APILOD16.EXE and APILOD32.EXE access the file WIN32API.TXT toallow the programmer to paste the TYPE declarations needed tocall the Win32 API. The file WIN32API.TXT incorrectly allots a LONG field to eachbit
VB4 provides lots of new capabilities to use objects. Unfortunately,all of them require the object to be set beforehand, which isn’talways feasible. VB provides no way to see if an
Because setting the MousePointer property for a form only changesthe shape and does not prevent the application from acceptinguser input from the mouse or keyboard, I have developed this tip.The
Tired of loading icons or bitmaps or creating many images withthe several styles of pictures in form modules that blow up yourapplication and slow it down in VB3? If so,
When I replaced the Apex dbGrid, with the free upgrade, TDBGridS1.OCX,I got complaints about the behavior of the grids when I enteredor edited data in TDBGrid Standard. The cell pointer
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Avoid “Couldn’t update; currently locked by user ‘name’ onmachine ‘machine’ ” error in VB4 when two or more applicationsaccess the same MS Access database table. For the given table, a
When you use some custom controls like QuickPak Professional byCrescent it’s impossible to use the shortcut “Ctrl+V”for “Paste.” “Ctrl+V” allows you to pastetwo times the text of the clipboard. You
When I work with VB under Windows 95, I’ll often do somethingwith a program that causes Windows 95 to be unstable. Normally,I would shut down Windows 95 and restart to