Changing Resolution

I am not sure what you mean by problems or what you to automate.  I believe you have not written the code to do the form resize.  If you have any resizable forms you have to add Form_Resize event.  Follwoing is a sample code for form_Resize.


Prive Sub Form_Resize()
     On Error Resume Next ' Non-Critical Errors
     if (WindowState = vbMinimized) then Exit Sub

     ' Set window limits
     if (Height < 3000) then Height = 3000     ' twips
     if (Width < 3000) then Width = 3000   ' twips

     ' Move the grid to fit the screen - bottom layer for button
     Grid1.Move 50, 50, ScaleWidth, ScaleHeight - Button1.Height - 200
     ' Center the button
     Button1.Move (ScaleWidth - Button1.Width) / 2, ScaleHeight - Button1.Height
End Sub

Good Luck!

' Microsoft Knowledgebase Article ID: Q182070
' 1) Change the video resolution to 800 x 600.
' 2) Start a new project in Visual Basic. Form1 is created by default.
' 3) Add a Label, a CommandButton, and any other types of controls you would like to test.

'Copy the following code into the Form's module:
Dim MyForm As FRMSIZE
Dim DesignX As Integer
Dim DesignY As Integer


Private Sub Form_Load()
Dim ScaleFactorX As Single, ScaleFactorY As Single  ' Scaling factors
' Size of Form in Pixels at design resolution
DesignX = 800
DesignY = 600
RePosForm = True   ' Flag for positioning Form
DoResize = False   ' Flag for Resize Event
' Set up the screen values
Xtwips = Screen.TwipsPerPixelX
Ytwips = Screen.TwipsPerPixelY
Ypixels = Screen.Height / Ytwips ' Y Pixel Resolution
Xpixels = Screen.Width / Xtwips  ' X Pixel Resolution

' Determine scaling factors
ScaleFactorX = (Xpixels / DesignX)
ScaleFactorY = (Ypixels / DesignY)
ScaleMode = 1  ' twips
'Exit Sub  ' uncomment to see how Form1 looks without resizing
Resize_For_Resolution ScaleFactorX, ScaleFactorY, Me
Label1.Caption = "Current resolution is " & Str$(Xpixels) + _
"  by " + Str$(Ypixels)
MyForm.Height = Me.Height ' Remember the current size
MyForm.Width = Me.Width
End Sub

Private Sub Form_Resize()
Dim ScaleFactorX As Single, ScaleFactorY As Single

If Not DoResize Then  ' To avoid infinite loop
   DoResize = True
   Exit Sub
End If

RePosForm = False
ScaleFactorX = Me.Width / MyForm.Width   ' How much change?
ScaleFactorY = Me.Height / MyForm.Height
Resize_For_Resolution ScaleFactorX, ScaleFactorY, Me
MyForm.Height = Me.Height ' Remember the current size
MyForm.Width = Me.Width
End Sub

Private Sub Command1_Click()
Dim ScaleFactorX As Single, ScaleFactorY As Single

DesignX = Xpixels
DesignY = Ypixels
RePosForm = True
DoResize = False
' Set up the screen values
Xtwips = Screen.TwipsPerPixelX
Ytwips = Screen.TwipsPerPixelY
Ypixels = Screen.Height / Ytwips ' Y Pixel Resolution
Xpixels = Screen.Width / Xtwips  ' X Pixel Resolution

' Determine scaling factors
ScaleFactorX = (Xpixels / DesignX)
ScaleFactorY = (Ypixels / DesignY)
Resize_For_Resolution ScaleFactorX, ScaleFactorY, Me
Label1.Caption = "Current resolution is " & Str$(Xpixels) + _
"  by " + Str$(Ypixels)
MyForm.Height = Me.Height ' Remember the current size
MyForm.Width = Me.Width
End Sub


' 4) Add a Module from the Project menu and paste in the following code:

Public Xtwips As Integer, Ytwips As Integer
Public Xpixels As Integer, Ypixels As Integer


Type FRMSIZE
   Height As Long
   Width As Long
End Type

Public RePosForm As Boolean
Public DoResize As Boolean

Sub Resize_For_Resolution(ByVal SFX As Single, _
ByVal SFY As Single, MyForm As Form)
Dim I As Integer
Dim SFFont As Single

SFFont = (SFX + SFY) / 2  ' average scale
' Size the Controls for the new resolution
On Error Resume Next  ' for read-only or nonexistent properties
With MyForm
  For I = 0 To .Count - 1
   If TypeOf .Controls(I) Is ComboBox Then   ' cannot change Height
     .Controls(I).Left = .Controls(I).Left * SFX
     .Controls(I).Top = .Controls(I).Top * SFY
     .Controls(I).Width = .Controls(I).Width * SFX
   Else
     .Controls(I).Move .Controls(I).Left * SFX, _
      .Controls(I).Top * SFY, _
      .Controls(I).Width * SFX, _
      .Controls(I).Height * SFY
   End If
     .Controls(I).FontSize = .Controls(I).FontSize * SFFont
  Next I
  If RePosForm Then
    ' Now size the Form
    .Move .Left * SFX, .Top * SFY, .Width * SFX, .Height * SFY
  End If
End With
End Sub

but i want to resize EVERY form on the project... do i have to do all this with everyform??

i think i should not understand you.... :(

It is only a few lines of codes to copy and paste.

i have seen it works in the test form i have created, but when i have to include that code on mine.... do i have to include for each control i want to resize?? i think it could be too hard.... for each commandbutton, each label, each dbgrid, each frame.... too too hard.... i think im not understanding you yet

'This code only once in a Module
Public Xtwips As Integer, Ytwips As Integer
Public Xpixels As Integer, Ypixels As Integer


Type FRMSIZE
  Height As Long
  Width As Long
End Type

Public RePosForm As Boolean
Public DoResize As Boolean

Sub Resize_For_Resolution(ByVal SFX As Single, _
ByVal SFY As Single, MyForm As Form)
Dim I As Integer
Dim SFFont As Single

SFFont = (SFX + SFY) / 2  ' average scale
' Size the Controls for the new resolution
On Error Resume Next  ' for read-only or nonexistent properties
With MyForm
 For I = 0 To .Count - 1
  If TypeOf .Controls(I) Is ComboBox Then   ' cannot change Height
    .Controls(I).Left = .Controls(I).Left * SFX
    .Controls(I).Top = .Controls(I).Top * SFY
    .Controls(I).Width = .Controls(I).Width * SFX
  Else
    .Controls(I).Move .Controls(I).Left * SFX, _
     .Controls(I).Top * SFY, _
     .Controls(I).Width * SFX, _
     .Controls(I).Height * SFY
  End If
    ' Better not change fontsize
    '.Controls(I).FontSize = .Controls(I).FontSize * SFFont
 Next I
 If RePosForm Then
   ' Now size the Form
      .Move .Left, .Top, .Width * SFX, .Height * SFY
 End If
End With
End Sub

'--------------------------

'This code only once in each form
Dim MyForm As FRMSIZE
Dim DesignX As Integer
Dim DesignY As Integer


Private Sub Form_Load()

Dim ScaleFactorX As Single, ScaleFactorY As Single  ' Scaling factors
' Size of Form in Pixels at design resolution
DesignX = 800
DesignY = 600

RePosForm = True   ' Flag for positioning Form
DoResize = False   ' Flag for Resize Event
' Set up the screen values
Xtwips = Screen.TwipsPerPixelX
Ytwips = Screen.TwipsPerPixelY
Ypixels = Screen.Height / Ytwips ' Y Pixel Resolution
Xpixels = Screen.Width / Xtwips  ' X Pixel Resolution

' Determine scaling factors
ScaleFactorX = (Xpixels / DesignX)
ScaleFactorY = (Ypixels / DesignY)
ScaleMode = 1  ' twips
'Exit Sub  ' uncomment to see how Form1 looks without resizing
Resize_For_Resolution ScaleFactorX, ScaleFactorY, Me
Label1.Caption = "Current resolution is " & Str$(Xpixels) + _
"  by " + Str$(Ypixels)
MyForm.Height = Me.Height ' Remember the current size
MyForm.Width = Me.Width
 
End Sub

Private Sub Form_Resize()

Dim ScaleFactorX As Single, ScaleFactorY As Single

If Not DoResize Then  ' To avoid infinite loop
  DoResize = True
  Exit Sub
End If

RePosForm = False
ScaleFactorX = Me.Width / MyForm.Width   ' How much change?
ScaleFactorY = Me.Height / MyForm.Height
Resize_For_Resolution ScaleFactorX, ScaleFactorY, Me
MyForm.Height = Me.Height ' Remember the current size
MyForm.Width = Me.Width

End Sub

'----------------------------

i have copied first part in a module and second one once in a form but it doesm't work!! :( what have i done wrong?

It works fine here. Start the program and resize the form to see that the controls are resized also.
Change the resolution and restart the program and see the form and the controls being resized.

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