control panel applet

is it possible to create my own control panel applet? if so, any pointers as to how to do it would be useful :D

Thanks,
James

A Control Panel Applet is simply a Dynamic Link Library with the extension of .cpl (Control Panel Library). The cpl has a single function entry point called CPlApplet() that must be exported by name.

Can this be done in VB? Probably.

Will you have to be a rocket scientist to do it? Yes.

Why? VB normally only makes ActiveX dlls. ActiveX dlls don't have exportable functions. Cohersing VB into making a true dll is a very non-trivial subject.

Will you have to be a rocket scientist to do it? Yes.


I've just finished a physics degree in which we did do some rocket science ;). I found this link (http://www.vbadvance.com/) on the MZTools website and it will apparently let you create control panel applets with VB. I've not tried it though so I've no idea how good a job it does. (Here is the link (http://www.mztools.com/links.htm) to the MZTools page where I found this).