Often it is desirable to set a background color for an entire layer or DIV region, much like setting the background color for a whole table. Setting a layer background
When designing a Web page that contains CSS layers (DIV sections) and embedded objects (Java applets, plugins, or ActiveX controls), keep in mind that embedded objects do not obey zIndex
Using only a few Windows API calls, you can change the standard VB5 toolbar into an Office 97 look-alike. I’ve implemented two display styles for the toolbar. The first allows
The VB Picture control can hold several different formats of pictures: BMP, DIB, ICO, CUR, WMF, and others under VB5. Additionally, you can use graphics methods to “draw” on the
To minimize the number of controls on my forms, I use a text box as a floating input control that I either overlay onto a grid or swap with a
You’ll find the IsArray() function helpful when you use Variant arrays that you can set or unset through your code and need to test often. However, once you declare the
In the April 1997 issue of VBPJ, you published a tip called “Consider the Taskbar When Centering Forms.” You can center forms more easily with the SystemParametersInfo API call: Private
Most people probably type in URLs using the minimum number of characters. If you don’t use a trailing slash on directory names, the Web server goes to extra effort, which
If you’re assigning the values of columns you return from RDO queries into string variables, you’ll get an “Invalid use of Null” error if one of the columns has a