Visual Basic General Discussion

Get Link Speed.

Wiley Coyote - 22 Oct 2005 8:44 PM - 3 messages

G'day to all. I suspect that getting the Link Speed of you current network configuration is part of the NIC Driver DLLs and/or libraries. My question is, is there a way of getting this from the NET API or WIN API? ...

FileSystem Object error

Elmo Watson - 22 Oct 2005 8:41 PM - 16 messages

Apparently I have a problem on my computer - every time one of my apps has this line: CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") the app crashes - - What can I reinstall to get this working correctly? ...

Charts

Brian Shafer - 22 Oct 2005 8:14 PM - 4 messages

I have been using mscharts for awhile now. For basic charts they do ok. But now I need more flexiblity. I've evaluated some 3rd party controls. ChartFx seemed to be the easiest, but sales and customer relations where ...

Tab Strip: how to refresh tabs?

Jack - 22 Oct 2005 8:06 PM - 7 messages

Part of visible tabs are covered by another control. When resizing window that another control changes position but the tabs which were covered by it are not refreshed (are not visble at all) after Tabs.Refresh. What else can I do? ...

Extensive Operating System and Database Corruption

umilmi81@newsgroups.nospam - 22 Oct 2005 6:30 PM - 5 messages

Greetings, I have been having a problem that has been plaguing me off and on for over a year now. I am seeing extensive operating system corruption, and recently, database corruption. I have been in contact with Microsoft and other vendors and have been unable ...

Bad characters in Recent File list

Ragnar Midtskogen - 22 Oct 2005 5:54 PM - 5 messages

Hello, This morning, when I tried to open a recently used VB project I noticed the path to the project file had been garbled. This had happened to several recently used projects. When I looked in the registry I found that the strings contained several ...

Text and picture

mg - 22 Oct 2005 3:56 PM - 3 messages

Hi, I want to place a text on a picture with vb6. thanks. ...

Form Picture!

Arpan - 22 Oct 2005 9:39 AM - 9 messages

I want a background image/picture for my VB6 application that has 3 Forms (not the controls). How do I do that? I tried to set the "Picture" property of the Form but that doesn't do the needful. Please note that I want the background image for all the 3 Forms. ...

how can I read BLOB from Database and create new file

sochinda - 22 Oct 2005 8:56 AM - 2 messages

hello mr,mrs and miss i have problem with vb6 and sqlserver the problem is 1- I want to insert video clip file with vb6 2-I want to read video clip from database for creating new file now I want to tell you how to do it? ...

Newbie: multithreading (?)

smith - 22 Oct 2005 6:50 AM - 4 messages

Hi, I am not sure if multithreading is the answer but i wonder what should i do and how to prevent the "locking" of a form and event response when there is some activity that takes too much time. For example, i open a data file and process the data. While processing, the ...

enter text to webbrowser modal popup window, possible

mscir - 22 Oct 2005 6:12 AM - 3 messages

I'm using a webbrowser control in VB6 to navigate to a page that has a javascript popup window for username entry. Is there any way to enter text to that window? I tried watching for it in the WebBrowser1_NewWindow2 event but the ...

Regarding Menu

Joe - 22 Oct 2005 6:02 AM - 5 messages

I got an MDIform. In that in got 2 menus. First menu's caption(property) is &File and name(property) is mnufile When ever i run the program i can see the file menu but i cant see the ...

Format a Numeric to include leading zeros

Saucer Man - 22 Oct 2005 3:51 AM - 11 messages

How do I format a numeric to include leading zeros? I want to do a loop that will name files 099 down to 001. The zeros are getting dropped and I don't want them to. Thanks. ...

Error from Hell: Overflow

Athena - 22 Oct 2005 1:20 AM - 13 messages

Hi, My VB6 (SP6) app produces an Overflow error and bombs. I use Win XP (Sp2). 1) Program has Option Explicit. So every variable is typed. 2) Program works fine on one computer, but not on another! ...

Validate!

Arpan - 22 Oct 2005 1:13 AM - 3 messages

How do I validate a textbox to ensure that not more than 16 characters are entered in it in the TextBox_Validate event? Thanks, Arpan ...

Replace Check Mark In Menu Items!

Arpan - 22 Oct 2005 1:01 AM - 2 messages

Is it possible to replace the check mark that is associated with the 'Checked' property of menu items with an image? If yes, how do I do that? Thanks, Arpan ...

DataSource class help

Alastair MacFarlane - 22 Oct 2005 1:01 AM - 5 messages

Dear all, If I have created a DataSource class with the following datamembers: Private Sub Class_GetDataMember(DataMember As String, Data As Object) Select Case DataMember Case "Primary" Set Data = adoPrimaryRS Case "Secondary" Set Data = adoPrimaryRS("ChildFees").UnderlyingValue ...

How to make a dllexp file?

Edward King - 22 Oct 2005 12:56 AM - 3 messages

I want to make a dll file,such as "test.dllexp",I want to use dllexp file to connect Oracle database and extract data from it. I am a new program with VB,I don't know how to make a dllexp file, could somebody give some simple ...

Help

Led Zeppelin - 22 Oct 2005 12:18 AM - 2 messages

Can anyone recomend a good help websites for beginer visual basic. ...

True type barcode font

Joe O - 22 Oct 2005 12:07 AM - 12 messages

Hi all, Anyone know of website/URL where I can download free true type (barcode) font and or tutorial on how to use them in VB6 app and or make them show in my windows font list. I will appreciate any help. ...

Rotating an image and drawing using BitBlt?

M Wilson - 21 Oct 2005 11:20 PM - 2 messages

Hi, I am currently working on a snooker game with simple graphics using the BitBlt function. How could I rotate an image such as the cue and display it using BitBlt? I read "RotBlt" somewhere but am I right in assuming that it is C++ only? ...

Global (Public) variables

Sharp - 21 Oct 2005 10:14 PM - 4 messages

I'm working on an application that I've set up with several forms, each to perform a particular set of functions. I'd like to have a few variables that are common to all forms, figuring that is the way to ...

Director Browse Dialogue?

dm1608 - 21 Oct 2005 9:29 PM - 2 messages

Can someone tell me how I can add a Director Browse only dialogue to my VB6 project and how to use? Basically, I do not want to use an Open File Dialogue because I simply want the user to browser/select an existing ...

The Elements of Style revisited.

Robert Berman - 21 Oct 2005 8:25 PM - 8 messages

I have a modal form consisting of a datagrid used to display the rows of a physician name and credentials tables. This allows the user to input new rows as well as change fields within existing rows. While it is a ...

Unusual, but possible

Rick - 21 Oct 2005 8:06 PM - 2 messages

Hello, everyone! I'm designing a program that embeds three WMP controls to read video files from an ftp (LINUX) server (local network). All the three video files should be running at the same time for comparison. The system is supposed to work under Windows XP OS. ...

Please Explain!

Arpan - 21 Oct 2005 7:36 PM - 6 messages

The following function converts a decimal number into its binary equivalent (it gets fired when an OptionButton is checked): Function Dec2Bin(IntegerNumber As Long) Dim iNum Dim BinValue, TempValue iNum = IntegerNumber ...

webbroswer source problem

Bala - 21 Oct 2005 6:54 PM - 3 messages

Hi I try to get the html source from webbrowser control. its giving me 'object variable or block variable not set'. How to solve this? ss = "[link]" Me.WebBrowser1.Navigate2 ss Do While True = (Me.WebBrowser1.Document Is Nothing) ...

Object Model Extraction

Nobody - 21 Oct 2005 4:52 PM - 5 messages

Is there any tool available that will allow me to extract the information in the Object Browser (i.e. when I hit F2) into a file I can save? TIA ...

MSDN Library on network location

Jay DeBoer - 21 Oct 2005 4:39 PM - 5 messages

I am trying to run the MSDN Library from VS 6 from a network share. Whenever I select a topic that is not installed as part of the typical installation (on the "client"), I just get a blank page. There is no error message at ...

Verify a signed integer as even or odd

dburnham - 21 Oct 2005 4:33 PM - 5 messages

OK, This should be simple but I am stuck. I have set up some code to determing the day of the year based on 1-365(366 for leap year). In short I have DIMed a variable as an integer and assigned the Julian day to the variable. I now need to know if the day of the week is an even or odd day. The program is written in straight old fashioned basic. This is for a specific application that will be loaded in to a control module. ...

How to access related documents in VB through source code?

Andrew - 21 Oct 2005 4:05 PM - 7 messages

Hi, friends, In our VB app, we need to add some documents into Related Document folder of VB IDE, such as .res files, .wav files. But, then, how to access those related documents from VB forms/modules? Any sample code or reference paper? Thanks a lot. ...

Making a custom control in VB with a graphics on it.

lhummel - 21 Oct 2005 4:02 PM - 3 messages

Hi All, I have a problem with development of a custom control in VB. My intention is to make a custom control consisting of a vertival TrackBar control with a graphics symbol (of the System.Drawing.Graphics type) displayed besides it. ...

tables in word 2000 do not print in word 97

Kathy Goldie - 21 Oct 2005 3:59 PM - 3 messages

I have tables in Word 2000 or 2003 files that will not print in word 97 - is this a compitablity issue - is there a fix or work aroound *** Sent via Developersdex [link] *** ...

Lost_Focus event of controls doesn't fire

Abdhul Saleem - 21 Oct 2005 1:09 PM - 5 messages

Hi, In my form there is one Combo box, text box and Command button. Command button's caption is "&Save". I have also given a hot key "F9" to the button. In the lost focus event of Combo & text boxes I am validating the values ...

Is this possible ?

Peter Newman - 21 Oct 2005 12:21 PM - 5 messages

and if so how? Im running VB6 (SP6) on Windows XP Pro. I have an application that opens an Internet web page . Is it possible to send information to that webpage say for instance to click a button or fill out info in a text box ? ...

Intergating Multiple VB6.0 Projects into one: Project Grouping

Ani - 21 Oct 2005 12:21 PM - 7 messages

Hello, We have done some developments using VB6.0. What we have done is created multiple projects - say: a) Exams b) Enrollments c) HR Now each of a,b and c are 3 different Projects !!! ... What I wanna do is - ...

Image control in mdiform

Joe - 21 Oct 2005 9:11 AM - 4 messages

How do i insert image control(component) into the mdiform. Is there any one who solve my problem. ...

read BLOB from database and create file

socheath - 21 Oct 2005 7:53 AM - 2 messages

hello every body sorry now i have problem with read BLOB from database and create new file example that I read file song from database and write it for new file can you tell me how can i? thank... ...

Parsing UNIX text files

Neale - 21 Oct 2005 7:43 AM - 6 messages

Hi all, I have a parsing speed issue that is causing me some problems. I am parsing plain text files in the multi-Gigabyte size range, and I am using the following code; Line Input #sngSourceFile, mvarTraceLine Problem is that if the file I am parsing is created in UNIX, the vbCrLf is ...

Order of forms

Dale - 21 Oct 2005 4:28 AM - 5 messages

The main form is Form1. Form2 is loaded but not visible. Choosing a Form1 menu item makes Form2 visible over Form1. Clicking a button on Form2 brings up a MessageBox, but then Form2 all but disappears behind Form1. Once the MessageBox is gone, Form2 resumes its ...

Return an error code/message from a VB6 app

Bill Baker - 21 Oct 2005 12:26 AM - 10 messages

Is there a way to return an error code and/or description from a VB6 app at runtime? In other words, if I run a VB6 executable called "VB1.exe" from another VB6 executable called "VB2.exe", can "VB2.exe" obtain an error ...

Intercept the Min/Max button Press

Dave - 20 Oct 2005 10:02 PM - 6 messages

Does anyone know how to intercept the min/max button press and prevent it from doing the resize and than perform your own custom maximize ? Dave ...

Error 453: Can't find DLL entry point (VB6)

Bill Baker - 20 Oct 2005 9:39 PM - 6 messages

I am new to creating DLL's. I'm trying to create a very simple DLL in VB6 using a class module in an ActiveX DLL project: Public Enum logAccessType LogRead = 1 LogWrite = 2 ...

Launching App

bob - 20 Oct 2005 8:41 PM - 6 messages

I have a VB6 app that will need to luanch a seperate app that will need some user interaction. I want the app to behave like a dialog, forcing the user to interact with it before going to back to the main app. How can I do ...

Reinstalling VB6.....

John Morley - 20 Oct 2005 8:39 PM - 5 messages

Hi All, I need to reinstall VB6 on a machine followning a HD crash! Can I reinstall from the CD, and then immediately run the SP6 installer to get the latest environment, or do I need to install the earlier SP's first? ...

dns-less connection w/ no prompt

stoppal - 20 Oct 2005 8:08 PM - 4 messages

have a problem trying to link my access table using VB I can connect using the below connection string .... Driver={SQL Server};SERVER=MYSERVER;UID=MYUSERNAME;PWD=myPASSWORD;DATABASE=myDATABASE; WHEN I USE.... Set dbsODBC = OpenDatabase("",False, False, strConnect) BUT IF I try to disable the prompt using.... ...

outlook express

PC - 20 Oct 2005 7:31 PM - 3 messages

using vb6.0 is there any way i could put a message in outlook express's outbox the message would be in a file with the .eml extension, and contain valid ..eml ...

FTP

Rick - 20 Oct 2005 6:51 PM - 3 messages

How can I copy a file from an FTP site (FTP1) to another FTP site(FTP2)? This is real - no homework! ...

Extract ole object using vb from access db

Bala - 20 Oct 2005 5:33 PM - 6 messages

Hi In my access table one of the field data type OLE Object. and its contain word document file and omni file. I need to save this file into local folder. any idea how to do this thru vb? Thanks ...

Viewing Webcam in VB 6.0

Bruce - 20 Oct 2005 5:01 PM - 3 messages

Is there a way to utilize a webcam from within a VB6.0 program to view and/or take a snapshot. ...

Hex--->Dec!

Arpan - 20 Oct 2005 2:50 PM - 22 messages

VB6 has in-built functions to convert numbers from decimal number system to hexadecimal & octal number system (Hex & Oct respectively) but how do we go the other way round i.e. how to convert numbers from hexadecimal & octal number system to decimal number system? ...

Bar Code Database

longjohn254 - 20 Oct 2005 2:49 PM - 2 messages

Do you know where I can find a database containing pre-entered data for software product barcodes (including the Brand, Product name, Version & Edition? This needs to be compatible with Microsoft Visual Basic 6 (SP 5 & SP 6), as ...

OptionButton!

Arpan - 20 Oct 2005 1:09 PM - 5 messages

A VB6 Form has 4 OptionButtons named opHex, opDec, opOct & opBin. As is evident from the names, the OptionButtons convert numbers from one number system to another. This Form also has a menu with the same 4 items as the OptionButtons ...

Variants

Mike Williams - 20 Oct 2005 12:25 PM - 56 messages

Hi all Sorry for this rather unnecessary message, but I just have to post this extremely nice phrase, originally posted by Joe Strout on the RealBasic newsgroup (I know he won't mind me doing so). It's almost like poetry :-) ...

Comparing UDTs

Robert - 20 Oct 2005 10:54 AM - 5 messages

Hello folks, I've written a function to compare two Variant variables some time ago. It could do variant arrays and all the simple data types (I don't know what's actually contained within the variant, it depends on what it's used for). ...

Object variable or With block variable not set

Alastair MacFarlane - 20 Oct 2005 9:06 AM - 9 messages

Dear All, Can someone please explain why I get the error at the line rsTemp.MoveFirst in the FillListBox() sub I get the error: ?err.Number 91 ?err.Description Object variable or With block variable not set Which I understand what it means but not why? I have declared the Recordset ...

how can I read BLOB from database

socheath - 20 Oct 2005 8:07 AM - 3 messages

hello mr and mrs or miss I'm now learning vb programming and I have problem read BLOB from databse can you tell me how can I read thank ...

Rotating a graphic

StudentDeveloper12 - 20 Oct 2005 5:09 AM - 6 messages

Hello all, I was trying to build a program for a class that im taking (which is basic VB.NET) and the program is supposed to take a image that I create with points and rotate it. The problem im having is i used an if statement to move the image; but its ...

How to check running program existed or not

Masriaty - 20 Oct 2005 1:59 AM - 3 messages

Hi Everyone, I have a VB program that automatically running (in minimize), let us call it DataLog.exe when I open my main program. DataLog.exe will to the data logging function and store it in database (Access). My problem is, every day this DataLog.exe is shutdown by unknown causes. ...

Form Lost Focus!

Arpan - 20 Oct 2005 12:43 AM - 8 messages

A VB6 Form has the following code: Private Sub Form_LostFocus() MsgBox ("bye") End Sub But when I navigate to another window & in the process the Form loses focus, the MsgBox doesn't show up! Why? Please note that the MsgBox line is the only code in the above ...

CommandButton!

Arpan - 20 Oct 2005 12:33 AM - 18 messages

Usually when a CommandButton on a VB6 Form is clicked, a square (with all the 4 sides having dotted lines) appears on the just clicked CommandButton. Is there any way to get rid of that square on the CommandButton? Thanks, ...

SCC API implementation

Frank Rizzo - 19 Oct 2005 11:57 PM - 9 messages

Is there an implementation of the SCC API in VB6? Something that I should be able to check out/in files from either Visual Source Safe or Vault or any other SCC compliant source code repository provider. Thanks ...

text files & strings

Dave B - 19 Oct 2005 9:45 PM - 5 messages

I'm trying to pick tables out of a group of text files. I wrote code that would load the text file into a string, use InStr to find the location of each <TABLE and </TABLE>, then use Mid to pick the data out. It works great ...

Format!

Arpan - 19 Oct 2005 9:17 PM - 4 messages

When I run the following in the Immediate Window Format(Sin(1 * 3.14159265358979 / 180), "0.################") the output is 0.0174524064372835 but when the actual Form is run, the output of the above Format function is 1.74524064372835E-02! Why so & ...

Modal form stops code in another form

Dave - 19 Oct 2005 8:47 PM - 11 messages

I have code running in form 1 in a loop. The loop calls DoEvents frequently so the UI is responsive. When I bring up a modal dialog by pressing a button on form 1, the code on form 1 stops running until the modal dialog is closed. ...

Using shell command to map drive can't get redirect result to file

Ralph Malph - 19 Oct 2005 8:11 PM - 14 messages

I am using the shell command to run the old DOS â€œnet useâ€ function to map a drive to a network share. (If I could find a VB6/API way to do it I would but I canâ€™t so I am using the DOS net use option. Any alternative option to the ...

Form on top

Tommy - 19 Oct 2005 8:10 PM - 5 messages

Hi, I have an application with two forms. The application is often run in background with form1 (maximized) and with for example Word on top. At a certain time I want form2 to get visible. Question: How can I get form2 on top without also putting form1 on top? I ...

Printing Blank lines for Top margin

Guillermo - 19 Oct 2005 7:20 PM - 10 messages

Gentlemen, a simple question. My MDI Child Forms are being printed close to the top edge of the paper. How do I order the printer to write a couple of blank lines for a Top margin?. Top, Scale Properties don't seem to work. Thanks. Guillermo. ...

INSERT INTO

Alastair MacFarlane - 19 Oct 2005 7:17 PM - 11 messages

Dear All, If I have 4 values 1, 2, 3, and 4 that I want to insert into TableA with FieldA how can this be done with the basic INSERT INTO syntax? INSERT INTO target [(field1[, field2[, ...]])] VALUES (value1[, value2[, ...]) ...

** is this posible in VB6 ?? **

farmer - 19 Oct 2005 5:50 PM - 6 messages

Hello, I made a small program that needs to be scheduled to run every night. On some ocasions however the program must be used manualy to e.g. change the settings of for what ever reason. For this purpose the ...

how to split numeric part from letters in string

Juggernath - 19 Oct 2005 5:08 PM - 9 messages

I have to get some buffers via com port, and then to separate numbers from letters in that "string" (variant). What is the most "elegant" way to do it? There should be (maybe) an array of strings and second array of numbers or ...

Shrink Wrap

Des - 19 Oct 2005 5:04 PM - 15 messages

It is a long time since I did a shrink erap of a an aplication. In VB3 there was an aditional application that did a very basic shrink wrap. This produced a source that could be edited. I am on VB6 and need to shrink wrap. There is a Publish option from the ...

Windows 2003 Adding printerport and printer

Jo Becaus - 19 Oct 2005 3:24 PM - 2 messages

Dear, I have registered the prnadm.dll file and used the objects to create a printer TCP/IP port and printer on a windows 2003 server. Problem is that the user doesn't have sufficient privileges to execute the objects whoam create the TCP/IP port and printer on the server. ...

How to write a PDF file from Visual Basic ?

Peri - 19 Oct 2005 3:03 PM - 4 messages

Dear All, Can any one help me to write a PDF file from Visual Basic 6.0. 1. Is there any way to write directly to a PDF file from VB Or 2. Is there any way to export to PDF using Crystal Reports 8.0 from VB ? ...

Odd sequencin of window display

Charles Krug - 19 Oct 2005 3:01 PM - 6 messages

I have a form that I display whenever the user needs to wait for some time called frmLongWait. It has a ShowForm method that takes a string argument that is supposed to splash up before the various progress screens display. ...

Iterative GetObject

Tony Spratt - 19 Oct 2005 2:04 PM - 9 messages

All, I'm in a situation where there may be many (or no) instances of Word running on a PC. I need to find one in particular, if it exists, and manipulate it. What I would ideally like to do is iterate through the list using ...

get list of file names in a directory

Dave B - 19 Oct 2005 1:09 PM - 10 messages

How do I use VB to get the name of each file in a given directory? (Once I get the filenames I can put them into a string array on my own, I just don't know how to get them using VB.) Thanks. ...

Is any device connected to COM1 port

Abdhul Saleem - 19 Oct 2005 12:56 PM - 7 messages

Hi, I need to check whether any device connected to COM1 port? Pls provide me a code snippet to do the above. Pls reply ASAP. Regards, M. Abdhul Saleem. ...

"-2147467259. There is no error text available" - error message

Maureen T. - 19 Oct 2005 12:22 PM - 3 messages

Hi, I'm using an Access 2000 database and VB6. One of my users is getting the error message specified below: "The database has returned error -2147467259. There is no error text available." The error seems to be occuring when a recordset is being filtered. ...

how can i change laguage on form title bar

socheath - 19 Oct 2005 11:01 AM - 3 messages

hello everybody, I am a new vb6.0 programmer now I want to change laguage on form title bar and MessageBox please help me thank ...

InStr search counter

kmenon - 19 Oct 2005 9:22 AM - 5 messages

Hello everyone; I could use some help on an access search engine hit counter. I have the problem of getting an #Error value because of null inputs, and I was wondering if there was a way, in code, to set the results to "" if ...

detect tab keypress on checkbox - how?

Marshal Anderson - 19 Oct 2005 8:10 AM - 3 messages

Got a form with sstab control - several tabs. Separate from the tabs is a cancel and a save button. What I want to happen is when the user reaches the end of all the objects on a given tab page using teh tab ...

ActiveX Control

Gouri Sohoni - 19 Oct 2005 2:52 AM - 5 messages

Hello everybody, I have queries regarding ActiveX control about two terminologies used as Windowless control and Extensibility interface which VB 6.0 supports. Thanks ...

Division by Zero Error - Help Urgent

swami - 19 Oct 2005 2:50 AM - 9 messages

Hi All, I'm getting a weird problem.. This happens only on ONE desktop... Other PC's the same works fine without any problem.. Here is the problem. strSQL= "select max(last_edit_date) from TABLE1" Dim rsrec As New ADODB.Recordset ...

"ActiveX Control Cannot Create Objects?"

Charles Krug - 19 Oct 2005 12:47 AM - 3 messages

List: I have code that uses the vbScripting Runtime. *pause for catcalls* Be that as it may, and I doubt if it is . . . I have code in a module that's been pretty much Working for over a year ...

sendkey and shift control F7

gkj_iii - 18 Oct 2005 11:54 PM - 4 messages

in vb6 i'm sending a key sequence of shift control f7 using sendkey ("+^(F7)") but it appears to not be working correclty. items such as sendky("+(F8)") works fine but not with the +^ sequence. any thoughts? tnx, ...

visual basic .net

bhc - 18 Oct 2005 10:22 PM - 3 messages

I'm thinking about buying visual vasic .net but first first I need to know if I can write some physics equations (with foreign characters) and run them ...

Error Trapping Question

jake - 18 Oct 2005 9:10 PM - 3 messages

Hi, I trap an error 383 for all of my comboboxes when I try to pick an item in the combobox (cboFluid = strFluidName) that does not exists. Is there a way to find out which combobox fired that error? The reason I need to know this ...

Merge array in VB

abcd - 18 Oct 2005 7:31 PM - 6 messages

I am looking for the open source for Merging 2 arrays in VB. I have 2 arrays like Dim x(2) As Integer Dim y(3) As Integer x(0) = 1 x(1) = 2 x(2) = 3 y(0) = 4 ...

task bar?

Tony - 18 Oct 2005 7:29 PM - 10 messages

Hi All, I am using a custom program that is written is VB6, SP5. The author currently has the code open for changes (yippee!!!). Problem: the program does not show on the task ...

Using VB to read Visual Foxpro files

Tom Edelbrok - 18 Oct 2005 7:02 PM - 2 messages

I have a VB 5.0 program that reads VFP (Visual Foxpro 8.0) data files, and is successful. It uses ADO with an OLEDB provider for VFP. However, it only works when I read a DBF file (I understand this to be a 'free table' in ...

Controlling location of form within form

Tod - 18 Oct 2005 7:00 PM - 4 messages

Here's my newbie question o' the day: I have a form with a listbox. Once the list box is populated I want the user to be able to click on items in the list and have more info appear ...

How to monopolize Windows in vb6

Ben - 18 Oct 2005 5:47 PM - 5 messages

Hi all, I am writing a small piece of app to automate a critical task. However, while this app is running, I can't have any other tasks getting the focus. How can I keep my app in focus in Windows, ie, monopolize it for a brief ...

"_files" folders and related folders

Faraz Azhar - 18 Oct 2005 5:36 PM - 8 messages

Hello An off-topic question... The "_files" are folders created by web browsers when saving web documents. If the main file (.htm or etc) is deleted, these folders are also deleted, right? Are there any other kind of folder names which react similar to these ...

Illiterate home !! (Prerequisites missing)

rajesh.rapaka - 18 Oct 2005 3:21 PM - 3 messages

Hi all, I am trying to install VB.Net on windows XP Home Edition. The moment I place the 1st CD, I keep getting the window that says "Visual Studio .NET prerequisites - Setup has detected that some of the system components that are installed on your computer do not match the ...

Problem executing a DTS from a VB6 application after installing th

Eduardo78 - 18 Oct 2005 2:55 PM - 8 messages

I have a process in my VB6 application which executes a DTS. It works fine in the development workstation, but when I make the deployment Package and installed on the end users PC, I get an error when the DTS process is ...

How to re-fill a data grid?

Snake - 18 Oct 2005 2:47 PM - 3 messages

I have a vb .net program which fills a data grid upon form load from an acccess database. This works great. Now, I have to add a combo box and use it to alter the underlying sql statement and re-fill the data grid. I have ...

Subscription Service OCX

Larry Rebich - 18 Oct 2005 2:31 PM - 5 messages

We currently sell our application. And very successfully. We are considering moving from a 'sell it outright' environment to a 'subscription service' environment - much like McAfee does. Do you know of any OCX or other type of software we could integrate into our ...

Quickie data storage question

MP - 18 Oct 2005 1:50 PM - 3 messages

Looking for advise on a quick and dirty data storage technique I probably should be using a database for this but don't know enough about ado to just whip one up right now and don't have time for a major research project to ...

Subclass Help WM_NOTIFY

Alastair MacFarlane - 18 Oct 2005 1:29 PM - 13 messages

Dear All, Can somone suggest why I don't receive a WM_NOTIFY message from a control on a subclassed form. I am trying to follow up from alpine's suggestion that I use NM_CUSTOMDRAW. The code is an altered WindowProc is attached (long). Can ...

Page designer in VB

Efficient way to parse large files

array loop alignment

Finding files and/or folders

Clear Stack

BAS Module!

Naming Convention

Newbie: Write line to file question

DataGrid Format Question

Conditional Resume

Stopping an Event

Downside to using FileSystemObject?

Treeview Tester.

is there a "process affinity" switch

Updating Forms

Rich Text Box

Get a string from a pointer?

Print Function

Problem implementing an interface

Add a document to my project?

File Security Descriptor

rdo: "run-time error '429': ActiveX component can't create object"

VB6 Beginner

OT: Post Programming Depression

3D Array from String

Help with VB6 Collection Classes

This is driving me crazy!

VB Runtime error 5

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