Hi,<br/>Anyone know of an alternative for the Form.TextWidth function? I need to use it in a class, so I cannot use the Form's function.<br/>Thanks

So, lets say I have a program, with a textbox. The buttons on the form consist of a Set New Info, and a copy EXE. What i basically want to do is, in the textbox, lets say i wrote the number 5. When pushing the "Set New Info" button, i want number 5 to become part of the code. So, for example, le...

On this program im making, i have an edit button that opens up another window. I dont want the window behind it to close, because on this edit window, you may need some of the info off the previous window.So what i do to prevent the user from going back to the previous window and changing thing...

how to export a crystal report file in excel 8.0(extended) format?<br/>i'm using crystal report version 10.<br/>thank you.:)

If rs.state = 1 Then rs.Closers.CursorLocation = adUseClientrs.Open "select a.effdate effdate,b.BRNCH_TRAN_ID bid From excel_mof_ad_changed a,rbi_mof_t_brnch b Where b.BRNCH_AD_CAT! = a.badcat and b.brnch_bk_cd = a.bcode and trim( b.brnch_brnch_no)=trim(a.brncode)and b.end_date IS NULL", ConMa...

hi,please help ,how to use combobox retreive database display at listview?example:Database table name "Partlist" have 2 fields:PartNo and DimensionPartno:7777 Dimension:0.098Partno:7777 Dimension:0.019Partno:7777 Dimension:0.020Partno:7777 Dimension:0.045Partno:8888 Dimension:0.020Partno:88...

I am developing one app using autocad 2004 VBA editor..in that app i need to draw some arrows.. can any one tell me code to draw arrow(leader)..i m not getting what i have to pass in Annotation parameter.Dim objarrow As AcadLeaderDim pt1(0 To 2) As Doublept1(0) = CDbl(-100): pt1(1) = CDbl(2700):...

ok, is there a way to have a textbox and when that text box has a specific word in it then it will change its background color to Blue?Example:I have a textbox that has text in it like so: 9:00 - 10:00 Hello World...

hi,please help .how to link vb access database to excel worksheet??<br/>Thanks!:)

I'm having a lot of trouble with this. Pretty much I have to input 5 processes with different sizes(user defined at run time) into an array. The processes must be able to be added or removed. I have to implement the First fit algorithm so that if a process is removed, it leaves a hole in...

Any of you guys & gals every played with creatiing a program for use with bluetooth

So i have a list containing information, in this case its ingredients. Well now i want to copy these ingredients(and their subitems) such as listview1.listitems(0).subitems(value ranging from 0 to 8) and paste it back into the list.Would i require API for this, is it even possible? Thanks :) im...

Okay you load up your combo box with a bunch of data and then run your app. First up you see a blank "text box" with the drop down select arrow. Cool that's what I want.If you then select from the drop down options you are left with the option in your combo box display textbox thingy. How d...

hi everybody i want to do an application in vb6 that will prompt for a password if a usb/removable media is connected to the pc... if failed to enter the correct password the usb will not be usable or open.the problem is how to restrict the user to open the usb even in the password prompt becaus...

I've just joined, i've looked at the faq's and looked at the sort page, but it's all too much for me. im a novice programmer, and i've gotta do this sort for my program at college. I've come up with the following code but every time i run it, i get subscript out of...

Is it possible with VB6 to lock the workstation with the Windows standard lock window ?<br/>Also, is it possible to change the password before locking it ?

how would i make my whole form transparent except my Label1? i dont want the background of the label to show, just the text. thanks 4 ne help.

Hi!Currently I'm working on a File Shredder project and I'm not able to find a solution for one concept: "Wipe/Shred Free Disc Space"; here I badly need your expert help! I've seen a few File Shredding Applications in which they claim that they Wipe Free Disc Space. For example, t...

hi i did a search but couldnt find anything that related to my problem. what i want to do is when i call a certain bit of code in the module i want it to change a property of the current form. there are many forms so i want to know if there is a way of changing the current form properties.for ex...

Hi! I have a simple question (at least is what I think..) I have a form, a Commond Dialog and a picture box. I'm able to search for picture files (*.bmp, jpg, etc.) and select one and display it in the picture box. The form also has 3 buttons (Select, <<, >>). What I dont know...

Hi guysjust trying to adopt some code i inherited and i have this section of codeIf (p ^ 2) + (q ^ 2) <> 0 ThenWhat does this mean? im lost it comes out as true or false!Sorry what i didnt say was that p and q are generated in a for next loop and are from -1 to 1....

I want to figure out how to make up-left happen. Such as moving diagonal in a game or so what.So far I have:Private Sub Form_KeyDown(KeyCode As Integer, Shift As Integer)Select Case KeyCode Case vbKeyUp sngYFactor = -1 sngXFactor = 0 Case vbKeyDown sngYFactor...

i'm having problems using the windows media player 11 activex control. i'm trying to incorperate loop, and shuffle commands with an embedded media player window within my program, but the latest documentation i have is for wmp9, as the wmp11sdk isn't available as a single downloa...

hi , i am making a project on home automation . i have to recognise ringtone from mobile. i have stored a mobile ringtone using sapi but now when i take input i am not able to compare that with the stored wav file .plz help me and tell me how to compare the wav file or how can i detect the ringt...

Im currently creating project that is a player and fixture system an need a little help. Basically i have have three files. Player file, fixture file, availabilty file. I can add,edit delete players etc... however i wish to interlink the availability file and the fixture file. When i go to add a...

I am about to jump into the world of resourse files, and was wondering, is it possible for the user to be able to change an image (photo - jpg) that is in a resourse file?

I got most of the concept from this thread and from your post: http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?t=195322&highlight=delete+files+permanentlyI modified it a bit because the way how you did it, you load the entire file into memory buffer and process it from there. I modified it because I migh...

Hi<br/>hey look at this photo on this link ( http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-6346_11-5193140.html) ...........:eek: how i can do this bi vb6<br/>pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees fast:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: <br/>iyado

Hi, I'm having some problems with parsing html. I'd like to check if new posts have been made on a certain forum, so I'm trying to extract topic titles and the name of the topic starter from a html page.I can extract the topic titles, but I'd like to get only the topic titles...

Ive been trying to sort out my personal project for ages now, and basically i am trying to make a tournament schedulerIm hoping the scheduler will be able to pick random members that are already added to the database (VB Written - .dta files), and pair them off for matches, 1vs1 for singles, 2vs...

I have some vb code to detect current and change display settings but I would like to bring up a list of possible display resolutions so people don't mess it up and it's future proof. Anybody know how to do this or if its possible. Any code appreciated thanks.

Hi everybody..<br/>i'm kind of desperate...i spent hours on the internet and on this forum but i couldn't find an easy and clear example of how to create an array of labels and an array of a textbox..:afrog: <br/>is there anyone that can help me??<br/>thx in advance!!!:)

I am using the following code to delete a record feom the database via adodb connection. This code works well if the current record to be deleted is not the last record.If the last record is to be deleted than an error occurs.The code is:Private Sub cmdDelete_Click()Dim confirmconfirm = MsgBox("...

Hi<br/>i have downlaoded vista skin. but i don't khnow how to use it . <br/>thanks

Hi<br/>how can write a program that return hardware's serial ? for example the serial of hard disk ?

Hi Gurus,I need one solutionI'm using VB6, one of its Form contains a TextBoxWhat i need is whatever characters I type in it that should be highlightedexFirst when I type "a" -> "a" should be selectedsecond when I type "b" -> "ab" should be selectedthird when I type "c" -> "abc"...

how to delete a file using vb ..<br/>any one let me kno ....

Hi All; I have a graphic ocx which i use in different forms. To use ocx in form first i put ocx in form and writing code like belowform1.myocx.drawlinw(x,y)I want to write a public function by the way i won't put code for each form.I tried something like belowin modulePublic x,y as doubleP...

If InStr(sPacket$, "Z**") > 0 Then sData$ = sPacket$ Do Until InStr(sData, "Z**") = 0 DoEvents sTemp$ = sTemp & Left(sData$, InStr(sData, "Z**") - 1) sData$ = Mid(sData$, InStr(sData$, "Z**") + 14) Loop sPacket = sTemp End IfWhat...

I am getting error while trying to read a file from ole control by using method Readfrom File(fnum as integer)this is the codefnum as integercommondialog1.showopenopen commondialog1.filename for binary #filenumole1.readFromFile(fnum)error is :format file error...

Ok so lets say I the contents of a html file, and put it in a string called 'CONTENTS'. Contents would show this:"<HEAD><TITLE>your DESCRIPTIVE KEYWORDS title goes here</TITLE></HEAD>"What I want to do is basicly remove '<TITLE>whateverhere</TITLE&...

Hi,I have an app that has been working fine for years. When I terminate the app from the startup form unload event (this is the only form open at this point), I've always had an "End" command. This has never caused me any problems. But since I've been reading about the bad things th...

Recently, I am very interest in understanding more about these different formats:ebcdic ascii hex dec oct chrBinaryUnicode-Are there more?-The ones that I have listed, what use do they have and when would you use it? I know some of them already.-Why would you convert from one format to another?...

I have the following code in the KeyPress event of a textbox (in an array) that capitalises the first character of the text if it is a letter, or capitalised the 5 character if the first character is numeric. E.G.White1st Dan Case 13 'grade, make first letter capital, excluding 1ST...

I need your help <br/>I want code which offset post in the web page<br/>Example post :<br/>I put the file name in the program compensated in the field: file

How can I make the mouse invisible, or hide it so it cant be seen?

Hy all, again :ehh: http://img122.imageshack.us/img122/6486/programsh2.jpgSo I need help for this:When M>=4 then add.visible = true ( i set that add is invisile by default).But how to set that when i click on add then add go to invisible, forever?I set on up: If m.Caption >= 4 Then add.Vis...

Hi,I need to open a file and set its working directory in VB6.This is how I do it in VB.NET:If IO.File.Exists("c:\Documents and Settings\User\My Documents\Visual Studio 2005\Projects\My Application\My Application\bin\Debug\My Application.exe") Then Dim myProcess As New Process...

i am playing a game called pirate king online and they added a new feature which makes a small window pop up and you have to enter a four letter code<br/>i was wonddering how i could make an ocr for this.<br/>if a screen shot of it would help i could put one;)

Is it possible to make ListBox have MouseMove then highlight Function??