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Click here to copy the following block 'Place this code in the declarations section of your form: Option Explicit Declare Function ReleaseCapture Lib "user32" () As Long Declare Function SendMessage Lib "user32" Alias "SendMessageA" (ByVal hwnd As _ Long, ByVal wMsg As Long, ByVal wParam As Long, lParam As Any) As Long Public Const HTCAPTION = 2 Public Const WM_NCLBUTTONDOWN = &HA1 'Now, to move the form, you must place the following in the mousedown of a control. Of course 'you will want to place it in the FORM_keydown. OR if you have a control designated for this 'purpose, like a picturebox, place it there! Use this: ReleaseCapture SendMessage hwnd, WM_NCLBUTTONDOWN, HTCAPTION, 0& 'That's it, now just run your project, grab hold of that FORM/CONTROL, and give it a move!

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