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--- setting_20the_20desktop_20wallpaper [2018/03/31 13:19] – external edit 127.0.0.1
+++ setting_20the_20desktop_20wallpaper [2024/01/05 00:21] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 //by Jon Ripley, July 2007//\\ \\
 ==== Setting the Desktop wallpaper ====
-\\  To set the current Desktop wallpaper use the following code:\\ \\
+\\  To set the current Desktop wallpaper use the following code:
+<code bb4w>
         SPIF_UPDATEINIFILE = 1
         SPI_SETDESKWALLPAPER = 20
         SYS "SystemParametersInfo", SPI_SETDESKWALLPAPER, 0, filename$, SPIF_UPDATEINIFILE
-\\  Here the **filename$** parameter is the full path to a bitmap image (.BMP) to set as the Desktop wallpaper. To use images in unsupported file formats - such as .GIF and .PNG - as Desktop wallpaper they must first be converted to Window bitmap (.BMP) format. Under Windows Vista **filename$** can point to a JPEG image (.JPG or .JPEG). \\ \\
+</code>
+Here the **filename$** parameter is the full path to a bitmap image (.BMP) to set as the Desktop wallpaper. To use images in unsupported file formats - such as .GIF and .PNG - as Desktop wallpaper they must first be converted to Window bitmap (.BMP) format. Under Windows Vista **filename$** can point to a JPEG image (.JPG or .JPEG).
 ==== Removing the Desktop wallpaper ====
-\\  To remove the current Desktop wallpaper use code similar to the following:\\ \\
+To remove the current Desktop wallpaper use code similar to the following:
+<code bb4w>
         SPIF_UPDATEINIFILE = 1
         SPI_SETDESKWALLPAPER = 20
         SYS "SystemParametersInfo", SPI_SETDESKWALLPAPER, 0, "", SPIF_UPDATEINIFILE
-\\  Here the only difference is that the file name parameter is empty.\\ \\
+</code>
+Here the only difference is that the file name parameter is empty.
 ==== Retrieving the current Desktop wallpaper ====
-\\  To retrieve the full path to the current Desktop wallpaper use code similar to the following:\\ \\
+To retrieve the full path to the current Desktop wallpaper use code similar to the following:
+<code bb4w>
           MAX_PATH = 260
           DIM wp% MAX_PATH - 1
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           SYS "SystemParametersInfo", SPI_GETDESKWALLPAPER, MAX_PATH, wp%, 0
           BackDrop$ = $$wp%
-\\  Here **BackDrop$** will contain the full path to the current Desktop wallpaper or NUL if no wallpaper is in use. As always, make sure you execute the **DIM** statement only once, or use **DIM LOCAL**, to avoid a memory leak and an eventual **No room** error.
+</code>
+Here **BackDrop$** will contain the full path to the current Desktop wallpaper or NUL if no wallpaper is in use. As always, make sure you execute the **DIM** statement only once, or use **DIM LOCAL**, to avoid a memory leak and an eventual **No room** error.