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Question: I have five data controls on a form that access five tablesfrom the same database. I want to open the database just once.Does having five data controls mean that

Question: I am having trouble using the setup wizard for a project I have created in Visual Basic. The problem is after I setup the program on another computer, the

Question: The VB4 help files state that Public Declarations in a General module are available to all forms andmodules in all applications. Is this true? I can’taccess such variables across

Question: I’ve been trying to create a simulator – it requires as close to real-time operation as possible. I have a couple of questions about timers.How do I activate a

Question: If you are designing a program, but there is not enough room on a form even when it is maximized, what can you do? Answer: If you use a

Question: Could you (easily) please tell me what .FRX files are in VB?I’d be forever grateful. Answer: FRX Files are displayed in Windows 95 as Visual Basic Form Stash Files.

Question: I want to read the MSMAIL.INI file to get information for my program when it starts, and write information there when the program is terminated. I am looking at

Question: How do I use 3D effects on message boxes and common dialogs? Answer: Here is the code you need, in the form of two simple functions. Please note that

Question: I can’t figure out how to add (runtime) a string variable into a textfield that already contains text.My thought was: Text1.Text = Text1.Text + “STRING VAR”this will obviously only