When you’re creating a database that simulates a client’s database forreporting purposes, errors such as “MSAccess Error: Buf Too Short”or “Error Detected by Database DLL” may occur if fields expectedby
Most Windows API routines are functions and must be declared assuch, but in many cases we are not really interested in theirreturn value. The SendMessage function, for example, dependingon the
When using the Val function, VB has a quirk that causes a type mismatch error. For example, Val(“25%”)correctly returns 25, whereas Val(“2.5%”) misinterprets the string and returns a type mismatch
If you want to show the character “&” instead of having it work as a marker for the access key, set theproperty “UseMnemonic” to False. This property is useful, for
A form’s control box property usually controls both the system menu(control box) and the close button (X in the top right corner) on the form.If the ControlBox Property is set
At times it’s useful to have a function that cleans a string of unwanted characters. This small function acceptsthe string you want to clean and the characters you want to
You can determine the class of an object using the TypeName function instead of the If TypeOf statement.Use the TypeOf statement to determine the type of object: If TypeOf myObject
Each image that is displayed in a TreeView or ListView control mustfirst be placed in an ImageList control. If many items are placed in thecontrol, it will run out of
Most Windows applications include the following commands in the helpmenu: Contents Search For Help On… How To Use Help Although VB doesn’t provide direct support for these commands,they can easily