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Score Help With Regular Expression (Another Post)
Odawg - 26 Aug 2006 9:40 PM - 7 messages
I guess I did not explain my delima correctly in my original post.  I will try to be more cleaer. I am trying to extract from a working a path, the state in which the documents are retrived.  Al of our files are stored or saved our ...
Score Adding item to Flex grid
Marv Wade - 26 Aug 2006 8:31 PM - 9 messages
I am attempting to use the MS FlexGrid for the first time, however I can't seem to get past the AddItem statement. The grid is composed of 4 columns & 20 rows.  I want to add a value (PL) in the first column. ...
Score Command line arguments
Jose - 26 Aug 2006 5:15 PM - 4 messages
Hi all,     I want to make a programa that recives  the path of a file as an argument for example with a Drag & Drop, as if it is a command line argument.    I know I have to use the Command Function, but I don´t know how to use ...
Score Save a web page
fiefie.niles - 26 Aug 2006 4:40 PM - 3 messages
I would like to save a web page to a file. When I do that, sometimes the saved web page does not look like the original web page. For example, when I save [link], it looks very different the ...
Score [VB5] Good regex engine?
Vincent Delporte - 26 Aug 2006 3:18 PM - 6 messages
Hello I'd like to use regexes in a legacy VB5 program. Do you know of good regex engines that I could use, ideally as a COM server (OCX or DLL), but a C DLL would be ok too? Thank you. ...
Score Show multiple standard exe forms in task bar
Dan - 26 Aug 2006 1:20 PM - 8 messages
I only seem to be able to show 1 form in the task bar when I load them from a standard exe project.  For example, here's a Form_Load event for Form1: Private Sub Form_Load() Load Form2 Form2.Show ...
Score VB and OLE?
BonesBrigadier - 26 Aug 2006 11:06 AM - 5 messages
Hi: What I am trying to do is: - From a VB form (click button) open a Powerpoint presentation; - When that presentation is running and that windown/form active, if I press a key then I close that Powerpoint presentation (maybe close the form, ...
Score How to average several numbers in a textbox?
DORI - 26 Aug 2006 4:01 AM - 7 messages
Hi All, I have made a userform with textboxes for entering numbers with VB6 SP6. In one section there are 4 textboxes (Text1.Text.....Text4.Text). Users enter numbers in each text box.Then the average value for these 4 numbers are ...
Score How do I create my own "Help" file using VB4?
Dennis Rose - 25 Aug 2006 10:00 PM - 3 messages
I want to put a HELP button in the menu bar on a form and provide help on several "How To" questions for my users.  How do I write code for this? Thanks for your help, Dennis ...
Score Forms keep getting active in MDI....
vonClausowitz - 25 Aug 2006 8:54 PM - 2 messages
Hi All, I have a MDI form on which I open forms as Childs. When I close the form (with Unload Me) and click on the Treeview I have on the right side of the MDI form, for example to expand some notes the ...
Score Automation error Interface not registered -2147221163
Morgan - 25 Aug 2006 8:51 PM - 5 messages
Guys, My environment is VB6, Oracle 9i, COM+ and Citrix. VB application is deployed in Citrix servers. Citrix Server connects to COM+ server and COM+ server handles database connectivity. One user reported the following error while trying to make a connection to ...
Score Copying a project as new startingpoint
Jeffrey Grantz - 25 Aug 2006 4:38 PM - 7 messages
I have a project in VisualStudio that that I want to continue using but I want to use it as the starting point for another project.  If I copy the project tree, many files in the new tree will be pointing to the old ...
Score Best way to perform Web data extraction
Laser Head Bill - 25 Aug 2006 4:15 PM - 2 messages
I am working on a program that will automatically extract part information from Digikey.com and create a data file that can be inported into Pads.  The application would look for key identifiers such as "Part Number" find the ...
Score Possible to Equate a Value to a Variable?
jim evans - 25 Aug 2006 2:33 PM - 7 messages
I don't think this is possible but I though I'd ask.  Is it possible to equate a value to an existing variable? Let's say over time (not all at once) I've defined 1000 variable names.   For example: ...
Score NextRecordset Question
Alastair MacFarlane - 25 Aug 2006 2:19 PM - 6 messages
Dear All, I don't know whether this is an Access question or VB one so I have posted this on 2 groups. Sorry for doing this. Can I create a ADODB Recordset against an access database that works with ...
Score Is there a dirty function in VB6?
Damon - 25 Aug 2006 9:28 AM - 14 messages
Hi, I have a form which has several tabs on it.  Within each tab there are text boxes for the users to enter information.  How can I tell if a user has inputted info into one of the textboxes on one tab so that I can then prompt ...
Score Lost focus event with MDI child
Martin Walke - 25 Aug 2006 9:04 AM - 12 messages
Hi all, I'm sure i've seen this discussed somewhere but can't find the thread and i need a solution. I have an MDI application and need to run a function when the user moves focus away from a child form. In particular, clicking a ...
Score How to go Full Screen
Galen Somerville - 25 Aug 2006 1:19 AM - 9 messages
My program has a Frame that fills the Client area. A Flash9.ocx is in this frame. I open a Flash swf file and it is displayed correctly. That is the Menu bar and the Start bar appear at top and bottom and the Flash program fills the ...
Score How to draw a curve line at Run time?
DORI - 24 Aug 2006 8:10 PM - 3 messages
Dear All, I have a form in VB6 with some pictures on it. I need to draw some curve lines or circles on these picture. 2 questions: 1) how I can create a simple drawing tool to draw curve lines (or circles) ...
Score Closing application
DORI - 24 Aug 2006 8:00 PM - 8 messages
Hi All, Users enter many data on a form mad with VB6. The problem is that if by accident a user click on the close button of the form, the program will close without giving a chance to save the data. so the user has to enter all the ...
Score Need help changing code....
vonClausowitz - 24 Aug 2006 7:31 PM - 2 messages
Hi All, I was hoping someone could help me changing my code drawing images on a form. I have a code which creates Boxes and Ropes (images and lines) on a form. The images are connected through lines. I want to change this to ...
Score Problems with SaveAs
mark13.pl - 24 Aug 2006 6:58 PM - 9 messages
Hi, In word macro such thing worked perfectly: With ActiveDocument         .SaveEncoding = msoEncodingUTF8         .SaveAs FileName:="c:\test.doc", FileFormat:=wdFormatUnicodeText End With When I tried to use it in pure VB.net I put: ...
Score I just completed my CCNA Boot Camp IP-GATES (GOA) http://www.ipgates.com
davidprice123 - 24 Aug 2006 6:54 PM - 4 messages
I just completed my CCNA  Boot Camp IP-GATES (GOA) [link] and would be happy to share my experience. I have been to IP-GATES (IT TRAINING)  training session in Goa India. The  CCNA teacher at IP-GATES is great. He Thought me much more than I ...
Score .RAR
Harvey Triana - 24 Aug 2006 6:11 PM - 3 messages
Hello-- Someone knows a VB library to do compress / uncompress files in .RAR format? Thanks in advance, <Harvey Triana /> ...
Score Where's the error in this simple if condition statement
Kirt - 24 Aug 2006 6:10 PM - 6 messages
Hello. I'm new to Visual Basic and I'm following some code from a text book however I'm having an absolutely ridiculous problem with a simple if condition statement.  I can't figure out why the if condition does not ...
Score Select Case using TypeOf
dman - 24 Aug 2006 5:51 PM - 19 messages
Hi. This seems like it would be easy... How do I code the follow as a select case?       If TypeOf ctlBulk Is ComboBox Or _          TypeOf ctlBulk Is OptionButton Or _ ...
Score Why no love for Scripting.FileSystemObject?
David Heer - 24 Aug 2006 5:48 PM - 5 messages
In a very recent thread regarding the determination of folder existence, is was suggested that "scripting is not the best way to go" and stated that FSO is "execrable".  Is there a technical reason for this anti-FSO sentiment, or ...
Score run-time error '16391' on 2003 server with vb6 app
cwrude - 24 Aug 2006 5:01 PM - 11 messages
I have a vb6 app which was recently re-compiled (after a series of Windows Updates) on our Server 2000 development box.  There is 1 form which generates a run-time error '16391' message on the form_load event.  This error only ...
Score App setup wizard problems
Mitch5713 - 24 Aug 2006 4:41 PM - 5 messages
When I use the setup wizard to distribute my program, and the user double clicks on the Setup1 program created I get the error "invalid command line paramater" followed by two other errors. Can anyone tell me what is wrong?????? ...
Score Transparency and bitmaps
Jeff Johnson - 24 Aug 2006 4:08 PM - 2 messages
I'm looking to put a bitmap into an MSFlexGrid cell but I want it to be transparent, and unfortunately this control doesn't have a MaskColor property unless I'm blind. I could go the sloppy route and just make the ...
Score Global variable destroyed when form closed
ffyring - 24 Aug 2006 2:58 PM - 2 messages
I have an Excel application with some forms and some global variables. For one of the forms I have a problem. If I close the form by pressing the "x" in the right corner, all my global variables get cleared. If I ...
Score How to check if a folder exists.
Damon - 24 Aug 2006 2:27 PM - 32 messages
Hi, Within my VB6 app, the user is able to create a new folder on a server (using MkDir), which the app can then save photo's into.  The folder name is based on a property reference number i.e. 1001, but there will be ...
Score error on DB calling
aleza66 - 24 Aug 2006 2:00 PM - 2 messages
I get a "-2147217904" error and it says that I haven specified certain parameters on my database calling. And when I check everyhting is in there. Any thoughts? ...
Score Asynchronous data access in ASP.NET
developer - 24 Aug 2006 1:33 PM - 2 messages
Hi All, I am lil confused with different ways of asynchronous data access. My understanding is that, asynchronous data access frees up a thread instead of engaging it while a stored proc is being executed. This makes more threads available. Is this correct or are there ay other ...
Score KeyCodes for numpad and Chr$() function
Jay - 24 Aug 2006 12:47 PM - 11 messages
Hey, I have a text box that I only want numbers to be entered into. I get the string value of the key pressed using Chr(keycode) and then compare that to a strValid = "123456790" using InStr(strValid,Chr(keycode)). ...
Score printing problem: print # command
damla_sr - 24 Aug 2006 12:17 PM - 23 messages
Hello all, I'm new to this group and I have a printing problem. I will explain it all from the start: The program (one of its parts) prints cheques on a contiuous paper. Before, it was using Printer object and ...
Score vb application locks file
d.wellan - 24 Aug 2006 11:07 AM - 21 messages
Hi, I have an application, written in VB5 which generates a .txt file. This file is then read by a third party application and produces a results.txt file. My application pauses until it finds this file, reads it and then deletes it. ...
Score Script to VB
mark13.pl - 24 Aug 2006 10:55 AM - 2 messages
Hello, I just want to modify a script from [link] so that I could build stand-alone application (all I need is just a program which I compile to .exe and which does such conversion without running is as word ...
Score Exporting of functions from a COM DLL to a VB6.0 application.
Satya - 24 Aug 2006 10:52 AM - 2 messages
Hi all, I have a C dll which has some functions that are needed to be exported. I have to use these functions ina VB Application. Is it possible to export functions from a COM dll? If it is can anyone tell me the procedure? ...
Score Problem re-enabling menu item
johndevlon - 24 Aug 2006 8:55 AM - 6 messages
Hi, Can someone please help me. I've got a strang problem in Visual Studio 2005 I've created a windows application, using an MDI form and top menu. When a menu item is clicked, a new instance of a form appeirs. ...
Score Use textbox as date collector
mohasin - 24 Aug 2006 4:20 AM - 4 messages
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Score A troubling Rnd() issue
bnbkeb1129 - 24 Aug 2006 3:01 AM - 28 messages
First of all, this code, i assume, would return a random integer from 1 to 5. Function D6() As Integer         Return (Rnd() * 5) + 1 End Function But, what I am receiving is a ramdom integer from 1 to 6. Also, when I ...
Score Chaining in VB6
Steve F. - 24 Aug 2006 12:13 AM - 6 messages
I've got several related projects.  I'd like to have a simple "Menu" program that would "chain" to the chosen project.  Then instead of "End"ing the project, I'd chain back to the menu program.  Is this possibe in VB6? ...
Score Problem with FARPROC(AddressOf OFNHookProc)
Kjell - 23 Aug 2006 10:27 PM - 2 messages
Hi If I could I would paste the whole project here but I'm afraid it's to big. But I'm sure you all have seen the examples before. I'm trying to combine several of Randy's excelent API examples of type ...
Score Keypad vs Cursor Key in KeyDown
Tim Rude - 23 Aug 2006 9:54 PM - 8 messages
In a form's KeyDown event, is there a way to easily differentiate between whether a user has pressed a key on the numeric keypad with NumLock off (thus making it a cursor key), or whether the user has pressed one of the ...
Score Looking for a number of days before or after a date in database
normalit - 23 Aug 2006 7:12 PM - 6 messages
Environment: SQL Server (2000) and VB6 The first question - which would be easier to manage - a field of type Date, or a field that has a date but is type nvarchar? Ok...I have a field that has the date the record was added. Right now, ...
Score codes to connect the SQL server 2000 to VB6.0
jyetying - 23 Aug 2006 4:44 PM - 3 messages
Hi all, May I know how to connect my database at SQL Server 2000 to VB6.0? Can u show me the sample code which can do the linking? Your help is appreciate.Thks. ...
Score app slowdown with XP service pack 2 retail version
Raymond P - 23 Aug 2006 4:21 PM - 2 messages
Hello, I have an issue with my application that involves service pack 2.  When clients use my software with service pack 1, the network data transfer is nice and fast.  We are just transferring flat data files.  Then with the ...
Score .dsr files?
Dick Monahan - 23 Aug 2006 4:16 PM - 2 messages
I've inherited a VB6 project about which I know nothing, and the programmer is long gone. When I try to load the project into the IDE, I get "<filename.dsr> could not be loaded" errors.  All of the files are there.  There are also .dsx and ...
Score CDBL Function truncates decimals
jdehne - 23 Aug 2006 3:00 PM - 11 messages
I have an international app translated into many languages. My problem is that the Val Function truncates my data and this is how it seems. strNumber = "2,5" (I know its a string but its because I'm using the Spanish ...
Score Problem
Munish - 23 Aug 2006 3:00 PM - 2 messages
Hi All, i want to check the running of any process  (e.g. sample.exe) through code in  vb 6.0  and take some action depending on the result of action whether the process is running or not. ...
Score SetFocus
Mitch5713 - 23 Aug 2006 12:53 PM - 9 messages
I'm using one form with numerous tabbed pages on it.. I need to be able to set the focus to the first text box of the page selected how do I do that????? ...
Score Error 53 File not found
Vibhu - 23 Aug 2006 9:15 AM - 5 messages
I have problem with loading dll even dll is there, simple declare: Public Declare Sub irpca00 Lib "s00v32.dll" (s00Data As S00AddrType) but I am getting an error 53. I can declare and use dll and I don't get ...
Score hi........................................................................................
prasannavenkatesan - 23 Aug 2006 5:31 AM - 3 messages
hi How to access a vb project with out installing a VB in a machine.i already create a packge then some error showing to dll missing how to retrieve this error please do someone as soon as possible Thanks; ...
Score Cannot add reference to RTCCore 1.2
Errol Neal - 23 Aug 2006 3:31 AM - 2 messages
I don't know exactly where this question should go. So if its not in the right place, please excuse me. I'm trying to play around with VBA and Visual Basic 2005 Express. I thought I'd play around with the API for RTC so I installed the SDK for 1.2 and 1.3. ...
Score Data report & listview control
Temp795 - 22 Aug 2006 10:08 PM - 3 messages
Hey, I was curious to know if there is a way to use the listview control as the source when creating a data report. I tried searching for examples and haven't really comp up with anything worth while. Any leads would be helpful ...
Score Can't Find MS CDO for Windows 2000 Library
Don Miller - 22 Aug 2006 9:28 PM - 3 messages
I use VB6 (SP5) on a Win2K machine and I am in the process of upgrading my VB COM+ components to Windows 2003. I have used CDONTS in the past, but that has been deprecated and I now need to change the code in my VB COM+ ...
Score ActiveX Exe does not work after changing filename
Chris - 22 Aug 2006 8:56 PM - 3 messages
I have an ActiveX project in VB 6. Up until recent versions, I have been able to change the filename of the exe and run it successfully (e.g. I could compile to test.exe, run test.exe, rename test.exe to test1.exe and also be ...
Score Disk or Network Error
News.Microsoft.com - 22 Aug 2006 8:15 PM - 2 messages
I have a vb 6 program that has a routine that loops through a table and creates records in another table based on some criteria.  I am using an Access 2000 database.  Here is the situation.  At a certain client, when run ...
Score Commondialog and Windows Vista
Billy - 22 Aug 2006 7:20 PM - 2 messages
Hello, Long time ago I've created an application in VB5. That application has some commondialogs to let the user choose some files. commondialog1.dialogtitle ="Title" commondialog1.filter="*.bmp" commondialog1.showopen .... However when I install the application on the public beta 2 of Windows ...
Score Write to Desktop
Jim Edgar - 22 Aug 2006 6:05 PM - 10 messages
Does anyone have a quick sample of how to write to the desktop?  I work in a network environment and I'd like to create a small app that periodically checks for messages and writes them on the desktop. ...
Score What does Learning Edition NOT have?
Dale - 22 Aug 2006 5:34 PM - 14 messages
I'm not a professional programmer, and I use VB6 LE.  Pros: 1. It seems to have most of the major controls. 2. It will compile an EXE. Cons: 1. It will not make a DLL. 2. It is lacking some major controls (I.e. Winsock) ...
Score Connect to SQL Server 2005 Problem
4everjune - 22 Aug 2006 3:24 PM - 2 messages
Hi all, I have created an Outlook Add-in using VS2005, which basically populates a custom WinForm with some data retrived from the backend SQL Server 2005 database. The SQL Server is installed on the same computer as the development ...
Score How many timers?
Martin - 22 Aug 2006 2:48 PM - 20 messages
I have an app that runs in a real-time environment. Its ability to respond in a timely manner to various events is critical (mostly data coming in and going out via WinSockets and a lot of database access). I currently have 25 different timers running for various purposes ...
Score FlexGrid questions
Mitch5713 - 22 Aug 2006 2:35 PM - 31 messages
i am attempting to populate a flexgrid. I wish to put the same figure "MonthlyPayment" in column 2 of every row it does not work instaed the figure is entered as the last number in column 1 at the bottom???? ...
Score How do I determine if I'm using VB6 *PROFESSIONAL*???
Alan Mailer - 22 Aug 2006 2:18 PM - 5 messages
I'm sorry if this is one of the oldest questions in the book, but... How do I determine whether or not the version of VB6 on my computer is the Professional edition? Thanks in advance. ...
Score Add Project but not referred
idey - 22 Aug 2006 1:01 PM - 2 messages
Hi, I have had a strange problem since yesterday. Although this env was working before now its stuck with the problem i m abt to mention. Any help/info would be appreciated. I have got a normal project generating report.exe. Now it depends on a ...
Score ListView V.5, how to highlight a column
Martin Enke - 22 Aug 2006 12:15 PM - 5 messages
Dear NG, To make a ListView control ( in report style) look like the explorer's listview, I'd like to highlight the sorted column. But how to? Thanks Martin ...
Score Varible Monitoring- Simulating 'Debug.print'
Sneha Menon - 22 Aug 2006 7:02 AM - 2 messages
Hi all, As part of a project, I should simulate the 'Debug.Print' Let me explain Assuming there are a lot of global variables (of different variable types) in the project, AT RUNTIME... ....I have to open a small form with 2 text boxes and a command button ...
Score What is a SET and how to use it in COM for VB6.0 and VC++ environm
Satya - 22 Aug 2006 6:13 AM - 3 messages
Hi All. I am working on creating COM DLL's on VC++ and VB6.0. I want to know what is a SET,why is it used and how is it used in COM. Can any one guide me. Thanks in Advance ...
Score Windows Explorer context menu,
Veasna Much - 22 Aug 2006 3:41 AM - 3 messages
Hi,      I wanna do a program in VB6 which able user to use "Context Menu" like what we have seen while we do right click on a file in Windows Explorer and then use the option 'Sent to' to send the selected object to devide attached ...
Score Replace a character in combo box
Kay - 22 Aug 2006 3:11 AM - 3 messages
Hi All, I'm trying to write a small sub/function to replace some (invalid) character in a combo box, or may be even text box.  For example, I have several combo boxes that allows user to select a time value, i.e. 21:30, however I also ...
Score Can I automate Internet Explorer from VB
Newbie - 22 Aug 2006 2:19 AM - 4 messages
I would like to have IE load a .pdf file and then  Edit | select all and then copy the file to the clipboard. I need to use the full version of IE so that I can call the Edit menu ...
Score Help with CopyFileEx Locking Files
Norm - 22 Aug 2006 12:51 AM - 7 messages
Hi, I am attaching a zipped file of a small test backup program using mostly code from Randy Birch's vbNet site and it works fine except that I cannot get it to release the copied files unless I close the program. ...
Score replace function
Leon M - 21 Aug 2006 11:48 PM - 4 messages
I have a large VB6 program that I originally started in VB 5 and in several places I used the Replace function. I needed to put some addins and some references into the project to get the Replace function accepted by the compiler. Recently while making some changes, I seem to ...
Score Extracting file name from full path
Jack - 21 Aug 2006 11:00 PM - 2 messages
Hello,             I am sure I came in the past across API, which can extract file name from the full path given. Please refresh my memory. Jack ...
Score Array problem at Unload Form...
vonClausowitz - 21 Aug 2006 7:19 PM - 8 messages
Hi All, I load an Array() when I startup a form: Set rs2 = dbfASIC.OpenRecordset(SearchStr) NumDetails = rs2.RecordCount ReDim DemoDetails(1 To NumDetails) As typDetails Then using this Array I draw some images on the form: For I = 1 To UBound(DemoDetails) ...
Score Convert VB 6.0 to VB.NET, Problem with Wizard
chamuy - 21 Aug 2006 7:02 PM - 3 messages
Hola, Tengo un proyecto en VB 6.0, simple solo algunos forms, el cual se conecta a una base de datos access 2000. Necesito usar Visual Studio 2003 para continuar el desarrollo y no puedo abrir el proyecto. Cuando lo intento abrir aparece el wizard de conversion y se cae por ...
Score Which Back-End Affordable Database do you RECOMMEND???
Alan Mailer - 21 Aug 2006 6:54 PM - 23 messages
I need to hear from you experts what database system you prefer to use when you're creating a VB6 app that is going to need an *affordable* (relatively low budget) back-end database.  The system might have at ...
Score Registry reading
fniles - 21 Aug 2006 6:38 PM - 7 messages
To read a registry entry, I used the following code: m_MultiplyBy10 = GetSetting("MyApp", "MySection\Data", "MultiplyBy10", "CC,DD") I would like to loop thru all the keys in a registry entry, how can I do that ? For ex, for the following entries, I would like to programmatically loop ...
Score FileSystemObject folder length
greg - 21 Aug 2006 3:45 PM - 7 messages
Hello, I am wondering if there is a limit on how long a folder path can be for the FileSystemObject? I am trying to copy a file into a folder structure.  and getting an error. my path is longer than 256 chars.  and this seems to be the problem. ...
Score problem
Munish - 21 Aug 2006 2:12 PM - 2 messages
Hi All, i have a text box (for giving the path of file to be saved) and want to give file browse select control with it (as file control in asp) in vb6.0.  But i am not getting the control. ...
Score Get column information from recordset
Steve Amey - 21 Aug 2006 11:35 AM - 5 messages
Hi all Is it possible to retrieve column information from a recordset? I have an ADO recordset, and I'm accessing the values in the fields by the myRecordset!myField method, but I want to know if myField exists in the ...
Score Hiding the Target Information of a shortcut
Pradeep - 21 Aug 2006 8:29 AM - 6 messages
Hello, I have designed an application and would be giving access to the same to the users through shortcuts. Using the shortcuts the users will be executing the application. However I do not want them to know the actual path/location of ...
Score Hash Method implementation in COm/ATL
Satya - 21 Aug 2006 6:13 AM - 2 messages
Hi All. I am currently writing a COM DLL in VB6.0 and VC++. I need to implement a HASH METHOD in COM/ATL. Can some one guide me in this implementation. Thanks in Advance. ...
Score saving data to .mdb file
DORI - 20 Aug 2006 11:15 PM - 3 messages
Hi All, I am making an application with VB6 SP6 and I need to save data from a maximum of 180 text boxes/combo boxes/labels etc to a .mdb (Access) file. It's been working fine to save the data until I tried to fill all the text ...
Score Form when called from another goes behind other windows
Jay Savoor - 20 Aug 2006 10:52 PM - 4 messages
I have an application in VB6 that starts with a splash screen followed by a form which has a text box. The splash comes up in the foreground, but the next form seems to go behind existing windows such as an open explorer window. ...
Score .exe app would not run on other PCs
DORI - 20 Aug 2006 7:21 PM - 7 messages
Hi All, I have made a standard .exe application with visual basic 6 SP6 with XP Home Ed. It reads and writes data to a MS Access .mdb file. All the forms and .mdb files are located in a directory folder on C drive. The program runs on my PC ...
Score Pass variable from ThisDocument to Form
Kev - 20 Aug 2006 4:36 PM - 2 messages
My apologies if this is an obvious question, but it's late at night and my brain is descending into numbness. I have a word macro coded into the ThisDocument module of the template so that it auto executes on opening the document. ...
Score Get paid to post in forums..
bloggerer - 20 Aug 2006 4:19 PM - 2 messages
myLot promises to pay as you talk on its discussion boards. You can post and reply to whatever topic that you like. to join: [link] The following is taken from their website: ****************************** How does this work? ...
Score Tell form where it is coming from...
vonClausowitz - 20 Aug 2006 12:56 PM - 11 messages
Hi All, I open a form like this: Set Biofrm = New BiographiesNew Biofrm.Show Then from within this Biofrm I click and open another form. I add a report and close it again. ReportForm.Show How should I open this Reportform so the thing knows that it is ...
Score Funny little error
Larry Serflaten - 20 Aug 2006 10:50 AM - 4 messages
While the IDE is stopped, type the following into the Immediate window:     ? .x" The error is "invalid watch expression" How do you suppose they determined that? (VB5) LFS ...
Score Get paid to post in forums..
bloggerer - 20 Aug 2006 8:28 AM - 3 messages
myLot promises to pay as you talk on its discussion boards. You can post and reply to whatever topic that you like. to join: [link] The following is taken from their website: ****************************** How does this work? ...
Score Newbie help needed
r - 20 Aug 2006 8:18 AM - 5 messages
Hi I am using vb6.  I want to make a copy of a file, how do i do it in code? The idea is if i have a file such as test.mdb, i can make a copy of it ...
Score Changing display of flexgrid
AK - 20 Aug 2006 2:42 AM - 3 messages
I have a form (frmProject) with a Usercontrol (xProjectGrid1) on it. The user control in turn consists of a flexgrid and other objects. At runtime the flexgrid grid displays a list of project numbers that are "pulled from" a database having a table named PROJECT . ...
Score How to extract multiple strings from a long string?
DORI - 20 Aug 2006 1:22 AM - 6 messages
Hi All, A database search result appears in a textbox like this: Johnson, John         1234567890       E-22233344455      01/01/1990    ...
Score form.picture questions
jcrouse1 - 20 Aug 2006 1:13 AM - 3 messages
I am trying to display various images on a form. ThHe images vary in size, both height and width. Lets say my form is 640 x 480. What I want to do is scale the image to fith the linits of the screen and keep the ...
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