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Score Treeview help
Fern G - 24 Dec 2005 8:30 PM - 11 messages
Can someone help me, I need to create a tree view from a file path ( like  the folder view of Explorer ) I have all the path components in a string array s() which is obtained using 'split(path,"\")' I tried this ...
Score find the Inverse Log of a number
Milton - 24 Dec 2005 8:06 PM - 22 messages
I am having trouble in finding the propoer way to find the Inverse Log of a number in VB.Net Express edition.  Can anyone tell me how it is done. Thanks! ...
Score Locking columns
Mo - 24 Dec 2005 7:55 PM - 3 messages
Hi, i am using the ListView control to display data from a database. the problem i am having is to restrict users from changing the column sizes when the program runs. hwo do i do this? Another problem is when clicking twice in quick sucession, the first column ...
Score Agh....this error makes no sense at all! [VB6]
RandomPerson - 24 Dec 2005 7:26 PM - 2 messages
I've been experimenting with making a simple "messenger" program (using Winsock) and it has one error I just can't figure out--a certain timer, which is supposed to send a message to all a server's clients to check if they are ...
Score viusal basic 6 - Treeview right to left
Gol Yass - 24 Dec 2005 3:00 PM - 4 messages
Dear All I am using VB 6 on win XP home edition , and I need to use a treeview control that is right to left adjusted. I have searched online but have not found much relevant info except for  the ...
Score Database Security Error
Duke - 24 Dec 2005 1:22 PM - 3 messages
A customer of mine gets "Error 3051 Database Open Exclusively by other or you do not have permission to open database" when attempting to run my program from a workstation connected on a local area network. The server where the database is stored is running Windows XP SP2, while the ...
Score textbox still working on it
Johnny - 24 Dec 2005 11:46 AM - 5 messages
Is there a difference between the constants vbNewLine & vbCrLf ...
Score Swap some bytes
Robertico - 24 Dec 2005 11:46 AM - 17 messages
How can i swap some bytes using VB6 ? e.g. 0x00C00100 to 0x0001C000 Marry Christmas and a Happy New Year Thanks in advance, Robertico ...
Score Need unique keys in treeview?
Fern G - 24 Dec 2005 1:50 AM - 6 messages
Hi, I am using a treeview and I am adding nodes in the root level. I am also specifying a key to avoid duplicates. Whenever I try to add a duplicate, my 'on error goto' traps it, however, it seem that the addition is made all the same. Is it possible ...
Score Textbox Question
Johnny - 24 Dec 2005 12:50 AM - 14 messages
This should be easy but I am having difficulty.  Say I have a text box with a buch of text.  The text could include double spaces as well as multple vbCRLF.  Say I want to go to the tenth word,  How do I do it. ...
Score How do I define multiple treeview node styles at the same level
p3t3r - 23 Dec 2005 8:53 PM - 7 messages
I have a treeview sourced from a SiteMap. I want to use 2 styles for the root level nodes. The top root node should not have a top border, all the other root nodes should have a top border. Is it possible to have more than 1 style at the same level (parent node) ...
Score List View
Mo - 23 Dec 2005 6:39 PM - 5 messages
Hi, i am trying to use the ListView object, by adding data from a database to be viewed in a List View. But when i run the programme, i can get the following error: Object does not support this method or property. ...
Score Add in,reference
abs81 - 23 Dec 2005 6:34 PM - 3 messages
Hi Guys, can ne1 tell me the difference between -add in -reference thx ...
Score Opening large files for small amounts of data
YYZ - 23 Dec 2005 5:37 PM - 6 messages
When I open a file in VB, what really happens?  What I mean is that I may have a file on a remote server, but still inside of our network, that can be over 1 GB in size.  If I just need to open it to append a ...
Score vbCRLF returns goofy results.
Wiley Coyote - 23 Dec 2005 5:25 PM - 15 messages
I have the following code snippet: Dim strInfo As String strInfo = "Login Name: " & fOSUserName & vbCrLf strInfo = strInfo & "Computer Name : " & fOSMachineName & vbCrLf msgbox (strInfo). I get this result: Login Name: rgutery||Computer Name : NOMAD|| In other words, I do no get a vbCRLF at the end of each line in the above ...
Score Help, please - Using the VB command interpreter from C++
QMKev - 23 Dec 2005 3:17 PM - 4 messages
I have a proprietary scripting language.  The script parser is written in C++.  I would like to extend my scripting language such that any command I don't recognize I pass to the VB interpreter to handle. First, is this possible?  If so - how?  Or what do I search for because ...
Score Data marshaling?
hh - 23 Dec 2005 1:24 PM - 14 messages
Hi all, I need to cast an array of Byte to a type, The type is as follows Type taa     a1 as long     a2 as string End Type If I am not mistaken I can use GetMem4 to obtain the Long value, but ...
Score Assembly Help - Desperate :(
Qiana - 23 Dec 2005 1:04 PM - 5 messages
I had a Project (R) in a solution. Then I had a separate solution that needed the dll for project R. I copied the dll from the bin directory in project R and put it in the new project (E) bin folder. ...
Score Parsing data from printer file
pigge79 - 23 Dec 2005 10:11 AM - 3 messages
Hi there, We are thinking of developing a product that needs to be able to parse data printed via some printer driver. The data will then be used to fill a PDF form. We believe the printer solution will be best as there ...
Score Linking and building
dey.indranil - 23 Dec 2005 4:53 AM - 4 messages
Hi, This is regarding linking of a lib like OLE lib stdole2.tlb to an application in VB. If I build the application using say Win2000, VB uses the lib file from a pth like c:\WINNT\System32\STDOLE2.TLB. ...
Score Merry Christmas & A very Happy New Year
Anil Bhattacharji - 23 Dec 2005 2:47 AM - 2 messages
MERRY CHRISTMAS and a VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR to all in this great group!!! ...
Score Need help with vb internals
hh - 23 Dec 2005 2:44 AM - 4 messages
I have a type like this type aaa     sss as string * 100 end type I need to internally have a string zero because this variable is used in a C api call. My problem is that when I go ...
Score Merry Christmas
Jim Y - 23 Dec 2005 1:51 AM - 2 messages
Have a very Merry Christmas everyone. Jim Y ...
Score the format function
PC - 23 Dec 2005 12:54 AM - 10 messages
the format function basically does what i want it to do, but: if i say: print format(123,"0.####") it prints '123,' (withhout the quotes but with the decimal separator) (this is a system where the decimal separator is a comma (,)) ...
Score Problem with TextFrame method for Excel
Dan - 22 Dec 2005 11:51 PM - 2 messages
Hi - I have a problem I hope someone has ideas on.  I have a VB6 app that processes data, and then creates an Excel file with the results.  Everything works fine, except when I try to create a textbox on one of my worksheets.  I ...
Score Merry Christmas 2005
Randy Birch - 22 Dec 2005 11:37 PM - 17 messages
Here's wishing everyone a Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year and prayers for a safe (and fruitful!) holiday. ...
Score Animation
YYZ - 22 Dec 2005 9:50 PM - 3 messages
Okay, this may not be VB related, but I'm not sure.  I created an animation by using the AVI Creation tool from VBAccelerator.  The avi I created is playable in Windows Media player. However, I can't get the Intrinsic VB Animation control to play it.  I ...
Score ERROR
Ayaz - 22 Dec 2005 9:05 PM - 11 messages
hI, I have downloaded a few sample programs from the Internet. whenver i try and run them, i get the following error: Must have startup form or sub main (). then the project properties dialog box opens up. what do i have to do to resolve this error? ...
Score VBA CODE - ADODB
Ayaz - 22 Dec 2005 9:00 PM - 11 messages
Hello, i am creating a system where i add, amend and delete data from my database. i have been looking at vb6 and ado and dao. i have been told to go for ado objects such as recordsets and connection. (adodb). ...
Score Automating Word mail merge w/ VB 6
Jonathan - 22 Dec 2005 7:55 PM - 4 messages
Hello all, I'm trying to automate an MS-Word 2002 mail merge operation using an Access 2002 database as the data source. I created a Word document with the MM fields already set up. The MM fields are mapped to the database. ...
Score Newbe question about fill
Kc - 22 Dec 2005 7:00 PM - 3 messages
Hallo, I have a closed shape, containing three lines and two parts of a circle (arc) How can i fill this shape with a RGB colour ? Can someone give an example for VB6 ? Tia,  Gerard --------------=  Posted using GrabIt  =---------------- ...
Score Odd Dictionary object behaviour
Radu - 22 Dec 2005 6:32 PM - 3 messages
Hi. I am trying (in Excel) to create a dictionary object so that I can refer to the columns by Caption (and not by index, since the user might change the columns' order at any time). Of course, I could loop thru ...
Score debug.print not showing in output window of IDE
David A. Beck - 22 Dec 2005 5:54 PM - 2 messages
When I do a debug.print("blabla") in VB (VS2005) it doesn't show up in the output window, what gives? ...
Score Console application closes
Candace - 22 Dec 2005 5:32 PM - 2 messages
I am creating very simple console applications using Visual Basic in Visual Studio .NET. When I run the program (using the start button in the Visual Studio IDE) the program runs but it immediately closes the DOS window after execution, and therefore does not present me with an option to "press any key ...
Score Active Directory DNS query
shanevanle - 22 Dec 2005 5:02 PM - 4 messages
Does anyone have an example of how to query the domain to get a list of ldap servers available? I am trying to write a vb program that will get a list of available AD servers so that I don't have to hardcode the server name in case ...
Score Type declarations
Mick - 22 Dec 2005 4:49 PM - 2 messages
Hi Have declared a user defined type in a standard module: Public Type StudentType ClassID As Integer Forename As String Surname As String Score As Integer End Type Dim student(1 To 10) As StudentType 'an array for students When I try to call this within a form by using: ...
Score Too many frmA's
Robert Berman - 22 Dec 2005 4:21 PM - 5 messages
Hello, I am using Visual Basic 6.0 SP6 with Windows XP SP2. I have two MDI child forms; call them frmA and frmB. FrmA calls frmB. On frmA is an an MSHflexgrid which has information needed on frmB.  Of ...
Score reading a adodb recordset with another recordset
Andre - 22 Dec 2005 4:09 PM - 2 messages
I would like to read a recordset (rsComments) with another recordset for a combobox.  I am trying this code and getting a runtime error 3705 Operation not allowed while oject is open. I want to just pull 3 feilds using the following ...
Score VU Meter in VB6 (No... Couldn't get waveout meter Error !)
blackmagicinc - 22 Dec 2005 4:08 PM - 6 messages
dear all, for last few months i am seaching some VB6 sample to make my own VU meter to indicate the sound level for my video playback application. nearly i got 2 dozens of code, where i got only Couldn't get waveout ...
Score Default Error
Tim Baur - 22 Dec 2005 4:04 PM - 29 messages
I'm pretty sure I know the answer to this, but thought I'd ask it anyway.  When you don't code an error handler, VB performs the default action of displaying the error and killing the application.  Is there any way to ...
Score program shortcut visibility
Wyne - 22 Dec 2005 3:01 PM - 2 messages
Hi, I have an App made using VB6. When I installed it to an XP machine from administrator account, its shortcut appear in "Start Menu/Programs". But if I log on another (non-administrator) user account, this shortcut is not visible. ...
Score TreeView Lines?
Arpan - 22 Dec 2005 2:37 PM - 4 messages
I am using a TreeView control in a VB6 project. The TreeView has one parent node which has 4 child nodes. I did like to get rid of the vertical & horizontal lines along with "+" & "-" signs in the TreeView ...
Score ADO, DAO, ADO objects like Connection and Recordset ETC.
Pinto1uk - 22 Dec 2005 1:49 PM - 7 messages
Hi, i am creating a system where i want to connect to a database and ADD, AMEND AND DELETE things such as products, suppliers etc. I have been adviused previously not to use the ado data control and use ado ...
Score Detect idle time
Markus Weber (Megalith GmbH) - 22 Dec 2005 11:24 AM - 13 messages
Hello! Does anybody know how to determine if MS Windows is currently idle. Menas no applications are running and do something? Maybe there is Some sort of a Windiows messaage sent? Thanks in advance! ...
Score form with toolbar has errors during load
FWGriffiths - 22 Dec 2005 9:41 AM - 14 messages
I have a project with form (called from another form) that has a toolbar on it and when I open the project from new and run it and go into that form on exiting the form I get an error message saying "Errors during ...
Score Datareport header on every page
Janine - 22 Dec 2005 9:11 AM - 2 messages
Hi all, Is there a way I can have the Header section of a VB datareport display and print on every page of a report? Regards, Janine ...
Score How to use pidRoot in BROWSEINFO structure?
Frank - 22 Dec 2005 3:36 AM - 2 messages
From MSDN site: " pidlRoot Pointer to an item identifier list (PIDL) specifying the location of the root folder from which to start browsing. Only the specified folder and any subfolders that are beneath it in the namespace hierarchy will appear in the ...
Score Fexible Arrays
Donald - 21 Dec 2005 11:19 PM - 3 messages
I am Using vb6.0 and I was wondering... How do you make a flexible array. I want make it flexible in only the numer of rows... ...
Score Problem reattaching databases
iScanTeam@community.nospam - 21 Dec 2005 10:51 PM - 4 messages
I am writing a program in vb6 to move a database and its log file from one directory to another using sp_attach_db and sp_detach_db. I used 'sp_detach_db mydb' to detach the database, moved it to the new directory location and then tried to attach the database using the command: ...
Score Cannot move objects
Marv Wade - 21 Dec 2005 10:18 PM - 6 messages
I downloaded some sample program and am attempting to modify it.  For some reason I cannot move any of the text boxes, command buttons, labels, etc on some of the forms. I have tried to locate any property of the form of items  but have not found ...
Score Multi-Res Icons
gene kelley - 21 Dec 2005 10:16 PM - 3 messages
I asked this question previously without response, so I'll rephrase it. I have a VB6 app which uses a third party menu/toolbar activex control.  The app includes a commonly found option, "Use Large Icons". With the third party control, using multi-res icons (which include ...
Score Opening URL?
Arpan - 21 Dec 2005 9:10 PM - 6 messages
I am using the WebBrowser control in a VB6 project. I want that when a user clicks a CommandButton, a new browser window (not IE but mine) should open & the user should be taken to a particular URL (which will ...
Score More on Loops...
Howard - 21 Dec 2005 8:43 PM - 5 messages
Ok, I'm back. I have another question (probably an easy one, even to non-experts).  I was inspired to expand this little program (thanks to all of your help).  If I was using the following code to create a game ...
Score XML link to fill VB.net windows form
Brian - 21 Dec 2005 7:09 PM - 2 messages
I have a web browser on my vb.net windows form.  I naviagate to an xml file in the browser.  When the user clicks a link on the xml file the event needs to be captured by the form and the clicked value needs to ...
Score File attachment
refaul - 21 Dec 2005 6:52 PM - 2 messages
Can any one help me regarding zip file attachment in this fourm????.....I tried but couldnt able to do it -- refaul ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Posted via [link] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ...
Score Binary File I/O with variable string member
VJ - 21 Dec 2005 4:00 PM - 8 messages
Hi, I am working on a small application and dont want to store records in any database (access,sql. etc). I want to write & read information from my own binary file, for this purpose I have declared type in my application which is as follows. ...
Score Out of memory - what does it REALLY mean?
Robert - 21 Dec 2005 9:40 AM - 7 messages
(Note: Reposted it here, because I somehow posted it to the wrong group first.) Hello folks, during my past years with VB, I occasionally stumbled across the "out of memory" error. I couldn't help but notice that it's rarely the virtual ...
Score How can I detect if SHIFT key is selected when during Mousedown?
ngreplies - 21 Dec 2005 8:53 AM - 3 messages
I have a need for an extra facility to be available when the user presses the SHIFT key whilst clicking on either a Button Control or a textbox. I am using both VB6 and VB.NET2002. Could anyone please advise on the best way of managing this. ...
Score loadpicture to picturebox, program down...
Boki - 21 Dec 2005 7:41 AM - 5 messages
Hi All, Do you ever encounter the problem about program down when loading a picture to picturebox? ( whatever use byte to picturebox directly or loadpicture by file ) Can I check the file is correct ( that file will not cause program down) ...
Score database connectivity
san - 21 Dec 2005 6:38 AM - 7 messages
i wants to connect my access database kept at local m/c "C:\\softwares\vb\employee.mdb" with my vb 6.0 application, i also created DSN as emp , so if u can please give the connectivity code to connect with ...
Score VB6 Could not Access Registry error
JP Bless - 21 Dec 2005 3:36 AM - 4 messages
I tried to reference a DLL... Project/References and got "Could not Access Registry" error. I have uninstalled and reinstalled Visual Studio 6 and service packs 5 and 6 and I keep getting this error. Anyone know how I can ...
Score How sure is using Windows root folder to keep ini file?
Frank - 21 Dec 2005 3:03 AM - 5 messages
Hello everybody,                           Until now, my application saves options and preferences inside ini file located in Windows root folder. ...
Score Install Problem
Julian - 20 Dec 2005 10:53 PM - 7 messages
Hi I have a simple app packaged with the VB6 installer.The only additional file is the file for the file open dialog.  Although there is no problem installing it on XP machines. On Win 98 machines the install requests to ...
Score count instances - clsProcesses.cls (0/1)
arno - 20 Dec 2005 10:23 PM - 8 messages
Hi, I have written a tool (in VB6) that talks to another application. Because of limitations of the other application, it is essential that there is only 1 instance of that aplication running. I have for some years now used a class module (attached) that will return an instance ...
Score VB Forms(loading)
abs81 - 20 Dec 2005 9:40 PM - 8 messages
Hi Guys, i am trying to open a form from a button click but the form which i am trying to load has some error and could load properly. I am able  to catch the error ....now i want to show the error message and stop the loading. ...
Score List View
Pinto1uk - 20 Dec 2005 9:18 PM - 4 messages
Hi, what is the difference between LIST VIEW and a List Box. can you carry out the same operations with a list box? how do i get the List View option? regards ...
Score Retail System
Pinto1uk - 20 Dec 2005 8:54 PM - 5 messages
Hi, i am creating a retail system in VB6. i am fairly new to the language, but i have a pretty good idea of the system i want to create. a big part of my system is based on adding, editing and deleting thingsuch ...
Score VB6 Forms.
Wiley Coyote - 20 Dec 2005 8:21 PM - 14 messages
G'day. I have severl forms that I quite like. On these forms, I have a series TEXT boxes that are used to display data (duh...). Anyway, I need to have these boxes DISABLED - no biggy. The problem is that the text appears very SOFT ...
Score MS Access
Rick - 20 Dec 2005 4:56 PM - 5 messages
What is the maximun number of user que an MDB file can handle efficiently? Where can I find this documentation? ...
Score TextBox
abs81 - 20 Dec 2005 4:37 PM - 3 messages
hi guys, i don't know if it's possible or not. Can we have a text box with different font styles in the same textbox like the first line says some thing in "BOLD" and the next lie is in regular text. ...
Score OT: Quality Registry Clean Utility
Gerald Hernandez - 20 Dec 2005 3:31 PM - 13 messages
Hi all, This is off topic here, but I'm looking for a good registry maintenance utility. I'm asking here because ya'll are experienced and know how a tool like this should work, and I'm much more likely to get a unbiased or at least more ...
Score WebBrowser.Navigate?
Arpan - 20 Dec 2005 3:08 PM - 2 messages
frmWebBrowser.WebBrowser1.Navigate "[link]" The above code works perfectly when it is put in the Click event function of a menu item but the same code generates an error saying "Method 'Navigate' of object 'IWebBrowser2' failed" when it is put in ...
Score Search pattern in Word document
Alex - 20 Dec 2005 1:09 PM - 2 messages
Hello, i have to write a program that searches specific strings (requirements) in different Word Documents and returns the page(s) where the string was found. When all documents have been searched, i have to create a table in Excel ...
Score Change Popup menu in windows explorer
Rui - 20 Dec 2005 10:55 AM - 6 messages
When we right select a file in the windows explorer appears a popup menu. How can I add a new item in this menu? I believe that this is possible because other software did it before (like Winzip, Rar, antivirus and so on). ...
Score Re: Odd VB6 Crash
mkkaalt - 20 Dec 2005 10:37 AM - 2 messages
mkkaalt wrote: ...
Score Run cmd button in code
BobbyS - 20 Dec 2005 5:48 AM - 84 messages
I have two command buttons on a form cmdOne, cmdTwo. What I want to do is in the last part of the code in cmdOne I want to run the code in cmdTwo without having the user click it (cmdTwo visible = false). ...
Score I need code to de-chunk and GUnzip HTTP data
Mark Smith - 20 Dec 2005 5:27 AM - 12 messages
Hi, I have the capture from http stream which is chunked and gzipped. I need code to de-chunk it (i.e. decode it), and then gunzip it--just like a web browser woudl do. Could someone please help me, or point me ...
Score Scripting in Outlook 2003 Forms
498nowire@community.nospan - 20 Dec 2005 2:28 AM - 4 messages
I have created a modified Meeting Request form which allows a user to add additional information.  How can I use script to take values the user specified in the custom fields and insert them into the Notes field found on ...
Score Form won't show up for the first time
Athena - 20 Dec 2005 1:30 AM - 6 messages
Hello,     I have a strange problem.  My program startup form will not show up. It is running though, since Task Manager reports it. After I kill this process and start the program again, this time the form will show up. This is a ...
Score set order
mcourter - 19 Dec 2005 6:56 PM - 8 messages
is it possible to set a recordset order to an existing index via VBA? something like rs.SetOrder("MyIndex"). ...
Score Setparent .Net Control into VB6
Rory - 19 Dec 2005 4:52 PM - 29 messages
Summary: Well my question is ... Although this does appear to work, Is there something else that I'm missing that I should be taking into account? Longer version:          The Problem: .Net does not support exposing .Net UserControls ...
Score Handling huge image file
Harvey Triana - 19 Dec 2005 4:10 PM - 3 messages
Hello all, I have an image file, for example 1.jpg. I want to create any tile files from this file, for example 2.jpg and 3.jpg. There is a condition. The file can not be loaded in memory, because have ...
Score Running sequence of events
BobbyS - 19 Dec 2005 3:57 PM - 4 messages
I am trying to write an install program that first runs a program installation. I then need to create a directory within the directory the first .exe program creates. Is it possible to write code in VB 6 to run the ...
Score Getting identity from replicated table
David - 19 Dec 2005 3:19 PM - 5 messages
I am using ADO to connect to SQL 2k db.  We have converted it to merge replication and now I am not getting identity field value after I use the Update method.  For example: rsPayInfo.AddNew rsPayInfo("CheckAmt") = 100.00 ...
Score Datagrid Item
Raffaele - 19 Dec 2005 11:36 AM - 2 messages
Hi, i deploy my old application in VB 2005 Standard. In Vb.Net 2003 i write : Id=(Datagrid.Item(Datagrid1.CurrentRowIndex,0)) I take index of my data, how can i doing in VB 2005?? Thank's Raffaele ...
Score in front of one window...behind another?
stephen.tys - 19 Dec 2005 9:48 AM - 3 messages
sorry for the cross-posting...api doesn't appear to get alot of traffic!! i've written (in VB6) a windows shell replacement that converts a standard windows machine into a 'thin client terminal' (ie it replaces explorer.exe and the rest of the desktop with a form that has choice of ...
Score How to stretch a picture directly...
Boki - 19 Dec 2005 8:36 AM - 9 messages
Hi All, I have a picture box, and the data is not loaded by picture1.picture=loadpicture("picture.jpg") I use the mehtod to load byte array to picturebox directly: [link] ...
Score Creating a SSTab Tab Control Array?
aslfj lkajsf - 19 Dec 2005 5:55 AM - 7 messages
I'm using microsoft's tabbed dialog control. How can I lay out a generic tab and then, at run time, create new "instances" of that tab.  Basically I want to be able to create identical sets of tabs on-the-fly. ...
Score 32 bit apps cannot see or run 64 bit apps
Oz Developer - 19 Dec 2005 4:09 AM - 6 messages
Hello, I'm developing an application that needs to see files on the filesystem. It works fine on 32 bit OSs, but doesn't work on XP 64bit or 2003 Server 64 bit. When I do a directory listing of the System32 directory, a lot of the files ...
Score Re: Famous cracked software download
swahabe - 19 Dec 2005 2:45 AM - 8 messages
jodeson smith wrote: ...
Score How to display PDF cover Image?
Tony - 18 Dec 2005 10:50 PM - 3 messages
Hello. Im new to programing, i like to start learning programing using visual basic.net .I have many ebooks that i have gathered about many subjects. my start project is to creat a program that included all my pdf, chm , ebooks ...
Score FINDWINDOWEX QUESTION
oMMeRuS - 18 Dec 2005 9:35 PM - 4 messages
Hello everybody. I'm developing a little tool which sends text to another aplicattion. My project is like this: - 2 Buttons ("Command1" & "Command2") - 1 Textbox ("Text1") Example: if you type into "Text1": Karen, and then, you press "Command1" the app will ...
Score Selecting tab with mouse right click on TabStrip
Jack - 18 Dec 2005 7:26 PM - 14 messages
Hello,           I am using TabStrip (bundled with vbasic 5). To select the tab user has to just click (left mouse click) on wanted tab. Is it possible to select tab with the mouse right click? ...
Score Identify current directory
BobbyS - 18 Dec 2005 5:48 PM - 3 messages
Using VB 6.0, how do I identify the directory the current file is in? I am creating an install program and I want to identfiy the current drive then using that drive variable copy a folder (MyData) to c:\Program ...
Score Reading Files Byte-For-Byte
PulsarSL - 18 Dec 2005 11:10 AM - 10 messages
Hey I want to write a program that opens a file (not necessarily text - maybe jpeg, maybe exe, etc), that reads in the data byte for byte and writes each byte to a regular text file. How can a read a file byte for byte?  This is the code I have now: ...
Score vb and the NULL device
PC - 18 Dec 2005 8:17 AM - 5 messages
if i remember well, in MS basics prior to vb you could write to the NULL device i dont remember the exact syntax but it was something along the lines of: ----------------------------- open NULL for output as #1 print #1 using someformat,something ...
Score View and Create DWG files
Emma - 18 Dec 2005 5:27 AM - 4 messages
Does anyone know of any component/tools that I can add to Visual Basic or ..Net that will allow me to create simple CAD drawings in DWG format and view Auto CAD files from within my application? Thanks Emma ...
Score help file not read in NT
Anil Bhattacharji - 18 Dec 2005 2:06 AM - 3 messages
Hi , I use the setup package to install my program on an NT setup . Most things work . But the help file is not read . In fact it says file not found . And at another time something like " this maybe created by a newer ...
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