Disabling Delay Load VBA programatically

Is there any way to disable "Delay Load VBA" programatically.

I did have a problem while pasting, disabling this option solve the problem, but I will like to do it programatically.

Thanks and best regards

[Alex]

Michael,

You need to fiddle with registry. Here is the explanation of the key you need to change: http://www.oberonplace.com/forum/vie...hp?p=2268#2268

Thanks Alex. It will help a great deal.

Best regards

There is not Application Preference Register under Corel Photo Paint.

What else?

Best regards

[Alex]

Hmm, you are right. Photo-Paint doesn't keep its settings in registry. In fact, they are in the INI file in the workspace folder:

C:\Documents and Settings\<UserName>\Application Data\Corel\Graphics12\User Workspace\Corel PHOTO-PAINT12\_default\CorelPP.ini

This file has a bunch of options, but the one you are looking for is under [PREFERENCES] section in "DelayLoad" key:

...
[PREFERENCES]
...
DelayLoad=1
...

Setting this value to 0 will make VBA launch with Photo-Paint.

You can use Windows API function WritePrivateProfileString string to set this value directly:

Private Declare Function WritePrivateProfileString Lib "kernel32" _
        Alias "WritePrivateProfileStringA" (ByVal lpApplicationName As String, _
        ByVal lpKeyName As String, ByVal lpString As String, ByVal lpFileName As String) As Long

Sub ForceVBALoad()
    Dim INIFile As String
    INIFile = "C:\Documents and Settings\michael\Application Data\Corel\Graphics12\User Workspace\Corel PHOTO-PAINT12\_default\CorelPP.ini"
    WritePrivateProfileString "PREFERENCES", "DelayLoad", "0", INIFile
End Sub

I hope this helps

It works fine changing the Delay value in the INI file, but it doesn't initialize VBA until PP is closed and reopened.

It isn't there another way to initialize VBA after PP is open?

Best regards

[Alex]

Unfortunately no. In CorelDRAW there is InitializeVBA method but PHOTO-PAINT doesn't have one (yet).

Alex, please make a checkmark for version 13 or for next SP if possible.

Thanks a lot, and best regards