MouseIcon, MousePointer properties example

The following example demonstrates how to specify a mouse pointer that is appropriate for a specific control or situation. You can assign one of several available mouse pointers by using the MousePointer property; or, you can assign a custom icon by using the MousePointer and MouseIcon properties.

This example works in the following ways:

• Choose a mouse pointer from the ListBox to change the mouse pointer associated with the first CommandButton.

• Click the first CommandButton to associate its mouse pointer with the second CommandButton.

• Click the second CommandButton to load a custom icon for its mouse pointer.

To use this example, copy this sample code to the Declarations portion of a form. Make sure that the form contains:

• Two CommandButton controls named CommandButton1 and CommandButton2.
• A ListBox named ListBox1.

Note

This example uses two icon files (identified by the .ico file extention in Windows) that are loaded by using the LoadPicture function. You should edit each LoadPicture function call to specify an icon file that resides on your system.

Private Sub ListBox1_Click() 
 If IsNull(ListBox1.Value) = False Then 
 CommandButton1.MousePointer = ListBox1.Value 
 
 If CommandButton1.MousePointer = _ 
 fmMousePointerCustom Then 
 CommandButton1.MouseIcon = _ 
 LoadPicture("c:\msvc20\cdk32\" _ 
 & "samples\circ1\bix.ico") 
 End If 
 End If 
End Sub 
 
Private Sub CommandButton1_Click() 
 CommandButton2.MousePointer = CommandButton1.MousePointer 
 
 If CommandButton2.MousePointer = fmMousePointerCustom Then 
 CommandButton2.MouseIcon = CommandButton1.MouseIcon 
 End If 
End Sub 
 
Private Sub CommandButton2_Click() 
 CommandButton2.MousePointer = fmMousePointerCustom 
 CommandButton2.MouseIcon = LoadPicture("c:\msvc20\cdk32\samples\push\push.ico") 
End Sub 
 
Private Sub UserForm_Initialize() 
 'Load ListBox with MousePointer choices 
 ListBox1.ColumnCount = 2 
 
 ListBox1.AddItem "fmMousePointerDefault" 
 ListBox1.List(0, 1) = fmMousePointerDefault 
 ListBox1.AddItem "fmMousePointerArrow" 
 ListBox1.List(1, 1) = fmMousePointerArrow 
 ListBox1.AddItem "fmMousePointerCross" 
 ListBox1.List(2, 1) = fmMousePointerCross 
 
 ListBox1.AddItem "fmMousePointerIBeam" 
 ListBox1.List(3, 1) = fmMousePointerIBeam 
 ListBox1.AddItem "fmMousePointerSizeNESW" 
 ListBox1.List(4, 1) = fmMousePointerSizeNESW 
 ListBox1.AddItem "fmMousePointerSizeNS" 
 ListBox1.List(5, 1) = fmMousePointerSizeNS 
 
 ListBox1.AddItem "fmMousePointerSizeNWSE" 
 ListBox1.List(6, 1) = fmMousePointerSizeNWSE 
 ListBox1.AddItem "fmMousePointerSizeWE" 
 ListBox1.List(7, 1) = fmMousePointerSizeWE 
 ListBox1.AddItem "fmMousePointerUpArrow" 
 ListBox1.List(8, 1) = fmMousePointerUpArrow 
 
 ListBox1.AddItem "fmMousePointerHourglass" 
 ListBox1.List(9, 1) = fmMousePointerHourGlass 
 ListBox1.AddItem "fmMousePointerNoDrop" 
 ListBox1.List(10, 1) = fmMousePointerNoDrop 
 ListBox1.AddItem "fmMousePointerAppStarting" 
 ListBox1.List(11, 1) = fmMousePointerAppStarting 
 
 ListBox1.AddItem "fmMousePointerHelp" 
 ListBox1.List(12, 1) = fmMousePointerHelp 
 ListBox1.AddItem "fmMousePointerSizeAll" 
 ListBox1.List(13, 1) = fmMousePointerSizeAll 
 ListBox1.AddItem "fmMousePointerCustom" 
 ListBox1.List(14, 1) = fmMousePointerCustom 
 
 ListBox1.BoundColumn = 2 
 ListBox1.Value = fmMousePointerDefault 
 
 MsgBox "ListBox1.Value =" & ListBox1.Value & "." 
 CommandButton1.MousePointer = ListBox1.Value 
End Sub

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