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These Visual Basic files are in the PUBLIC DOMAIN.  They were compressed
using PKWARE's pkzip.exe version 2.04g (registered).  The files included
are:
     drawfram.frm
     drawfram.mak
     readme.txt

This program was written using Visual Basic 3.0 Professional Edition, but
DOES NOT REQUIRE THE PROFESSIONAL EDITION.

DrawFrameOn (the original) can be found in Richard Mansfield's book, "The
Visual Guide to Visual Basic For Windows" on page 514, under LINE METHOD.
I endorse Mr. Mansfield's book.  Unlike other books that are organized
Alphabetically by Visual Basic's Controls, Events, Functions, Methods,
Properties, etc., this book punctuates its narrative with little applets
that are more than just useful, they are thought provoking. Of the twelve
manuals I have on VB, this one is the most dog eared.

When I tried to make Mr. Mansfield's DrawFrameOn put a frame adjacent to a
control (per his instructions), it left a one pixel gap on the right side
and on the bottom.  This isn't noticeable when the frame is more than (lets
say) ten pixels away from the control, but it certainly won't do when it is
supposed to abut the control.

When you want to find the right-most position occupied by a control where
you are given its left-most position and its width, you must add the left
postion and the width and subtract one.
 
       right-most position = (Control.Left + Control.Width) - 1

For example: Your command button's Left property is 3 and its width is 5, so
it occupies positions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. To find its right most position, you
add its Left, 3, and Width, 5, and subtract 1.
 
       7 = 3 + 5 - 1
 
I also added colors to the large box Mr. Mansfield suggests drawing before
adding the lines.  When you draw the larger frames first and make the color
of the smallest frame 7, or Light Gray, you can get the effect of filling
frames with color. Some combinations of colors and frame styles "don't work"
in that they aren't pleasing to the eye.

DrawFrameOn (TopLeftControl As Control, BottomRightControl As Control, Style
             As String, FrameOffset As Integer, Color As Integer)

Pass DrawFrameOn the names of the controls, "Raised" or "Inset", how many
pixels you want from the controls border to the frame, and the color
expressed as the integer used by QBColor(n).

The TWIPS = Screen.TwipsPerPixelX instruction gathers an approximation of
the twips per pixel (or so the manuals say) for your monitor.  On my 15"
SVGA monitor that measurement comes out 15 twips per pixel.

This form has OPTION EXPICIT set so you must declare your variables.

You may draw as many frames as you like varying their distance from each
other and the colors inbetween to create the effect of ornate picture
frames.  I've found the dark colors are especially good for this kind of
work.

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