'API Declares
'https://eileenslounge.com/viewtopic.php?t=13352
#If VBA7 Then
Private Declare PtrSafe Function CreateDC Lib "gdi32.dll" Alias "CreateDCA" (ByVal lpDriverName As String, ByVal lpDeviceName As String, ByVal lpOutput As String, lpInitData As Long) As Long
Private Declare PtrSafe Function CreateCompatibleBitmap Lib "gdi32.dll" (ByVal hdc As Long, ByVal nWidth As Long, ByVal nHeight As Long) As Long
Private Declare PtrSafe Function CreateFontIndirect Lib "gdi32.dll" Alias "CreateFontIndirectA" (lpLogFont As LOGFONT) As Long
Private Declare PtrSafe Function SelectObject Lib "gdi32.dll" (ByVal hdc As Long, ByVal hObject As Long) As Long
Private Declare PtrSafe Function DeleteObject Lib "gdi32.dll" (ByVal hObject As Long) As Long
Private Declare PtrSafe Function GetTextExtentPoint32 Lib "gdi32.dll" Alias "GetTextExtentPoint32A" (ByVal hdc As Long, ByVal lpsz As String, ByVal cbString As Long, lpSize As SIZE) As Long
Private Declare PtrSafe Function MulDiv Lib "kernel32.dll" (ByVal nNumber As Long, ByVal nNumerator As Long, ByVal nDenominator As Long) As Long
Private Declare PtrSafe Function GetDC Lib "user32.dll" (ByVal hwnd As Long) As Long
Private Declare PtrSafe Function GetDeviceCaps Lib "gdi32.dll" (ByVal hdc As Long, ByVal nIndex As Long) As Long
Private Declare PtrSafe Function DeleteDC Lib "gdi32.dll" (ByVal hdc As Long) As Long
#Else
Private Declare Function CreateDC Lib "gdi32.dll" Alias "CreateDCA" (ByVal lpDriverName As String, ByVal lpDeviceName As String, ByVal lpOutput As String, lpInitData As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function CreateCompatibleBitmap Lib "gdi32.dll" (ByVal hdc As Long, ByVal nWidth As Long, ByVal nHeight As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function CreateFontIndirect Lib "gdi32.dll" Alias "CreateFontIndirectA" (lpLogFont As LOGFONT) As Long
Private Declare Function SelectObject Lib "gdi32.dll" (ByVal hdc As Long, ByVal hObject As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function DeleteObject Lib "gdi32.dll" (ByVal hObject As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function GetTextExtentPoint32 Lib "gdi32.dll" Alias "GetTextExtentPoint32A" (ByVal hdc As Long, ByVal lpsz As String, ByVal cbString As Long, lpSize As SIZE) As Long
Private Declare Function MulDiv Lib "kernel32.dll" (ByVal nNumber As Long, ByVal nNumerator As Long, ByVal nDenominator As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function GetDC Lib "user32.dll" (ByVal hwnd As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function GetDeviceCaps Lib "gdi32.dll" (ByVal hdc As Long, ByVal nIndex As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function DeleteDC Lib "gdi32.dll" (ByVal hdc As Long) As Long
#End If
Private Const LOGPIXELSY As Long = 90
Private Type LOGFONT
lfHeight As Long
lfWidth As Long
lfEscapement As Long
lfOrientation As Long
lfWeight As Long
lfItalic As Byte
lfUnderline As Byte
lfStrikeOut As Byte
lfCharSet As Byte
lfOutPrecision As Byte
lfClipPrecision As Byte
lfQuality As Byte
lfPitchAndFamily As Byte
lfFaceName As String * 32
End Type
Private Type SIZE
cx As Long
cy As Long
End Type
Private Function GetStringSize(text As String, font As StdFont) As SIZE
Dim tempDC As Long
Dim tempBMP As Long
Dim f As Long
Dim lf As LOGFONT
Dim textSize As SIZE
' Create a device context and a bitmap that can be used to store a
' temporary font object
tempDC = CreateDC("DISPLAY", vbNullString, vbNullString, ByVal 0)
tempBMP = CreateCompatibleBitmap(tempDC, 1, 1)
' Assign the bitmap to the device context
DeleteObject SelectObject(tempDC, tempBMP)
' Set up the LOGFONT structure and create the font
lf.lfFaceName = font.Name & Chr$(0)
lf.lfHeight = -MulDiv(font.SIZE, GetDeviceCaps(GetDC(0), LOGPIXELSY), 72)
lf.lfItalic = font.Italic
lf.lfStrikeOut = font.Strikethrough
lf.lfUnderline = font.Underline
If font.Bold Then lf.lfWeight = 800 Else lf.lfWeight = 400
f = CreateFontIndirect(lf)
' Assign the font to the device context
DeleteObject SelectObject(tempDC, f)
' Measure the text, and return it into the textSize SIZE structure
GetTextExtentPoint32 tempDC, text, Len(text), textSize
' Clean up (very important to avoid memory leaks!)
DeleteObject f
DeleteObject tempBMP
DeleteDC tempDC
' Return the measurements
GetStringSize = textSize
End Function
Public Function GetStringWidth(text As String, fontName As String, fontSize As Currency) As Long
Dim font As New StdFont
Dim sz As SIZE
font.Name = fontName
font.SIZE = fontSize
sz = GetStringSize(text, font)
GetStringWidth = sz.cx
End Function