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refresh rate on API Call

im using the code below in order to change the resolution.

ive noticed that this is causing the refresh rate to be set too low (thus looking like crap because it is shaky)

is there a better way to do this (for deployment in a mixed OS enviornment to perhaps 100 desktops)

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Option Explicit

Private Const EWX_REBOOT = 2
Private Const CCDEVICENAME = 32
Private Const CCFORMNAME = 32
Private Const DM_BITSPERPEL = &H40000
Private Const DM_PELSWIDTH = &H80000
Private Const DM_PELSHEIGHT = &H100000
Private Const CDS_UPDATEREGISTRY = &H1
Private Const CDS_TEST = &H4
Private Const DISP_CHANGE_SUCCESSFUL = 0
Private Const DISP_CHANGE_RESTART = 1


Private Type typDevMODE
    dmDeviceName       As String * CCDEVICENAME
    dmSpecVersion      As Integer
    dmDriverVersion    As Integer
    dmSize             As Integer
    dmDriverExtra      As Integer
    dmFields           As Long
    dmOrientation      As Integer
    dmPaperSize        As Integer
    dmPaperLength      As Integer
    dmPaperWidth       As Integer
    dmScale            As Integer
    dmCopies           As Integer
    dmDefaultSource    As Integer
    dmPrintQuality     As Integer
    dmColor            As Integer
    dmDuplex           As Integer
    dmYResolution      As Integer
    dmTTOption         As Integer
    dmCollate          As Integer
    dmFormName         As String * CCFORMNAME
    dmUnusedPadding    As Integer
    dmBitsPerPel       As Integer
    dmPelsWidth        As Long
    dmPelsHeight       As Long
    dmDisplayFlags     As Long
    dmDisplayFrequency As Long
End Type

Private Declare Function EnumDisplaySettings Lib _
  "user32" Alias "EnumDisplaySettingsA" _
  (ByVal lpszDeviceName As Long, ByVal iModeNum As Long, _
  lptypDevMode As Any) As Boolean

Private Declare Function ChangeDisplaySettings Lib _
  "user32" Alias "ChangeDisplaySettingsA" (lptypDevMode As Any, _
  ByVal dwFlags As Long) As Long
 
Private Declare Function ExitWindowsEx Lib _
  "user32" (ByVal uFlags As Long, _
  ByVal dwReserved As Long) As Long


Public Function ChangeDisplayResolution(NewWidth As Long, _
   NewHeight As Long) As Boolean

'Usage:  ChangeDisplayResolution 800, 600

'Returns: True if succesful, false otherwise

'Comments:  Problems have been reported using this code for
'resolutions higher than 1024 X 768.  We recommend not using this
'snippet to go above this limit.


Dim typDM As typDevMODE
Dim lRet As Long
Dim iResp  As Integer

'typDM = pointer to info about current
'display settings

lRet = EnumDisplaySettings(0, 0, typDM)
If lRet = 0 Then Exit Function

' Set the new resolution.
With typDM
    .dmFields = DM_PELSWIDTH Or DM_PELSHEIGHT
    .dmPelsWidth = NewWidth
    .dmPelsHeight = NewHeight
End With

'Do the update -- Pass update structure to
'ChangeDisplaySettings API function
lRet = ChangeDisplaySettings(typDM, CDS_UPDATEREGISTRY)
Select Case lRet
Case DISP_CHANGE_RESTART

   iResp = MsgBox _
  ("You must restart your computer to apply these changes." & _
        vbCrLf & vbCrLf & "Restart now?", _
        vbYesNo + vbInformation, "Screen Resolution Changed")
    If iResp = vbYes Then
        ChangeDisplayResolution = True
        Reboot
    End If

Case DISP_CHANGE_SUCCESSFUL
    ChangeDisplayResolution = True
Case Else
    ChangeDisplayResolution = False
End Select

End Function

Private Sub Reboot()
    Dim lRet As Long
    lRet = ExitWindowsEx(EWX_REBOOT, 0)
End Sub


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interesting...
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im technically an access developer.

im using this in VBA.

my boss made a db that is only to be viewed in 1024x768.

he watches it in a bigger resolution.

and i want him to do it in 1024x768 (as he keeps on saying that everything looks to small and im trying to fit too much on the screen.

i cant do anything stretch/shrink.

im deadset on sticking with access.
i just want to enforce that everyone uses 1024x768.
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