Code Newsgroups: Visual Basic General Discussion

Combo box tpye control in MSHflexgrid cell

Seasider - 14 May 2005 10:31 PM - 2 messages

Has anyone any idea how I can get a combo box type control into a cell the user clicks on and select a pre-loaded value to place in the cell. I've searched the web and vb help and can't find anything. ...

How to invoke programmatically 'Add, Remove Programs'

Jack - 14 May 2005 6:56 PM - 4 messages

Hello, How to invoke programmatically 'Add, Remove Programs' window with my program highlighted in it, or even better how to invoke one step further and display window starting uninstallation of ...

MSAgent listen fails once compiled.

TheCyberDude - 14 May 2005 6:15 PM - 1 message

I'm using phrasefinish for listening. It works OK throught the VB5 IDE, but once I compile it - will not listen. Reco.Activate Reco.GrammarFromFile App.Path & "\Words.txt" Bot.Listen True The Agent speaks and moves, but just wont listen. ...

webBrowser control

Big D - 14 May 2005 5:21 PM - 2 messages

We run our home grown application is kiosk mode, which has back,forward, print buttons on required pages. We are integrating a vendors application that uses IE but like any typlical app use IE for the back, forward, and print functionality. ...

SendMessage()

Jack - 14 May 2005 4:52 PM - 3 messages

Hello, SendMessage() API takes as first parameter handle. When SendMessage() is used in Main routine located in the module and at startup there is not any form loaded yet, what should I use for the handle? ...

Shut Down Program with Multiple Forms

Jim Richards - 14 May 2005 3:26 PM - 6 messages

Hello. I have a program that uses nine forms. Is there a way to Unload all of them with a single line of code? Or do I have to use the Unload statement nine times to be sure they are all unloaded? TIA. Jim. ...

crystal reports

ajay_gs - 14 May 2005 2:24 PM - 2 messages

how can i suppress the field if the type is blob/memo i.e., if the data is not present then i want to suppress the space the field takes in the report how can i achive this? plz need some help ...

Any RSA Public/Private key DLLs available for free?

Trammel - 14 May 2005 1:54 PM - 2 messages

Does anyone know where (or if) there are any RSA Public/Private key DLL/OCXs available for free? I want one thats simple to use if possible where I can call summit like the following: * RSAcrypt.generateKeyPair 128 * gPublicKey = RSAcrypt.getPublicKey ...

HTML Help Api

Ivan Debono - 14 May 2005 11:02 AM - 5 messages

Hi all, What parameters do I need to pass to the API to open a help topic from a VB6 app where it is displayed without toolbar and navigation pane (basically just the topic window). Thanks, Ivan ...

reading command line switch

Neil Jarman - 14 May 2005 9:33 AM - 3 messages

Hi, I need to trigger a VB app via a shortcut, which will pass a variable. How can I read this in my app? eg I need to call xyz.exe with the parameter 123 Mnay thanks, NEIL ...

copying files first before deleting them

harjit - 14 May 2005 6:10 AM - 3 messages

I have a program that purges files after a certain amount of days.My problem is now to move the files that I wish to delete to an archive folder first before deleting them permanently so that users can still access those files if there's a need to.How do I do this?Can someone help me please?The codes are as follows (VB6) ...

Manually generating SQL for OleDbDataAdapter

AprilEtc - 14 May 2005 2:09 AM - 4 messages

Not all of my "source" tables include primary keys (don't need it for my purposes). Unfortunately, that means I can't use the CommandBuilder to generate SQL based on my SelectCommand. I've tried to manually generate the ...

Convert Component Services Exported MSI to a merge module

Lauren - 13 May 2005 11:10 PM - 3 messages

I have serveral in house components that run in component services on a server. I export a msi package to make a proxy for the clients to use. Does anyone know if I can convert them to a merge module to include in the ...

Re: How to make Autoscroll work with a 5.2 mouse driver and the VB6 ID

Jason Barnett - 13 May 2005 8:41 PM - 1 message

Thanks for the added tip. I otherwise thought either was fine. ---Jason ...

Pass UNC Path to Dir command : visual basic 6.0

Venugopal Vemuri - 13 May 2005 8:28 PM - 5 messages

Hi, When I pass a UNC path to DIr command it errors out. Is there a way to use UNC path with Dir command? An early reply would be appreciated. Regards, Venugopal ...

Getting the XP look

oc7 - 13 May 2005 8:22 PM - 3 messages

Hello, I have a VB6 application that I created a few years ago. I would like to update it so it looks like a XP app. With the toolbars, buttons, color schemes, etc. Can this be done using VB6 or do you have to convert to .NET or ...

Cannot compile project using "File->Make Project.exe"

Jason Barnett - 13 May 2005 8:16 PM - 3 messages

I've made a change to an application and proceeded to make a new .exe, however "File->Make Project.exe" is disabled. I've even opened a new project and tried to make an .exe from that (without changing anything). ...

winsock and proxy server

dhaval - 13 May 2005 6:44 PM - 1 message

how to connect to a LAN pc from home pc. LAN pc is connected to internet= = through proxy server -- = Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: [link] ...

winsock and proxy server

dhaval - 13 May 2005 6:44 PM - 1 message

how to connect to a LAN pc from home pc. LAN pc is connected to internet= = through proxy server -- = Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: [link] ...

winsock and proxy server

dhaval - 13 May 2005 6:44 PM - 1 message

how to connect to a LAN pc from home pc. LAN pc is connected to internet= = through proxy server -- = Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: [link] ...

winsock and proxy

dhaval - 13 May 2005 6:42 PM - 4 messages

how to connect to a LAN pc from home pc. LAN pc is behind proxy. ...

Need the VB5 SP3

Martin Nemzow - 13 May 2005 6:22 PM - 2 messages

anyone have the URL or file? Thanks. ...

BackColor and tile a bmp

Rich - 13 May 2005 5:24 PM - 2 messages

This should be an easy one - I hope. I have set a my Palette to a bmp in my VB project folder and have set my PaletteMode to custom. How do I apply this to my BackColor? When I aopen the palette in the Backcolor Properties, I ...

I declared the variable already, so why doesn't VB recognize it?

Chris Lieb - 13 May 2005 5:19 PM - 12 messages

I am restructuring a program and copied over some code for some properties from a module to a form. The code is in this style: Private priVar as Boolean Public Property Get pubVar() as Boolean pubVar = priVar ...

VB6 Menu Editor is greyed

David Drosselmeyer - 13 May 2005 4:09 PM - 6 messages

I recently installed VB6 on a new computer running XP Home. When I fire up VB6 with an already created project the Menu Editor menu option is greyed. How do I start the Menu Editor so I can add menus to my form? Is there an ...

Creating a collection of a type block... Possible?

Patrick Garceau - 13 May 2005 3:17 PM - 4 messages

I want to create a collection of a type block Public Type NameBlock Name as String FirstName as string End Type can i Create a collection of this type block, so i can use the .add method ...

User Control Subclassing

Joel Whitehouse - 13 May 2005 3:10 PM - 7 messages

Hello All, I am writing a usercontrol to work with a multithreaded .dll, and I am using subclassing to intercept messages back from the .dll. Subclassing requires that I pass a window-handle to the .dll so that the .dll knows ...

How to refresh data

Dib - 13 May 2005 3:00 PM - 1 message

Hi, How can I refresh data on an Open Form that has a DataGrid, when refresh is done, if no records then close the Form. I am using SQL Server SP. Thanks Dib ...

Question for the Wizards!!!

Brian Shafer - 13 May 2005 2:21 PM - 5 messages

I was asked yesterday, why I can't set a textbox to Null me.textbox = Null My reply was because it is a object and textbox is a properity? and that I didn't really know for sure... What is the correct answer? ...

dos command line

Brian Shafer - 13 May 2005 2:18 PM - 5 messages

Hello, I want to execute a simple command... ipconfig /all > c:\ipconfig.txt then once I do that.. read the file... the only thing i can't seem to get is the command? How can I run this from VB? ...

Satisfaction/Rating Bar

DMc2004 - 13 May 2005 1:45 PM - 7 messages

Hi I have seen somewhere an example of a custom written satisfaction/rating bar, like the one on the article with Office Online. Any links or ideas. D ...

Verify DCOM version in code

Chus - 13 May 2005 8:18 AM - 2 messages

Hello all, I want to verify in my code what DCOM version is installed in the equipment client and to execute the installation in necessary case. Someone can help me? Thanks. ...

Aligning a picture in the button control.

Frank Rizzo - 13 May 2005 6:47 AM - 4 messages

Hello, I am trying to add a picture to my button, but the picture always places itself right smack in the middle, while I want to place it to the left of the text. Is is possible to pull this off with the standard button control? ...

ADO Bookmark problem

Amarios - 13 May 2005 5:38 AM - 1 message

"the following message has been send to another ng lately, but with no reply. Sorry for double-posting, but it drives me crazy." Hello all, my project consists of an Access 2000 mdb file conatining and Index column and 20 Song columns, a DataEnvironment and a form showing the Find records ...

Is my concept workable?

Jim Richards - 13 May 2005 5:36 AM - 2 messages

Hello. I have a small database (356 records) in Access 2000 and the same database upsized to SQL Server 2000. They track who owns the lots in my subdivision. The owner information is in a public database maintained by Bexar County Appraisal District (BCAD). Using VB and VBA, is it possible to ...

Delete records in Dbf table (Help!!!)

Junior - 13 May 2005 2:21 AM - 4 messages

I am developing Visual Basic 6.0 application using ADO 2.5 and tables of Dbase III. When i delete the record the database engine marks it as deleted but, the record is not deleted phisical, in Fox i have instructions as Pack or Zap for ...

Is VB6 still alive and well?

Ben - 12 May 2005 9:19 PM - 22 messages

Hi all, I am still using VB6, I guess I am very behind the time. But it really works very nicely for what I do. Is it still alive and well out in the development world? I figure, after 2 versions of vb.net, may be it's time to move to vb.net? ...

Mapping a new 'Network Place'

lilary - 12 May 2005 8:48 PM - 1 message

Here's the attachment (I hope) it's less than 350800 bytes, and is a zip file... +----------------------------------------------------------------+ | Attachment filename: nethood.zip | |Download attachment: [link] | +----------------------------------------------------------------+ -- lilary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Posted via [link] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ...

Mapping a new 'Network Place'

lilary - 12 May 2005 8:42 PM - 4 messages

I've got a logon script that I need to change for a small set of developers to standardize their machines. The challenge is to create a folder (actually several folders) in the Nethood 'special folder' instead of a shortcut. Creating a shortcut works using vbscript, but is not very clean when the users navigate to it since we have multiple trusted domains on our network. ...

Re: Link

Jeff Johnson [MVP: VB] - 12 May 2005 7:34 PM - 1 message

Look out, it's already infected your keyboard!! ...

Error: input past end of file in ...\Product.frx

Alan Silver - 12 May 2005 5:48 PM - 3 messages

Hello, I was just running an application in the IDE when it popped up with this error. The line on which it stopped was fairly simple, just setting the caption of a form. I had this the other day and found out that the frx ...

Connecting to & using SQL Server as my Data base

BeePee - 12 May 2005 4:39 PM - 3 messages

I've never tried using SQL server as my DB and i'm always looking forward 2 a day 2 do dat. i guess the time has come. Please anyone with links or tutorials to quickly put someone through thanks ...

Impact of file numbers

Saga - 12 May 2005 4:29 PM - 8 messages

I am "enhancing" an already existing app and found that in the initial form load event the app opens an INI file using OPEN, getting the file number from the freefile() function. The file number is kept in a public ...

Trouble with shortcuts

jim - 12 May 2005 3:51 PM - 5 messages

I want to create a desktop shortcut in VB6. I have found code referencing the STKIT432 dll that came with VB4 (and one for VB5) that uses "fCreateShellLink()". When I register the dll I get the following message: ...

Weird...

StephenMcC - 12 May 2005 3:50 PM - 12 messages

Apologies all, but this isn't a question, more a statement or an observation that I've noticed in my utter boredom. If I hold won the 'Alt Gr' key (next to the space bar on the right) and one of the cursor keys the display ...

Newbie help on String conversion needed please

Lorne Steiner - 12 May 2005 3:42 PM - 8 messages

Sorry for the newbie question, however this might be an easy one. I have the following senerio SFee = Val(Fees.Text) Where in a text box called Fees.Text I have a string value of "1,000.00" I have the following: ...

Processing KeyDown in MDI Parent

Chris Lieb - 12 May 2005 1:56 PM - 2 messages

Is there a way to catch a KeyDown event in a MDI parent form? I have a special admin login prompt that only appears when you press Ctrl+Shift+A, but currently I have to open one of the children forms first before I can catch ...

VB6: saving forms as text

jm7 - 12 May 2005 1:31 PM - 3 messages

Is it possible to save a form as text in VB6 like you could in VB2? What is the equivalent for VB6? Thanks, John M ...

Public Transport Path Algorithms?

Ivan Debono - 12 May 2005 11:51 AM - 5 messages

Hi all, Anybody has links or knowledge of shortest path(s) algorithms for use in public transport, with maybe source code in vb6? Thanks, Ivan ...

Sending SMS through mobilephone

BeePee - 12 May 2005 9:54 AM - 2 messages

I want to write a program that will be able to send sms through my mobile phone. I have my mobilephone connected to my PC using the USB port. Please hints, links, advise ... wil be well appreciated. Thankx *** Sent via Developersdex [link] *** ...

Printing using Printer.print

Satish - 12 May 2005 9:41 AM - 1 message

Hi Friends Have written a code on VB 6.0 to pickup data from Access and print using Printer.print statement. Have given code to print specific data in different font and size. While it prints properly for the first time, subsequently it ...

Automation Error

Mo - 12 May 2005 5:53 AM - 3 messages

I ran into the automation error in VB when I tried executing my DLL. I instantiated the DLL: Public withevents objLogin as cLogin.Login Set objLogin = new login objLogin.User = "UserName" It errors out on the Set ObjLogin = new Login ...

Need help extracting data from rtf file and sending out auto e-mail.

Safety Orange - 12 May 2005 5:00 AM - 2 messages

I'm on day two of vba here, so go easy on me. Here's my issues: 1) I want to extract data from reports I receive as .rtf files. I currently open them in Word and do a ton of copy & paste into Excel. I have NO ...

Font sizes project Explorer

Shoeman - 12 May 2005 4:58 AM - 1 message

I have a large screen 1920 x 1600 and a small screen 1024 x 768 where I check to see running applications on the target size. If I set the DPI setting to get the project explorer fonts larger on the 1920 screen (can't ...

webbrowser object html code

Tommy - 12 May 2005 4:58 AM - 3 messages

I use webbrowser to browse a web page and I want to save it to file automatically. I use 2 methods but not good and failed. Please advise. Thanks. (1) WebBrowser.ExecWB OLECMDID_SAVE, OLECMDEXECOPT_DONTPROMPTUSER, "c:\abc.htm", "" WebBrowser.ExecWB OLECMDID_SAVE, OLECMDEXECOPT_DONTPROMPTUSER, "", ...

Some hotkeys register but....

Jack - 12 May 2005 4:21 AM - 4 messages

Hello, How to explain that: Using CTRL key combination with another key sometimes such combination registers without an error but it does not work. For example: CTRL + all function keys. It registers with Windows but it does not work. ...

Minimized form through first one

Claudia Fong - 12 May 2005 3:53 AM - 4 messages

Hello, I have one form with a command button. When the user click on that button, it will call a second form (which borderstyle = none) where I must enter the password. But it happens that when I minimized the first ...

CD Key/Registration Code.

Seasider - 11 May 2005 10:42 PM - 4 messages

I am writing a VB6 App and I need to allow the user to enter a valid registration code before the App is activated. Is there any specific code to do this ? ...

MSCAL.OCX Registration question

Richard Sherkin - 11 May 2005 9:45 PM - 6 messages

I managed to distribute an older version of mscal.ocx (8.0.0.5007) with my VB 6.0 app deployed on a Windows 2003 Terminal Server. This control causes the date numbers to be displayed as dashes. I have a newer version of the ...

I need to develop an xsl stylesheet designer

Kevin Lippiatt - 11 May 2005 9:25 PM - 6 messages

I need to develop a visual designer for xsl style sheets. The user must be able to type in the design surface with rich text, draw in tables, images and drag and drop data elements. Imagine ms word - you can type and format text, ...

Visual Studio.NET Loading problem

MVM - 11 May 2005 8:50 PM - 3 messages

When I was loading cd errors came first cd. I clicked on retry several times. I think I bought it from amezon about 8 months ago. I loaded it on my previous computer . Now I got new computer and hence loading on the new one ...

How to clear clipboard?

barbara_dave - 11 May 2005 7:37 PM - 4 messages

Hi, I have a VB6.0 program which is doing copy and paste data. I use Clipboard.clear to clear the clipboard, but the data still stay in the system clipboard and can not be deleted. Could someone know to how to ...

Spanish accents

JudyF - 11 May 2005 6:31 PM - 5 messages

Can someone point me to a resource which shows the Alt+_ for accents in Spanish? ...

Help! - Can't figure out FaxCOMEXLib!

kmcnet - 11 May 2005 6:16 PM - 3 messages

Hello Everyone and thanks for your help in advance. I am working with the Microsoft Shared Fax Service and VB.Net. I am trying to write and application that reacts to incoming faxes. There is an article on the ...

Sub Main() closes form on exit

Tom Edelbrok - 11 May 2005 5:08 PM - 8 messages

In VB6 we have adopted a common practice of starting applications from Sub Main() in a module. Within Sub Main() we open any one of a number of main application forms, depending upon what command-line argument was passed in. ...

MSChart axis labels always on a side

johndoeit - 11 May 2005 4:56 PM - 1 message

Christoph Basedau wrote: Thank you again. As regards mouse events, however, there has been a misunderstanding. If i right click with mouse, no selection is produced. So my question was: how can I force the selection of an item given mouse coordinates. Now, however, I found the answer: given the X,Y mouse coordinates in twips (for instance in mouseUp event) , I can use the method "TwipsToChartPart" to get where and what I'm clicking and eventually force its selection using the "SelectPart" method -- johndoeit ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Posted via [link] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ...

How to add multiple icons to the EXE?

Frank Rizzo - 11 May 2005 4:46 PM - 7 messages

Some EXEs have a bunch of icons embedded in it. Like for instance, Excel.exe has 22 icons in it. They use it to display both the application icon (that would be the first icon) and document icons (2nd, ...

Resize

Rob Kings - 11 May 2005 4:32 PM - 6 messages

Hi I have a vb form (VB6 SP5) and I have some code in the _Resize event. Until now its been dynamic (i.e. just called straight from the resize) but I'm wondering if I should change that, because it can be very slow (Its ...

VB6 for Win98 and XP

Dreamer - 11 May 2005 4:26 PM - 3 messages

I have written a program with VB6 on Win98 OS. It contains registry commands and I/O port commands, among many other things. I am being asked if it can be used with XP. Will it work on the XP without any problems? Is there a ...

True = -1 ?

Chris Lieb - 11 May 2005 4:22 PM - 28 messages

This has been bugging me for a while. Why is VB like the only language that treats the boolean value of True as the integer -1? C/C++, C#, and Java, to name a few, all treat it as the integer 1. This gets to be annoying when you ...

VB6 and Web Services

RS - 11 May 2005 3:38 PM - 2 messages

I have a ActiveX component written in VB6. I need to modify it and make it connect to the .NET web services. I am looking around for advice or someone to point me in the right direction. Thank you all. Help is much appreciated. If some one can post some sample ...

Re: Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life: no one can come to the Father(God)(in Heaven)

eridanus riviera - 11 May 2005 3:37 PM - 1 message

Better on religious site? No? E-R ...

Application Design "Process"

Paul Bruneau <> - 11 May 2005 2:48 PM - 6 messages

Good Morning everyone, I'm having a dandy time learning VB, and have finished tweaking the hell\ out of the old "Hello World" beginners program. Now I am approaching something far more significant, I have a question that will save bundles of time. Why reinvent the wheel, so to speak. ...

Open a Port.

Bob - 11 May 2005 2:33 PM - 6 messages

Hello folks! I have a web server and I closed all ports except port 80 for http. Now I want to add a program to the server that sends emails on certain events. Can I write code that will open the email port (I think it's 25) and ...

Can an exit(0) be sent to a VC++ Win32 Console Application process

rmsterling - 11 May 2005 12:20 PM - 2 messages

Can an exit(0) be sent to a VC++ Win32 Console Application process from another process using the SendMessage Win API function. WM_CLOSE doesn't do a clean exit for this application. WM_QUIT although it didn't error in the sending application did nothing to ...

VB6 - Pass current Procedure Name to Error Handling Routine

rmsterling - 11 May 2005 12:14 PM - 10 messages

Subject: VB6 - Pass current Procedure Name to Error Handling Routine Using VB6 Examine the following code.... Public Sub Error_Handler(lErrNo As Long, sErrMsg As String, sProcErrorOccurredIn As String) <code> End Sub Public Sub Test_Routine On Error Goto Test_Routine_Err ...

Nested loop limit

Noelia - 11 May 2005 9:56 AM - 19 messages

Hi, I have written a program to do some probability calculations. The problem is that I need a 38-deep nested loop and it doesn't seem to like it. The program is not even compiling! Is there any limit on the number of nested loops you can have in VB? ...

webbrowser object

Tommy - 11 May 2005 9:53 AM - 2 messages

I use "WebBrowser" object to browse html and want to save it (ref following code). But I want the system to write file automatically without "Prompt for Save" dialog. How to do it? Thx. With WebBrowser .Navigate2 (sURL) ...

Shift-F2 and Usercontrols

Simon Woods - 11 May 2005 8:54 AM - 1 message

Hi Is there a simple (keyboard) way to jump directly from a procedure call to it's declaration when the procedure is a public method of a usercontrol as you can with classes? I assume the extender object's 'getting in the way' and that's why it tells ...

Extract "internet header" for Outlook message

Kriste L - 11 May 2005 6:47 AM - 2 messages

Hi Everybody, For each email message, the 'internet header' can be displayed. I'm doing a program using MAPI to read messages in a folder, and need to extract the "internet header" info. However, under the MAPI, I find no properties or method that to access this ...

list1 to form2.list

Spam-is-bad - 11 May 2005 4:02 AM - 3 messages

I have a listbox on form1 and a listbox on form2 I need a way to get form1.list1 to form2.list1 the is what I got Private Sub Form_Load() List1.AddItem Form1.List1.List(ListIndex) End Sub but it only shows the first Item from form1 I need all the Items ...

Check if cursor is on the command or not

PJ - 11 May 2005 3:43 AM - 3 messages

Is there a way to check if the cursor is on the command button or not? I know how to check if it's on by using MouseMove method but don't know how to check if it's off the buton. Thanks. ...

important !!! out of memory

javad.ebrahimnezhad - 11 May 2005 3:21 AM - 4 messages

hello all i have a problem with fm20.dll object's in vb i devlope a project with fm20.dll object's in vb in win me now i wnat to execute it in win xp but in some station i have an error on ...

Linked Table in MS Access shows prior data

donaldmaloney - 11 May 2005 2:46 AM - 2 messages

In MS access I have a form that I select a code. Depending on th ecode The subform displays the data in the table. When I change the code I un link the old table with a Docmd call and link the new table with a Docmd call. ...

Free Rolodex program

ibshambat - 11 May 2005 2:31 AM - 1 message

Free Rolodex program in Microsoft Excel (documentation & software) [url][link]] For comments, write Ilya Shambat at ibshambat2***@hotmail.com -- ibshambat ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Posted via [link] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ...

Close Msgbox

Vince - 11 May 2005 1:34 AM - 3 messages

I have many functions in my VB project and they all have a stereotypical errorhandler routine (far from the best but stops the program from crashing on errors) Function Blah on error goto ErrorDescription: goto ex: ErrorDescription: msgbox (err.description & " was encountered....") ...

Access Single Line in Text File

Ole Weigelt - 10 May 2005 11:31 PM - 6 messages

Hello Everybody, is it possible to change a single line in a text file? Open "File" For Append only lets you insert at the end Open "File" For Binary has the problem that you never know how long a line ...

Auto Correct

Dib - 10 May 2005 9:42 PM - 3 messages

Hi, How can I create an Auto Correct function. that when the User enter data in a text box it will update if there is a match in a table. Any sample code? Thanks Dib ...

Resource file

Casey Provance - 10 May 2005 9:06 PM - 8 messages

Okay gurus, here is my problem. First off, I am aware that VB can only hold one resource file at a time and that I have the alternative to compile the resource into a DLL and use the LoadLibrary to get the handle of the file ...

Combo Box Auto Click

dm4714 - 10 May 2005 8:59 PM - 11 messages

Hello -- I'm populating a combo box from a database with a list of servername. If the a servername that is within a combo box matches the current machine name, I want to select the servername from the combo and have it ...

HTML Help still will not work.

RafaelSVAZ - 10 May 2005 8:51 PM - 3 messages

If I understand the instructions for HTML Help correctly, I am supposed to include the registered files "itircl.dll" and "itss.dll" with my Visual Basic distribution files, both dlls to go into the Windows\System folder. However, when I try to build an installation disk with InstallShield (3.5 SP 4), I get ...

How do I make file types associated with my app?

Macsicarr - 10 May 2005 8:46 PM - 2 messages

Hi All Just a quickie. If I want certain bespoke file types (ie accompanying files) to show my app's icon or a derivative of it, do I do this in the VB app or is this done through my installer? ...

maximum bitmap size for a SSTab

ae5880 - 10 May 2005 8:45 PM - 2 messages

how can I determine the maximum size of a bitmap that can be assigned to the TabPicture property of a SSTab control without clipping or any other kind of distortion? TIA ...

Can I use mp3 files rather than WAVs in my VB app?

Macsicarr - 10 May 2005 8:27 PM - 1 message

Can I use mp3 files rather than WAVs in my VB app? Do I have use special routines to do this? Will basically any PC be able to play these sounds like WAVs do? Thanks Mac ...

Dummy's guide to using a resource file

Macsicarr - 10 May 2005 8:26 PM - 2 messages

Hi All I've been told that if I'm using a number of pics and sound files I should put and use them in a resource file. Is this true? Do you know of a good, short dummy's guide to implementing and using a ...

Can I use mp3 files rather than WAVs in my VB app?

Macsicarr - 10 May 2005 8:25 PM - 4 messages

Can I use mp3 files rather than WAVs in my VB app? Do I have use special routines to do this? Will basically any PC be able to play these sounds like WAVs do? Thanks Mac ...

Error handling is handling me

Chris Lieb - 10 May 2005 8:00 PM - 7 messages

I'm trying to get used to VB6's error handling and have run into a problem. I have a sub, Add, in a module, modBase, that calls a sub, myAdd, in a form, frmSLIC_report. If the data that is checked has an error, I want both myAdd ...

VB6 Set Printer Properties

Eric - 10 May 2005 7:47 PM - 2 messages

How do I set printer properties in VB6? I wrote a program that sets the printer properties (landscape, duplex...) with the OpenPrinter(), GetPrinter(), SetPrinter() commands, which retrieves the properties with level=2, and copies the properties into a PRINTER_INFO_2 type variable and back using CopyMemory. ...

VB6 and Web Folders

Jack - 10 May 2005 7:15 PM - 1 message

Hi, I posted this question last week and got a few responses. I wanted to post it again and see if I can get some more feedback. In this application, I need to store the web address so I have tried to use ...

Putting in a 'Do you really want to quit' routine

Macsicarr - 10 May 2005 6:59 PM - 9 messages

Hi All I have a standard form that has the 'x' top right-hand corner and also has a File/Quit (thanks to the Menu Editor). What I'm trying to do is put a msgbox up after the user goes to File/Quit or ...

VB6 app license protection

Macro for path

Disabling Buttons and Controls

Null (?)... vbNull (?)... ""

VB front-end for Crystal Reports

Testing for object type

programming a function question

Restart a Service

Updating XML from VB6

serial port data loss,i think

communicate to external device via serial comms port

error in code???

Referencing User Defined Type from another module

Question for Karl Peterson

MSChart axis labels always on a side

Squeezing too much into a control...

Combobox, ITEMData and Reselected previous item

Use ActiveX DLL in VB.net

Rounding Negative Number Toward Zero

Wheel mouse and VB

SetupDiGetClassDevs & Overlapped I/O operation Error

MSChart axis labels always on a side

Dr. Watson "Access violoation" error

Auto Finding in ComboBox List

Saving the layout of a Toolbar manually

KeyHelp OCX problem

MSCOMCTL.OCX

What's inside the mid function ? exploring mid function ...

ImageList: Is this possible?

MSHFlexGrid problem

Image Conversion

application terminated

Updating a record in Access using VB