When using the Val function, VB has a quirk that causes a type mismatch error. For example, Val(“25%”)correctly returns 25, whereas Val(“2.5%”) misinterprets the string and returns a type mismatch
A form’s control box property usually controls both the system menu(control box) and the close button (X in the top right corner) on the form.If the ControlBox Property is set
If you want to show the character “&” instead of having it work as a marker for the access key, set theproperty “UseMnemonic” to False. This property is useful, for
At times it’s useful to have a function that cleans a string of unwanted characters. This small function acceptsthe string you want to clean and the characters you want to
You can determine the class of an object using the TypeName function instead of the If TypeOf statement.Use the TypeOf statement to determine the type of object: If TypeOf myObject
Each image that is displayed in a TreeView or ListView control mustfirst be placed in an ImageList control. If many items are placed in thecontrol, it will run out of
Most Windows applications include the following commands in the helpmenu: Contents Search For Help On… How To Use Help Although VB doesn’t provide direct support for these commands,they can easily
A straight ASCII compare, such as ‘F “A” < "B"THEN' is much faster then using VB's StrComp("A", "B",1). However, when you use this test to sort an array of strings,
When you reference files in Windows 95, you may encounter situationswhen you are unsure whether you’re working with a long or short file name.This becomes a problem if you are