Code Newsgroups: Visual Basic General Discussion

Windows Shutdown/Reboot and my ActiveX EXE

Desi - 25 Feb 2006 11:07 PM - 3 messages

O.K. There goes my ActiveX EXE running in the background all day doing great things for mankind. Can someone point me in the direction of how to handle Windows Shutdown and Reboot? What mechanism does Windows provide me for triggering my normal app ...

Timer control always present on system?

RB Smissaert - 25 Feb 2006 5:20 PM - 11 messages

Can I rely on the fact that the Timer control will always be present on systems that run any Windows from 98 upwards? RBS ...

Capture data from a USB Port

stephen@ebacuk.demon.co.uk - 25 Feb 2006 4:31 PM - 4 messages

Can anyone point me in the direction of some sample VB code which provides some examples on how to capture data from a USB port and store in a Acces database Thank you ...

String to Date

Rick - 25 Feb 2006 6:44 AM - 6 messages

I need to find out what day of the week is the first day of the year. Like this you it would be 1. I have this but how can I convert the sting to a date? Dim thisyear As Date ...

How to connect VB6 to SQL 2005 database?

HK - 25 Feb 2006 4:46 AM - 17 messages

I've been searching and not quite sure if I need a certain version of MDAC or whatever to connect VB6 to a SQL 2005 database. Is this the answer below? Comment where appropriate please. 1.) use mdac 2.8. (2.7 won't work??) ...

Attachment of email through the Vb Code

Smita Abhang - 25 Feb 2006 4:09 AM - 2 messages

How can i open any .eml file through vb Code. ...

can't show non-modal form when modal form is displayed

¢Ù¢×¢Ü¢Õ¢Ò¢Ý¢Û - 25 Feb 2006 2:11 AM - 7 messages

after i complie it, when i input the wrong password, the alert is show, but with the error too. how can i correct it? thanks ...

Textfile In Project

Bob Phillips - 25 Feb 2006 1:27 AM - 3 messages

If I add a textfile to a VB project, can I read that file from within the code? If so, how do I do it? I know how to add the file, just not how to access thereafter. TIA Bob ...

Treeview recurse of Children of One Node

Elmo Watson - 24 Feb 2006 11:29 PM - 5 messages

Help me please, I know this is simple, but for some reason I'm dying here. I have ONE node I'm selecting - I only want to iterate through that node's children, creating a string of the children's Text property, separated by ...

String manipulation help

Eric Tuomikoski - 24 Feb 2006 9:42 PM - 3 messages

Hello all. Need a function to help me out here... Say you have a string variable with the following data contained within: StrMyVay= "02/08, 02/09, 02/10, 02/13, 02/14, 02/15, 02/16, 02/17, 02/20" ...

What is an advantage of using Function instead of Sub, when....

Jack - 24 Feb 2006 8:56 PM - 6 messages

Hello, I am browsing through someone's else code and I came across strange thing. There are many calls to the different functions, but the calling code does not expect any return value carried by the function mechanism.. ...

emulate msgbox mouse behaviour

RB Smissaert - 24 Feb 2006 7:46 PM - 7 messages

How can I in a VB6 form emulate the behaviour of the mouse cursor with a MsgBox where it will change to the default cursor when over the form and moves back to the original cursor when out of the form? ...

Instancing an ActiveX server

Dan Ritchie - 24 Feb 2006 6:29 PM - 5 messages

I have an application that is an active x server, and other applications that reference it. I would like to be able to let the user have multiple instances of the server running, but right now all the exertnal programs that ...

Network printing problems with VB3

Clark - 24 Feb 2006 5:54 PM - 2 messages

I need help. I have a Visual Basic v3 application and one client is having trouble printing to a network printer (he is running Windows XP, SP2). A local printer works fine but using a network printer he gets error #482 (General Printer Error) almost immediately. Other programs ...

NewEnum and IUnknown

Simon Woods - 24 Feb 2006 5:07 PM - 13 messages

Hi I'm basically wanting to intercept the For ... each mechanism to test whether the object returned from the [_NewEnum] call fulfills a specific criteria. If it does I want to return it, otherwise I want to recall the [_NewEnum] until I either run out of objects or I find one with fulfills my ...

Index in ImageList Control

Andrew - 24 Feb 2006 4:30 PM - 5 messages

Hi, friends, Index in ImageList Control (VB6.0) is a 0 based value or 1 based value? Thanks. ...

vb 6.0 Active Directory - folder permissions

Dan W - 24 Feb 2006 4:26 PM - 4 messages

How would I set folder permissions on a users home folder, after it was created with mkdir(folderName)? I would like to have the code set the permissions from Modify to Write. Does anyone have any examples? ...

Slower and Slower

TroyDDaniels - 24 Feb 2006 4:23 PM - 38 messages

I have just started using visual basic about a month ago. I have written about 5 or so programs around my office to speed things up. These programs are mostly to sort and compare data. The problem I am ...

Implement SelStart/SelLength/SelText in UserControl

Brian - 24 Feb 2006 4:13 PM - 5 messages

Hello All, I've got a user control that enhances a standard Textbox. I would like to be able to use the SelStart/SelLength/SelText methods on this user control. But for some reason, I can't seem to get it to work. ...

VB6 and MS Word Select object

psionman - 24 Feb 2006 3:43 PM - 11 messages

Hi I'm running Office 2000 and VB6 I need to access the select object in Word I've added the reference to MS Word in the project and I can do most things with the document. But I can't access the select object ...

changing language localization at runtime

Robinson - 24 Feb 2006 3:36 PM - 3 messages

Documentation about internationalization of application in vb.net is not very helpful. I have developed an application in English, and now I am working to add another language. Using the form editor it's quite easy to create the ressources for the 2 languages. ...

Sleep causing PInvoke function to unbalance the stack

dcdc - 24 Feb 2006 2:46 PM - 2 messages

Hi I'm pretty much a newbie to VB - I've used VB for Apps for a while, but it's all quite basic. Anyway, I'm trying to create an executable that uses Sleep to pause the program for a while before looping. I'm getting the following ...

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TrueDB Grid display

Krishnamani - 24 Feb 2006 11:25 AM - 3 messages

Hi all, I am using TrueDB Grid in my Project. and I am binding it with XArray. I am getting the Rows loaded in the Grid in Form Load. But I am not getting the result Visible after Adding a New Entry or Editing an Old Entry, it is ...

Copying the frmBrowser contents to a picture box.

Doug van Vianen - 24 Feb 2006 4:43 AM - 2 messages

Hi, In a VB6 program I create a web page file and then display it in a frmBrowser form. I am trying to copy the contents of this frmBrowser to the clipboard so that I can then paste it to a picture. I did a search on the ...

Keyboard vs. mouse

Dan - 24 Feb 2006 3:19 AM - 9 messages

In the code shown below, if I click on an item in List1 with the mouse, it fills List2, and no item in List2 is highlighted. If I start over and press "1" on the keyboard, it selects the first item in List1, fills List2, and ...

ADO Design Question

Jones - 23 Feb 2006 10:59 PM - 2 messages

I have an app that uses an access database to display certain info to the user. It is not used to persist data. Currently, I have the app open the connection on loading and close on app close. I keep it open because there ...

Refreshing Reports

Pinto1uk - 23 Feb 2006 10:37 PM - 6 messages

Hi, how do i refresh my reports so they immediately reflect changes in my system. I am using data reports in vb6. Currently, if i change something, i have to exit the application and the load the application and load the report to reflect the changes. ...

Cannot print on all printers

Mark1110 - 23 Feb 2006 10:03 PM - 8 messages

Hi I have a VB6 program that prints reports. I am having a problem with about 4 out of 25 users that cannot print. It gives them an error message. The program is located on a NT server and it appears that all the rights are the ...

WebBrowser and ExecWB

Doug van Vianen - 23 Feb 2006 9:36 PM - 3 messages

Hi, In a VB6 program I am trying to copy the contents of the frmBrowser to the clipboard so that I can then paste it to a picture. I did a search on the web and found the following to do the job: ...

VB6, VB2005, or Something Else?

Anthony - 23 Feb 2006 8:08 PM - 871 messages

I am hoping this is a subject suitable for this newsgroup, since I know it can be a sensitive one. Hoping to avoid namecalling here, I have a question which I could really use some opinions on. I work for a a small software company. Our entire application suite is ...

Trouble running VB 5.0 Application Setup Wizard

GerryC - 23 Feb 2006 7:36 PM - 3 messages

Hello, I am running Win XP pro version 2002 service pack 2. When I try to run VB application setup wizard i get the following error message. "Invalid property value. An unexpected error has occured." Is this an XP thing? I ran this on my old computer which had Win 2000 on it. ...

How to delete desktop.ini

vm - 23 Feb 2006 7:17 PM - 2 messages

I have code that recursively deletes all files in a folder and eventually the folder itself and subfolders. The code is pretty slick, except that it errors out when I delete users profiles and it comes to the desktop.ini file. I get ...

ADO VB/SQL help

JP Bless - 23 Feb 2006 5:42 PM - 22 messages

I am using VB6/SP5 MDAC 2.8 SP1... I had this code running on DAO for a long time and want to move the code to ADO... I get a clueless error "-2147467259 Automation error - Unspecified Error" when I run this code. The code is derived from two "simple" tables ...

Keyboard input

Dan - 23 Feb 2006 4:42 PM - 7 messages

I have a form with 3 list boxes. The first one is filled at Form_Load. The second one is filled based on the choice from the first one, and the third one is filled based on the choice from the second. If I make my choices with ...

Improper Fraction = True or False

tbenson - 23 Feb 2006 4:36 PM - 26 messages

I would like a function that: If fraction is improper (e.g. 0.333333) intImproper = True Else (e.g. 0.5) intImproper = False End if ...

Lost code example

David Clifford - 23 Feb 2006 4:36 PM - 3 messages

Hello A few weeks ago, I was reading a post here from someone wanting to know how to launch an exe fom VB. I think that it was that article. Anyway, someone responded with an example of code from VBnet. The code showed one how to ...

How to make Window menu bar back?

Andrew - 23 Feb 2006 4:21 PM - 3 messages

Hi, guys, The Window menu in my VB6.0 disappeared. Why and how to make it back? Thanks. ...

Check if form is open!

Damon - 23 Feb 2006 4:17 PM - 11 messages

Hi, How can I tell if a form has been opened when I am in another form. I could use global variables but was wondering if there was another way? Appreciate any help Thanks amon ...

Catching a New Window

michael.blaustein@gmail.com - 23 Feb 2006 3:41 PM - 3 messages

I am navigating to a URL using the ShDocVw.InternetExplorer.Navigate method. This URL points to either a PDF, an Excel spreadsheet, a Word document, a Powerpoint presentation, or a text file. When the "document" is found, InternetExplorer opens up a new window with ...

Image Adjustment

Rick - 23 Feb 2006 3:07 PM - 4 messages

How do I adjust Brightness and Contrast in an Image Control, VB6? ...

sourcesafe for vba

mattias192 - 23 Feb 2006 2:25 PM - 3 messages

I'm developing the database functionality in a 3rd party product using VBA. What source control package would you recommend me to use? Do I have any choice other than SourceSafe? Does sourcesafe work for most 3rd party IDE's? How? ...

SSTab and TabStop Issue

The Merg - 23 Feb 2006 1:39 PM - 12 messages

I am using VB6-SP6 for an application with an Access DB as the backend. I have a SSTab control on one of my forms with two tab pages on it. The only controls with tabstops are those that are on the SSTab control. I have ten ...

PDF maker?

Rick - 23 Feb 2006 12:28 PM - 4 messages

I'm building an application with VB6. I know there are some free pdf converter outthere and I need one that embeds within the application. The application outputs text files, but the user requires them in pdf format. Which pdf converter (freeware, not shareware) can you recommend? ...

Write entery on Application event log in VB6.0

Lopamudra - 23 Feb 2006 9:19 AM - 6 messages

Hi, I want to write an entry on the application event log for success or error through my VB 6.0 application. I am not sure if the end user machine will have .net installed and hence I cannot use those related classes. Can anyone ...

Buttons not responsive

Dan Ritchie - 23 Feb 2006 4:25 AM - 3 messages

I have had a rash of users complaining about all buttons in my software not responding to mouse clicks. The users can highlight them, but clicking them ultimately performs no action. I have personally had this problem in the ...

VB6 IDE Enhancement Tool that does this?

Anthony - 23 Feb 2006 3:30 AM - 7 messages

We use the AXTools code addin for VB6, which is nice. However, we (especially I) really like the collapsible code feature in some of the newer IDE's like VB.net and Java, which the axtools component does not offer. ...

Using SHFileOperation for copying multi files to multilei folders

Jerry West - 23 Feb 2006 1:39 AM - 6 messages

From what I have read through on the Net it appears it is possible to use SHFileOperation to copy multiple files to multiple folders. I have created a source string to hold the multi source files. They have fully qualified ...

Can ComDialog be used to select folders?

Jack - 23 Feb 2006 1:38 AM - 5 messages

Hello, Right now I am using SHBrowseForFolder() to display tree directory. The problem is I cannot select default directory of my choice to start the browser from. the only default selection I can use is .PidlRoot = &H0 which always opens ...

Database Search

Josh - 23 Feb 2006 1:08 AM - 3 messages

Hi, Just looking for some ideas, everything I tried wouldn't work, any tips would be greatly appreciated. I am trying to search an access database for all records that include a portion of the string. The database includes the example strings as followed ...

Daily Dose of BS

Karl E. Peterson - 22 Feb 2006 9:10 PM - 42 messages

In another capability new in VS 2005, RegFree COM, developers are able to "wrapper" COM objects for use within the .NET framework. Roxe told DevSource that, beyond promoting better interoperability between COM and .NET, RegFree COM can spare developers from the "DLL hell" of earlier editions of Visual ...

MSCOMM problem

Harry Strybos - 22 Feb 2006 8:25 PM - 5 messages

Hi All Has anyone seen this problem: If Not commDrawer.PortOpen Then ' PostOpen returns False commDrawer.PortOpen = True 'this causes error 'Port already open End If so, commDrawer.PortOpen returns False even though the port is already open. ...

How do I execute wordpad/filename from VB5

Fred Flintstone - 22 Feb 2006 8:15 PM - 3 messages

Presently I open the application with the following code: Private Sub Command2_Click() MyAppID = Shell("C:\Program Files\Windows NT\Accessories\wordpad.exe", 1) AppActivate MyAppID End Sub How do I include the file I would like opened with the application? ...

Error on startup in XP Pro SP2

Dan - 22 Feb 2006 7:32 PM - 2 messages

I have just received a new computer running XP PRO SP2 and installed VB 6.0 on it. The first couple of times I opened my VB programming environment it worked fine. Now every time I either open an existing progect or try to ...

HELP: VB6 and Word 2003 vs. Word 2002(XP)

Nick - 22 Feb 2006 6:36 PM - 7 messages

I have a program written in VB 6. One module accesses word templates in a folder on a client machine. FOr clients running Word 2003 there is no probelm. Everything works fine. Clients running 2002 or earlier have ...

Question about .RepairDatabase

Martin - 22 Feb 2006 4:42 PM - 2 messages

I have an application that's been in production for about 8-9 years. It uses an Access database (I used the DAO 3.5 object library). At the time, I provided a little utility that the end-user could run that did ...

API File Req.

Ron - 22 Feb 2006 3:00 PM - 12 messages

I need a link to this file so I can import it into my VB program please VB CD Mastering API Type Library ...

write ID3 to mp3 file

George Bashore - 22 Feb 2006 2:53 PM - 8 messages

How would I write the ID3 tags to a mp3 file that is opened? I'm using a list box a command button and 6 text boxes in an array with this code. Everything works but the save. Option Explicit ...

How do I enter more than 1 variable into a Watch Expression

weegee - 22 Feb 2006 2:37 PM - 2 messages

I would like to add more than one varialble into a watch expression ie I would like the code to break when Emp_no = 326 StrDivision = "ECT Region" can I add these as follows: Emp_no = 326 And StrDivision = "ECT Region" For some reason it doesnt appear to be breaking with these 2 watch ...

ByRef or ByVal

Ven - 22 Feb 2006 2:31 PM - 17 messages

Is a new object created within the Function when a object is passed by Value ? If so would it make sense to pass the argument ByRef when we are not modifying any properties of the object within the Function? Thank You ...

Resetting UNIX account from a Win using Visual Basic

AjaySuri - 22 Feb 2006 2:21 PM - 2 messages

Hi All, I want to write a piece of code using VB to change UNIX account password remotely. How can this be achieved? Please advise. Thanks and Regards, - Ajay ...

Event in VB raised more than once.

swapna - 22 Feb 2006 1:22 PM - 16 messages

Hi all, I had a problem with an event in my code. I was raising an event. At the end of the event "Exit Sub" statement is executed. After the execution of that statement I was expecting the control to go to the ...

hwnd

Wagon - 22 Feb 2006 10:02 AM - 3 messages

Is there a way to get the windows handle of every control of every window open for every program running? ...

Hidden properties

Stas - 22 Feb 2006 8:40 AM - 3 messages

Hello all! I have forgotten how I can see not documentary properties in object broweser in VB. Thanks. Stas. ...

Is it DUMB to use the VB6 Timer to see if 24 HOURS have ELAPSED???

Alan Mailer - 22 Feb 2006 12:52 AM - 26 messages

I'm sure this has been dealt with before, but I didn't know how to accurately 'google' it.... I have created a VB6 application that needs to run one of its procedures every 24 hours. Since the VB6 timer has a maximum interval ...

create primary keys on a view

stjulian - 22 Feb 2006 12:01 AM - 3 messages

(This is a crosspost as I believe one of you should be able to answer this.) First, I am led to believe that I must create a Primary Key on a view to allow apdates to be performed. I am getting this error in an application I am writing as I choose a ...

On cd-rom insert (WScript)

squishiful - 21 Feb 2006 11:39 PM - 3 messages

I want windows to run a vbscript everytime I insert a cd or remove a cd. How would I do this? Thanx! -- squishiful ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Posted via [link] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ...

Application hangs when minimized

PeteR - 21 Feb 2006 10:50 PM - 3 messages

I've had a couple of reports that when the user is using Windows XP, the application disappears when it is minimized. It's still running in the background, can't be restored and can only be stopped with the Task Manager. ...

Why won't VB6 control set install on WinXP pro SP2?

bswarm - 21 Feb 2006 10:24 PM - 6 messages

I need MSCOMCTL.OCX for a browser plug-in to work. I downloaded the VB6 control set from Microsoft and ran it, it says it installed, but the needed files are still missing and the plug in wont work without it. ...

Permissions Question

Jack - 21 Feb 2006 10:11 PM - 2 messages

I have some users of my app that do not have admin rights and I have modified my app to look into the registry for some info on the OS. Will my users run into some problems? Thanks ...

"Compile error: User-defined type not defined"

Jack - 21 Feb 2006 9:26 PM - 3 messages

The code looks like this: form: ==================== Option Explicit Private Declare Function SHBrowseForFolder Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "SHBrowseForFolderA" (lpBrowseInfo As BROWSEINFO) As Long Private Type BROWSEINFO hwndOwner As Long PidlRoot As Long PszDisplayName As String ...

Problem displaying a TIFF file

John Baima - 21 Feb 2006 5:21 PM - 10 messages

I have a program that displays TIFF images. It has been working just fine. However, we got some TIFF files from a different source and they are making the program crash. Are there different types of TIFF files that will make the standard image control crash? Is there a ...

Spreadsheet like control for VB6

Andibevan - 21 Feb 2006 5:15 PM - 14 messages

I am getting confused by lots of options and could do with some advice. I need a spreadsheet like control that I will populate with some information automatically (into certain columns) and then the user will populate certain columns with required information. ...

Open File For Binary - Works in XP Pro But Fails in XP Home

chowkl - 21 Feb 2006 3:19 PM - 8 messages

Hello, I'm opening an image file (says .jpg) as binary in VB6. The code works fine in XP Professional system (Have tested it out in 5 XP Professional machines). But then when we run the application in XP Home machine, it ...

How can I end my program?

Alastair MacFarlane - 21 Feb 2006 2:44 PM - 10 messages

Dear all, I have a simple problem. I can't end my program. I have one form that has the following code: Private Sub Command1_Click() Unload Me Set Form1 = Nothing End Sub This is OK, but the complicating factor is that I have an active keyboard ...

FTP a file

David Chase - 21 Feb 2006 2:23 PM - 3 messages

I want to be able to FTP a file from one server to another via a VB6 exe program run in a task scheduler. Can anyone point me to where I can find out how to code this in VB6? Thanks. ...

multimedia timer

Joan Coleman - 21 Feb 2006 12:16 PM - 14 messages

Pls. forgive me if this is the wrong group for this post. I have been looking through several and have not found an answer. If I am using a multimedia timer with a small interval (1 ms) and windows interrupts the code during the ...

printer margins (ok on first page only)

Mike - 21 Feb 2006 11:54 AM - 6 messages

Hi, I am using the MS vbprndlg.dll (kb322710) with VB6. I am setting margins with .ScaleLeft = -1 * 1440 .ScaleTop = -1 * 1440 .CurrentX = 0 ...

Timeout implementation

Lopamudra - 21 Feb 2006 11:40 AM - 7 messages

Hi, I am calling a procedure in my form which should return within 10 seconds. If the procedure takes more time than 10 seconds, the calling function should stop the execution of the procedure and unload the form. I implemented a timer but that didnt work. Nor did the Sleep function. ...

How to pass parameter to another program?

John - 21 Feb 2006 11:30 AM - 7 messages

Hi, I have a question about how to start, stop and pass parameters to another application. The other application is not an Office appliaction, but a VB program. About passing parameters I know how to do that by using the ...

graph32.ocx

Leena - 21 Feb 2006 10:40 AM - 2 messages

Can graph32.ocx be used in vb6.0 to generate graphs? ...

Add row

doller - 21 Feb 2006 8:25 AM - 3 messages

Hi all, VB6.0 In my application i have a MSHFLEX GRID control with 200 rows .Now the user want to add rows like excel. Ex: user want to add row in between the 200 rows . How can we do that. ...

VB 2005

Good - 21 Feb 2006 6:56 AM - 3 messages

Hi All In VB 2003, the code generated for data binding could be viewed under coding panel. But for 2005, Is there any chance to view these code behind? Cheers Good ...

How to build a VB6 DLL that is callabe from VB (not COM or Active

Michael - 21 Feb 2006 4:26 AM - 4 messages

Hi, I'm trying to build a DLL of library functions in VB to call from other programs. How do i do this ? Regards Michael ...

Is there a way to store VB statements in variables, then executing the variables?

simply128@netscape.net - 21 Feb 2006 2:13 AM - 3 messages

Suppose a person wanted to do something like this: ---------------------------------------- dim intCounter as Integer dim strDoThis as String While intCounter !=100 intCounter = intCounter+1 strDoThis = "MsgBox("The current counter is " & intCounter) strDoThis 'This is where I want to execute strDoThis as ...

VB6 IDE Colorbox and XP Manifest

Anthony - 21 Feb 2006 2:04 AM - 2 messages

Anyone know how to get the color panel (the color picker for controls in the properties panel) to actually show colors when applying an XP manifest to the VB6 IDE? The system colors show fine, but the RGB colors do not. ...

Dynamic form question

-mhd - 21 Feb 2006 1:40 AM - 15 messages

I need to dynamically create a form (no controls) in Sub Main. I do not want to show the form but just load it after creating the form and get its hWnd. The following gives no error but also no hWnd. ...

Interesting bug with VB5 RT Box control

Martin Nemzow - 21 Feb 2006 1:29 AM - 4 messages

If RTB.SelLength = 0 then assignment RTB.SelText = vbCrLf fails. Other assignments work. Not listed in documentation or other bugs or exceptions. ...

How to read in multiple ini files and parse out to one sheet in excel

jm - 21 Feb 2006 12:10 AM - 4 messages

How to read in multiple ini files and parse out to one sheet in excel. Each of these ini files are in the same format. Thank you for your help. ...

Keyboard input in forms

Dan - 20 Feb 2006 11:36 PM - 3 messages

I have a form that contains three list boxes and two text boxes. I want to be able to move from one control to the next from the keyboard using Ctrl-F to go forward and Ctrl-B to go backwards. I have KeyPreview True for the form, ...

MakeSureDirectoryPathExists API

arno - 20 Feb 2006 11:12 PM - 6 messages

Hi, I have a project in which I use a call to MakeSureDirectoryPathExists WinAPI function. This function resides in imagehlp.dll, but also in dbghelp.dll. As I understand it, MS advises to use the one from dbghelp.dll. However, imagehlp.dll is distributed with IE 4 and up, ...

me.properties()

sali - 20 Feb 2006 10:57 PM - 6 messages

in vb, is there something like me.properties(propertyname)=newpropertyvalue or for p in me.properties debug.print p.name next ...

Retrieving an object reference based off string

Damon Allison - 20 Feb 2006 10:23 PM - 3 messages

Hello, Is there a way in vb6 to retrieve an object reference based off a string name? Something like the following pseudo. Thanks, Damon Private obj as Object Public Sub CallFunction(Byval ObjName, ByVal MethodName) Dim x as Object ...

Windows Media Player - embeded

Rick - 20 Feb 2006 9:20 PM - 3 messages

When embedding the WMP control on an application(with VB 6), how can I get the percentage file download left for a video downloaded from an ftp server. I need to use this number(%) to include a progress bar since the video files ...

Re: Re: Problem color; what i'm i doing wrong ?

Kc - 20 Feb 2006 6:59 PM - 2 messages

... I also tryed Picture2.BackColor = &HCFBD82 (= RAL code 1000, found on [link]) But again, it didn't work correct, the wrong color appered again. ...

Interview Questions Feb 20, 2006

Jobs - 20 Feb 2006 6:04 PM - 5 messages

How to prevent my .NET DLL to be decompiled? By design .NET embeds rich Meta data inside the executable code using MSIL.Any one can easily decompile your DLL back using tools like ILDASM ( owned by Microsoft) or Reflector for .NET which is a third party. ...

Beginner Help

michael_fett@hotmail.com - 20 Feb 2006 5:37 PM - 11 messages

A few years back I attempted to learn Visual Basic. I didnâ€™t follow through with it and now Iâ€™m thinking of trying again. I have Visual Studio 6.0. But I was looking at Microsofts web site, and saw a free download of Visual Basic ...

[Fwd: GUID and Access2000]

Peter Plumber - 20 Feb 2006 5:20 PM - 5 messages

-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: GUID an Access2000 Datum: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 10:27:24 +0100 Von: Peter Plumber <Klemp***@gmxdot.net> Newsgruppen: microsoft.public.vb.database.ado I am wondering if it were possiple to use an INSERT INTO statement ...

Disconnected Recordset Question

Jack - 20 Feb 2006 5:05 PM - 7 messages

Hi, I use an Access Db to localize my app into several different languages. In my design I have a table for the strings with an ID. So, when I load my forms it uses the find command based on the tag id to get the correct ...

How to zip files programmatically?

elena - 20 Feb 2006 5:01 PM - 5 messages

Hi, All I need to zip files (.TIF) programmatically, Please, any references where I can find any information to zip and unzip files. (VB or VB .NET) Thank you in advance, elena ...

ListBox with check boxes

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Application-wide Keyboard Hook

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objectEvent usage

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Changing Wav Files

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ListBox selection