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Question: I know how to detect a mouse click with a MouseListener, but how doI obtain the coordinates associated with the click? Answer: If you already know how to detect

This code takes an array of combo boxes and fills them using a compound recordset. This allows all combo boxes on a form to be loaded with one sub call.

Use this code to get the shrinking text effect?similar to the opening of Star Wars: ‘ Requires a Label and Timer on the formPrivate Sub Form_Load() With Me .BackColor =

I recently needed a substring replacement function for inserting code into a module, by reading the code from a file. Unfortunately, in my case, commas are interpreted as delimiters, and

Try using a slider control in your UI if you’re tired of combo boxes. Users find this control intuitive to understand and operate. For example, you might use the slider

Sorting ListView columns with numeric data can be a real pain. Nonstring sorting is possible with callbacks using custom comparison functions, but this method’s drawback is that the synchronization between

The latest video drivers can change the display resolution without rebooting. Unfortunately, the Screen object doesn’t always properly return the new display size; it only remembers the display size when

This code allows you to set a form’s controls to a specific value. You can use it, for example, when you want to clear all textboxes in a form or

With the advent of the FAT32 file system, you might want to use VB to determine the type of file system being used for a particular drive. This example is