[visual-basic-6] Forum Topics

I created a macro designing a pivot table. when i copy the code into the VB application the pivot table shows a count instead of a sum!!! Any ideas why? Cheers

I have spent a few months upgrading a toolkit I created and is used extensively throughout our organisation of 2-3000 users. I used DTPicker controls as I found these were ideal. My beloved organisation then upgraded to XP and decided that the standard desktop didn't need this control installed locally. …

Hi, I want to know the date when is a file was created plus the size of the file. Can somebody show me a vb code that handle this things. Thanks in advance. Newvbguy

Hello. I have created a logon form in Microsoft Access and now would like the let the user know if the caps lock key is pressed. Instead of when the form is loading.... i would like a message box to display after the form has loaded and when the button …

I'm looking for a legal copy of Visual Basic 6 Professional. Please reply if you know where I can get it (new or used).

Hi, I'm trying to make a backup program but suddenly i got stock with this problem. I want to search all the .txt file in my drive c: and make a zip file on their respective folders. Can somebody share a code for this one? Thanks in advance. Newvbguy

i want a print preview of the form with all fields which are placed on the form Any body can help me!!!!!

Hi everyone I am new to the world of VB Actually I wanted to know if anyone knows that how to validate option button For example I create 3-4 option button(radio) and would like to check if the user has clicked on any of the button and then it should …

hello people, i need some help on visual basic, i am currently using the lastest edition of visual basic and access xp, my tutor said if i want to access both of them i neeed to download a serpark from microsoft, 'SP5', do you happend to know the link to …

I just recently purchase VB6 and was wondering if it is worth putting in the time to learn it, seeing that VB.net is being pushed by MS. Should I be trying to learn VB.net instead? I'm basically new to programming and was just wondering if VB is going to be …

Hi there, I'm trying to print an ms word file using vb. Before it will go to printer, I want the document file to be viewable but not editable. Can anyone help me. Thanks, Note: I was able to view the doc file but it is editable. I am using …

Can any body please help me with this. I don't know what is wrong here. when I run my program, only one form appear on screen. Both forms surpose to appear one after another. Or maybe something is wrong with my the code. [code] Module Module1 Public Sub Main() Dim …

My program is currently 980mb is there any way i can make this smaller?

Hi there, I am working on an assignment that I have to create a menu. The user is suppose to select the menu and change form color. But I have no idea how to that. Help please. Anyone?

A friend of mine wrote me a great dialer routine in VB-5. It works with mscomm32.ocx perfectly on my Win98 and XP but I cannot get it to work on my Win95. The error code is 8018 unable to dial on any commport. Operation valid only when the port is …

Hi there, I want to center the caption of a form and make the caption bold. Can anyone show me how to do this... Many thanks.... Newvbguy

hi there, i ve got a visual basic project that is being linked to an access database. i ve already got a search function working to populate text box's with the information from one table in the relational access database. i am using the ADODC control to connect to the …

I really need help with putting in additional features in Excel, i also wanted to know what other codes i could put in apart from Screenupdating. I really need help as it is very important for my work. Thanks

Hi, I have 2 variables defined in a code module as public which are used in the same 3 sub procedures. While the first variable is ok, when I debug, the second variables comes up "variable not defined"! Can anyone help? PS I'm a researcher using VB to design experiments …

kindly assist me oh how to store voice files in an access database and later reference them as needed.

Hello all! I'm a year one programming student who is currently finishing up his first year, and heading into AP! We only really work with VB in our corse, and we're not moving too fast, so I had a question I'd hope was answerable. Is it possable to cause a …

Dear all, I have a question around the issue of using VB6 to access MS Access databases. Can VB6 be used to open access 2002, retrieve data from and input data into a table? The following code keeps on giving me the message of "Unrecognised database format" error code 3343. …

Im wondering if anyone can suggest a solution to my problem. Im simply trying to connect to a database through VB 6 and add a new record and populate one of the fields. Any help would be great. The code below throws up error message 'Current Recordset does not support …

Hi, guys, I have a MS access database with my contacts details in there. In visual basic, how do I get my records show on in the outlook contacts folder so that if I change one item in contacts folder, it will also change the linked record in the database …

How do I flush the write buffer after a write without closing and reopening the file?

I am trying to find the best way to program a timeshare inventory. Here is the problem, one unit has the possibility of being sold annually, odd or even years. If the unit is sold for just even or odd, I then need the open inventory to reflect the opposite …

Is there a way to have information in quotes display in a label? If I have a sequential file with "Question one:","The answer is "A"." and I want it to display as Question one: The answer is "A". Is there a way to have it not read the "" around …

I have a project due involving a problem from my textbook. In the text they want a list of all students for a carpool. They want me to get the info from an input file and print only the students from the local city (Huntley). They also want me to …

Hi.. I have done some programs in VB6 (SQL Database). With the Crystal report (Vertion 4). Now I wanted to do these things with Crystal-9. But the procedure to pass values to “Formulas

I finally got the time to redesign the Visual Basic API section of my site. I added an ASP scripts to colorize the VB code to look exactly as if you were working on MS VB. I built this apps for my own personal use, but everyone are free to …