Code Newsgroups: Visual Basic General Discussion

Update a text file

David Chase - 18 Feb 2006 9:32 PM - 2 messages

Is it possible to insert records into a text file while reading it? I have the following code to open 2 files and I am reading from #1 and writing to #2. I would like to just read through #1 and insert lines of text instead ...

Finding Courier font on HP4100

Steve F. - 18 Feb 2006 9:27 PM - 2 messages

My application will print on pre-printed forms that expect 10 cpi & 6 lpi. On my new HP4345 I've found that Courier in 12 point does that. I also want to print on my older HP4100 but the VB Printer object doesn't accept or list ...

VB - Too weird to be true

Alastair MacFarlane - 18 Feb 2006 8:58 PM - 19 messages

Dear All, This is a strange post because I am not really looking for an answer because this has never happened to me in 15 years of programming so I doubt it will ever happen again, but has anyone ever witnessed this one before? ...

Raising XP-Style Notification Box through API?

IWP506 - 18 Feb 2006 8:52 PM - 3 messages

Hello everyone, Is it possible to raise the "XP-style notification box" (I'm not sure what it's really called...) through an API Call? Here is a pic of what I'm talking about. [link] ...

XP MsgBox icons

RB Smissaert - 18 Feb 2006 8:01 PM - 26 messages

I know this must have been asked many times, but I can't find them either on my computer or on the internet. Tried extracting as well from Shell32.dll, but no luck. Where can I find these icons. It is for a custom MsgBox ActiveX dll. ...

How to check for SAPI4 or SAPI5?

Jack - 18 Feb 2006 6:33 PM - 2 messages

Hello, Depending on installed SAPI I want my app to offer user the choice of voices compatible with SAPI. How to check for that? Jack ...

How to EXECUTE a SHELL command every 24 HOURS???

Alan Mailer - 18 Feb 2006 6:05 PM - 3 messages

What language would I use in a VB6 project which would cause a shell command to be issued every 24 hours? Thanks in advance. ...

LINK HAND

Pinto1uk - 18 Feb 2006 11:32 AM - 2 messages

Hi, how do i get the 'LINK HAND' as a mouse pointer? i want to use it when a user scrolls over a label, which is a link. I tried looking in the cursors folder in XP - but cannot find the one i am ...

how to stop execution ??

patelviren1984 - 18 Feb 2006 10:41 AM - 3 messages

hello friends i am creating application that scan the temperature of device having 24 channel for that i am using one tabcontrol and one timer there are 5 diff. mode 1. run mode 2. configuration mode 3.programme mode 4. verify mode for programme as well for configuration ...

VB SYNONYMES

SURESH - 18 Feb 2006 7:29 AM - 4 messages

Hi dear friends.. Iam suresh.. new for this group and also for Visual Basic, i want your help to know the general synonymes / syntax in VB, which we cannot avoid in any programe (important items) list and also the discriptin ...

inetftp.execute overwrite file

taranfx - 18 Feb 2006 5:15 AM - 2 messages

i am using VB inetFTP.exeecute to download file inetFTP.Execute , "Get " & _ "pending.txt" & " " & "pending.txt" here it gives me back error that file already exists error:80 how do i put option for overwriting file? ...

packaging

Lynn - 18 Feb 2006 2:43 AM - 2 messages

Hi, I my vb.net application is calling another application (abc.exe) to run. How can i package this abc.exe file into my vb.net application ? thanks ...

Where can I get female voices for Text-To-Speech ?

Jack - 18 Feb 2006 12:55 AM - 2 messages

Are any female voices available for free download? ...

wordstar

biswal.kishore - 17 Feb 2006 11:29 PM - 3 messages

I want to know how many help labels are numbered in wordstar. I want to know the name of help labels. ...

ADO Performance

Tomasz Klim - 17 Feb 2006 8:25 PM - 8 messages

Hi I have a strange question about ADO performance: I have a program in Visual Basic 6.0, that connects to Pervasive.SQL via DSN, and then executes "select * from bd". Then, it slides through Recordset: While Not oRS.EOF ...

indexing elements of array

Jack - 17 Feb 2006 5:55 PM - 3 messages

I am wondering about memory usage when indexing of elements of array starts for example from 10 not a 0. If I do that does it mean that memory used includes also elements 0-9 or not? For example: ...

Need code to launch SQL database backup.

BCS - 17 Feb 2006 3:52 PM - 4 messages

Not sure if this is the right forum, so please correct me if I'm in error. I've written a Timeclock application in VB6 for our small chain of retail stores and storing the data in a SQL Server Express database. All is working ...

Couldn't Lock File Error

C Holmes - 17 Feb 2006 3:48 PM - 15 messages

Good Morning All, I have a VB App which is deployed onto a number of client PC's. The app connects to an Access database located on the network. On occassion the error "Couldn't lock file" is raised (Err.Num -2147467259). I assume that this ...

New or CreateObject

Ven - 17 Feb 2006 2:37 PM - 8 messages

while creating a dll , Which is better New or CreateObject? Any performance Issues etc. Thanks ...

Insert bitmap into access database field

BOB - 17 Feb 2006 2:24 PM - 7 messages

Hello, I need to Add and/or Insert a bitmap (C:\Test.bmp) into a new or existing access database record (Employee.dig_signature) and have it saved as a bitmap image. I am currently using this statement in a click event. ...

Reference hint path

emferrari - 17 Feb 2006 2:20 PM - 2 messages

Hi I have around 2000+ programs here. We've changed the network servers and now all those programs have this: Reference=*\G{32E9EA92-4AA6-4F7C-921E-B9FEF00C9B47}#1.0#0#\\SERVER_OLD\ABC\Release1\PROG1.EXE#Prog1 executable Now... isn't that supposed to be just a hint and VB6 should be guided ...

Common Dialog Control In VB6

Mike S. - 17 Feb 2006 1:49 PM - 2 messages

Hi, I am looking for a way to put a default filename in the filename box of a common dialog control for a Save As Dialog and highlight it. I would like to immitate what microsoft does when selecting the pulldown: ...

Outlook Express

Howard Kaikow - 17 Feb 2006 11:28 AM - 6 messages

Does Outlook Express expose an object model that can be programmed via VB? ...

Save to CD from Vb, Write to CD from Vb

Ron - 17 Feb 2006 9:14 AM - 15 messages

Hi I want to backup an Access db to CD D drive, and then write to the CD to save the backup all within the same VB program is this possible ...

Help: VB6 cannot open my forms without crashing!

Lim Siew Yin - 17 Feb 2006 2:13 AM - 9 messages

Hi ppl, I am using Visual Studio 6.0 and have been coding the same project for some time now. (Its a std VB 6 app with common controls... no 3rd party activex) However, from yesterday onwards... I cannot access the FORM DESIGNER nor ...

Convert Dollars and Cents into Just Cents

Stout - 17 Feb 2006 12:03 AM - 4 messages

In VB, how can I convert $1.35 into 135 cents. Thanks ...

Convert Dollars and Cents into Just Cents

Stout - 16 Feb 2006 11:45 PM - 7 messages

In VB, how can I convert $1.35 into 135 cents. Thanks ...

Printing problems

Dan Ritchie - 16 Feb 2006 8:52 PM - 25 messages

I am trying to read the with and height of the printer so I can prepair a graphic of that size. However, no matter what I do, the printer object allways returns 11x8 1/8, with the width at 11 and the height at 8 1/2, weather I set the orientation ...

Send Raw data to a Printer using Win32 API

Susan Beebe - 16 Feb 2006 6:01 PM - 13 messages

I have downloaded the code described in Microsoft article Q154078. I am trying to send raw ZPL (zebra barcode printer) code from Microsoft access. It works just fine if I hard code the actual data in the string being sent to the printer. However, if I prompt the user for ...

Calculate EndDate

TommyD - 16 Feb 2006 4:44 PM - 23 messages

Hi, I want to have user input startdate & no. of workdays, then calculte the enddate with consideration to the weekend days. I don't have to take consideration of the public holidays. Thanks for any help! Tommy ...

ActiveX control for windowed MS-DOS prompt ?

Vee - 16 Feb 2006 1:26 PM - 2 messages

Is there an ActiveX object that exists that would allow a legacy MS-DOS program to run in a "windowed" state, but from within a form ? I have found a number of utilities that allow VB to modify the "shell" ...

Right click selection of outline control

Martin Walke - 16 Feb 2006 9:34 AM - 21 messages

Hi all, Is there any way you can get the outline control to accept a right click as an item selection mechanism? Basically, I have an Outline control with a popup menu. Programming it for a right click is fine but the item has to be ...

difference between designer and form

inquirer - 16 Feb 2006 6:14 AM - 6 messages

Could someone tell me the difference between a "designer" and a form please? I have a form which I made use VBA and it works fine with excel. When I go to add it as a Form to my VB project, it gets added as a ...

VB app question

joebob_78746 - 16 Feb 2006 4:12 AM - 3 messages

I am new to Visual Basic so I have a question about VB Apps. I want to create an app the appends MSWord files together. I would like to be able to drag a Word file to a Visual Basic app that is represented by an icon and ...

Shellexecute in VB6

Ringo - 16 Feb 2006 2:29 AM - 7 messages

I'm using ShellExecute inVB6 to launch a powerpointveiwer presentation like this; ShellExecute Me.hwnd, "Open", "D:\play.bat", vbNullString, "D:\", SW_SHOWNORMAL and need to know when the presentation has finished. I want my VB program to still be running and send commands to the PPT stuff using ...

Set 'Allow service to interact with desktop' in VB .NET

spoon - 15 Feb 2006 8:07 PM - 2 messages

I have created a Windows service and I need to check the 'Allow service to interact with desktop' checkbox by default. There seems to be no straightforward way to set this option using System.ServiceProcess.ServiceProcessInstaller. I found a posting that can do ...

Com+ and asp.net?

Dav - 15 Feb 2006 7:43 PM - 5 messages

these com+ objects to .NET (VB.NET) do I still need MTS or does the ..NET framework handle the object pooling and other features of MTS? So, instead of a bunch of COM+ objects on MTS that my asp.net can ...

array - how do you get the number of dimensions?

Mad Scientist Jr - 15 Feb 2006 7:08 PM - 10 messages

I want to check that an array passed in has a certain number of dimensions - is there a way to check for this in framework 1.1 ? ...

HELP!! : How make a FTP connection in VB6?

Nick - 15 Feb 2006 7:05 PM - 4 messages

Hi All, I am working in VB6 and looked on my local MSDN and cannot find any help on how to make an FTP connection in VB. Does anyone know where to lead me in the proper direction and/or how to do this? ...

Setting OLE Object Type to Null

The Merg - 15 Feb 2006 6:10 PM - 4 messages

I am using VB6-SP6 for an app with a backend of MS Access. One of the fields in the database is of data type "OLE Object". In my app, I have an Image Box that a graphic is loaded into and then it is stored in the database in the ...

set fontsize with variable

RB Smissaert - 15 Feb 2006 6:02 PM - 14 messages

Trying to set the FontSize of a TextBox and CommandButton via a variable. I understand the datatype for this is currency, but whatever datatype I choose I get: Runtime error 380: Invalid property value How do I do this: Dim iFontSize as Integer ...

System locks up until InternetOpenURL call completes

Dan - 15 Feb 2006 5:50 PM - 51 messages

I have an app that a lot of people use. It pulls down HTML from the Internet using the following InternetOpenURL call in VB: lngOpen = InternetOpen(scUserAgent, INTERNET_OPEN_TYPE_PRECONFIG, vbNullString, vbNullString, 0) If lngOpen <> 0 Then lngOpenURL = InternetOpenUrl(lngOpen, strURL, vbNullString, 0, _ ...

Easiest way to check if internet connection is open.

MichaelK - 15 Feb 2006 5:35 PM - 2 messages

I need a real quick check if current computer has internet connection open, then run some processes. Have feeling there is a very easy solution. Thanks, Michael ...

Scroll Control

Emma - 15 Feb 2006 4:06 PM - 7 messages

I am using Infragistics ActiveScroll Control 4.0 in my VB6 application. When ever I scroll, the application locks up. What do I do to prevent this from happening? Thanks Emma ...

Identification of Dynamically Created Input Boxes

Chris Dubea - 15 Feb 2006 3:12 PM - 6 messages

Greetings, I've created an application which is user configurable to set up an input form to generated data for a MCAD application. In my base form, I've got a text box, and the two different styles of combobox all ...

Creating a mask for BitBlt automatically

peter_v_1998@yahoo.com - 15 Feb 2006 2:10 PM - 11 messages

What I want to do is to feed a picture into the app and have it read the picture, with every pixel that is not of the same color of the leftmost, topmost pixel changed to black and everything that is of the ...

Missing OCX event in DLL

hakan_cn - 15 Feb 2006 1:39 PM - 2 messages

Hi All! I'm using events from a OCX component that is connected to the stock market. It's quite simple, the OCX component is put in a Form, the subscription of a instrument is done during form_load and the events ...

Own control or IE Control

Ivan Debono - 15 Feb 2006 12:54 PM - 2 messages

Hi all, I have a control (the vbExplorer control from vbAccelerator) that I tweaked to mimic the task panel similar to MS Money 2006. It's great and it works fine. I also figured out that I can achieve the same results using the IE ...

Which control in my app has focus

JP Bless - 15 Feb 2006 12:36 PM - 3 messages

Hi all How do I know which control (TextBox, listbox, Combobox) has focus in my app? The big picture is... my POS app (vb6 sp5) uses barcode scanner. Usually I recommend keyboard wedge scanners in which case the scanned barcode is ...

Convert *.wma File Names to Text

Ron - 15 Feb 2006 11:25 AM - 8 messages

Hi I want to create a Music Ref. Library from my stored music *.wma files is there a way to take the track name and convert this to text before placing in a Access DB file ...

Golf anyone

Harold Druss - 15 Feb 2006 10:16 AM - 10 messages

Hi All Not a vb question, but I'm sure I can get the answer here. I was asked if in a group of 20 golfers on 7 day trip, playing in groups of 4 each day is it possible to play with each player ...

Wait for shell to complete?

CH - 15 Feb 2006 9:49 AM - 4 messages

Can a shell exec be done synchronously (with code waiting for completion before continuing), or is it necessary to construct some type of "monitoring" loop? Thanks. ...

Default project folder

ZipDC - 15 Feb 2006 8:23 AM - 4 messages

Hi Is there a registry key or some other hack to change the default project folder from <Program Files>\Microsoft Visual Studio\VB98 to something like C:\My VB Projects Thanks ZipDC ...

How to change COM port number

quantum1976 - 15 Feb 2006 6:24 AM - 3 messages

I need to write a program in VB6 to list all of the available COM ports on a computer and allow the operator to change the COM port number. I can get the list of available COM ports using the WMI but how to I change the COM port ...

log the error

Jir Gavertz - 15 Feb 2006 5:27 AM - 3 messages

Hey guys, I'm just a beginner and I need some help on this. I am writing a vb6 program. I want that during the runtime, when an error raise, i want that the error message will also be added into a text file saved in ...

extract unique values from an array

inquirer - 15 Feb 2006 4:29 AM - 7 messages

I want to extract all unique, non-blank entries from a column in an array into another array. The initial array contains thousands of rows and the column in question contains 12 character alphanumeric codes or blanks. I have looked everywhere but can't find a suitable algorithm in vb6. ...

need an idea

Bala - 14 Feb 2006 8:03 PM - 4 messages

Hi all, From my vb6 application, once the user click the live update button, I need to check the user is regular customer or not, based on the registratio no, the reg no is stored in application path. So i need to send this reg no to ...

How to extract the GUID of an unregistered DLL without using TypeLib Information library?

Paulo - 14 Feb 2006 7:31 PM - 3 messages

Hi all, Making a reference to the "TypeLib Information" type library and using the property TLIApplication.TypeLibInfoFromFile("ModuleFileName").GUID it is possible to get the GUID of any unregistered ActiveX DLL/OCX. Is there any way to obtain the same result without using the "TypeLib ...

Updating Recordset using ComboBox

Zoltar54 - 14 Feb 2006 6:43 PM - 4 messages

I have a userform with a number of ComboBoxes on it. As of now there is no existing data to load into these boxes. What I would like to do is have a recordset updated/created when the user enters information and subsequently ...

MDI with Scrollbars

ted - 14 Feb 2006 6:23 PM - 13 messages

Hi, Is there a way to have my MDI application have scrollbars? Thanks ...

ActiveX won't launch external DLL

Fran D - 14 Feb 2006 5:50 PM - 7 messages

I'm having trouble getting an ActiveX exe to launch an external dll (I need the exe so that the process can run in a separate thread and allow my VB app to continue unimpeded). Ken Halter pointed me to this example of an ActiveX exe wrapper: ...

Shutdown dialog Box

Plane - 14 Feb 2006 5:47 PM - 7 messages

What is the call to display the Windoes shutdown dialog box (as if i pressed shutdown on the Start menu) ...

ComboBox problem

Doctor M$ - 14 Feb 2006 4:32 PM - 3 messages

Hi everyone: I've got a form with a Combobox. I want that when user is typing in it the combo drops its list. I try to use the SendKeys "{F4}" and if I put it in the GotFocus event it works but if I insert it in the KeyDown code ...

Timer control

Lou - 14 Feb 2006 3:23 PM - 4 messages

How can I use a timer control in a .dll that has no form to draw it on? -Louie ...

Access Linked table

kmercer46 - 14 Feb 2006 2:24 PM - 4 messages

I have a linked table in access97 database that links to a table on a sql server. Every month the table on the sql server gets dropped and re created with differant column names. What I need to do in my VB app ...

Setup question

John S - 14 Feb 2006 1:59 PM - 5 messages

Hi All, Is it good to place all files, including vb runtime files, in app directory ? Personally, I do not like uninstall program leaves unused files in windows system directory. By placing them in app directory, I expect the program ...

IDE Problem

Rick - 14 Feb 2006 1:30 PM - 10 messages

In VB6, sometimes when I'm on a debug session, I have to add a dimension statement to declare a simple variable. When I click on F8 to continue debugging in get the following message: Compiler Error: ...

Run-time error 429

its_faiz - 14 Feb 2006 12:48 PM - 13 messages

Hello, We have developed an application in VB6. When this application runs on the users machine it gives the following error message: Run-time error '429' ActiveX component can't create object I know that a file is either missing or unregistered actually causing ...

Default Beep

WordSmith - 14 Feb 2006 10:59 AM - 2 messages

I have created a form with a keypreview. When enter is hit it triggers a command1_click. I keep getting an annoying beep when it is hit I traced it back to the windows default beep which I can shut off in ...

How do I make a MSHFlexgrid scroll automatically?

Lisa - 14 Feb 2006 10:49 AM - 3 messages

Hi, can anyone point me to any examples or give me some tips on how to make a MSHFlexgrid scroll to some position horizontally when I perform some action (button click or otherwise). Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! ...

How to print a bitmap from VB?

Dale - 14 Feb 2006 6:16 AM - 4 messages

Hi guys, can you tell me how I can print a bitmap file from VB? I don't need a special control do I? Thanks. ...

Calling EXCEL VBA from VB

t.k - 14 Feb 2006 5:55 AM - 4 messages

Pls advise on how to call existing Excel VBA from VB. I referred to 'How to create and call an Excel Macro Programmatically from VB' ([link]), and wrote codes like below, but it returns the message, cannot find sub ...

Where do I get Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Control Creation Edition

jbuck - 14 Feb 2006 2:21 AM - 3 messages

Trying to download Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Control Creation Edition. What URL should I use? ...

Need Help printing to a specific Printer

jrauch01 - 14 Feb 2006 1:42 AM - 7 messages

Hello, Using VB 6.0 and I am running a program that must assign a specific printer to each form running. There are four timed forms connecting to an Access database looking for updated records, when the ...

opening and closing workbooks in vb

inquirer - 13 Feb 2006 11:46 PM - 6 messages

I am trying to understand how vb opens and closes excel workbooks. In the code below, if excel is not running at the time I run the program, everything works perfectly - data are added to excel, the workbook created is saved and remains open (and visible) when the program is ...

web page question

Duke - 13 Feb 2006 11:21 PM - 2 messages

From my program I load a web page using the ShellExecute statement: ShellExecute 0, vbNullString, "[link]", vbNullString, vbNullString, vbNormalFocus The page load perfectly fine. Here is what I want to do: 1. Simulate a mouse click on a link which appears on this page. ...

Global Mouse/Kbd hook

DanS - 13 Feb 2006 11:19 PM - 2 messages

In regards to the WH_MOUSE_LL and WH_KEYBOARD_LL... After a little more research, I have come up with a reason NOT to use these hooks from VB. As we all know, a global hook used in VB needs to be in a DLL that exports ...

Variable type translation

YPC - 13 Feb 2006 11:06 PM - 4 messages

Hi, I need some help for translating C (Borland C) variables type in to VB6 variable type. Thanks, Yves.. ...

Need a sample of Innosetup script

John S - 13 Feb 2006 8:59 PM - 3 messages

Hi All, I am trying Innosetup for the first time. Now I need a sample of complete script for a simple application with the following files : standard vb runtime files-- ASYCFILT.DLL COMCAT.DLL mfc42.dll msvbvm60.dll msvcrt.dll ...

Moving a label in sync with a vscrollbar scroll button

Carl Imthurn - 13 Feb 2006 5:08 PM - 5 messages

Is there a fairly straightforward way to move a label in sync with the scroll button on a vscrollbar? Here's my situation: I am using a vscrollbar to scroll through an array. I populate the Max property of the scrollbar with the number of items in the array. In the ...

Trailing minus in display

DaveO. - 13 Feb 2006 4:11 PM - 5 messages

Hello, Is there a simple/standard way to display a negative number (integer in this case) with a trailing minus sign? I've looked in help on formatting, but I don't see a way to do it. I'm actually on .NET Compact Framework, but this seemed more like a VB ...

WithEvents

michael.blaustein@gmail.com - 13 Feb 2006 4:03 PM - 30 messages

I am using VBA for Outlook, and want to capture an event in an InternetExplorer object. I know in .NET I can make a statement like this: Private WithEvents IE As InternetExplorer But not in VB6? How can I accomplish this? ...

DirectShow audio devices?

Dave - 13 Feb 2006 4:02 PM - 6 messages

Posted in m.p.v.directx and got no answer so I'll try here... I'm writing a specialized audio application in VB6 using the DirectShow interface. By default IMediaControl appears to use the default audio device for playback. This is fine for now, but eventually I would like ...

Slow implemenation

Train - 13 Feb 2006 3:58 PM - 8 messages

Can anyone tell me why this statement takes 10 sec to run Sub Command_Click() SetDefaultPrinter "HP LaserJet 6P" _ "winspool", "Ne03:" End sub Private Sub SetDefaultPrinter(ByVal PrinterName As String, _ ...

Keying an installation to a single machine

Dan Hoskin - 13 Feb 2006 3:33 PM - 15 messages

Hi, I am looking for a way to key installations to a single computer. Is there an API call or something that gives a unique identifier for a specific machine in any version of windows? Preferably a key that identifies the ...

Date Validation

Raven_rt - 13 Feb 2006 11:50 AM - 12 messages

Hi, I am trying to validate the following date 32/02/05, which is an invalid date in the format dd/mm/yy but when I do a IsDate(dDate) it classes it as a valid date. Then my application converted into the format dd/mm/yyyy it ...

Dynamic report using formula fields

tallg - 13 Feb 2006 10:14 AM - 2 messages

Hi all , Pls can you help me with the following please? I have a CR report with few formular fields defined in the repot. At run time I want to pass data for each row and populate the report dynamically. The probelm with my coding is that it only prints the last data I sent to the report. ...

Multiline tooltips

John - 13 Feb 2006 9:39 AM - 6 messages

Hi, I'm looking for a good solution for multiline tooltips. Í've found as class that works perfect but the problem is i can have hundreds of objects with tooltips and now the tooltips are created when the objects are created so ...

Scraping a web page in VB6

RobinDude - 13 Feb 2006 7:38 AM - 3 messages

I need to scrape the data from a few thousand web pages. When I bring up the page in IE it shows the information I want. However when I use Inet to DL it for processing, I get the CCS front end instead of the ...

Register ODBC DSN Database by programm

Stas - 13 Feb 2006 7:21 AM - 4 messages

Hello all! I need register my Database (MDB) to ODBC DSN Database by VB programm Where I can found example! Thanks! Stas. ...

SQL 2005 creating FK

enzat - 13 Feb 2006 6:23 AM - 2 messages

Hi, I am in the middle of creating a data warehouse and wanted to add some FK constraints. However, I've found that when creating them via the 'relationships' tab, something strange occurs! I have a FACT table which references PKs in my Dimension tables, hence ...

SQL Create Field "boolean"

sam - 13 Feb 2006 5:45 AM - 3 messages

I hope this is the correct place to post this Create Field1 text(10) , bit ; How do i tell the bit section if it is yes no or on of TIA Sam ...

Tablets?

Robert - 13 Feb 2006 3:18 AM - 16 messages

I am using XP Pro with VB6.0 SP5. I have a small program that I have Written and the client wants to install it on a Tablet. Question: Is there anything special or will the program run as if it was on a workstation? ...

I cannot get message boxes to show up from an ActiveX dll.

Skipper - 12 Feb 2006 10:51 PM - 3 messages

On this computer only (I have tried on my daughter's computer as well as asked a couple of friends) when I run a class that accesses a msgbox "Hello World" call, they all get the message box, I don't. I get it in ...

VB5, ComboBox, accepting an entry

VB_Newby - 12 Feb 2006 9:36 PM - 6 messages

Likely a simple question, I've searched, read, etc. Still lost. I simply want to accept user input to a (simple, type 1) combobox and add it to the list. I tried looking for a CR or CRLF, but empirically, the interface ...

Data Acces Question

Alastair MacFarlane - 12 Feb 2006 4:38 PM - 10 messages

Dear All, I have a small VB-Access program which is causing me a problem. I am executing an INSERT INTO SQL statement using a UNION Query as a datasource, but I am getting the following error message: [Microsoft][ODBC Microsoft Access Driver] Too few parameters. Expected 3. ...

Desktop changer program

Dean - 12 Feb 2006 2:25 PM - 4 messages

I have a very simple program that changes the picture on my desktop eachtime it's run and the system re-started. Windows has the options to "Centre", "Tile" or "Stretch" a picture. How do I incorporate 1, 2 or 3 ("Centre", "Tile" or "Stretch") into my program to ...

IDE

Frelance - 12 Feb 2006 1:47 PM - 5 messages

How to you reset the IDE to its original state. I lost some windows (such as the maual form postion window) and I cannot figure out how to get it back ...

File Copy

Roger Stenson - 12 Feb 2006 1:12 PM - 4 messages

Hi I am trying to use File Copy to make a backup copy of an Access database that the system uses. All attempts call forth ' Error 70 Permission Denied' Within Access, the database has no security set and is open as far as I can ...

Time?

Simon - 12 Feb 2006 9:50 AM - 2 messages

Hi, I am using Vb.net and I want to know how to put the Time, Date which ticks?? Please reply as soon as possible Dean PS: Please make the answer simple because I am only 11 Yrs old and New ...

window position screnn

KeyPress won't work properly.

Comunitacion to RS232??