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Sorting Part of a Field

Use the following code: select *,right(field1,4) as Col1 from [Tablename]order by col1 You can do it by using substring: SELECT *, substring(field1, 3, 5) as col1from [tablename]order by col1

Open Textfile Data as a Recordset Using ADODB

‘*********************************************************************’Text files Reading’You can use Microsoft Text Driver’*********************************************************************Public Function Read_Text_File() As ADODB.Recordset Dim rs As ADODB.Recordset Set rs = New ADODB.Recordset Dim conn As ADODB.Connection Set conn = New ADODB.Connection

Use VB6 ActiveX controls with VB.NET

It is possible to use VB6 ActiveX controls – such as ADO Data Control, Chart Control, Comm Control, and the Windowless controls – with the designer of Visual Studio .NET,