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SUMMARYThe Message Blaster (MSGBLAST.VBX) file is a Visual Basic custom control that lets you catch and process Windows messages from Visual Basic. You can obtain Message Blaster from the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) CD-ROM disk number 5 or 6. On that MSDN CD-ROM disk, see the "Message Blaster: Processing Messages in Visual Basic" technical article. MORE INFORMATIONMessage Blaster: Processing Messages in Visual BasicThe Microsoft Visual Basic development environment is not based on a message-driven programming model, as is Microsoft Windows. In Microsoft Windows, messages control most everything that happens. Visual Basic, on the other hand, supports a predefined set of events for each object (form or control) that you create. An application written in Visual Basic cannot respond to messages from Microsoft Windows that are not handled directly by a Visual Basic event.The Message Blaster (MSGBLAST.VBX) is a Visual Basic custom control that addresses this restriction by allowing you to catch and process Windows messages (except WM_CREATE and WM_NCCREATE messages) from Visual Basic. Message Blaster was created for Visual Basic version 2.0 on April 30, 1993, by:
Msgblast.exeFor more information about how to download files from the Microsoft Download Center, please visit the Download Center at the following Web address http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.aspand then click How to use the Microsoft Download Center. The sample program EX1 uses the Message Blaster control to process WM_MENUINIT and WM_MENUSELECT messages. How to Join MSDNThe Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) provides technical information and development toolkits for all developers who write applications for Microsoft operating systems. MSDN members receive a quarterly CD-ROM disk and a bimonthly newsletter.To join MSDN:
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