCloseKey (hKey)
End If
End Function
Disconnect :
' *** Used to know all active connections
Private Const ERROR_SUCCESS = 0&
Private Const APINULL = 0&
Private Const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002
Private Declare Function RegCloseKey Lib "advapi32.dll" (ByVal hKey As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function RegOpenKey Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias "RegOpenKeyA" (ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpSubKey As String, phkResult As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function RegQueryValueEx Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias "RegQueryValueExA" (ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpValueName As String, ByVal lpReserved As Long, lpType As Long, lpData As Any, lpcbData As Long) As Long
' *** disconnect from the internet using VB
Private Const RAS_MAXENTRYNAME As Integer = 256
Private Const RAS_MAXDEVICETYPE As Integer = 16
Private Const RAS_MAXDEVICENAME As Integer = 128
Private Const RAS_RASCONNSIZE As Integer = 412
Private Type RasEntryName
dwSize As Long
szEntryName(RAS_MAXENTRYNA
End Type
Private Type RasConn
dwSize As Long
hRasConn As Long
szEntryName(RAS_MAXENTRYNA
szDeviceType(RAS_MAXDEVICE
szDeviceName(RAS_MAXDEVICE
End Type
Private Declare Function RasEnumConnections Lib "rasapi32.dll" Alias "RasEnumConnectionsA" (lpRasConn As Any, lpcb As Long, lpcConnections As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function RASHangUp Lib "rasapi32.dll" Alias "RasHangUpA" (ByVal hRasConn As Long) As Long
' *** Phone dialer
Private Declare Function tapiRequestMakeCall& Lib "TAPI32.DLL" (ByVal DestAdress$, ByVal AppName$, ByVal CalledParty$, ByVal Comment$)
Public Sub HangUpConnection(sISPName As String)
' #VBIDEUtils#**************
' * Programmer Name : Waty Thierry
' * Web Site : www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/6311/
' * E-Mail : waty.thierry@usa.net
' * Date : 18/01/99
' * Time : 09:43
' * Module Name : Internet_Module
' * Module Filename : Internet.bas
' * Procedure Name : HangUpConnection
' * Parameters :
' * sISPName As String
' **************************
' * Comments :
' *** Disconnect from the internet using VB?
' *** If you want to terminate all connections to the internet using Visual Basic,
' *** you can use the Remote Access Services Hangup function.
' *
' *
' **************************
Dim I As Long
Dim lpRasConn(255) As RasConn
Dim lpcb As Long
Dim lpcConnections As Long
Dim hRasConn As Long
Dim nRet As Long
lpRasConn(0).dwSize = RAS_RASCONNSIZE
lpcb = RAS_MAXENTRYNAME * lpRasConn(0).dwSize
lpcConnections = 0
nRet = RasEnumConnections(lpRasCo
If nRet = ERROR_SUCCESS Then
For I = 0 To lpcConnections - 1
If Trim(ByteToString(lpRasCon
hRasConn = lpRasConn(I).hRasConn
nRet = RASHangUp(ByVal hRasConn)
End If
Next
End If
End Sub
Private Function ByteToString(bytString() As Byte) As String
Dim I As Integer
ByteToString = ""
I = 0
While bytString(I) = 0&
ByteToString = ByteToString & Chr(bytString(I))
I = I + 1
Wend
End Function
' *** Used to know all active connections
Private Const ERROR_SUCCESS = 0&
Private Const APINULL = 0&
Private Const HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE = &H80000002
Private Declare Function RegCloseKey Lib "advapi32.dll" (ByVal hKey As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function RegOpenKey Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias "RegOpenKeyA" (ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpSubKey As String, phkResult As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function RegQueryValueEx Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias "RegQueryValueExA" (ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpValueName As String, ByVal lpReserved As Long, lpType As Long, lpData As Any, lpcbData As Long) As Long
' *** disconnect from the internet using VB
Private Const RAS_MAXENTRYNAME As Integer = 256
Private Const RAS_MAXDEVICETYPE As Integer = 16
Private Const RAS_MAXDEVICENAME As Integer = 128
Private Const RAS_RASCONNSIZE As Integer = 412
Private Type RasEntryName
dwSize As Long
szEntryName(RAS_MAXENTRYNA
End Type
Private Type RasConn
dwSize As Long
hRasConn As Long
szEntryName(RAS_MAXENTRYNA
szDeviceType(RAS_MAXDEVICE
szDeviceName(RAS_MAXDEVICE
End Type
Private Declare Function RasEnumConnections Lib "rasapi32.dll" Alias "RasEnumConnectionsA" (lpRasConn As Any, lpcb As Long, lpcConnections As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function RASHangUp Lib "rasapi32.dll" Alias "RasHangUpA" (ByVal hRasConn As Long) As Long
' *** Phone dialer
Private Declare Function tapiRequestMakeCall& Lib "TAPI32.DLL" (ByVal DestAdress$, ByVal AppName$, ByVal CalledParty$, ByVal Comment$)
Public Sub HangUpConnection(sISPName As String)
' #VBIDEUtils#**************
' * Programmer Name : Waty Thierry
' * Web Site : www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/6311/
' * E-Mail : waty.thierry@usa.net
' * Date : 18/01/99
' * Time : 09:43
' * Module Name : Internet_Module
' * Module Filename : Internet.bas
' * Procedure Name : HangUpConnection
' * Parameters :
' * sISPName As String
' **************************
' * Comments :
' *** Disconnect from the internet using VB?
' *** If you want to terminate all connections to the internet using Visual Basic,
' *** you can use the Remote Access Services Hangup function.
' *
' *
' **************************
Dim I As Long
Dim lpRasConn(255) As RasConn
Dim lpcb As Long
Dim lpcConnections As Long
Dim hRasConn As Long
Dim nRet As Long
lpRasConn(0).dwSize = RAS_RASCONNSIZE
lpcb = RAS_MAXENTRYNAME * lpRasConn(0).dwSize
lpcConnections = 0
nRet = RasEnumConnections(lpRasCo
If nRet = ERROR_SUCCESS Then
For I = 0 To lpcConnections - 1
If Trim(ByteToString(lpRasCon
hRasConn = lpRasConn(I).hRasConn
nRet = RASHangUp(ByVal hRasConn)
End If
Next
End If
End Sub
Private Function ByteToString(bytString() As Byte) As String
Dim I As Integer
ByteToString = ""
I = 0
While bytString(I) = 0&
ByteToString = ByteToString & Chr(bytString(I))
I = I + 1
Wend
End Function
Start :
Public Sub StartDialUp(sConnectionNam
' #VBIDEUtils#**************
' * Programmer Name : Waty Thierry
' * Web Site : www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/6311/
' * E-Mail : waty.thierry@usa.net
' * Date : 2/10/98
' * Time : 09:45
' * Module Name : Internet_Module
' * Module Filename : Internet.bas
' * Procedure Name : StartDialUp
' * Parameters :
' * sConnectionName As String
' **************************
' * Comments : To start up a dial-up networking connection
' *
' *
' **************************
Dim Res As Variant
Res = Shell("rundll32.exe rnaui.dll,RnaDial " & sConnectionName, 1)
End Sub
Public Sub StartDialUp(sConnectionNam
' #VBIDEUtils#**************
' * Programmer Name : Waty Thierry
' * Web Site : www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/6311/
' * E-Mail : waty.thierry@usa.net
' * Date : 2/10/98
' * Time : 09:45
' * Module Name : Internet_Module
' * Module Filename : Internet.bas
' * Procedure Name : StartDialUp
' * Parameters :
' * sConnectionName As String
' **************************
' * Comments : To start up a dial-up networking connection
' *
' *
' **************************
Dim Res As Variant
Res = Shell("rundll32.exe rnaui.dll,RnaDial " & sConnectionName, 1)
End Sub
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Takes some time to understand it, but a answer like this must work, so therefore - thanks a lot !