Is there an example or template for a PB/DLL Windows screen saver?
I could not find one in my SAMPLES subdirectory.  I have a VB screen
saver that I would like to convert to PB/DLL.  Thanks!
--

Sun Valley Systems     http://www.*-*-*.com/ ~judmc
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that
whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life."

If you have a screensaver in VB then you probably already know this, but it
may be useful for others who may want to create their own screensavers.

Windows .SCR screen savers
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

SCR files are nothing more complex than .EXE files with the
extension SCR.  Windows calls the .SCR file with two command-line
options:

    /s  to launch the screensaver
    /c  to configure the screensaver

For the windows control panel to recognise the screensaver, the program's
module description string must begin with SCRNSAVE: (in uppercase).  So, if
writing a Visual Basic screensaver, simply set the application title to
something like "SCRNSAVE:Test Screensaver"

To create a new screen saver simply write a program that checks the
command-line option when starting and performs the appropriate
action.  The display should use a full-screen window (usually with a
black background) and should end when any key is pressed or when the
mouse is moved.

When the program is compiled, rename the .EXE to .SCR and put it
into the Windows directory so it can be found by the screensaver
selection dialog in Windows.

ciao,
David SZAFRANSKI
Get Liberty Basic and XBasic Source Code at
http://libertynow.webjump.com

And.. /P to run in preview mode inside this cute little
screen-look-alike-window.  - And then we are talking catching this window as
parent, and 'pushing' our screensaver app to do-the-thing in there.

I'm sure nobody get's angry with you if you go more thoroughly into this
one, with PB in mind..