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Question: Can I use 16 bit .DLLs in VB 4.0 32 bit? Answer: No, you can’t. In order to access it, you’ll either have to recompile the DLL (and possibly
Question: Is there a way to keep VB4 from dimming the text in disabled controls boxes (i.e. Text and Labelcontrols)? I would Like to use my own Colors forText areas
Question: I have a series of text boxes, any subset of which can be used for input of numerical data, followed by a command box to “compute” from that input
Question: How can I make the combo box drop its list easily? Answer: On form load, do combo.additem , until allitems are placed into the combo list.To cause the combo
Question: I am a new VB programmer. I have been researchinginto VB programming using soom custom VBX’s for TCP/IPtype of stuff. I need to know if there is a book
Question: I’d like to create a floating window that has a small titlebar,like the VB toolbox window, for instance. In the VB FAQ,it says to see the sample program in
Question: How can I open a Word document from my Visual Basic application? Answer: Use the following code sample to do it:Set wordbasic = CreateObject(“word.basic”)wordbasic.fileopen pathname$, 0, 1where:pathname$ is the
Question: How do you command a button to go to another form, I put like follows:Sub Double_Click ( ) GoTo form2 EndEnd Sub OR Sub Double_Click ( ) Load form2
Question: I understand the basic concepts of computer programming including event driven apps. I have been browsing various Visual Basic sites looking for self teaching book recommendations. Since I’m new
Question: I’ve developed some applications on vb3 using some3rd-party VBXs, I now want to transport thoseapplications to vb4 for enhancement. Do anyutilities exist to convert those VBXs to OCXs? Answer:
Question: I am using VB 3.0 professional edition. I would like toimplement cut/copy/paste on a toolbar. My form has multipletext boxes. If the user wants to paste to a field,
Question: What is the fields object of the GetChunk method?I am trying to access a large (several meg) flatfixed record (160 ascii bytes per record) database and I thought the
Question: How do you copy entire directory structures with VB3, I’veread the -ONE- newsgroup article but it just lists them. Answer: Have you tried shelling to an XCOPY statement? It
Question: I got a game “SimTower”. In this game you can for exemple click on the picture with the office or hotel room, then you are clicking somewhere on the
Question: When designing a menu, how do I get an option (for examplehelp) – to appear on the RIGHT hand side of the menu bar. Answer: To position the Help
Question: How can I get the tables within an Access2.0database to show in a list box? The user willspecify a database in a text box and I want themto be
Question: Can you tell me if its possible to move the mouse cursor to a specific screen location and then return control of it to the user. If it is
Question: Why does MyDb.OpenTable(“My_Table”) not work with a Sybase database? I get the error “Invalid Argument” Err Num 3001. Answer: ODBC does not allow you to do an OpenTable on
Question: How can I query the login name of a Novell user from VB? Answer: Try this:un$ = space(255)unsize% = len(un$)a = WNetGetUser(un, unsize)MsgBox trim(un)The WNetGetUser API declaration is: Declare
Question: I need to run a menu option from Form1 that actualy executes amenu option on Form2. What I have had to do is show Form2 and use SendKey to
Question: How can I relate 2 or more records in one file to eachother? Answer: There are a few ways to do this. The main and most popular method is
Question: Is there a way to determine when your modem is connected and signed on to an Online Service such as MSN or America Online? I’ve tried using API calls
Question: I am a beginer in Visual Basic 3.0. I am trying to make a “Text Editor” program.Can you tell mehow to make “save” and “open” menus (using dialog box)I
Question: How can I pass my array to function as parameter? Answer: A declaration would be as follows:Sub Foo (ArrayVar() as String * 4)The call to it would be as
Question: How do I add scrollbars to a picture box control?i.e I want to be able to scroll through a picture box which containsmore than one screen of graphic and
Question: I am writing a program that searches a database and i am trying to use avariable for the WHERE clause. Can you Help me? here is an example:Data1.RecordSource =
Question: My question was in regards to installation. I would like to know if it is possible to run a VB program right from a floppy or CDROM without installing
Question: I have written a small program that calculates geometry problems. I have used input boxes to retreive data from the keyboard, however during runtime if I click the cancel
Question: I am trying to figure out exactly how to get mywindow to center itself no matter what the resolution of the screen is that it is beingdisplayed on is.
Question: I have a DOS-based application (QB4.5) which has been running for some years and I have now updated it to Visual Basic. The application handles several async serial ports