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You can use the SysInfo control, distributed with VB5 and VB6, to write applications that can sport the Windows logo and that can behave intelligently when a system setting changes.

The SysInfo control lets you resize your forms to take any taskbar into account. For example, you might want to move and resize your form so it always appears at

Question: is there a way I can programmatically copy directories from one drive to another? Answer: The easiest way to do it is by using the File Scripting objects exposed

Question: Let’s say I have a table (table1) with 100 unique ID numbers, each belonging to one of five categories. On another table (table2) I have a whole lot of

Question: I am creating an ActiveX DLL and I want to be able to fire events that can be cancelled similiarly to cancelling the Unload event for a form. however,

Question: I am trying to hide my application from the task manager in Windows NT 4.0. I have tried registering the app as a service, but this appears to have

Question: I wish to add my application to the popup menu that you get in Windows 95/98. I am referring to the menu that pops up whenever you click on

Question: I have an app that has an MDI form (MDIForm1), one MDIChild form (Form1), and one standard form (Form2). I would like to make Form2 a floating one so

Question: How can i find out the week number of the year in Visual Basic? Answer: This is easy to do using the DateDiff function. The DateDiff function can calculate