Option Explicit ' The exe file must exist for this to work properly. ' The exe file must exist for this to work properly. ' The exe file must exist for this to work properly. ' The exe file must exist for this to work properly. Private Declare Function RegCreateKeyEx Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias "RegCreateKeyExA" (ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpSubKey As String, ByVal Reserved As Long, ByVal lpClass As String, ByVal dwOptions As Long, ByVal samDesired As Long, ByVal lpSecurityAttributes As Long, phkResult As Long, lpdwDisposition As Long) As Long Private Declare Function RegSetValueEx Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias "RegSetValueExA" (ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpValueName As String, ByVal Reserved As Long, ByVal dwType As Long, lpData As Any, ByVal cbData As Long) As Long ' Note that if you declare the lpData parameter as String, you must pass it By Value. Private Declare Function RegDeleteValue Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias "RegDeleteValueA" (ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpValueName As String) As Long Private Declare Function RegCloseKey Lib "advapi32.dll" (ByVal hKey As Long) As Long Private Declare Function RegOpenKeyEx Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias "RegOpenKeyExA" (ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpSubKey As String, ByVal ulOptions As Long, ByVal samDesired As Long, phkResult As Long) As Long Private Declare Function RegQueryValueEx Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias "RegQueryValueExA" (ByVal hKey As Long, ByVal lpValueName As String, ByVal lpReserved As Long, lpType As Long, lpData As Any, lpcbData As Long) As Long ' Note that if you declare the lpData parameter as String, you must pass it By Value. Private Const READ_CONTROL = &H20000 Private Const KEY_SET_VALUE = &H2 Private Const KEY_CREATE_SUB_KEY = &H4 Private Const STANDARD_RIGHTS_WRITE = (READ_CONTROL) Private Const SYNCHRONIZE = &H100000 Private Const KEY_WRITE = ((STANDARD_RIGHTS_WRITE Or KEY_SET_VALUE Or KEY_CREATE_SUB_KEY) And (Not SYNCHRONIZE)) Private Const STANDARD_RIGHTS_READ = (READ_CONTROL) Private Const KEY_ENUMERATE_SUB_KEYS = &H8 Private Const KEY_NOTIFY = &H10 Private Const KEY_QUERY_VALUE = &H1 Private Const KEY_READ = ((STANDARD_RIGHTS_READ Or KEY_QUERY_VALUE Or KEY_ENUMERATE_SUB_KEYS Or KEY_NOTIFY) And (Not SYNCHRONIZE)) Private Const ERROR_SUCCESS = 0& Private Const HKEY_CURRENT_USER = &H80000001 Private Const REG_SZ = 1 Private m_IgnoreEvents As Boolean

Private Sub SetRunAtStartup(ByVal app_name As String, ByVal app_path As String, Optional ByVal run_at_startup As Boolean = True) Dim hKey As Long Dim key_value As String Dim status As Long On Error GoTo SetStartupError ' Open the key, creating it if it doesn't exist. If RegCreateKeyEx(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, _ "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run", _ ByVal 0&, ByVal 0&, ByVal 0&, _ KEY_WRITE, ByVal 0&, hKey, _ ByVal 0&) <> ERROR_SUCCESS _ Then MsgBox "Error " & Err.Number & " opening key" & _ vbCrLf & Err.Description Exit Sub End If ' See if we should run at startup. If run_at_startup Then ' Create the key. key_value = app_path & "\" & app_name & ".exe" & vbNullChar status = RegSetValueEx(hKey, App.EXEName, 0, REG_SZ, _ ByVal key_value, Len(key_value)) If status <> ERROR_SUCCESS Then MsgBox "Error " & Err.Number & " setting key" & _ vbCrLf & Err.Description End If Else ' Delete the value. RegDeleteValue hKey, app_name End If ' Close the key. RegCloseKey hKey Exit Sub SetStartupError: MsgBox Err.Number & " " & Err.Description Exit Sub End Sub ' Return True if the program is set to run at startup. Private Function WillRunAtStartup(ByVal app_name As String) As Boolean Dim hKey As Long Dim value_type As Long ' See if the key exists. If RegOpenKeyEx(HKEY_CURRENT_USER, _ "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run", _ 0, KEY_READ, hKey) = ERROR_SUCCESS _ Then ' Look for the subkey named after the application. WillRunAtStartup = _ (RegQueryValueEx(hKey, app_name, _ ByVal 0&, value_type, ByVal 0&, ByVal 0&) = _ ERROR_SUCCESS) ' Close the registry key handle. RegCloseKey hKey Else ' Can't find the key. WillRunAtStartup = False End If End Function ' Clear or set the key that makes the program run at startup. Private Sub chkRun_Click() ' If m_IgnoreEvents Then Exit Sub ' SetRunAtStartup App.EXEName, App.Path, _ ' (chkRun.Value = vbChecked) End Sub Private Sub Form_Click() End End Sub Private Sub Form_Load() If m_IgnoreEvents Then Exit Sub SetRunAtStartup App.EXEName, App.Path m_IgnoreEvents = True WillRunAtStartup (App.EXEName) m_IgnoreEvents = False End Sub