Visual Basic General Discussion

How to write to Excel spreadsheet programmatically?

Jack - 4 Feb 2006 9:23 PM - 9 messages

Hello, My code can read from Excel spreadsheet. What should be done to be able to write back to it? Your help appreciated, Jack ...

Getting a specific instrument's sound from an mp3 file?

Really New At This - 4 Feb 2006 8:55 PM - 4 messages

Is it possible to pull a track of a specific instrument from an mp3 file? For instance, if you had an mp3 with Honky Tonky Woman by The Rolling Stones, would it be possible with VB to separate out the cowbell sound ...

Getting on the menu

Lorin - 4 Feb 2006 8:22 PM - 2 messages

How do I get my app to appear on the Windows Explorer Folder/File right click menu? Yes, I know I can put a link in the "Send To Folder" folder, but I want my own menu line. WinZip and Adobe can do it. I want to also. ...

String comparisons in VB6

Sean Campbell - 4 Feb 2006 6:08 PM - 7 messages

I have been racking my brain tryign to understand how to compare two string in vb6. Can someone help? I have a string E-DRA-SYMB that has to be compared to DRA-SYMB. As long as string2 is found in string one, I want a return value of true. I tried the ...

Mouse Pointer

KAB - 4 Feb 2006 6:01 PM - 3 messages

Hi: Does anyone know if Visual Basic has a command that positions the mouse pointer to a specific location on a form? Thanks KAB ...

Sleep

william - 4 Feb 2006 10:04 AM - 3 messages

Is there a functions that will shut off the monitor the way windows does under its power schme? Is there a way to wake a computers who's screen saver is on? ...

**User-difined DLL**

R-M - 4 Feb 2006 9:39 AM - 3 messages

Hi I am working with VB6 and I use a user-defined DLL in my project. now I have some regularly changes in my DLL which makes me to refer to it in my project again and recompile my project too. how can have my new DLL ...

Using timers

Jack - 4 Feb 2006 4:24 AM - 11 messages

Hello, 1. Is there any 'optimal' number of timers can be used on one form? 2. Which design will be more efficient: A. using one timer and combine different events using If... Then statements. Because each event requires different time interval change timer ...

VB Math newsgroup

desertphile - 4 Feb 2006 1:14 AM - 3 messages

Is there a newsgroup specifically for Visual BASIC math discussions? ...

Shell launch with multiple files

ZipDC - 4 Feb 2006 12:01 AM - 5 messages

Hi I have my App associated with a file extension and I can launch a file from explorer and parse the file using Command$ inside the App and that all works OK. If I highlicht a bunch of files in explorer and launch then I get separate ...

How can i output data between 2 strings to another file

AG - 3 Feb 2006 10:53 PM - 4 messages

I have a file which has some information starting with a heading like Trial Balance for the months . I want to output all this information starting from this till the total line to another file usinf FSO and VB script. ...

adding a icon to the task bar

everett - 3 Feb 2006 10:41 PM - 2 messages

how do you add a icon to the task bar and when clicked on trigger a event this is the program im making " Set WMP = CreateObject("WMPlayer.OCX.7" ) ' vbscript Set CDROMs = WMP.cdromCollection If CDROMs.Count >= 1 Then ...

Help using <flags>

Bob Harrison - 3 Feb 2006 7:23 PM - 5 messages

i am monitoring some electronic equipment. Every few seconds i poll for equipment status. The results are returned in 6 groups - like 0A 40 08 00 00 00. Currently only the first 3 bytes contain meaningful info each bit reports either normal operation (a 0) or an error condition (a 1) ...

Text files

Ed Wyche - 3 Feb 2006 1:49 PM - 16 messages

I have a text file that is going to have a couple million lines or so in it. I want to be able to search for a particular number (that number can be in the file more than once) and then get the 10 lines before and the 10 lines ...

Right Click on a file List box

daniel - 3 Feb 2006 7:23 AM - 5 messages

Hello All, On a File List Box is it possible to get a event on the ricght click button. If yes how does it possible ? CLick is ok , key pressed ok Thanks ...

VB 6 custom Install & Uninstall

vbhelp - 3 Feb 2006 1:56 AM - 4 messages

I have some additional directories and files I need to delete when the customer uninstalls the vb application. Reading the newsgroup I could: Modify the install process by changing: Setup1.vbp I would have it change the registry to call another uninstall ...

testing - ignore

vbhelp - 3 Feb 2006 1:52 AM - 4 messages

testing post ...

Algorthim

Jame - 2 Feb 2006 11:54 PM - 6 messages

This one is tough. Assume we have a bitmap (Black and white) in any NO compressed file format. Assumme it is 100 pixels by 100 pixels. Is there a way to determine which pixels are black and which pixels are ...

Inconsistent fso result.

Ian B - 2 Feb 2006 11:53 PM - 5 messages

I see the fso scripting object occasionally getting "bad press" but have always found it OK up until now. I select a folder, and using code snip below test for the existence of files within the folder using two instr criteria, "zip" and an account number. ...

Default printer

wagon - 2 Feb 2006 11:48 PM - 3 messages

We use a program that can only print to the default printer. Is there code that would allow VB to change the default printer? ...

diference between to dates in hours

vonclausowitz - 2 Feb 2006 9:40 PM - 3 messages

Hi All, I have two dates that I would like to compare. The two should be within one hour from each other. Sometimes date x is older and sometimes date y is older. I tried: For example: dX_date = 01-02-2006 10:45:00 ...

Manifest problem

John S - 2 Feb 2006 9:09 PM - 3 messages

Hi All, I have 2 problems after installing manifest script from [link] Labels located in a frame often flicker when mouse is moving over the text boxes that sit within the same frame. ...

Time difference calculation

Paulymon - 2 Feb 2006 8:23 PM - 9 messages

I entered the following in my immediate window and expected to see a result of 4:00 Why is it showing me :12 ? I want to subtract the 2 date/times and get 4 hours as the result. Please help ...

Intercepting Ctrl+Alt+Del

Vitalik - 2 Feb 2006 7:04 PM - 6 messages

Hello, In our application written in VB6 we use 3rd party controls from a vendor who is no longer in business. The problem with the controls occurs only under WinXP and happens when users would like to lock their computers by ...

DLL problem

Doctor M$ - 2 Feb 2006 6:12 PM - 2 messages

Hi at all, I've created a DLL with VB6(Sp6) and I'm using this dll in a 3d part application and I've got a very big problem: how can I debug the dll when error appears? I try this way (suggest by the developer help of the ...

KeyPress event help needed

RC Bob - 2 Feb 2006 5:43 PM - 11 messages

I am using VB6 to write programs to control some lab equipment. I am trying to read a keypress to end a routine in a click event. What I want is to have a label that says "Press 'E' to end the calibration" and return to the Form1 ...

module

Pinto1uk - 2 Feb 2006 5:41 PM - 8 messages

Hi, i am using the code below over and over again to connect to my database. I have tried to place in within a module and call it from whereever i need it, but i get the error stating: variable or procedure expected not module. ...

Add printer

Daniel - 2 Feb 2006 5:31 PM - 2 messages

is there a vb code that will add a network printer? i am trying ti write a program the the user just chooses a printer from th list and adds it. or is there a way to run a vbscript with a vb program. ...

Generating type library from a VB dll

bee - 2 Feb 2006 5:26 PM - 4 messages

Hi all, I have a vb active X dll project and would like to get a a type library. I used MIDL but I am having problems. Also, what the difference between type library and dll? Thanks Bee ...

VS2005-VB Viewing 'Main' for MDIParent

Jon - 2 Feb 2006 5:07 PM - 2 messages

I have been reading the digital manual to find out how I can see the "main" procedure and I find this line under "Main Procedure" in the documentation: "Windows Forms applications run on their own. However, the Visual Basic compiler automatically generates a Main procedure in such an application, ...

How to dynamically add controls into a frame?

Andrew - 2 Feb 2006 4:41 PM - 2 messages

Hello, guys, Just wonder how to dynamically add controls into a frame, any reference paper, sample source code? Thanks. ...

Text box - Change/Lost Focus use VB6

Aaron - 2 Feb 2006 3:47 PM - 8 messages

Hello all I'm trying to save a record after leaving focus of a text box on a simple form. I have my retrieve & save file code working with Command buttons for testing -- no problem there. Coming from the Access/VBA world I'm accustomed to the After Update event, ...

Does this serial port device exist?

Charington - 2 Feb 2006 3:37 PM - 6 messages

Hi All I will be working on a project to capture serial data from multiple - different devices via serial ports. Adding serial port boards to a PC really can eat up slots and physical space for cabling. Is there ...

Mail Merge From Datasets or datagrids

Jereme - 2 Feb 2006 3:30 PM - 2 messages

I am trying to find a way to have MS Word do a mail Merege from a dataset of a datagrid. I set the datasouce of the word.application but it errors out. If there is any way to do this inside .NET . ...

Is there a quick way to see if a small pic in a picturebox is in a larger one?

BR - 2 Feb 2006 3:28 PM - 2 messages

Is there a quick way to see if a small pic in a picturebox is in a larger one? I think getpixel and going through about 4 FOR loops might work,, seems like it would be too slow. Is there a way to dump them in arrays and ...

Installing VB5 Application Causing Hardware Problems?

Andrew Virnuls - 2 Feb 2006 1:35 PM - 7 messages

Hello all! I am an ICT teacher, and used VB5 to create an application to allow students to create, search and sort simple databases as they haven't all got Access. The application is pretty simple - a form, tabs, database controls and a ...

Thesaurus & internationalisation

Griff - 2 Feb 2006 11:41 AM - 5 messages

Hi I am writing a web application (visual basic language) that must be multi-national. I know that I can handle different languages using resource files. However, I need to extend this application to handle a Thesaurus. By this, ...

Outlook Style Date Grouping

Lee Hayton - 2 Feb 2006 10:59 AM - 4 messages

Does a procedure exist to generate the words Today, Yesterday, Monday, Last Week, Two Weeks Ago, Last Month, Older etc. from a given date like emails are displayed in Outlook. TIA Lee ...

Function result differs from same code for subroutine

dave-mac - 2 Feb 2006 10:27 AM - 3 messages

this is mad... am trying to write a function to return the first cell in a filtered list... but while developing it I came across this... these two pieces of code are exactly the same, except one is in a ...

color format

surena - 2 Feb 2006 9:59 AM - 4 messages

Hi, In the forecolor property of a form, for example, there are numbers like: &H00FF1100&. What are these characters stands for? H means hexadecimal but if the numbers refer to RGB system, then it must have 6 digits not 8. Also what is the meaning of & in the beginning and end of ...

VB6 problem with IE7

Mike Simpson - 2 Feb 2006 8:41 AM - 3 messages

I installed the new Internet Explorer 7 beta on my PC today and find that none of my VB6 projects which include web browsers work any more. I get an error log as follows:- Line 55: Class SHDocVwCtl.WebBrowser of control WebBrowser1 was not a loaded ...

Form border color

bartj - 2 Feb 2006 6:08 AM - 2 messages

Hello, Am using VB5 under XP pro. I notice that the forms border colors are controled by the selected windows "color scheme". Is there any way to change this programatically from inside VB to say black? Thanks, Bart j ...

Best way to extract a word from a sentence

michael - 2 Feb 2006 5:56 AM - 7 messages

Hi I have been using UniBasic (aka DataBasic/PickBasic) for years. If I want to extract the first word from a sentence I would code :- WORD=FIELD(SENTENCE,' ',1) In the above example, SENTENCE is a string. WORD is also a string. ...

writing function for permutation

dave - 2 Feb 2006 5:10 AM - 2 messages

Hi There Can anyone help to write permutation function for following formula.. nPr = n!/(n-r)! where n is length of given string and r is lengh of subset.. for example..if given string is "abcd" and r = 2 then out put shuld be ...

Copying a User-defined type array

wxforecaster - 2 Feb 2006 3:13 AM - 4 messages

Say I have a user defined type: Type blah X as String Y as String Z as String etc.... End Type Now I create an array of this type say, Dim foo(0 to 10) as blah If I have a need to re-sort the contents of the array, can I do something as ...

USB-Memorystick - serial number

Ulrich Korndoerfer - 2 Feb 2006 2:01 AM - 21 messages

Hi to all, does somebody know how to read the serial number of an USB-Memorystick (Flash-memory). This serial is told to be unique and can not be altered after been written (along with the VID, PID etc) by the ...

Writing to .TXT file question

Aaron - 2 Feb 2006 2:01 AM - 8 messages

I receive a File Already Open error in the line: ' Open fname For Output As #fno ' of the file Open & write, section 2 I'm Filling a form's text box with a value from a text.txt file ...

Hpw to make a VB6 form appears and gets focus every 15 seconds

James Ma - 2 Feb 2006 12:52 AM - 18 messages

In VB6, I need to make a form appears and got focus every, say 15 seconds. I use code like following in the Timer event handler. But it doesn't appear after it lost focus (only blinking on the task bar). Do you know how to ...

Is this logic correct?

Richard Lewis Haggard - 2 Feb 2006 12:09 AM - 3 messages

I'm porting some VB to C# and have run into a conditional that seems odd. Would one of you who understands VB conditionals better than I please confirm if the logic is correct? I can't figure out where the final AND ...

Book for web dev with VS2005?

John Baima - 1 Feb 2006 11:58 PM - 8 messages

I'm making the jump from VB6 + ASP to VS2005. I have a lot of hours to kill this weekend in a car and I was wondering what is the best book for web development for VS2005. I've done a lot of programming with ...

RichTextBox problem with BorderStyle

Chris - 1 Feb 2006 11:26 PM - 3 messages

I've added a RichTextBox control to my form (VB6 app) and set the following properties... BorderStyle = rtfNoBorder Appearance = rtfFlat ScrollBars = rtfVertical When I run the application and enter lots of text until the scrollbar comes on I have a display issue with the scrollbar. The main part of the ...

Need help regarding the program... Please help me.. It's very Urgent

Jagadeesh Sunkavalli - 1 Feb 2006 11:08 PM - 9 messages

Dear All, I hav ea problem with my program, I have done a programming code to execute the Round Robin Algorithm and it's working but I have to implement a differrent algorithm anything other than the FCFS, I donot ...

MSComm application hangs - comEventRxOver

DRBarkley - 1 Feb 2006 8:35 PM - 4 messages

Hello, My VB6-SP5 program hangs up after receiving a stream of data for a while. The stream is continuous, at approximately 115.2K Baud (it showed ~113K in testing). I have no control over this--it is usually repeating 6 similar bytes (a ...

WebBrowser component in VB

Claudia Fong - 1 Feb 2006 8:21 PM - 3 messages

Hi, I would like to know if is possible to use VB6 to get information from a webpage using the WebBrowser component. I need to retrieve data from a webpage to store in my local database. For exemple, I do a search for books and the results will be stored in ...

Do we have such a container control?

Andrew - 1 Feb 2006 8:17 PM - 13 messages

Hello, friends, We need display user selected .jpg images (32x32) one line by one line in a form. However, since the number of images could vary, it is hard for us to decide the size of container control, say a panel, in advance. ...

Monthview control - run time 380 invalid property value

KSH - 1 Feb 2006 7:35 PM - 4 messages

I have an application that has been running out in the field for quite a while. It uses the Monthview control. It is all of a sudden failing and coming up with this error when the calendar should be displayed. I used ...

VB6 call a .net DLL

Phil Hunt - 1 Feb 2006 7:34 PM - 5 messages

I followed a step by step procedure to call a .net DLL from a VB6 exe. But it said it cannot create the class. My question is: do I absolutely need ..NET framework set up on the box to run it. ...

matching property to array reference

Mick Whyte - 1 Feb 2006 7:32 PM - 3 messages

Hi Am using two forms. Form1 accepts entry that populates an array of type: studentsarr(arrelement).studentName = txtStudentName.Text studentsarr(arrelement).studentForm = cboForm.Text etc. Works fine. (arrelement incremented for next entry). StudentName then populates a combobox in form2 For arrelement = 1 To 10 ...

Recordset to FlexGrid

Dave - 1 Feb 2006 6:29 PM - 4 messages

Hello, I'm working on a scheduling application for a department at work and I have a need to load each week and task into a FlexGrid in a manner that's different than presented in the recordset. For example: ...

Word find.selection on formatted text?

vonclausowitz - 1 Feb 2006 6:19 PM - 4 messages

Hi All, I need to find a text string in a Word document which has been put inside a textbox. When I do a normal search in Word it will access the textbox and find the text but when I run my code it will not find the text: ...

Connection

Pinto1uk - 1 Feb 2006 5:04 PM - 4 messages

Hi, i am using a ado object and a recordset object to connect to my database. this is working fine, but i am having to type in the following lines all the time: Dim adoConnection As ADODB.connection Dim adoRecordset As ADODB.Recordset ...

www Link in VB 6...

Camile - 1 Feb 2006 4:32 PM - 18 messages

Is there a way to have a link on a form with VB6? I need the HTML Toolbar, right? It doesn't seem to be included in VB6 Pro. Any suggestions? Thanks ...

missing reference

sunpalozzi - 1 Feb 2006 4:10 PM - 7 messages

Hello all, I did a project a while back. Everything worked fine. I needed to make some change to it a couple days ago... After I was done with the change and rebuilt the executible, I got an error, missing ...

Form Event

Brian Shafer - 1 Feb 2006 3:15 PM - 5 messages

Hello, what event fires off when, The user clicks the title bar and moves the form? thanks, brian ...

Hide Column in MSHFlexgrid

chuckd777 - 1 Feb 2006 3:03 PM - 2 messages

Hello, I am trying to hide a column in a MSHFlexgrid When i try: MSHFlexGrid1.ColIsVisible(4) = False I get a compile error: "Assignment to constant not permitted" I do not want to set the column's width to 0 because, i have resizable ...

Run-time error 3706

bfryman - 1 Feb 2006 2:52 PM - 4 messages

I have a program developed in Visual Basic 6 that uses an Access database. The program has almost 500 users now and someone called today asking about a run-time error I have never seen before. It is: ...

Database connection/Access help

JP Bless - 1 Feb 2006 2:43 PM - 3 messages

My app needs to be installed in 3 locations A,B and C. All three locations will use either MSDE or SSQL and have Broadband Internet with static IPs. I want to design the app so user will be able ...

Show all connections

ExDelphi - 1 Feb 2006 1:25 PM - 2 messages

Hi all Is there a way that I can display the available internet connection profiles in a combobox using visual basic .net 2003. Something similar to clicking on Start -> Connect To -> Show all connections. I would like the user to be able ...

System Error &H80004015 (-2147467243) running VB6 IDE ActiveX DLL

pedrofs - 1 Feb 2006 12:37 PM - 2 messages

I have the following problem: -I start VB 6 (SP6 with Windows XP SP2); -I choose to create a new "ActiveX DLL"; -I create a Sub foo() End Sub - Press F5 to Run - In "Project Properties - Debugging" I select "Wait for components to ...

VB.net

Simon - 1 Feb 2006 12:31 PM - 2 messages

Hi Everyone, I am making a game of poping the bubbles that fall but I want to know?? How do I make a sound when I or someone click on a ...

Intercepting File read/write request from any program

VJ - 1 Feb 2006 12:16 PM - 4 messages

HI, I am wrtting a security tool which will encrypt all doc, xls, etc files on a system drive and after that it intercept read request for that files from any program, it will first decrypt the content of file on the fly and return ...

active desktop

Georgi nikolovski - 1 Feb 2006 10:29 AM - 2 messages

Hello, I found on planet-source a code how to change wallpaper using ActiveDesktop object. It uses reference to "active desktop vb compatible type library" and works fine. Now I want to add picture to ActiveDesktop witch I will change it daily. ...

Change language keyboard

Amarios - 1 Feb 2006 6:35 AM - 6 messages

Hello all, "the following message was sent to another ng also - with no luck ..." i have three languages installed in my system. How can i change them through code ? My plan is, when a TextBox that receives only one language info gots focus ...

determining when shell command finishes

greg gallager - 1 Feb 2006 12:58 AM - 2 messages

Hello all, I've got to believe this has been asked and answered before, I've been browsing for about an hour..... All I need to do is be aware when an external (DOS) program has finished. The shell command returns a 'task id', is there a simple way (API call?) to ...

WebBrowser1.Document.Links

jadeandandrew - 31 Jan 2006 9:45 PM - 6 messages

I've seen code snippets using this control using the properties "WebBrowser1.Document.Links" which is perfect for the program I'm trying to write, but I'm using Visual Basic 6 and it doesn't recognise it?! I have inserted the WebBrowser1 control and I can use the document ...

Order By

Rick - 31 Jan 2006 9:17 PM - 5 messages

Is there a way to sort by a text field but have it sort numerically. I have an application that I have a text field but some record sets are only numbers. As you know the "order by" does not sort them the way it would if ...

can't get form to start up when activeX exe starts

BLACKDOG157 - 31 Jan 2006 7:45 PM - 5 messages

I coded an activeX EXE using Visual Basic 6. (Yes, I'm still in the stone age). Anyway, I wanted a form to appear when the EXE starts. So I added a module, put a "Sub Main" in the module, and set the project ...

Combo Box bypass input mask

Russ - 31 Jan 2006 5:58 PM - 5 messages

I have a combo box (text) field, where folks type in a shoft date using an input mask <or> they select a text value from a value list. The drop eown selection remains in the field. This is what we want - ...

.dat retrieval and display

Mick Whyte - 31 Jan 2006 5:52 PM - 5 messages

Hi am working on an app that uses .dat file to store and retrieve. Sending to the file is fine, but the retrieval won't. Code is: Private Sub cmdDisplayFile_Click() Dim index As Integer Dim DataToDisplay As String Dim Quantity As String * 4 ...

add new line to task body

vonclausowitz - 31 Jan 2006 5:23 PM - 23 messages

Hi All, I need to add a line of text to the body of a task every day. Everytime I update a task I want to add a line with the date of today at the top: 20060128 20060129 20060130 ...

Q: Floating Windows in VB6

Richard J - 31 Jan 2006 5:03 PM - 2 messages

Hello group, If you look at the query designer in Microsoft Access, or even .NET, the diagram pane allows you to move and resize the table window within it. Is there anyway to duplicate this feature in VB6 that does not involve ...

Visual Basic and Word

Don - 31 Jan 2006 4:57 PM - 11 messages

Can I run a Word Document Macro from within Visual Basic. If so, can you help or direct me to the documentation. Thanks ...

How to open file for output but not overwrite?

Darrell C - 31 Jan 2006 4:33 PM - 14 messages

I want to open a file for output, but not to overwrite it if it exists? tia. ...

Starting VB app causes Windows Installer to start

tk - 31 Jan 2006 2:48 PM - 6 messages

When I start a VB app on a Windows XP SP2 machine, I get a dialog from Windows Installer with the following dialog: Please wait while Windows configures Microsoft Office XP... Gathering required information. If I sign on as a different user, I don't get the dialog. I thought it was ...

NetWork Stream problem.. i gave up :(

mulham.haffar - 31 Jan 2006 2:41 PM - 2 messages

hi guys... im writing a client/server application that uses tcpclient/tcplistener to do the comunications... i defined a tcpclient object called "client" and a networkStream called "stream".. stream = client.GetStream() ...

English to Spanish for some reports.

Grant - 31 Jan 2006 1:20 PM - 3 messages

I never had to deal with language in the past. We are getting some request to print certain reports in Spanish. The user are mostly English user so there is no need to change the language in the program just certain reports ...

Visual Basic and Access

Rick - 31 Jan 2006 1:00 PM - 5 messages

May be a Visual Basic programmer might answer this question. Compared to SQL2000, Access has its own, original way to build the table relationships in an SQL Statement. I'm trying to build an application with Visual Basic 6 that shows some data ...

How to protect software?

SK - 31 Jan 2006 10:03 AM - 4 messages

I have developed a small program (3MB) that is used as a tool form bigger business application. This tool program is password protected and I know all users, but I fear that this tool is being passed to clients of business application - together with password. This means ...

VB6 win98 Japan

Sabb70 - 31 Jan 2006 7:53 AM - 2 messages

Hi, i have to translate an project developed in Visual Basic 6 on Win 98 OS IT , to a Win 98 OS Japanese , and i have to display all the text in japanese language. What i need , to do this ? ...

Passing values from one vb application to another vb application

Uma - 31 Jan 2006 6:02 AM - 3 messages

Hi, can any one help me to pass the value from one vb application to another vb application. Regards M. Subbaiah ...

All About XP ..

angelito tan - 31 Jan 2006 3:09 AM - 17 messages

just wondering where does the password go after it's created ??? coz it really make me confuse since i'm using xp .. what if u forgot ur password, how can u get it ?? ...

Do I just not get it?

wowbagger - 31 Jan 2006 2:33 AM - 6 messages

I'm starting to play with VB 2005 (express) and think I'm missing something with regards to arrays of controls. I am in need of an array of text boxes on the form with a quick and easy way to sort through rows and columns (I'm playing around with a matrix ...

using word.application in VB

oldtimer - 30 Jan 2006 11:49 PM - 5 messages

I am trying to extract the characters from a word document within a VB6 app by declaring a WORD.APPLICATION object, Adding a WORD.DOCUMENT object and then trying to access the character array. It appears what I thought was a ...

How to create an array of images

di98mase - 30 Jan 2006 9:06 PM - 6 messages

How should I do to create an array of all my image objects found at my form. The code below does not compile. I dont understand why? What I want to do is to create an array of all image objects found at ...

Eliminate duplication in an array

BobbyS - 30 Jan 2006 8:56 PM - 12 messages

Using VB6 I have created an array using numbers (from 0 - 24). I want to randomize the numbers to fill the array but if a duplicate number is generated by the random function, disregard that number and go on to the next ...

multiline tooltip class is slow

John - 30 Jan 2006 6:40 PM - 3 messages

Hi, I'm using as class to create multiline tooltips. I have a screen with more than 1000 little frames and they all have a multiline tooltip. Because of the tooltips the program is very slow. I'm creating the tooltips at the ...

Fatal Error

Stephanie - 30 Jan 2006 5:20 PM - 5 messages

I have VB.NET 2003 installed that I used in a recent college course. It worked fine. This week I started another class and when I went to open a project, I got a fatal error. I tried to reinstall VB.NET and got the same error. ...

Binary Compatibility - Please help!

Mwob - 30 Jan 2006 4:47 PM - 3 messages

I have a confusing problem with VB binary compatibility that I am unsure how to solve. Here's the scenario: I have a ActiveX class library (DLL) called DLLproject1, that contains amongst other things a class - called for the sake of simplicity ...

create directory using UNC path

arno - 30 Jan 2006 3:53 PM - 4 messages

Hi, I am having difficulty with achieving the following: I have a UNC path, say \\machine\dir1\dir2\dir3 I want to: 1. check if it exists 2. if not, create it. The first thing is not a prob, but I am having problems with the ...

VB.NET Shutdown from text file

newsgroups.jd - 30 Jan 2006 1:01 PM - 4 messages

Let me start by saying I am a noob to VB.net and am not a programmer. I am trying to learn and would like to get this to work... I have users that leave their computers on all night and I want them to ...

Clipping a pic and saving it in a file in DOT NET

linking toolbar to menus

[function LOF] Fails after WordPad saving

Trying to access tabledef info

Why Randomize() won't work?

How to best resize a form?

Text Box Problem

Using Control Array in User Control

Problems with vbCtrlMask

Proper way to resize a Form

can't use a function from dll built in delphi

VB crash on .PopupMenu .zmnuDemo Defaultmenu

VB6---.NET

Passing data from a dll to the main VB program