Code Newsgroups: Visual Basic General Discussion

Controlling sounds while using the development Environment

scottech - 5 Nov 2005 9:05 PM - 3 messages

I'm not sure if this is the 'right' place to post -- I'm just getting used to the VB newsgroups, but I need assistance and am hoping I can either get the assistance or some help in pointing me the right direction. ...

Deleting from text file

SiouxieQ - 5 Nov 2005 9:03 PM - 2 messages

Hi there, I'm using the code below to try to delete a name from a list of names in a file. Unfortunately it doesn't quite do what I want it to. Instead of looking for the name in the textbox and deleting that it is just ...

Merge two RTF file

Dany Marois - 5 Nov 2005 8:57 PM - 2 messages

Hello, I search a way or a shareware or a program that can combine two RTF file for making a RTF file. My template file (RTF) have a header and a footer, I want to insert in them in the core of the template an another RTF File. This ...

Latest version for VB.net

keith58 - 5 Nov 2005 8:54 PM - 2 messages

Hi I have started using a year old version VB.Net Standard Version 2003 recently. I purchase a "how to" book and noticed that the book had several extra object properties displayed in it's version of VB.net than mine. ...

Application Message monitor software

George Meng - 5 Nov 2005 8:46 PM - 2 messages

Hello, I want to monitor an other application's windows message, also I want to know the value of the windows message parameter. Is there any tool out there to do that? Spy++ seem ok to get all messages, but it does not give me the value of ...

Package & Deployment problem

Elmo Watson - 5 Nov 2005 8:05 PM - 3 messages

I was about to make a new package and, in doing so, I received an error that there was a missing file that was needed: kernel.dll I searched my HD and it's not there - - What should I do next? ...

Sorting data in a text file

SiouxieQ - 5 Nov 2005 7:25 PM - 4 messages

Hi there, I'm using a bubble sort to sort data and now need to write that data back to the file it was originally read from. How do I do this? I can show the sorted data in a listbox fine, but can't figure out how to ...

VB6: How to compare DATES and return MOST RECENT???

Alan Mailer - 5 Nov 2005 5:33 PM - 4 messages

I want to create a VB6 function which will have as in input parameter an array of Dates. I'm going to want the function to look at each Date in the array and return to me only the *most recent* Date. ...

Image upload FREE

Picica - 5 Nov 2005 11:53 AM - 2 messages

Upload your image free! send blank message to sa***@lpi-hk.com to get access. ...

free world sms

Fesstica - 5 Nov 2005 11:05 AM - 3 messages

Free SMS send all over world send blank message to sa***@lpi-hk.com to get access. ...

Get network username - newbie

kaiser - 5 Nov 2005 9:38 AM - 4 messages

Hello all, Can some one please show me how to create a form that, once a button is clicked shows the username of the current network user? I have found this a common questino and so have the code to do so but dont know how ...

public vs global and scoping trouble

gurumum - 5 Nov 2005 12:42 AM - 4 messages

Hi, I've been having trouble with using this Global flag I have (gRecordSaved). It is of type Boolean. I'm using VB 6.3. I have a separate module called modGlobVar to declare all my global variables. I have been able to use this global variable (declared in modGlabVar) ...

Nothing vs. Null

Doug - 4 Nov 2005 9:10 PM - 9 messages

In VB6, what is the major difference between Null and Nothing? Also, why is an object that is nothing not null? For example in this code bNothing will be True, but bNull will be false even though otest has ...

Loop de Loop

pete.trudell - 4 Nov 2005 7:57 PM - 4 messages

Now, I really going nutz. Code: Do EMConnect "A" row = 1 col = 1 EMSearch "End of Data",row,col For i= 1 to 24 EMReadScreen Buf,80,i,1 f.WriteLine Buf Next EMSendKey "@8" ' Pages forward ...

How To Implement a RegRestoreKey() Function for Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows Me

Daniel - 4 Nov 2005 7:05 PM - 3 messages

Greetings all, Has anyone made an attempt to implement and RegRestoreKey Function for Windows 9X in VB? Microsoft Technet Article #175329 aka Q175329 describes the process in C here: [link] Has anyone done anything like this in VB? ...

prevent a .vbs file from being read

Rob - 4 Nov 2005 5:49 PM - 10 messages

I'd like to distribute a .vbs file to compact and repair a password-secured ..mde file. However, I wouldn't want anyone to open up the .vbs file in notepad because that would give away the administrator login and password. ...

Do Loop error ?

pete.trudell - 4 Nov 2005 5:27 PM - 11 messages

I have a Script to copy data from a screen to a Text file, page forward, copy again, etc. Until no more pages. The code works to a point then continues to copy the final page until I shut it down?? ...

Form paint?

Brian Shafer - 4 Nov 2005 4:16 PM - 7 messages

Hi, I have a popup form that has several textboxes on it. The data is loaded from a recordset. The orgianl data is meteric and I must display it in standard units. No problem. But if the user clicks on the "ok" button, I ...

datagrid

Dmitry Akselrod - 4 Nov 2005 3:51 PM - 4 messages

Hi, I am using a standard .NET 1.0 Datagrid. Actually, I am using two, bound to a master-detail relationship. Both DataGrids are bound to a datasource. I have the MSDN version of the DateTime picker functioning quite well in the ...

Understanding ContextHelpID's.........

John Morley - 4 Nov 2005 3:36 PM - 3 messages

Hi All, I have a project where I want to the user to be able to press various "help" command buttons distrubuted throughout my project, and see specific topics in my help file. That part I've got working just fine. I ...

Detecting Listitem selection change

Robert - 4 Nov 2005 3:16 PM - 5 messages

Hi folks, I have a Listview control in report mode, with multi selection enabled. When the user clicks or shift/control-clicks on items, I react on the selection changes made. So far, so good. When the user left-clicks to the right of the rightmost column, then moves ...

Data Access Problem

Alastair MacFarlane - 4 Nov 2005 1:27 PM - 9 messages

Dear All, I have created a fuction that executes a SQL statement which works fine but I am confused why the line: If Not oRecordset.EOF Then ExecBackupQuery = oRecordset.RecordCount fails. The Recordset.Open statement seems to close the recordset and this ...

Separate Double into Bytes

John Kelly - 4 Nov 2005 10:18 AM - 5 messages

How can I separate a Double into 8 seperate bytes. There is info on the HiWord LoWord for Longs but nothing on how to do it with a double. ...

VB and professional application

Maileen - 4 Nov 2005 4:55 AM - 23 messages

Hi, I would like to know if there are some famous application sold on market, which were developed under VB or VB.net ? if yes, which ones ? I'm asking that because i would like to know if VB is a good development ...

Icon selection

Sharp - 4 Nov 2005 2:05 AM - 3 messages

How do I get VB6 to let me select an icon for an executable other than the one the system uses for the default? I want something elae and will probably want to cook up one of my own before its all over. ...

Send parameters to application already opened

P.o.l - 4 Nov 2005 12:52 AM - 10 messages

Hi all, How to send parameters to application already opened? For example: I run .mp3 file and Media Player is already running. I must make the same thing with one my application. I have watched in the net, but people only speak about ...

Computers In a workgroup/LAN

Joe O - 3 Nov 2005 10:18 PM - 3 messages

I am trying to list all the computers in a workgroup/LAN using VB6. I have searched MSDN and Miscrosoft site (and googled too). I think part of the problem in not getting the right info is not knowing exactly what to search ...

Common Dialog Question

ted - 3 Nov 2005 10:11 PM - 5 messages

Hi, How do I filter the fileopen dialog to only show programs (.exe)? I tried this: cdlOne.Filter = "Programs (*.exe) | *.exe" Thanks ...

File coping from server accessed only thur TCP/IP

Jim K - 3 Nov 2005 8:53 PM - 3 messages

We have a typical client/server app, VB6 apps connecting to MSDE database via IP number. There is no mapping in Windows that maps the server drive(s) to the workstation that runs the VB6 app. I want the VB6 app to be able to determine if a file exists on the server ...

Why the form position changes?

Jack - 3 Nov 2005 8:00 PM - 10 messages

Hello, I am trying to debug special situation: My app saves on exit the current position on screen (Me.Left and Me.Top). On startup it reads that data and position itself accordingly. ...

How to change pixel colors in PictureBox?

WB - 3 Nov 2005 7:04 PM - 8 messages

I want to be able to change all instances of a specific color in a PictureBox to another color, selected by the user. Also, I'd like to add the ability to change not just one color, but a range of colors, like RGB ...

export data from external application

George Meng - 3 Nov 2005 2:37 PM - 3 messages

Hello everyone. Is that posible to export data from an external application's datagrid? I found an application very useful, it shows information within a datagrid. (I only have the application, not source code). Is there a way I can get the ...

menu image background

David McDivitt - 3 Nov 2005 2:32 PM - 7 messages

I added some images to my menu and that works pretty well. The images were added to the menu bar. Unfortunately the image background is not transparent. I made the images with the paint program. I had opaque unchecked, so that part is supposed to be transparent. When I view with an ...

fading in and out a form

Chris - 3 Nov 2005 10:28 AM - 3 messages

Hi, I have a form (fullscreen-size) with a picturebox which displays an image. What I will do now is fade-out the form to a blackscreen, change the picture in the box and afterwards fade-in the form to the normal view. ...

Text Box with Comma Separated option (while typing numbers) - Freeware

Peri - 3 Nov 2005 6:33 AM - 8 messages

Dear All, Is there a text box in VB which puts the commas automatically when we start typing numbers ? Thanks and Regards, Peri ...

VB.NET Performance

twotoed - 3 Nov 2005 3:33 AM - 12 messages

I was real excited to finally get the final version of VS2005 and after a couple of days with it I am concerned about the peformance of my projects when compiled and run as executables. A simple VB.NET program with one form ...

Number formats problems

Prashwee - 3 Nov 2005 2:47 AM - 2 messages

hello All I have a very simple question but bit confusing First of all i changed my reginal settings to swedish. Then i run the simple code below dim a as String a="120.34" FormatNumber(a, , vbFalse, vbFalse, vbTrue) returns me with 12 234 ...

Trying to move folders in a VB.NET service

BottFodder - 3 Nov 2005 2:45 AM - 2 messages

Hi All, I have been struggling for 2 days with a problem I can't resolve. I have a service running in VB.net (on W2K3) which automatically moves files between two locations. It uses the FileSystemObject (FSO) and has been running for ...

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eewwttww - 2 Nov 2005 11:35 PM - 2 messages

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Problem when installing a VB application

BOB - 2 Nov 2005 10:04 PM - 11 messages

Hello all, I have a weird problem and I'm not sure where to start looking. I have a customer that installed a small application that our company built and they now have a problem with there printer. The weird part is that this computer ...

VB6 and Microsoft and what to do about it.

robertsconley - 2 Nov 2005 8:49 PM - 42 messages

I been following VB6 to VB.NET issues pretty closely. Signed the petition. Even managed to converse with some of the VB.NET developers. It been several years since release of the first version of VB.NET and based on my conversion with the VB.NET developer, they just don't seem ...

User Control questions

Bryan Dickerson - 2 Nov 2005 8:35 PM - 8 messages

What do the properties ClipBehavior and ClipControls mean and do? I had this explained to me once upon a time, but I've slept since then. ...

Declaring Functions

zoneal - 2 Nov 2005 8:01 PM - 3 messages

How do I get the contents of a DLL or reference library to get the proper declaration lines of subs and functions? Explaination I want to do this is to give aliases to procedures with long names (like the FileSystemObject, for example, that has long-winded methods ...

Maintain State!

Arpan - 2 Nov 2005 7:00 PM - 6 messages

One of the menu items in a VB6 text editor gives users the option to open the recent files that has been used. Assume that before closing the text editor, a user had worked with, say, 'File1.html', 'File2.html' & 'File3.html'. After he exits the text editor & opens it ...

Load Images!

Arpan - 2 Nov 2005 6:42 PM - 4 messages

I'd like to have 3 different images on a control with white background in a VB6 Form (something similar to the control that can be seen when one navigates to Tools---->Internet Options---->Security (tab) in IE ...

SSTab!

Arpan - 2 Nov 2005 3:35 PM - 4 messages

This is the first time I am using SSTab but am am getting stuck up in displaying the tabs (except for the first tab). The Form using the SSTab has 6 tabs. This is what I did: Private Sub Form_Load() ...

OT: Setup package authorization/'signing'

Bryan Dickerson - 2 Nov 2005 3:03 PM - 3 messages

This is sort of off-topic, but maybe somebody out there can point me in the proper direction. I use Inno Setup for deploying my programs and for updating them. In the last week or so, several more users are getting the ...

Form Design!

Arpan - 2 Nov 2005 12:57 PM - 3 messages

I want the design of a Form to be like the dialog box that comes up when one navigates to 'Tools'--->'Internet Options' in IE especially the 3-D rectangle that remains constant irrespective of whichever tab a user navigates to (the rectangle which encapsulates the different ...

Writing to Excel

Ren - 2 Nov 2005 12:42 PM - 8 messages

Good morning to all I have a form with maximum of ten data field. I want to collect this data in an Excel worksheet. Sample of Heading UserName, RoomNumber Is it possible write to these fields in an existing excel worksheet. ...

Set No As Default!

Arpan - 2 Nov 2005 8:43 AM - 13 messages

I am using the following code to generate a message box: Private Sub cmdExit_Click() Dim YesNo YesNo = MsgBox("Are you sure you want exit?", vbYesNo + vbInformation, "Exit?") If(YesNo=7) Then ...

LoadImage from RES file

davids - 2 Nov 2005 6:41 AM - 3 messages

Have a VB6 project with a RES file and an image in it with ID 101. When I call the following line of code it returns an image but NOT the one that I have put in my application's resource file! ...

Control Like DirListBox!

Arpan - 2 Nov 2005 6:06 AM - 2 messages

I want a control similar to the DirListBox control but with different options, not the directories which are read-only & cannot be altered. When the "Internet Options" menu item is selected from the "Tools" menu in IE, under the "General" tab, there is a listbox under "History". I ...

Help: *weird* overflow!

smith - 2 Nov 2005 5:31 AM - 21 messages

OK, i am getting crazy here. Can anybody tell me why the heck i get an overflow error here : Dim try As Long try = ( 300 * 300) gives an Overflow error!!!! but try = 100000 , is fine . What is happening here ? am i doing something really stupid that i do not ...

How to Store Picture in MS Access

Joe - 2 Nov 2005 5:26 AM - 4 messages

Is it possible to store a picture file into the MS Access Database. If possible then how? ...

how to call a file

vsprasads - 2 Nov 2005 4:22 AM - 2 messages

I have written a perl script which is of .pl extension Now i want to create an .exe file from it. So, i want to call that perl script and execute it in VB to get a .exe file. How can i do this? -- vsprasads ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Posted via [link] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ...

How to compare images?

Bpk. Adi Wira Kusuma - 2 Nov 2005 3:57 AM - 2 messages

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Help with data - memory issue

smith - 2 Nov 2005 1:10 AM - 10 messages

Hi, I have to perform a series of calculations and store the results for further processing, depending on the user's input. The calculations are done through a loop. Now i want to store the results : [ int, int, long] X 100,000 items = (2+2+4) X 100,000 bytes = 781 Mbytes ...

Migrating VB 6.0

mike - 1 Nov 2005 10:24 PM - 4 messages

I have been using, sparingly, VB 6.0 on a computer with W98. I have now purchased a new computer that has Windows XP. Is VB 6.0 compatible with W XP? If not is there any way to make it ...

creating csv file

inquirer - 1 Nov 2005 10:23 PM - 3 messages

I am trying to create a csv file with this code Sub main() Open "c:\work\test.csv" For Output As 1 For i = 1 To 10 Print #1, i & ","; Next i For i = 1 To 20 ...

Val of string problem

fniles - 1 Nov 2005 9:04 PM - 11 messages

I have an array of string. When I Val the value of the array and do substraction, the result of the substraction is incorrect. Dim MyPairsArray() As String Val(MyPairsArray(1)) - Val(MyPairsArray(2)) MyPairsArray(1) = 643.8, and MyPairsArray(2) = 642.2, but ...

How to move a folder?

Wyne - 1 Nov 2005 7:55 PM - 5 messages

Hello, Is there any API for moving a folder (including all its subfolders and files, just like manually drag a folder to a new location) without having to move all its contents before moving itself? Thanks for any help. ...

ERROR 8012 MSCOMM

alireza - 1 Nov 2005 7:02 PM - 7 messages

have a program work with mscomm support with win 2000 and Xp sp2 but that not work in WIN XP Media Center !!! mscomm.port=true >> Error 8012 (Oprt cant open) help me pls ...

reading section in app.config with new getSection method

Joel - 1 Nov 2005 6:55 PM - 3 messages

I am trying to do what I thought would be simple to do ie reading a section from my app.config file. I would like to have custom sections with custom attributes and be able to read/write them. ...

Word Documents

Barry - 1 Nov 2005 6:11 PM - 3 messages

Hi, I have created an App that exports Data from Crystal to individual Word Documents. My problem now, is that I want to set the Word Documents to Read Only i.e No users will be able to change the document ...

Textbox Filepath MaxLength

FM - 1 Nov 2005 5:23 PM - 8 messages

When a user is required to enter a filepath into a textbox, what is the acceptable Maxlength to place on the number of chars allowed in that textbox. I see some people use 260 MaxLength...any significant reason for that? And, what would be an acceptable MaxLength if the user had to enter a ...

CommonDialogBox

Sochinda Tith - 1 Nov 2005 10:59 AM - 3 messages

hello everybody I am a beginer of vb Programming now I want to use CommonDialogBox for showOpen and I want to multiselect file and put those file in listBox how can I do please help me thank ...

good spinbutton?

RB Smissaert - 1 Nov 2005 8:51 AM - 13 messages

Using VB6 on Win 98 to Win XP. Trying to find a good spinbutton that can replace the VScrollbar that I am using now. The problems with the VScrollbar are that you can't set the background colour and that it has this strange flashing strip. ...

Documentation on using PDF.OCX

Dene - 1 Nov 2005 5:50 AM - 4 messages

I want to open a pdf file from within a VB6 app without shelling a seperate Adobe Reader instance. I have found references to PDF.OCX but have had no success in using it. It doesn't generate any eror messages but just comes up ...

need Super Timer

Katie - 1 Nov 2005 3:30 AM - 5 messages

I need to perform a job every 15 minutes. besides of timer, any thing can help or i really need to use schedule task? thanks!! ...

Print landscape from Visual Basic .Net web page

AHIhelp - 31 Oct 2005 9:38 PM - 4 messages

Would anyone know of a way that I could force a web page to print in landscape with VB.net or anyway really? ...

XML whackyness

Frank Rizzo - 31 Oct 2005 8:59 PM - 5 messages

Every now and then when I open an XML file, I'll see various miscallaneous characters before the first less-than bracket. Like today I've seen ascii 254 and 255, yesterday I saw ï»¿. What are these ...

Form Question

Bob Leffew - 31 Oct 2005 8:58 PM - 9 messages

I have a form that sits at the top of the screen that I use for my menu. I want this form to always be up unless a user wants to minimize. From the menu buttons in form1 they bring up form2, form3 etc. right ...

Code advice

Stephanie - 31 Oct 2005 7:55 PM - 3 messages

I'm writing a program that requests a word. The word must contain the letters n and r. If it doesn't, a message appears. I got it to show the error message, but it shows it no matter what. Here's my code. ...

Server.MapPath!

Arpan - 31 Oct 2005 6:25 PM - 5 messages

Server.MapPath, used in ASP, converts a virtual path into a physical path. So for e.g. if a file named 'MyFile.asp' exists in the folder C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\Test\, then Server.MapPath("MyFile.asp") would return C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\Test\MyFile.asp. What is its equivalent ...

Installing Visual Basic 6 "downgraded" Jet 4.0 to Jet 3.5. How to fix?

bjhartin - 31 Oct 2005 6:25 PM - 14 messages

All, I was working at a client's site when I installed Visual Basic 6 on a machine at their request. Existing applications on this machine had specified version 4.0 of the Jet OLEDB provider in a data source string ...

How to transfer info automatically from an excel data base to a word document OR an excel

Starriol - 31 Oct 2005 5:45 PM - 3 messages

Hello I'm working on a project with an excel database and need help with the following. This database has some dates that are changed regularly and I need to make an automated system so that everytime one of the dates is changed on the Excel ...

HELP : Accessing a file within VB6 located on the interent

Nick - 31 Oct 2005 5:35 PM - 10 messages

Hello, I need to write a program that accesses a .csv file that is located on "http://"..... I am using VB6. Does anyone how how to do this? I tried the Open statement and FileCopy but received noting but 'File not ...

L Shaped Frame

James - 31 Oct 2005 5:02 PM - 7 messages

Does anyone know of code that will create an L shaped Frame? ...

Weird behavior in ActiveX control

Chris Lieb - 31 Oct 2005 4:51 PM - 5 messages

I have the following code in an ActiveX control: Dim barCode As String Public Property Get value() As String value = barCode End Property Public Property Let value(ByVal oldCode As String) barCode = oldCode lblBarcode.Caption = barCode ...

Cheque Writing with VB

Joe O - 31 Oct 2005 4:48 PM - 31 messages

Hi all, I am looking for pointers/URL,sample code for writing cheque with VB. Is there standard formating? If anyone has done this please kindly let me know where to begin. Thanks in Advance ...

Launching Exe

roberto - 31 Oct 2005 3:16 PM - 9 messages

Hi, I need to launch an exe but do not know where the exe is located. I cannot use windows to find the exe based on file extension because there could be another app associated with it. I know the exe name so how can I find the ...

Can I tell the date on a file in a directory?

Seal - 31 Oct 2005 1:01 PM - 3 messages

Is there a way to read the date of a file in a directory? I have used the dir$ function but it does not seem to return this information. ...

html tag parcing

jack - 31 Oct 2005 12:05 PM - 2 messages

hi all is there any one who can html me in parcing html tags please help thanks for the reply ...

Best VB download sites

Alastair MacFarlane - 31 Oct 2005 11:56 AM - 6 messages

Dear All, Can the group advise me on the urls for the best VB download sites. I currently don't have download access at my workplace and I will be given a one-of chance to provide my IT with a list of the best sites, so my download ...

Cannot close Excel file!!

Katie - 31 Oct 2005 9:44 AM - 9 messages

I close the workbook i set worksheet, workbook, xlapplication to nothing quit xlapp still cannot close it..!! why? i know this because the next statement after xlApp.Quit is using fso to move the excel file to another place. it said permission denied... ...

how many files in a folder

Katie - 31 Oct 2005 8:46 AM - 4 messages

Can i get such value? how? thx in advance!! ...

Delete Cache Files!

Arpan - 31 Oct 2005 7:27 AM - 4 messages

The following code deletes all the files that reside in the cache using the WebBrowser control: Private Declare Function FindFirstUrlCacheEntry Lib "wininet.dll" Alias "FindFirstUrlCacheEntryA" (ByVal lpszUrlSearchPattern As String, ByRef lpFirstCacheEntryInfo As INTERNET_CACHE_ENTRY_INFO, ByRef lpdwFirstCacheEntryInfoBufferSize As Long) As Long Private Declare Function DeleteUrlCacheEntry Lib "wininet.dll" Alias ...

Database novice questions

MP - 31 Oct 2005 4:54 AM - 9 messages

Database novice question Part one... the need has arisen for me to learn how to create databases via vb6 with ado 2.8. vb6, mdb format, ado2.8 and apparently adox.(for creation of dbs/tables at runtime) To this end I could use any helpful hints/sites any one may care to offer. ...

making control transperent

jack - 31 Oct 2005 4:23 AM - 8 messages

hi all does any one knows how to make a control on form transperent , i dont want the whole form to be transperent but just a control on it.. ...

opening existing excel workbook

inquirer - 31 Oct 2005 2:18 AM - 2 messages

I am having trouble opening a workbook in excel if it already exists. The code below works fine if the target workbook does not exist (and excel is not running) but if the workbook exists, I get a runtime error ...

database connection

-00Eric Clapton - 31 Oct 2005 1:18 AM - 8 messages

Dear All, I used to connect to SQL server using ADO in vb6 few years ago. Can anyone please tell me what is the most stable and efficient method to connect to SQL server with VB nowadays? Thanks. ...

Listview - make sure no item is selected

Elmo Watson - 31 Oct 2005 12:11 AM - 5 messages

How can you make sure that there are no items selected in a ListView? ...

Message about not deleted folders using Inno Setup

Martin - 31 Oct 2005 12:10 AM - 2 messages

Hi I would like to place a message in an uninstaller window which will inform the user that some folders haven't been deleted. Is that possible using Inno Setup? ...

Re: One thing I noticed

Mike Williams - 30 Oct 2005 9:15 PM - 27 messages

Is this some kind of God given right you have to say that people don't understand these things, but that you do? To be frank, what you have said so far about Autoredraw is wrong on almost every count! ...

VB6 and .NET

Jim Benson - 30 Oct 2005 9:06 PM - 6 messages

I have .net installed on one of my computers. I need to do some work on an old vb6 app. Is there any incompatibilities, do the two coexist? ...

Access Cache!

Arpan - 30 Oct 2005 8:44 PM - 2 messages

How do I access the files that are stored in the cache (as Temporary Internet Files) when users navigate to different websites using IE? Actually I intend to open the files stored in the cache in NotePad from a VB application. ...

Newbie: write calulation loop in a Table (ADO)

stanto123 - 30 Oct 2005 6:31 PM - 3 messages

Hi, I dont seem to be a ble to find an example where i write (save) the results of my calculations in an mdb table. The reason is that there are a lot of calculation being produced AND I ...

Strange behavior

Dave G - 30 Oct 2005 6:12 PM - 5 messages

Hello All- I have an app originally written in VB 3 that needs substantial enhancements and in some areas complete re-writes. I managed (not without much headache) to open it in VB 6 (thats where I need to work, ...

One Thing I Noticed - Line Too Long

J French - 30 Oct 2005 4:39 PM - 22 messages

A quick and dirty solution to the Line Too Long problem On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 06:21:24 -0600, "Larry Serflaten" <serfla***@usinternet.com> wrote: I've been getting 'Line too long errors' - I think it is down to something in this thread, but can't quite ...

listview items not showing

RB Smissaert - 30 Oct 2005 4:30 PM - 3 messages

Have a simple VB6 form with a listview. The view type is lvwReport and I populate the listview with a 1-D array, so I only want one column. This is the code I have: Dim i As Long ...

Access Form Elements In Web Page!

Printer Control Problem

listview colours