Can't find a "SysInfo Control" equivalent

Hi,

I really like the Visual Basic Express.

I am having a problem getting information about the system battery.

Something like this:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vbcon98/html/vbconsysinfoscenario3monitoringbatterypowerstatus.asp

would do. However I can't find a "SysInfo Control" to use in Visual Basic Express.
The only reference in the msdn I can find is here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vbcon98/html/vbconcontrolclass.asp

How would I load this?

Also the "PowerBroadcastStatus Enumeration" seems to be related to the battery information but there seems to be no way to use it to actually read the current battery status:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/cpref/html/frlrfsystemserviceprocesspowerbroadcaststatusclasstopic.asp

Any help is greatly appreciated.

[1766 byte] By [a1call] at [2007-12-17]

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# 1

The SysInfo Control was only for VB 6.0; in Visual Basic Express you can use the PowerStatus class instead. The following topic includes sample code for retrieving various values related to the battery, including line status, charge status, life remaining and more: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/17s150x3(en-US,VS.80).aspx

Hth,
Steve Hoag
Visual Basic Express

shoagMSFT at 2007-9-8 >