DOCERR: SelectObject Declaration is Incorrect in API Viewer

Last reviewed: May 28, 1996
Article ID: Q150950

The information in this article applies to:

Standard, Professional, and Enterprise Editions of Microsoft Visual Basic, 32-bit only, for Windows, version 4.0

SUMMARY

The following describes a documentation error for the SelectObject function call as listed in the 32-bit edition of Visual Basic version 4.0 WIN32API.TXT file used by the Application Programming Interface (API) Viewer:

   Declare Function SelectObject Lib "user32" Alias "SelectObject" _
   (ByVal hdc As Long, ByVal hObject As Long) As Long

Attempting to use this function as documented results in the following (error 453) error message:

   Specified DLL Function Not Found

The SelectObject function is incorrectly documented as existing in the USER32.DLL file. This function is a Graphics Device Interface function and is therefore in the GDI32.DLL file. The correct declaration is as follows:

   Declare Function SelectObject Lib "GDI32" Alias "SelectObject" _
   (ByVal hdc As Long, ByVal hObject As Long) As Long

Additional reference words: 4.00 vb4win vb432
KBCategory: kbgraphic kbdocerr
KBSubcategory: APrgGrap

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Last reviewed: May 28, 1996
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