Code Newsgroups: Visual Basic General Discussion

Row selection in MSFlexGrid

22Pom - 15 Jul 2006 9:59 PM - 5 messages

Hi All, Can anyone help with selecting one row only in a MSFlexGrid. Currently my program gives several rows to choose from and when finished highlights the first row. What I require is when the mose pointer runs up and down the list ...

FileSystemObject problem

vul - 15 Jul 2006 9:48 PM - 15 messages

I have a very strange problem with FSO. I need to compare versions of 2 files located in different places. 1 of them is in App.Path, and another one let's say in "C:\MyDLLs". Both have the same ...

VB6 fonts on different display sizes

jerry_ys - 15 Jul 2006 6:28 PM - 7 messages

Can someone help? I developed an app on a std. size 14 inch laptop. I installed the same VB6 product the same way on a 15 inch laptop and moved the app to the new computer. When i look at it on the larger display ...

documentation in SDLC

itsyash - 15 Jul 2006 1:35 PM - 8 messages

Hi All, I work in a BPO company where we have a small software team of 3-4 programmers. Because our core competency is BPO, our software team has been functioning without any docuemnation till now. We are unable to ...

print a form

daniel - 15 Jul 2006 8:55 AM - 2 messages

I want to print a form with visual basic express. in vb6 is me.print or me.printform No solution visule express. Does anybody have a solution? ...

to access general module code into class modue

sanjay - 15 Jul 2006 5:37 AM - 3 messages

Hi How to access the code written in General Module into Class module. Basically I am trying to write the code in mdule which can read my INI file. and will pass this information as a parameter to my function in ...

function to copy the next data of a field in another field.. some like tabla(i,j) = tabla (i,j+1)

ednajimenez - 15 Jul 2006 2:10 AM - 4 messages

I'm trying to make that copy the all row in the field1 to field2 like this: field1 field2 9.0 10.0 10.0 11.0 11.0 12.0 ...

Visual Basic 2005 Express to make library for VBA (Excel) - How?

MaxS - 14 Jul 2006 11:48 PM - 6 messages

My problem: I would like to use Visual Basic 2005 express addition to develop applications for Excel 2002 (version 10). The reason is that VB.net supports more of OOP such as inheritance, etc. In particular I would like to build a main library of classes and ...

VB6 - Transparent BackColor In Text Box

Dave - 14 Jul 2006 10:29 PM - 5 messages

Hello! How can I set the BackColor of a text box to be transparent? In other words, I want the picture behind the text box to show thru as the BackColor of the text box. Thanks in advance -- Dave ...

Inserting values from infragistics ultra grid into sql table

malavika1 - 14 Jul 2006 10:21 PM - 2 messages

hi, I am able to display values from a table onto a ultragrid. I want to allow users to enter a row of values andI want to insert tthe row in the database...can I do this? this is the code I use to enter data from database into grid-- ...

VB6, vb5 and net?

aalaan - 14 Jul 2006 8:54 PM - 9 messages

Hi all Was this the newsgroup that was decrying M$ move out of vb and into .net? Is vb5 still supported? Do you guys think it is still worth learning vb? Can it be used to write routines for copying files under Windows Explorer on ...

NO postings

Jerry J - 14 Jul 2006 7:55 PM - 5 messages

Today is the first posting I've seen to this NG since 7-5. Is this correct????? ...

Ruler to chess

Rick - 14 Jul 2006 7:32 PM - 6 messages

Hi, Suppose you have a set of linear values L(ruler), L = {1,2,3,4,5,...N} and a grid ( chess set ), of width(in term of squares) , say 20. I need to convert the linear values on L into the correct X, Y coordinates ...

Difference in Behaviour

Alex Balfour - 14 Jul 2006 6:29 PM - 4 messages

I've written several applications using VB6. In one case, after switching from the application to another Windows based program (for example MSWord) via the taskbar and then back again, the text box which had the focus before the switch retains it afterwards. However, in ...

One more pdf question

Samtheman - 14 Jul 2006 5:42 PM - 2 messages

I have the full version of acrobat on my work machine and an activeX plug in my VB6 Program. Is there a way to get it to actually creat a pdf from tifs or can you suggest a control that would ...

EXE and VBE difference

vul - 14 Jul 2006 3:52 PM - 10 messages

I'm trying to use DLL created in VB 2005 in VB6 project. I did everything to make it work with late binding. It works when I run compiled EXE and produces an error 'The system cannot find the file ...

email with attachment

kpg - 14 Jul 2006 2:52 PM - 10 messages

Hi, What is the eaisiest way to launch the email client from VB6 with an attachemnt (or perhaps multiple attachments) pre-specified? I currently use "mailto:" and ShellExecute to open the email client, but it does not seem to allow for the specification of an attachment. ...

pdf quiestion

Mike - 14 Jul 2006 2:21 PM - 6 messages

How do I get the acrobat activeX control to automatically zoom to fit to page (height) when the form loads? ...

Getting the parten clss

David DB - 14 Jul 2006 1:25 PM - 4 messages

Hi, Is there any way of getting the parent class ? For example: set objTest as clsSub Can the ClsSub get the class calling it as an object ? David ...

How to load a picture into rtf file by using VB6

vikas.kr.gupta.79 - 14 Jul 2006 1:22 PM - 2 messages

hi all member of this group I have already created rtf file. i want to load a company logo into rtf file by using vb6. I am a new VB6 Developer. Could anyone ...

RichTextbox question

Mario - 14 Jul 2006 12:47 PM - 3 messages

I'm using a rich textbox with a scroll bar to display some text from a file. The form displaying the textbox stays open when I switch to another form. If I scroll down the text and I switch form, how can I make the text showed back ...

Classes and subclassing??

David DB - 14 Jul 2006 12:22 PM - 10 messages

Hi, I'm developing a class that needs to have several levels. It will handle group and group members. Like: objgroup.count objgroup.item(1).Name objgroup.item(1).subitem(1).count objgroup.item(1).subitem(1).name I dont how to do this. I know about the "Property get Test as clsGroupItems" ...

Tough One

Jeff - 14 Jul 2006 11:40 AM - 4 messages

So here is a tough one. Is there a way in VB to read the number of pages in a pdf file?? ...

Rights Question

Bart Steur - 14 Jul 2006 11:21 AM - 3 messages

We have setup our SQLServer 2000 as follows: We added the entire domain group ICT as login. So at the Logins view in Enterprise Manager is shows DOMAIN\ICT. The group ICT in the domain contains three (3) users. One of the users is JTB. ...

Creating help file by standard method

jack - 14 Jul 2006 10:01 AM - 3 messages

Hi all, I have almost completed my project and now want to stard with creating help file.. i have tried to search on net and group but couldn't find any perfect tutorial. I would be glad if provide me the link of the tutorial. ...

RichTextBox Font problem

Papp György - 14 Jul 2006 9:15 AM - 2 messages

hi I set the font.name property of the richtextbox : With Me.DesiredText .Font.Name = FontName Me.DesiredText = PropertyInfo.Value End With if the user writes into the control, the text will appear with wrong font. ...

Formatting Data In An MSHFLEXGRID

Pradeep - 14 Jul 2006 8:28 AM - 7 messages

Hello, I have data coming from data base which I pulled into the MSHFlexGrid into the MSHFlexGrid is in the below format: Activity Name HoursMon HoursTue Total ...

Printing with a laser printer

verb13 - 14 Jul 2006 7:56 AM - 10 messages

Printing in my program works fine with my inkjet printer and a friend's inkjet printer. But it doesn't work well with a customer's laser printer. Are there any differences in visual basic code to print with a laser ...

VB.NET 2002 question from complete and utter newbie to programming

Deke - 14 Jul 2006 12:31 AM - 14 messages

Hello all... I recently obtained a copy of Visual Basic .NET 2002. I have been doing desktop and networking for 15 years, and I am completely burnt out on it. I would like to move into programming, but haven't programmed anything since ...

Can 2 or more keys fire keydown simultaneously?

jmev7 - 14 Jul 2006 12:24 AM - 5 messages

I want to create a game, allowing two players to control their characters simultaneously. I tried using the keypress function, but only one key can trigger this even at a time, resulting in a lack of control of player's ...

Querying Active Directory

Gary - 13 Jul 2006 10:16 PM - 10 messages

I'm creating an Infopath form and I need to query Active Directory to obtain some data. Here is the code I'm using (obtained from sample code from MSDN) Private Shared domainADsPath As String = "LDAP://xxx.com" Private Shared username As String = "gary" ...

Autosize controls

Rick - 13 Jul 2006 8:37 PM - 6 messages

Suppose I have several controls on a form. I want to keep the aspect/ratio of the form while being resized. I don't want to go to all the math for calculating all this. I know there is a freeware(activeX) or some source code that does this for you somewhere on ...

Agreeing to my conditions of use

Bill Hall - 13 Jul 2006 7:08 PM - 9 messages

I'm ready to compile and distribute my fantastic VB programs! I'm using the Learning Edition of VB6. Am I able to include the capability of asking the user of my programs to check an option button if he/she agrees (or not!) to my conditions for use ...

Validating dates

Howard Kaikow - 13 Jul 2006 6:38 PM - 5 messages

IsDate("Friday, 14 July 2006 09:57:33") returns an error. IsDate("14 July 2006 09:57:33") is OK. "Friday, 14 July 2006 09:57:33" is produced by FormatDateTime(someDate, vbLongDate), so why doesn't IsDate validate? Without parsing the string, is there a built-in means of validating "Friday, ...

Exposing a form so as to execute a method on it

AK - 13 Jul 2006 5:48 PM - 4 messages

Hello, Still learning about exposing objects. Problem Set-up -the set-up example works fine, questions follow after set-up. I have 2 forms: Form1 with a control cmdGoToForm2 Form 2 with a control cmdExit which is to take me back to Form1. ...

CopyFileEx error...

hzgt9b@nopost.com - 13 Jul 2006 5:14 PM - 2 messages

I've been executing the CopyFileEx code below in a Windows Application for several months... Try If CopyFileEx(fiSource.FullName, strTargetFile, Fpr, ACTION_COPY, 0, 0) > 0 Then Else ...

What i miss? code dont works. Replace function and other

Mirkoz - 13 Jul 2006 4:26 PM - 9 messages

Hello to all im here again to ask some questions about replace function, i have a form with a command button, textbox1 textbox2 and textbox3 here part of code: Private Sub CommandButton1_Click() Dim strString As String, Test As String *** "something miss here" **** (need to specify to look in textbox1 ...

Calendar Form

John Mariotti - 13 Jul 2006 4:25 PM - 2 messages

I'm looking to create a budget tool for myself and only know the bare minimum about programming. I'm using Ms VB C++ Express, and was wondering if anyone knows a relatively easy way to display a monthly calendar view on a ...

VB6 - PRogram is automatically scaling

Chuck @ P3 - 13 Jul 2006 1:46 PM - 10 messages

I'm hoping this isn't a foolish question, and hat I'm not missing something terribly obvious... I'm working on a program in VB6 with graphic backgrounds and buttons. The program /form window is ~800 x 600. (I subtracted space for the title bar and ...

Virtual PC 2004 is now free

expvb - 13 Jul 2006 1:20 PM - 10 messages

It allows you to test applications in isolated environment on the same PC. You can test with DOS, and from Windows 95 to XP and OS/2. Virtual PC 2007 will also be free, and it will have support for Windows 2003 Server and ...

Interface Question

dan - 13 Jul 2006 1:11 PM - 4 messages

Hi, In my application I have used the Factory Design method to model a portion of my business layer. Each object I create using the factory method share the same actions (subs/function) which I use an interface to interact with ...

Register TLB

vul - 13 Jul 2006 1:11 PM - 8 messages

I created very simple Class Library in VB 2005 (let's call it COMInterop). I set Register For COM Interop property to true to make it accessible by VB6 program. After I compiled it, I got COMInterop.dll and COMInterop.tlb files, I have ...

VB and dll's

NYTRA - 13 Jul 2006 1:09 PM - 28 messages

Hello, I have a question regarding how VB calls dll files and loads/unloads them from memory. If this isn't the correct forum, please point me to the correct one. I'm not really a programmer, please forgive me if I ...

Microsoft Installer Files

Troy - 13 Jul 2006 12:51 PM - 4 messages

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Comments/education VB6 limitations?

AK - 13 Jul 2006 12:26 PM - 2 messages

Hello All, We received this in response to a question we had posed at a trade show meeting. Our proposed app's target features consist of a business application to crunch numbers, show forms, send emails and have Database ...

Using OLEDB from ActiveX DLL

Michael Powe - 13 Jul 2006 12:18 PM - 4 messages

Hello, I have written an ActiveX DLL that does lookups in a SQL Server Express 2005 via ODBC. This works fine but is horribly slow. I would like to test the possible speed improvement with an OLEDB connection, ...

The number in this cell is formatted as text or preceded by an apostrophe" problem in Excel

its_faiz - 13 Jul 2006 12:07 PM - 3 messages

Dear Experts, We have developed an application in VB6. This application exports some results to Excel. The Excel displays error "The number in this cell is formatted as text or preceded by an apostrophe". An exclamation sign appears with the cell offers "Convert to Number" option. We have ...

MoveNext error

Simon Woods - 13 Jul 2006 10:58 AM - 12 messages

Hi I'm cycling through a ADO recordset connected to SQLServer. ADO is raising an error when I access certain rows as there is invalid data in those rows. The nature of the data error is that an invalid date value is being ...

Proper use of DoEvents?

Ed - 12 Jul 2006 11:12 PM - 5 messages

My project has two forms. In my procedures in Form1, if something is missing, Form2 is called to let the user deal with it. In Form2, the user will make entries into arrays. When done, the click of a button writes the ...

Visual Basic 3 form load error

Rachel - 12 Jul 2006 10:04 PM - 2 messages

Hi, When attempting to open a .frm file (Repwin) in vb3 the following error message is displayed: Path/File access error: 'C\Repwin.log The Repwin log file contains the following infomation: Line 40: Class SSPanel of control pnlStatus was not a loaded control ...

Folder Permissions

Mark - 12 Jul 2006 9:25 PM - 3 messages

Is there a way to determine what folder permissions I have before trying to write a file to it? My dilema is that I have to write a file to two folders (on different machines). If one write fails for whatever reason, I need to go back and ...

How to use regsvr32 in VB6

vul - 12 Jul 2006 9:03 PM - 6 messages

I'd like to register myLibrary.tlb file located in App.Path folder of my application from my application for later use by the application itself (Late binding). What code can I use to do it programmatically? I think it should be either Shell or some API, but don't know exactly. ...

Converting ActiveX to Module

Scott M. - 12 Jul 2006 8:16 PM - 7 messages

This may be totally wrong, but can I take my ActiveX code and convert it into a module? I don't really need it to be an ActiveX and with having to register and re-register it on different machines, it becomes ...

What does "Friend" do again?

Thomas Malia - 12 Jul 2006 6:04 PM - 11 messages

I'm sorry I'm drawing a blank here and I can't seem to find a help file or anything to help me out. I remember "Friend" in C++ made a method available in subclasses of a class, but since you can't subclass in VB... what does it do in VB again? ...

Aligning Controls at Designtime

Reply - 12 Jul 2006 5:44 PM - 6 messages

Hi there... Something astonishingly basic it quite takes my breath away, but I still can't do it! In VB6, How can I align controls to their parent controls at design time? (I.e. No code to manually do it in Form Resize or whatever) ...

HELP! I just screwed up my Project!

Ed - 12 Jul 2006 3:06 PM - 9 messages

I have a folder containing all of my project. This is VB6, Learning Edition. This has not been made an exe yet. In this folder is: Project1.vbp Project1.vpw Form1.frm Form1.frx MyFileList.frm Form1 is the start-up form, and is named "Main". One of the lines on ...

How can I run over controls dynamically ?

DavidE - 12 Jul 2006 2:47 PM - 15 messages

Hi, I put on a form 6 textboxes and I try to check their text property value in a loop . I want to do it dynamically without using Case statements. The name of the textBoxes are : txtFax1,txtFax2,txtFax3,txtFax4,txtFax5,txtFax6. ...

Active X problem

Scott M. - 12 Jul 2006 2:06 PM - 9 messages

I am trying to use an Active X control that was developed in-house by a former employee. It is a complicated camera control and I have used it in several past VB projects. My problem now is getting it to work on a ...

MSDE login problem - URGENT.

Aykut Canturk - 12 Jul 2006 1:59 PM - 3 messages

I cannot connect to MSDE with this connectionstring: Provider=SQLOLEDB.1;Password=123;Persist Security Info=True;User ID=sa;Initial Catalog=uruntakip;Data Source=server it happens after I started to use MSDE2000 SP3. I use VB 6.0. ...

Zoom effect in VB6

Ala Shiban - 12 Jul 2006 10:38 AM - 3 messages

Ok - I've looked into a bazillion pages, sites, no go. Here's the functionality I'm trying to achieve - I have a HTML file - I'm using the Webcontrol component - I want to render it (show it), and give the user an option to ZOOM in ...

Print form

daniel - 12 Jul 2006 9:50 AM - 3 messages

Hi all, I want to print a form with visual basic express 2005. How can i print a form ? in vba me.print and it is OK. Nothing with visual basic express ? ...

A strange problem

David Clifford - 12 Jul 2006 9:17 AM - 7 messages

Hello all I have a strange problem that has just developed here. My programme runs normally until a function is called. This function basically sets up 4 ADODB.recordsets, and returns data from 4 SQL statements. No problem, works well. ...

Quick Question - New Reader

Ed. - 12 Jul 2006 9:13 AM - 12 messages

Hello All, Finding myself on here more and more often. I use outlook express to view groups currently. Just curious what others use? Is there something more featured? One thing i'd love is the ability to be notified if there is a ...

override file extention in user's machine while calling DLL in VB6 program

adv - 12 Jul 2006 9:02 AM - 2 messages

I have a vb6 program that uses dll that zip and extract ZIP file in the user's machine. Sometimes the user gets run time error 429 - activex can't create object, probably because zip file extension is related to another program in the user's machine that create ...

how do i redirect console output to a file in vbscript

Alex Smotritsky - 11 Jul 2006 9:11 PM - 2 messages

i want to do it programmatically not by piping on the command line. In C# it's achieved thru Console.SetOut. ...

help me please.... (filter chart)

dokter cinta - 11 Jul 2006 6:46 PM - 16 messages

Hi all nice to see you again i`m so sorry to multi post here coz i`m so confused with it i have a problem filter chart used checkbox i want to show all result in one chart its mean i have seven field (7 legend) and i want to show it into ...

strange MSADODC.OCX error when trying to load inherited project

Mike Scirocco - 11 Jul 2006 6:39 PM - 4 messages

I inherited a project from another coder and when I try to load it I am prompted for a 'missing MSADODC.OCX' file in the development folder. I see this in the vbp file: Object={67397AA1-7FB1-11D0-B148-00A0C922E820}#6.0#0; MSADODC.OCX ...

File Name used in Image Object

Mario - 11 Jul 2006 5:24 PM - 4 messages

I'm working with the VB source code of someone who does't work with us anymore. The programmer used some images in the code but I can't figure out the names of the files he used. When I go on the properties for the object, ...

Monitor resolutions for business applications

vul - 11 Jul 2006 5:11 PM - 5 messages

I'm working with VB6 application for many years. Most of the main screens are maximized and fit the monitor area without scroll bars or empty spaces. Since there is no good resize control or any routine to do resizing ...

How to copy a pitcurebox to clipboard

Marie - 11 Jul 2006 3:36 PM - 6 messages

Hi everybody, I am trying to copy the content of a PictureBox to the clipboard but I cannot find the right method/property. I know it must be stupid but I cannot find the info. I tried Clipboard.SetData Picture1.Picture, vbCFBitmap ...

VB6 + Citrix Question

Ed - 11 Jul 2006 3:27 PM - 9 messages

Hello All, I have a small problem running a vb6 front end under citrix presentation server 3. We have one form in the application (only one, in an app with over 100) that causes the app to exit every time that it is loaded. It is ...

AutoRun question

Alastair MacFarlane - 11 Jul 2006 2:32 PM - 5 messages

Dear All, I have created a small program which will autorun from a CD-Rom, by making use of an autorun.inf file on the CD-Rom. My users operate in a Windows XP Professional environment. This is where I want some help. ...

Finding Start Object

Ole Weigelt - 11 Jul 2006 2:14 PM - 3 messages

Hi Everybody, is it possible to find out if a certain object (Me) ist the project's start object? The problem is: I have a form template that contains a timer. This timer shall only be activated on the project's first form, but remain inactive on ...

Get label caption off left edge?

Ed - 11 Jul 2006 1:50 PM - 10 messages

Is there a property of a label that will allow me to move the caption text slightly off the left edge of the text area? Not as much as a whole letter space, but just enough to put some white space between the left label edge ...

Exe file crashes

Peter Schoots - 11 Jul 2006 1:23 PM - 13 messages

When I create an exe file of my program it crashes after the startup form opens and I click on a command button to goto another form. In design mode the program execute this without any problem. When the exe file crashes the other form already has loaded all controls and ...

encrypt strings so they contain legal characters and can be used as filenames

Mike Scirocco - 11 Jul 2006 7:14 AM - 9 messages

I want to use some sort of encryption to make filenames appear as unreadable characters. I would like the encrypted version of the filename to contain 'legal' characters so there aren't any errors when saving a file using the ...

to delete the contents of an excel file using vb application

deepa - 11 Jul 2006 6:42 AM - 4 messages

hai all i am working with VB for the first time.i have to delete the contents of an excel file.can anybody help me? ...

Change MSDN Library Association In Visual Basic

Norm - 11 Jul 2006 1:29 AM - 7 messages

I would assume there has to be a way to do this, but I have been unable to find it. I used to have the three CD's for the MSDN library installed on Virtual CD's, but now I have the entire library installed on my hard drive. ...

HELP -

Troy - 10 Jul 2006 11:07 PM - 2 messages

To who may assist: Problem: Our technical service team needs the ability to install applications at will, upon request from our customers. If the tech recieves a phone call with such a request, we would like to complete the install right ...

Sharing variables across forms in same project?

Ed - 10 Jul 2006 10:19 PM - 7 messages

Just to make sure I have this right - if I have a variable declared as Public in the code of one form, the other form can read and write it, too, yes? I will be dealing with strings, long counters, Boolean, and arrays. ...

People who have problems with NTSVC.OCX

miker - 10 Jul 2006 9:50 PM - 5 messages

Many people have problems with NTSVC.OCX and the example code. After spending half my day debugging it on an up-to-date XP box I have come to the following conclusion(s): a. the Debug property, meant to enable the service start event to run ...

Automating sending e-mail

RB Smissaert - 10 Jul 2006 9:37 PM - 14 messages

Found what to me looks like some very nice code to send e-mails from VB at: [link] I thought I could use this to automate sending error data from an application to my e-mail address. ...

memory error and printing

Bob - 10 Jul 2006 7:54 PM - 4 messages

I am not a programmer. I have written a program in VB6 Learning Edition to control some hardware for laboratory test. It involves capturing pressure readings from a packaging test and storing them in an array. Program works fine until the 15th or 16th sample is run. It ...

Integer property for number of variable parameters

jtertin - 10 Jul 2006 7:16 PM - 5 messages

Is there a way in VB .NET to retrieve the number of parameters that you pass to a function? I have the following function definition where I am building a dynamic SQL string for searching: Public Shared Function BuildSearchString(Optional ByVal CompName As ...

Best way to have multiple instances of a window

Brian - 10 Jul 2006 7:08 PM - 3 messages

Just wondering what is the "preferred" method to have multiple instances of a form displayed and available to a user. My program... I launch a main window with a primary xml doc loaded and displayed in a flex grid. The user can either edit that grid/doc directly or open another xml ...

Open Lotus Notes Application from VB

JGrale@comcast.net - 10 Jul 2006 6:57 PM - 2 messages

O.K. all. I have searched high and low for an answer and i just keep coming up short. I am trying to open Lotus Notes from a MS Access module with VB coding. I have found multiple, excellent examples of ...

Now and Time

fniles - 10 Jul 2006 5:16 PM - 3 messages

Which is faster and more efficient, Now or Time functions ? Thanks ...

Cleaning up files after WISE uninstall

shawn - 10 Jul 2006 4:41 PM - 9 messages

All, Created MSI install with Wise Installer for Windows for a VB6 Outlook Addin. After deploying application...and user running addin...additional registry entries are added into HKCU area and additional directories and files are placed in application directory. Question: When uninstalling the application, I want to "clean up" registry ...

Replace strings using combo box and text box

Mirkoz - 10 Jul 2006 3:14 PM - 3 messages

Hello to all. im new in Vb im tryng to create a little application that take informations form combobox and textbox and put it in a template code, here a little example. can someone help me? i think i must use ...

ListBox style user control

Steve Barnett - 10 Jul 2006 2:15 PM - 5 messages

I'm developing a user control based around a listbox and a few other bits and pieces. Essentially, though, it's a list box on steroids, so I would like to be able to offer full access to the properties and methods of the ...

VB6 - Toolbar.Buttons().Value not toggling button?

MyndPhlyp - 10 Jul 2006 1:06 PM - 6 messages

Having a dickens of a time trying to figure out what is going on. A real simple scenario - rtfText.SelAlignment WITHOUT setting up the buttons as tbrButtonGroup, I can't manage to get a previously pressed button unpressed even if I /*forcefully*/ set all three ...

Synchronization of variable

Joachim - 10 Jul 2006 9:42 AM - 4 messages

I have a variable in VB6 which I need to make thread safe. How do I do that? ...

Receiving Blank SMS

GeorgeMar - 10 Jul 2006 7:21 AM - 5 messages

If this is not the right forum, please redirect me. I have an application in Access that sends and receives SMS using a modem. It has been working well for over 18 months. Lately my clients have started receiving blank SMS's. I had to modify my application to trap the blanks. ...

Custom ScaleMode setting problem

Randy Gardner - 10 Jul 2006 2:16 AM - 22 messages

I am graphing two dimennsioal data. Is there an easy way to turn a picture box into a variable ( change the X orY axis units) coordiate system? I want to graph: Line (x1,y1)-(x2,y2) where the x and y values are my actual ...

Cannot shutdown using this code and XP SP2

KyferEz - 10 Jul 2006 2:03 AM - 9 messages

I was coding an application using VB.NET, and was using the following code: [code] Protected Overrides Sub OnClosing(ByVal e As System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs) 'this overrides the X on the titlebar ...

vb6 bcoming irrelevant?

Darren - 10 Jul 2006 12:17 AM - 83 messages

The funny thing is that vb6 is becoming obsolete not because it is not good, or because it is not up for the job, but simply because no one can purchase it any more. In fact vb6 is currently more ...

Accessing old datafile...

Kevin - 9 Jul 2006 8:52 PM - 7 messages

My wife's got a program she uses all the time that was created back in the horse and buggy days (VB3 era actually). It uses a database that consists of five different files: Data.BST Data.INX Data.QLF ...

VB6 - Tricks for non-editable RichTextBox w/o gray text?

MyndPhlyp - 9 Jul 2006 6:26 PM - 3 messages

Having a little problem grasping this one. I found several references to LockWindowUpdate(hWnd) to make an object (supposedly) non-editable without the gray text effect of .Enabled=False. It appears however to still allow the user to enter text; it just doesn't display the changes (until hWnd = 0& ...

optimizing code (2)

Jack - 9 Jul 2006 3:52 PM - 12 messages

Char135 = Chr(135) To avoid string concatenation problem my code uses Mid statement Mid(lName, NexPos + 1) = Trim(Title) NexPos = NexPos + Len(Trim(Title)) ...

optimizing code (1)

Jack - 9 Jul 2006 3:44 PM - 3 messages

Hello, My loop routine has very extensive task to do and I want to eliminate everything, what can cause even slight delay in code execution. What I hesitate at, is this piece of code: ...

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