When in NT or Windows 95, use the Sleep API function instead of DoEvents.DoEvents does this: while (PeekMessage(&msg, NULL, 0, 0, PM_REMOVE)) { TranslateMessage(&msg); DispatchMessage(&msg);} DoEvents spends part of its
Use the Tools-Custom Controls dialog instead of Tools-References toremove controls. The project file will show references to all custom controlsin the project’s toolbox, even if they are not used by
Add a method in VB 4.0 to center your forms against the screen or aparent form. Create a new project with two forms. Add this code to Form2: Public Sub
Add Optional parameters to your procedure calls. Both Functions and subs can now use the Optional keyword in the declaration to indicate that the following parameter is optional: Function mfbCheckDBStatus(Optional
To line up controls on a form in VB4, select all the controls you want to line up. Press F4 to bring up the properties window. Then double-click on the
Working with control arrays in VB3 was frustrating, but with VB4 youcan pass a control array as an argument to a function. Simply specify theparameter type as Variant: Private Sub
How many times have you wished field objects had a “RequiredIfCondition1″or other user-defined property? You can add one easily: Set NewProperty = Field1.CreateProperty(“FieldNote”)NewProperty.Type = dbTextField1.Properties.Append NewProperty
In many applications, I want to make absolutely sure that the data in a Jet table doesn’t get modified under any circumstances. I hard-lock the table in addition to using
You have a VB4-based OLE Automation server that has no main UI, anddisplays forms that are parented into Excel in response to various automationcalls. Sometimes you need to display a