I am attempting to write a KiXtart script that sets the desktop wallpaper. I am using the SETWALLPAPER function. When I run the script I do see an error code of 0 flash up, but the wallpaper does not change. I placed the .BMP file on my machine in the root of C: (so the file is there). I am a local admin of my test machine. Here is the code: Code:
THere is nothing in your code to display error messages to the consolem, so the 0 you see is not an error code. In fact, you should be seeing 00 and they are return codes from the function as explained int he manual and in several FAQs.
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#124124 - 2004-07-2909:56 PMRe: Setting Wallpaper does not work
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Thanks for your help. It finally worked. I think it had more to do with the .BMP file. I don't think it was a true .BMP file. Once I swapped it out for a file I knew was a true .BMP file, it worked just fine.
For the benefit of anyone who has struggled and failed with this as I have on a number of occasions, I'd like to point out that setwallpaper will only work (on NT) if you already have a wallpaper set. If you don't have a wallpaper already in place you can issue setwallpaper commands til you're blue in the face and nothing will happen!
Windows 2000 or XP converts JPG to BMP if you select a JPG file under display so it can show the background. It doesnt actually show the jpg its showing a copy of the jpg as a bmp...if that helps.
