December 8, 1999

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Procedure Declaration Errors

Question: I get the folling error message when I try to run my code: Compile Error: Procedure declaration does not match description of event or procedure having the same name.

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COM in IIS

Question: After I compile my DLL in VB and run the component through IIS, I cannot recompile the DLL and I get a file locking error. I am using VB6

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Control Focus

Question: When a control has focus, is there some way to determine which control had focus just before it? Answer: Nope, there isn’t any way to do that. But, I

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Accessing Online Databases

Question: I have been using Visual Basic to manipulate databases for some time now and I consider myself skilled at it. The next challenge presented is to establish a connection

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Image Storage in Access 97

Question: I have an Access 97 database with an OLE Type field containing bitmaps loaded with the LoadPicture() function. This works fine and the images turn up as “Bitmap Image”

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Random Pictures

Question: How would I get a different picture to pop up every 3 seconds in a different position? Answer: It’s pretty simple, actually: Make a form with an image/picturebox control

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ADO Provider Problem

Question: I created a program to help our sales department to keep track of their sale quotes. It uses a MDB database and I used the ADO components to gather

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Finding the Calling Procedure

Question: Often I place a Break Point in a Function or Procedure for Debugging purposes.How I can find the immediate calling procedure?Or, better how I can find all the previous

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Changing Label Caption of a Textbox

Question: I am an extreme newbie with VB. How do I change the caption of a label to the value of a textbox? Answer: Substitute the name of the Label