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#1: save a screenshot into file
How can I create the screenshot and save into file?

#4: get a list of processes running on a system
How can I get a list of processes which was ran on a system?

#5: bold nodes in standard TTreeview component
Can I display a node in standard TTreeView component with bold style without custom drawing?

#6: delete a file into Recycle Bin
How can I delete a file into Recycle Bin?

#7: detect a Windows version
How can I detect a current version of MS Windows?

#9: keyboard layout switch
How can I switch a keyboard layout in code?

#11: add a form in Windows Task Manager
How can I add a some forms in Taskbar/Task Manager of MS Windows?

#13: to disable the on-fly tooltips in TTreeView
How can I disable the on-fly tooltips in TTreeView?

#14: to get a system icons
How can I get a system icons?

#16: turn monitor power on/off
How can I turn on/off a monitor power?

#24: turn on/off the screensaver
How can I turn the screensaver on/off?

#27: computer name, user name
The current computer and user names

#35: to make a form like system modal
How can I make a form like system modal?

#52: to get the sizes of system controls
How can I get the sizes of some system controls?

#53: to set a system clock
How can I set a clock (system datetime) in MS Windows?

#61: to read a display's VRR (vertical refresh rate)
How can I read the vertical refresh rate of the display?

#71: to read the environment string
How can I read the environment string?

#82: to read a current codepage
How can I read the current code page of system?

#86: to register a file extension and context menu
How can I register the file extention with own application and context menu, linked to this ext?

#98: to retrieve a full path of module in DLL
How can I retrieve a full path of module in DLL?

#100: to detect a temporary path
How can I retrieve a temporary path from MS Windows?

#101: switch a state of NumLock, CapsLock, ScrollLock keys
How can I switch in run-time the state of NumLock, CapsLock, ScrollLock keys?

#105: to refresh a desktop
How can I refresh a desktop?

#106: to read a path of system folder
How can I read a path of system folder?

#107: to add a custom control in standard dialog
How can I add a custom control in standard dialog?

#114: to load a file list by some wildcard
How can I load a file list by some wildcard?

#122: to change a creation date/time for some file on disk
How can I change a creation date/time for some file on disk?

#131: to use extended Windows dialogs
How can I use extended Windows dialogs?

#133: to read native text of current locale
How can I read native text of current locale?

#138: change a color of standard TProgressbar
How can I change color of standard TProgressbar?

#140: to define a custom icon for some folder
How can I define a custom icon for some folder?

#147: show/hide clocks in tray
To show/hide clocks in tray

#151: to display a Property dialog for file, folder or drive
To display a Property dialog for file, folder or drive

#156: alternative for TOpenDialog/TSaveDialog
The alternatives for TOpenDialog/TSaveDialog

#157: select folder dialog
Select folder dialog

#166: to change the view style for OpenDialog/SaveDialog
How can I change the view style in OpenDialog/SaveDialog?

#167: to change the alignment for TButton
How can I change the alignment for TButton?

#170: to add the chevron button for toolbar
How can I display the chevron button for toolbar?

#171: to add chevron to TToolbar if some buttons are invisible (part 2)
How can I display the chevron for toolbar and open dropdowned popup menu with invisible buttons?

#172: to crypt/decrypt the file using Crypt API
How crypt/decrypt the file in Crypt API?

#173: to calculate hash for string (CryptAPI)
How can I calculate the hash for string (CryptAPI)?

#174: to check if touch screen is available
How can I found out if a computer screen is touch or not?

See also

	DBLoad
	ABA Document Convert
	DBExport tools
	Paradox Password Recovery
	Mail parser (ActiveX)
	Clarion Viewer
	Protected Storage Viewer
	dBase Viewer
	SMExport suite
	Paradox to MS Access converter

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