Code Newsgroups: Visual Basic General Discussion

Menus like Microsoft Start button

Jacquelin Haedy - 30 Sep 2006 10:46 PM - 6 messages

Does anyone know how to build a menu display like WindowsXP and the START button. I would want to use large characters with it. Thank you Jacquelin Hardy ...

Menus without MenuBar

Jacquelin Hardy - 30 Sep 2006 9:58 PM - 3 messages

I have an app used on small laptops by marine officers, mostly at night. I don't want to use a MenuBar since they request large characters for Menus, and the menus are numerous. Shouls I use Labels, CommandButtons with MouseEvents ? ...

RichTextBox How to......

Dale - 30 Sep 2006 9:19 PM - 7 messages

Is there a way to prevent an RTF box from scrolling? When doing a word search for instance, it scrolls all the way to its end. Is there a way to make it remain stationary where it happens to be? ...

Parsing HTML table

Jack B. Pollack - 30 Sep 2006 2:32 PM - 8 messages

Maybe someone here can provide a little help. I have a program that reads a HTML table with 3 columns and parses it (maybe not in the prettiest way). I am parsing it now by looking for specific "markers" before and after the data elements in a text file. ...

On top in XP

mayayana - 30 Sep 2006 1:11 PM - 3 messages

I use a simple sub to put a form on top and yesterday I noticed that it didn't seem to work in XP when a window underneath is clicked. Is there something I should have updated for XP? Or maybe there ...

Is that application running?

Confused designer - 30 Sep 2006 11:27 AM - 2 messages

oHi! Is there any way in VB6 for checking if an .exe file i open/running on a remote machine? Both these computers are Windows 2000. I would like to know, if the program (exe), placed on a shared network folder is currently running ...

Printer object

Irfan S. Fazli - 30 Sep 2006 6:34 AM - 8 messages

I am using the Printer object of Printers collection to print displayed image(s) to the printer. I have managed to print it using: Private Sub PrnPicture(sFile as string) Dim x as Printer Set x = Printer ...

Finding out if quotes are present in a string and then removing them

tneufeld - 30 Sep 2006 5:52 AM - 3 messages

Hey there, I am having a little problem with some quotes. I have gathered information from a database, and the information is listed in a listview control. Now I need to get only the checked items in the ...

how to create a logon script

ash - 30 Sep 2006 3:17 AM - 2 messages

hi all, can somebody help me in creating a logon script which opens a specific program when a particular scripted is executed at the logon by the help of group policy.the program is stored in remote location. ...

color conversion

Jim Y - 30 Sep 2006 2:36 AM - 40 messages

VB6 uses hexadecimals to define color of forms and text. Is there a program or some way that I can obtain the following for these 4 colors? Light Blue = &H00FFFFC0& Light Yellow = &H00C0FFFF& Light Red = &H00C0C0FF& ...

2003 Access db

Darhl Thomason - 29 Sep 2006 11:49 PM - 5 messages

My db was originally created with Access 2003. When I try to access this db with my VB6 app, it tells me I don't have the appropriate permissions. If I convert the db to Access 97, it opens fine, if I then convert the db to ...

how to print a picture?

Co - 29 Sep 2006 9:25 PM - 3 messages

Hi All, I 'm trying to print a picture that I saved first. Private Sub CopyPicture() With Picture1 .Move Me.Left, Me.Top, .Width, .Height Clipboard.Clear StretchBlt .hDC, 0, 0, .Width, .Height, Me.hDC, .Left, .Top, ...

getSpecialFolder question

Darhl Thomason - 29 Sep 2006 9:12 PM - 4 messages

In my getSpecialFolder module I have this section of code (with line #'s added for clarity): 1 Public Function getSpecialFolder(CSIDL As Long) As String 2 Dim strPath As String 3 Dim IDL As ITEMIDLIST ...

Please be Gentle - its a Vista Question

Anthony - 29 Sep 2006 7:04 PM - 7 messages

We are testing our VB6 software on the beta release of Windows Vista to see what we need to do to make it work. We have it set up to be an X-COPY deployment (run a self-extractor to install, and it goes where you tell it) ...

ADO and Locking

John - 29 Sep 2006 7:03 PM - 2 messages

I use VB6/ADO/SQL Server 2000. I have a table (MachineConfig) that controls two machines. When the machine (ID = 1) starts, it will create it's own configuration data into the table, then "select * from MachineConfig where MachineID = 1" into a ADO recordset, ...

Option button transparency

Dan Ritchie - 29 Sep 2006 5:55 PM - 20 messages

Can anyone recomend a free option button replacement that allows transparency with text. I've tried the forms 2 version, but doesn't apear to be leagal to distribute. ...

UserControl and Default CommandButton

Sir Itchy - 29 Sep 2006 11:39 AM - 2 messages

Hello Group I have posted this question in .controlcreation - I apologise for cross posting... Here's my problem: I have a UserControl which contains a ListBox control which the user can select from, either by DoubleClicking or pressing Enter (I detect KeyDown) ...

Using Open, Close , Lock, Unlock, etc. as dll method names

Al Reid - 29 Sep 2006 11:36 AM - 15 messages

Is there any way to create a VB DLL and use a reserved word as a method name. The situation I have is that I have a very large application that is built around a 3rd party com library. The library is now obsolete and no longer supported. I want to migrate ...

How to resize form in Design Environment

hon123456 - 29 Sep 2006 9:31 AM - 5 messages

Dear all, I got two forms in a project, the forms always being showed in a small size. After I resize it to maximum size in design environmet and save it, it just return to the small size. How can I ...

Can I create and read from compound files using Visual Basic .NET?!

hsa - 29 Sep 2006 8:47 AM - 2 messages

I am trying to find information about IStorage, but it seems pretty hopeless!! I need to collect numerous TIF image files into one large file for easy distribution with my software. Best regards Håvard Sande h**@capnor.com ...

Vista Build 5728 ???

Leonardo Butelli - 29 Sep 2006 7:20 AM - 5 messages

People talks about a new release ready to download. (vista_5728.16387.060917-1430_x86fre_client-lrmcfre_de_dvd.iso ) I haven't seen it yet on the msdn subscribers download site. Is it available ? Will it be available next days or it's a joke ? ...

threed32.ocx

gregor2324 - 29 Sep 2006 6:09 AM - 4 messages

Hi, I wanted to start some sample application and could't not loaded it because my computer with vb6 lacks threed32.ocx file. Is it some kind of file shipped with Visual Basic or I should download it separately from the net? ...

Combo box

Fred - 29 Sep 2006 4:44 AM - 2 messages

Hi I have populated my combo box with all the data in the first column from my recordset. Works fine. Now i want to click on a selected data in the combo box and want data from the 2nd column in my recordset to be displayed in a text box. ...

I want VB6 to be able to ROLL BACK some ACCESS 2002 RECORD ALTERATIONS???

Alan Mailer - 28 Sep 2006 11:56 PM - 2 messages

What is the most efficient way to write VB6 code that will allow for the potential *rollback* of a series of MS Access 2002 record alterations? Thanks in advance. ...

Capture KeyAscii

NeedHelp - 28 Sep 2006 10:51 PM - 5 messages

Is there a way to detect when the tab key is pressed in a textbox so that I can test if the text box has a certain value befor allow the tab to proceed to then next tabindexed control ...

Writing to multiple text files

<M> - 28 Sep 2006 9:21 PM - 3 messages

I don't know if I haven't searched hard enough, but I don't seem to be able to find enough info on this subject to answer my question. Perhaps someone would be kind enough to help me out... ...

Listbox display position

Jeffrey Grantz - 28 Sep 2006 8:08 PM - 2 messages

During processing I am adding around 100 items to a listbox. as I add them I would like the LAST item added to be displayed at the bottom of the listbox. What I am getting is the FIRST item displayed at the top of the ...

Simulate hyperlink

Darhl Thomason - 28 Sep 2006 7:45 PM - 9 messages

I'm trying to simulate the look/feel of a hyperlink. I have it figured out how to make it look like a hyperlink when the mouse goes over the label, but when mouse leaves the label, I want the label format to change back to ...

VB.net standard vs. professional question.

Daesthai - 28 Sep 2006 6:50 PM - 3 messages

I'm currently learning VB.net and have a 2003 standard version. I'd like to upgrade to the professional edition, but I'm confused with all the versions and suites available. Is VB.net professional only available as part of the ...

Enter to select in combo box

Darhl Thomason - 28 Sep 2006 6:03 PM - 11 messages

I have a combo box that displays a long list of items (nearly 1000) for a data filter on my recordset. If I don't know the value I want, I can open the drop down and scroll through it and click the item I want and it works ...

help with database linking

ryan.ries - 28 Sep 2006 4:26 PM - 2 messages

Hey, Im a beginner vb user and I created a database for my dads boat storages. The database includes info on clients, payment, when the lease is due, and what unit they have rented, and also what units are ...

OCX

Scott M. - 28 Sep 2006 3:47 PM - 3 messages

I have an OCX that is used to interface to a camera. It was written in-house. IN VB6, under components, I now have three of the same entry. I would like to get rid of two of them but can't through the VB ...

OCX issues

Scott M. - 28 Sep 2006 3:35 PM - 2 messages

(My apologies if this message has already been posted. I tried earlier and it didn't seem to make it to the NG) I have an OCX that is used to interface to a camera. It was written in-house. IN VB6, under components, I now have three of the same entry. ...

Check if variant variable is integer

Damon - 28 Sep 2006 2:49 PM - 4 messages

Hi, I have the following code:- Select Case Right(week, 2) Case "" Do some code Case "25" ...

When opening form, Access runtime tries to load

JSkolits - 28 Sep 2006 2:47 PM - 9 messages

When I'm trying to open a form, or when saving, or at other various times, the installer opens up and tries to install something with regard to the Access runtime app. It's looking in folders that no longer exist. I do use some reference to dao ...

Trouble with OCX

Scott M. - 28 Sep 2006 2:44 PM - 6 messages

I have an OCX that is used to interface to a camera. It was written in-house. IN VB6, under components, I now have three of the same entry. I would like to get rid of two of them but can't through the VB ...

Question about Fonts (ttf Files)

Mario - 28 Sep 2006 1:26 PM - 9 messages

Where can I find information about how to extract the fonts from the TTf files. I'm looking for source code examples. ...

Display names of all forms in a vb project

abc - 28 Sep 2006 10:43 AM - 3 messages

Code for Display names of all forms in a vb project.How i will get this code ...

setup and msi

DJS_sds - 28 Sep 2006 10:33 AM - 3 messages

can anyone help me, i have just started using the msi format for application deployment. does anyone know how to make the msi autorun from cd or which install makers can deal with msi's im sorry if this seems stupid, please help if you can ...

VB Code-How do I make my application run on start-up?

LillyLazer - 28 Sep 2006 9:37 AM - 14 messages

Hey. I'm an A-Level computing student. For my cousrework, weh have to design a system for a real user. My mum wants me to make her a program, and I've done most of it. But my mum has very little I.T skill, so she ...

How do i change numerics into binary numbers?

Howk013 - 28 Sep 2006 9:15 AM - 32 messages

For eg. if a user input 123 how to I use VB language to convert into binary numbers? Im rather clueless about this. Thanks! ...

Controls.Add problem BECAUSE OF install set components.

Aykut Canturk - 28 Sep 2006 9:01 AM - 2 messages

Dear all, I need to solve problem. Here it is: That code works. Dim x As Object Set x = Controls.Add("VB.TextBox", "x", Me) x.Visible = True x.Top = 100 x.Left = 100 ...

bug or feature ?

PC - 28 Sep 2006 8:35 AM - 10 messages

is this a bug or is it by design ? if by design, why ? a form (Form1) with a command button (the start-up form) code in this form: -------------------------------- Option Explicit Private Sub Command1_Click() Dim frm As New Form2 ...

Setting default folder location

David - 28 Sep 2006 2:30 AM - 2 messages

Hi All, I'm using VB6 and would like to automate the update process a little more for my clients. Currently, they click a button in my app that Navigates to a file located on my web server. When asked to save or open the file, they ...

Out of my league. Japanese character support

Dan Ritchie - 28 Sep 2006 1:15 AM - 4 messages

Ok, I don't even know where to start. I guess, first does anyone know if it's possible. I'm in VB5. I'd like to use Japanese characters in menus and control names. I suppose those would be 2 byte characters? ...

vb.net 2003, export to excel on a PC without excel installed

FoxHill - 28 Sep 2006 1:13 AM - 8 messages

Dear experts, I'm using vb.net 2003. I created an application connection to our sql server 2000. One of the functions is to export some data to excel (creating a new excel .xls file and writing data on the 1st worksheet) ...

Feelin' left out of it

Mike Williams - 27 Sep 2006 9:57 PM - 14 messages

Hi everyone I've asked in a few recent posts if anyone would do me a favour and run some test code on their printer (from VB) and let me know what happens. To be frank, I'm feelin' a bit "left out of it". Not a single person (other than ...

SHBrowseForFolder & setting root folder

Jerry West - 27 Sep 2006 9:19 PM - 3 messages

I'm using SHBrowseForFolder API to generate a folder browse dialog. I'd like to set a default folder from which the browse dialog will open to. This is accomplished by setting the BROWSEINFO structure's .pidlRoot property to the ...

Problem creating com+ object using ASP

MG - 27 Sep 2006 8:27 PM - 2 messages

Hello all, Perhaps you can help me. I have a com object which I converted from VB6 to VB.NET. I am using this com object with other .Net applications without any problem. However, I am now trying to use this com object in ...

Field refresh

Jeffrey Grantz - 27 Sep 2006 6:14 PM - 3 messages

Please excuse the newbie question. I have a listbox and a label that get updated with information during the run of my program. However, the updated information (like which file is being processed) does not get displayed until the program has finished ...

Creating a mouse event on the menu

chottashukla - 27 Sep 2006 5:41 PM - 6 messages

Hi, I would like to create a mouse event on the menu other than the click event. I need to be able to distinguish whether the menu item is coming from a keyboard shortcut or from a mouse click on the menu itself. I ...

Check if specified folder is a shared folder

Resti - 27 Sep 2006 3:17 PM - 3 messages

Hello, i want to build a program that would have the ability to check if the specific folder is shared and when the specified folder is found shared it will make the folder unshare. Is there any code available to use to make ...

Close all MSSQL connections

Esha - 27 Sep 2006 2:15 PM - 3 messages

My VB6 application opens and after some processes closes ADODB.Connection several times on the start. After the application finally started I'd like to have 1 single connection. If I use sp_who2 stored procedure in MSSQL Enterprise Manager I see 2 open ...

Stumped on mshflexgrid Clip

cowznofsky - 27 Sep 2006 12:41 PM - 8 messages

I'm trying to copy the contents of the grid. I've done this before, and I can't see what's wrong. gridReport is a MSHFlexGrid. There is one fixed column and one fixed row in the grid. I bind the ...

Programming .NET Framework 2.0

VN - 27 Sep 2006 12:32 PM - 2 messages

Comprehensive guidelines from programming .NET Framework and OOP. [link] ...

Which MSDN disks for VStudio/VB6 please?

JohnInDevon - 27 Sep 2006 10:29 AM - 8 messages

Need to do some VB6 development work. Re-installed VS6 but can't find MSDN disks! Phoned Microsoft but they don't sell VS6 MSDN disks any more and couldn't tell me if VS2005 MSDN Library would give me the help files I need ...

Controls

Mike Williams - 27 Sep 2006 9:59 AM - 5 messages

I wonder what's spookin' the Micro$oft legal team? Check out: [link] This one's particularly good . . . . . "Microsoft will not retaliate against any computer manufacturer that supports non-Microsoft software." ...

Using DC with stdpicture

googlinggoogler - 27 Sep 2006 9:58 AM - 2 messages

Hello, I was wondering whether it is possible to convert a DC that i've created from "CreateCompatibleBitmap" which is stored as a Long into a Stdpicture, like used in Picture1.PaintPicture as I obvious have "drawn" my picture into a DC but then might want to freedraw it with ...

Microsoft Word Bookmark Problem

KA 04-1 - 27 Sep 2006 9:25 AM - 3 messages

Hi, i have a VB 6.0 code which open a Microsoft Office Word 2003, then find the exactly bookmark, then print a text in the bookmark position. This is my code : ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dim wdDoc As Variant Dim wdApp As Variant ...

how can i reference active mdi child process

diptesh.sachania - 27 Sep 2006 8:24 AM - 7 messages

i want to replicate the vb 6 code *****ActiveMdiChild.<procedurename>******* i found one solution that says ask for name of active form and then go for procedure i.e. if ActiveMdiChild.Name = "Form1" then form1.<procedurename> ...

menu

mido1971 - 27 Sep 2006 7:55 AM - 2 messages

how can i add a bitmap in popup menu ...

Documents(0) ?

gregor2324 - 27 Sep 2006 6:18 AM - 3 messages

Hi, I have a problem with my VB application, sometimes it goes crazy when I try to localize my document name using Documents(i) when i iterates from 1 to Documents.Count. I noticed that usually the object Documents(0) does not exist, but if ...

How to print unicode in VB?

KingFisher - 27 Sep 2006 2:46 AM - 7 messages

Can someone help me? I need to print unicode characters like Japanese and Chinese characters from a textbox. I am able to display these characters using form 2.0 object library. However the printer outputs questions marks ????? for those characters. ...

One-way hashing of UUID

Michael Cole - 27 Sep 2006 2:03 AM - 7 messages

I have a need to one-way hash a UUID (32 digit hex number). Now I can certainly treat it as text, and hash it that way, but given that it is a number, and the UUID is effectively a one-way hash itself, if I remember ...

Moving on ....from .Net v. 1

mayayana - 26 Sep 2006 11:53 PM - 26 messages

Here's an interesting one: [link] Visual Studio 2005 will be the only version that can run on Vista. The article doesn't mention VS6 at all, but essentially says that ...

Sending Data

Matt - 26 Sep 2006 7:08 PM - 3 messages

Hi, I have a web form that has user input that I need to pass to my business layer. The user input is dynamic and is not know at design time. Any suggestions how to handle this? Thanks ...

listitem backcolor

John - 26 Sep 2006 7:00 PM - 2 messages

How can I change listitem backcolor? Thanks. ...

General recommendations on data control

Jim - 26 Sep 2006 6:49 PM - 2 messages

I'm will begin to protype an app using data that is presently stored in a large Excel spreadsheet and I'm looking for any recommendations on using a data control, before I start. The database contains several thousand ...

Using Excel in VB6

Mario - 26 Sep 2006 5:57 PM - 23 messages

I just finished developing a software that needs to read differents settings that might vary in the future. In order to avoid changing the software every time, I put all the settings in an Excel file and read that file from the ...

Problems Closing Excel

ridawg - 26 Sep 2006 3:46 PM - 3 messages

Hey, I have some code where I open up Excel then loop through several cases to update several workbooks. Basically something like this (not showing all the code just basic structure). Try appExcel = New Excel Application ...

Appending to a string takes up a lot of CPU

fniles - 26 Sep 2006 3:18 PM - 32 messages

Our application loop thru database and append to a string. Appending to the string takes up a lot of CPU. What is a better way to do it instead of appending to a string ? Thank you. Do while not rs.eof ...

Path to .exe

PC - 26 Sep 2006 3:09 PM - 7 messages

how can i find out the path to an executable say i want to find the path to winword.exe i'dd like to shell an executable and supply it a commandline tia ...

Label halfway out of its container

Jacquelin Hardy - 26 Sep 2006 2:50 PM - 27 messages

Hello group, is it possible to draw a label inside a PictureBox, and to have a part of it sticking out of the Box ? If impossible with VB6 only, can it be done with API's ? How ? ...

is there an app.config in vb6?

cs_hart - 26 Sep 2006 12:18 PM - 10 messages

I'm trying to clean up a vb6 app (don't ask why I can't move it to vb.net). I would like to take out all the config information and put it in a config file. But I can't find an app.config in vb6. ...

Securing my app with serial number system

andrew - 26 Sep 2006 11:56 AM - 5 messages

Hi there, I am pretty new to VB.net so excuse me if this sounds simple. I have an application which i want to distribute over the internet - now i know it probably wont be possible to completely secure it from ...

Cookies and Virtual Directories

Richard Payne - 26 Sep 2006 11:49 AM - 3 messages

Hi I'm having a problem with cookies in a virtual directory, A cookie is created by an ASP application in the root folder i.e. [link] I'm unable to read this cookie in a virtual directory i.e. ...

How to make Console Output

Peter Plumber - 26 Sep 2006 10:34 AM - 4 messages

Hi, i have some tools which I call from the command line. currently the output to the console window is done by creating a file and printing it via dos command after having exited. This causes the output to be ...

Need date/time string

Tony Girgenti - 26 Sep 2006 9:58 AM - 6 messages

Hello. When i use this: Dim strDate As DateTime strDate = Calendar1.SelectedDate strDate contains "#9/25/2006#. How can i make strDate have a long date in ...

Obtaining Command Line Parameters

gregor2324 - 26 Sep 2006 9:09 AM - 5 messages

Hello everyone, I'd like to know how can obtain command line parameters passed to my program. For example, running "Project.exe a b c", how can I get a,b and c in my program? ...

How Do I ....

Howk013 - 26 Sep 2006 8:18 AM - 5 messages

#1) Make use of the data that the user has input and convert them into binary ? I need to translate latitudes and longitudes into binary number which must be decoded at a later stage of the program. #2) Im not too sure of how to start the actual coding being an extremely new ...

Generate SHA1 Hash with VB6

Peter - 26 Sep 2006 7:37 AM - 3 messages

Hi Can anyone recommend a VB6 sample code that generates SHA-1 hash codes. Regards Peter ...

Accidental NTFS-made Vb database things read only

prameela.rao - 26 Sep 2006 6:19 AM - 2 messages

Hi Group Crashing and reinstallation of WindowsXP is a routine thing, but lasttime when that happened it simply didnt give the dialog 'format using FAT32 or NTFS'. It showed NTFS only. So I had to take it. Since then i could not update/write to Access databases from my VB6 ...

start learning Excel/VBA, where to start from? Any online video lectures?

cfman - 26 Sep 2006 4:31 AM - 9 messages

Hi all, I start to learn Excel/VBA... and I know VBA is intimately related to VB, so I guess I have to learn some VB too... NOw the question is: from where do I start? From VBA, then Excel, then go to ...

need help with vb shell command

amar - 26 Sep 2006 4:27 AM - 4 messages

hi all, I am stuck with a problem. it would be highly appreciated if anyone could help. i am executing a java program from my vb program using shell command. the java program outputs some text to the standard output. ...

toggle Commandbutton

James - 26 Sep 2006 3:17 AM - 6 messages

Can some direct me to a toggle Commandbutton/ TIA ...

Alt + Tab

Gerhard Heiche - 26 Sep 2006 2:07 AM - 4 messages

I'm trying to record a simple VB macro in MS Word. It should copy a word in Word and paste it into an online dictionary (Internet Explorer). Manually, I can switch between the two open windows (Word and IE) by pressing Alt + Tab. ...

DataCombo help

Darhl Thomason - 25 Sep 2006 10:56 PM - 4 messages

I need some help setting up a DataCombo. I searched help and printed a couple of documents about setting it up, and I googled "DataCombo" and found this [link] which seems like the right ...

VB error

DL - 25 Sep 2006 10:10 PM - 9 messages

An app from a developer is producing an error on my win2k sp4 sys, in that in certain circumstances it terminates with a Second Chance Exception in MSVBM60.dll (v6.0.97.82) The developer is unable to replicate the problem. ...

Compile error: Only public user defined types...

Saga - 25 Sep 2006 9:13 PM - 9 messages

I am getting this error: Compile error: Only public user defined types defined in public object modules can be used as parameters or return types for public procedures of class modules or as fields of public user defined types. I have a class that will change a form's properties according to actions taken by the user of the ...

VB guru explain than to me please ...

aName - 25 Sep 2006 7:36 PM - 2 messages

How can this work ? [link] In Vbasic( see code below) e is pass ByVal so a copy is put on the stack when the handler is called and it is not suppose to have side effect. ...

vb6 sp6 /Windows XP - problems during debug

km - 25 Sep 2006 6:49 PM - 2 messages

I've noticed since upgrading to Windows XP when debugging a program, we lose the ability to use our cursor in the program. We can use the mouse, but not the up/down errors, page up/down, or find, for example. Anyone else have ...

Cosmetic question

Wagon - 25 Sep 2006 6:03 PM - 2 messages

Is there a way when I use the checkbox in the grapic style to prevent the down color from looking grainy? ...

DVD Programming

Rick - 25 Sep 2006 5:26 PM - 2 messages

I need to know where I can find a software that can work with VB6(maybe an Active X) and allowis me to program the DVD itself (not just burning it), somenthing that allows me to select dvd buttons, assing a bitmap to them etc. ...

Implementing a parallel function in vb 6

IJALAB - 25 Sep 2006 12:37 PM - 2 messages

Hello All, I am a beginner and I am using visual basic 6.0. I am asked to implement a global time out functionality for an existing UI. The requirement is : 1. A toolkit developed using VB 6.0 is available ...

Setting a datepicker to a Saturday date after clicking

cowznofsky - 25 Sep 2006 12:35 PM - 11 messages

I'm using a datepicker but the only dates I want to use are the last day of the week, regardless of where the user clicked. So, I can derive a last-day-of-the-week date in the code when I use the ...

write som tet and press the submit button

filo666 - 25 Sep 2006 11:51 AM - 2 messages

Can you give me a general idea of how I can wirte some text in a textbox in my browser and press a button using VB6 please thanks ...

easy question

filo666 - 25 Sep 2006 11:23 AM - 2 messages

Hello, I'm just starting programming eith VB, I know a lot about VBA but not VB6, I have a for with a text space and a button, when the button is presed I'ld like to the program run the following macro writed in VBA for word: ...

removing characters and spaces from a string?

Advo - 25 Sep 2006 9:51 AM - 19 messages

basically i will be reading in some kind text string in the format of: CCC CCC or CCCC CCC where c is a number or letter. I need to strip everything after the space, including the space so: ABC 123 would become ABC, ABC2 123 would become ABC2. ...

Moving On

Harry Strybos - 25 Sep 2006 6:54 AM - 20 messages

Hi All While I will be the target of some reactionary flamming, I would like to make the following comments: 1. I have enjoyed immensely being part of this group. 2. VB has served me well and has provided a good living for me for many ...

vb as front end of a fortran dll

Lane Straatman - 25 Sep 2006 6:06 AM - 52 messages

Hello, I have VS98 and have only dabbled with VB. It would be 24 years since I earned money programming in BASIC, so I think it's going to take a little time to knock the rust off. Does "How to go about making vb the front end of dll's of visually-impaired ...

problem using winsock sockets

App not closing

VB service Pack 6

create activeX dll

API to retrieve the friendly name for the graphics driver