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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
Question: Is is at all possible to create a VB 3.0 applicationto place itself on Win95’s system tray?or does it *have* to be 32 bit (vb4.0) ?If so, how? Answer:
Question: I am looking for code or VBX that allows a user to use an inputbox to locate a word within a textbox. The textbox is connected to a Access
Question: This is a beginner’s question but in a smalldatabase application when I click on a commandbutton the code gives me the error message “Invalid Inside procedure” and highlights the
Question: I have a function in a DLL that I want to call from VB program. The Dll function has few parameters. Some of them should be passed from vb
Question: I want to add a large amount of items to a list box ,3700 to be exact, and in the future the number of items could grow even more.
Question: I would like to know how to make an EXE file that I can runit in another computer which does not have Visual Basic Installed. Answer: VB 3 and
Question: I have a application I need to run off a floppy, I am trying to find a space effective way to add sound to my program. Thiswill be in
Question: How do I perform INSERTS, UPDATES andDELETES on existing tables? I have looked up the help andin books but nothing seems to tell me exactly how to do it.