'This program check whether webcam is available or not
' if available then capture and displays in picture box
'Created by Dixanta Bahadur Shrestha
'Created Date: 12-March-2006
'Programmer does not garuntees if not functions well
Global Const ws_child As Long = &H40000000
Global Const ws_visible As Long = &H10000000
Global Const WM_USER = 1024
Global Const wm_cap_driver_connect = WM_USER + 10
Global Const wm_cap_set_preview = WM_USER + 50
Global Const WM_CAP_SET_PREVIEWRATE = WM_USER + 52
Global Const WM_CAP_DRIVER_DISCONNECT As Long = WM_USER + 11
Global Const WM_CAP_DLG_VIDEOFORMAT As Long = WM_USER + 41
Declare Function SendMessage Lib "user32" Alias "SendMessageA" (ByVal hWnd As Long, ByVal wMsg As Long, ByVal wParam As Long, ByVal lParam As Long) As Long
Declare Function capCreateCaptureWindow Lib "avicap32.dll" Alias "capCreateCaptureWindowA" (ByVal a As String, ByVal b As Long, ByVal c As Integer, ByVal d As Integer, ByVal e As Integer, ByVal f As Integer, ByVal g As Long, ByVal h As Integer) As Long
Dim hwdc As Long
Dim startcap As Boolean
Private Sub cmdCapture_Click()
Dim temp As Long
hwdc = capCreateCaptureWindow("Dixanta Vision System", ws_child Or ws_visible, 0, 0, 320, 240, Picture1.hWnd, 0)
If (hwdc <> 0) Then
temp = SendMessage(hwdc, wm_cap_driver_connect, 0, 0)
temp = SendMessage(hwdc, wm_cap_set_preview, 1, 0)
temp = SendMessage(hwdc, WM_CAP_SET_PREVIEWRATE, 30, 0)
startcap = True
Else
MsgBox ("No Webcam found")
End If
End Sub
Private Sub cmdClose_Click()
Dim temp As Long
If startcap = True Then
temp = SendMessage(hwdc, WM_CAP_DRIVER_DISCONNECT, 0&, 0&)
startcap = False
End If
End Sub
Private Sub cmdVideoFormat_Click()
Dim temp As Long
If startcap = True Then
temp = SendMessage(hwdc, WM_CAP_DLG_VIDEOFORMAT, 0&, 0&)
End If
End Sub