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Automatically Converting to Uppercase

Question: I’m trying to use the KeyPress event to automatically uppercase what the user types. How do I do it? Answer: Put the following code into the KeyPress event of

Changing MDIChild Property at Runtime

Question: Is it possible to change the MDICHILD property atruntime? I will give birth to your children if you have an answer. Answer: Well, I have an answer, but you’re

Monitoring Line Status

Question: Is there a way to determine when your modem is connected and signed on to an Online Service such as MSN or America Online? I’ve tried using API calls

OpenTable Problems with ODBC

Question: Why does MyDb.OpenTable(“My_Table”) not work with a Sybase database? I get the error “Invalid Argument” Err Num 3001. Answer: ODBC does not allow you to do an OpenTable on

Using 16 bit DLLs in 32 bit VB 4.0

Question: Can I use 16 bit .DLLs in VB 4.0 32 bit? Answer: No, you can’t. In order to access it, you’ll either have to recompile the DLL (and possibly

Allowing Network Usage

Question: How do I turn a single pc VB3 application using MS Access2 into an app that’s capable of running on a network? Answer: Really, the basic thing you have

Using Counters

Question: I am designing a database as a correspondance register.Each bit of inwards and outwards mail is given a unique number. At present I have set up a counter field

Disappearing Controls

Question: At apparently random times, some controls disappear frommy form. Not all of the controls disappear. Minimizingand then restoring the form, as well as clicking onthe ‘invisible’ controls, brings them

Searching on Numerical Fields

Question: When using the FindFirst method I seem to be able to locate only records which are defined as strings using a variable in the search pattern. When I am