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This document discusses setting mouse cursors in Microsoft Access. It provides code to define different cursor types and functions to change the cursor. The code allows setting the cursor when hovering over controls by calling the MouseCursor function in the On Mouse Move event, passing the ID of the desired cursor type. It also includes functions to load cursor files, replace the cursor with an animated one, and restore the original cursor.

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This document discusses setting mouse cursors in Microsoft Access. It provides code to define different cursor types and functions to change the cursor. The code allows setting the cursor when hovering over controls by calling the MouseCursor function in the On Mouse Move event, passing the ID of the desired cursor type. It also includes functions to load cursor files, replace the cursor with an animated one, and restore the original cursor.

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These are the standard Access cursors and can be set in code.

The problem with this is once set


the cursor remains this way until reset to another value
Screen.MousePointer = 1 'Standard Cursor
Screen.MousePointer = 3 ' I Beam
Screen.MousePointer = 7 'Double Arrow Vertical
Screen.MousePointer = 9 'Double Arrow Horizontal
Screen.MousePointer = 11 'Hour Glass
The function below allows you to change a cursor only when it hovers over a label or command
button. It resets th e cursor when it leaves the control. Goto Modules in the Objects Dialog box
and click on NEW. Then enter this code:
*********************** Code Starts Here **********************************
Declare Function SetClassLong Lib "user32" Alias "SetClassLongA" (ByVal hWnd As Long,
ByVal nIndex As Long, ByVal dwNewLong As Long) As Long
'====================================================================
=
' Globals for cursor handling
Global Const GCL_HCURSOR = (-12)
Global hSwapCursor As Long
Global hAniCursor As Long
'====================================================================
=
Public Const IDC_ARROW = 32512&
Public Const IDC_IBEAM = 32513&
Public Const IDC_WAIT = 32514&
Public Const IDC_CROSS = 32515&
Public Const IDC_UPARROW = 32516&
Public Const IDC_ICON = 32641&
Public Const IDC_SIZENWSE = 32642&
Public Const IDC_SIZENESW = 32643&
Public Const IDC_SIZEWE = 32644&
Public Const IDC_SIZENS = 32645&
Public Const IDC_SIZEALL = 32646&
Public Const IDC_NO = 32648&
Public Const IDC_HAND = 32649&
Public Const IDC_APPSTARTING = 32650&
Declare Function LoadCursorBynum Lib "user32" Alias "LoadCursorA" _
(ByVal hInstance As Long, ByVal lpCursorName As Long) As Long

Declare Function LoadCursorFromFile Lib "user32" Alias _


"LoadCursorFromFileA" (ByVal lpFileName As String) As Long
Declare Function SetCursor Lib "user32" _
(ByVal hCursor As Long) As Long
'
Public Function Arrow_Pointer()
Screen.MousePointer = 1
End Function
Function ChangeCursor(strPathToCursor As String)
On Error GoTo Error_On_ChangeCursor
' Example :
'
ChangeCursor ("C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Hand.cur")
If Dir(strPathToCursor) <> "" Then
Dim lngRet As Long
lngRet = LoadCursorFromFile(strPathToCursor)
lngRet = SetCursor(lngRet)
End If
Exit_ChangeCursor:
Exit Function
Error_On_ChangeCursor:
Resume Exit_ChangeCursor
End Function
Public Function Default_Pointer()
Screen.MousePointer = 0
End Function
Public Function IBeam_Pointer()
Screen.MousePointer = 3
End Function
Function MouseCursor(CursorType As Long)
' Example: =MouseCursor(32512)
Dim lngRet As Long

' using Public Constants from above

lngRet = LoadCursorBynum(0&, CursorType)


lngRet = SetCursor(lngRet)
End Function
Public Function Replace_Cursor(PathToFile As String)
' Return handle from animated cursor
' Original - hAniCursor = LoadCursorFromFile("C:\WINDOWS\CURSORS\GLOBE.ANI")
hAniCursor = LoadCursorFromFile(PathToFile)
' Swap current mouse pointer with new animated cursor :
hSwapCursor = SetClassLong(Screen.ActiveForm.hWnd, GCL_HCURSOR, hAniCursor)
End Function
Public Function Restore_Cursor()
' Remove animated cursorand replace with saved index :
hSwapCursor = SetClassLong(Screen.ActiveForm.hWnd, GCL_HCURSOR, hSwapCursor)
End Function
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Code End Here **********************************

When Prompted name the module modMousePointers


To change a pointer when the cursor moves over a control, goto the controls
Properties Events On Mouse Move and in the MouseMove Property enter
=MouseCursor(xxxxx)
where xxxxx is the number without the ampersand
Public Const IDC_ARROW = 32512&
Public Const IDC_IBEAM = 32513&
Public Const IDC_WAIT = 32514&
Public Const IDC_CROSS = 32515&
Public Const IDC_UPARROW = 32516&
Public Const IDC_ICON = 32641&
Public Const IDC_SIZENWSE = 32642&
Public Const IDC_SIZENESW = 32643&
Public Const IDC_SIZEWE = 32644&
Public Const IDC_SIZENS = 32645&

Public Const IDC_SIZEALL = 32646&


Public Const IDC_NO = 32648&
Public Const IDC_HAND = 32649&
Public Const IDC_APPSTARTING = 32650&

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