Re: Screen saver

I'm running on XP SP1, and it works ok.

Gene

> Thanks for your quick response Leon,
> I am using Windows XP sp1 and SwiftForth 2.0.0.3 / 2.2..2.5 , and have
> the same response on all XP machines that I have tried on!
>
> Is that the OS that you tried on?
>
> addendum: I have just tried on Windows 2000 and it works ok!
> Unfortunately I need it to work on XP - so anybody have any ideas
> to enable it to work on XP?
>
> Regards
>
> Rob
>
> Leon Wagner wrote:
>
> >Works fine for me:
> >
> >4 IMPORT: SystemParametersInfo
> >
> >VARIABLE PV
> >
> >SPI_GETSCREENSAVETIMEOUT 0 PV 0 SystemParametersInfo
> >. 1
> >PV ? 600
> >
> >SPI_SETSCREENSAVETIMEOUT 60 0 0 SystemParametersInfo
> >. 1
> >
> >SPI_GETSCREENSAVETIMEOUT 0 PV 0 SystemParametersInfo
> >PV ? 60
> >
> >
> >First call returned timeout of 600. I set it to 60 then read it back and
> >it's 60. Note non-zero return codes (1) in all cases.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: sftalk-bounce_at_forth.com [mailto:sftalk-bounce_at_forth.com]On Behalf
> >>Of Rob
> >>Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2005 5:46 AM
> >>To: sftalk_at_forth.com
> >>Subject: [sftalk] Screen saver
> >>
> >>
> >>Hello everyone,
> >>I am currently 'trying' to set the screen saver timeout using the
> >>*SystemParametersInfo
> >>*function located at
> >>
> >>http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/s
> >>
> >>
> >ysinfo/base/systemparametersinfo.asp
> >
> >
> >>I can read the value ok but I am having trouble setting the value, I
> >>keep returning a zero which is an error.
> >>A typical segment of code for setting is
> >>
> >>SPI_SETSCREENSAVETIMEOUT 60 0 0 SystemParametersInfo
> >>
> >>
> >>The following code for reading works ok
> >>
> >>variable pv
> >>SPI_GETSCREENSAVETIMEOUT 0 pv 0 SystemParametersInfo
> >>pv @ .
> >>60
> >>
> >>Anybody have any ideas on the correct way to set the value?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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