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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 …

After compiling a QBasic program, an object code file is created (.obj). My question is: How do I look at that file? I've tried opening it with a number of different programs, but all I get is gibberish. Thanks for any help....

hi every am anew guy in all this stuf however i want to connect to an access 97 data base with a password through visual basic 6 however each time i try to connect it give me an error i put in the correct username and password can some one …

I am a new user to VB so forgive any simple questions. I just created a tool that will display the Job Number, Requested by, Status, Group, Operator. As this database has about 50-75 requests added to it daily and with luck we process them all or 90% of them …

Hi, I have code to open program that work(on attach files). My problem is when I change code to open another file it error. Ex: Right code: Call Shell(li & "\" & "Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office10\POWERPNT.EXE", 1) Error code: Call Shell(li & "\" & "aa.pdf", 1) Error say:"Invalid procedure call or …

hi I need help with docking app to side of screen. Anyone have idea how to do? I have no clue. Any any terminology, code, tutorials you know of? I use Visual basic. I am NOT refering to permanent positioning with form coordinates and not talking about docking controls within …

I have a database in access that allows user to create a record that uses the autonumber to create the primary key. On occassion, the autonumber generates a key, but the user may later choose to undo the insertion of that record. This all works fine except, after the user …

Hello to all Programmer i have a problem in ADO, every time i going to load the 200,000 record in Visual Basic it so very slow, its consuming a time for 1 Minute and 30 second, what are the solution for that? in Delphi 5 its only 3 Second and …

Hi, Im trying to populate a listbox with 3 database fields in a row such as Name, Address, Tel at the moment Im creating 3 recordsets for each field and them adding them to the listbox but it looks like Joe Bloggs In a House 2452345 John Smith In a …

How do I import a picture from a sequential file. I want the sequential file to have the pathname and filename and that to load the picture as the image.

hello everyone please can someone help me. i am trying to help my school produce a voting system so that we can vote for various things using computers but i am only a beginner at visual basic and keep getting compile errors. i have tried and recently been very stressed …

[b]How should I go about creating a calendar?[/b] [b]I am creating an application for a client that requires a calendar similar to the one found in Microsoft Works. [/b] [b]The client needs to be able to add an appointment or special event and that event visible be displayed on the …

Hi all, I tried Visual Basic 6.0 recently and I used it to generate a programme for simple experimental data analysis. The programme runs fine on most machines EXCEPT those in my laboratory. But it must run in lab or otherwise the programme I write is rubbish. What so strange …

Hello, Can someone please tell me how to display an autonumber in a text box. I am using the ado control to connect to my database. I am doing a small project for college in which i have to create a customer record and blah blah etc. When i press …

Hi, Im trying to put the full path of a document as selected from a FileListBox into a TextBox. The code below does not show the file name. Any help would be great! Thanks Private Sub File1_Click() txtDocumentPath = File1.Path End Sub :?:

Hi all, Firstly please accept my apologies if i am breaking some kind of forum rule by posting this question here. But i am hoping that the same principle will apply for VB as for VBA on this one. I have a small issue with a date format in my …

Good day to all. First off, let me say that if this is the WRONG place to post such a thread, please let me know, and I will ensure that I get things right from this point on. A bit of background .... I am an archaic (20yrs +) Mainframe …

hi all, i have a project to make a data quality audit tool that will be used as a plug-in with another tool. now in this im making forms using VB. we have to then allow user to choose rules he wishes to apply to the various data types assigned …

I took a class for visual basic but it didn't go as far into it as I wanted. I wanted to know how to make a timer so i could put in a specific date and time and the program will countdown in days, hours, minutes, and seconds to the …

Hi everyone I've been working on developing a web browser in VB6 similar in capability to IE and I would like to set it as the default browser. I have been unsuccessful in finding any way to A) change the default browser to mine with the program itself [the way …

can any1 help at all please? i am requried to develop the following number guessing game using VB's winsock. i have no ideas so please help The system that needs to be developed requires · Between 3 and 5 clients playing against each other in a fair manner · two …

Trying to run QBASIC 1.1 in Windows XP Professional, I get Error message "16-bit MS-DOS Subsystem, Please Input Parameters for this Application". What is wanted here? What should I enter to run QBASIC?

I’m trying to find out if either VB6 or Delphi could be used to make a simple dialer for Windows XP. A dialer my friend made in VB5 works on NT, but not on XP. By a simple dialer, I mean one that I can use to read a single …

Table Name = Calendar CalendarDate Year Workweek Workday ............... ....... ...... ...... 30/12/2004 2004 12 4 31/12/2004 2004 12 5 01/01/2005 2005 12 6 02/01/2005 2005 1 0 03/01/2005 2005 1 1 04/01/2005 2005 1 2 05/01/2005 2005 1 3 06/01/2005 2005 1 4 07/01/2005 2005 1 5 08/01/2005 2005 …

hey when ever i make database project then when i make connection using odbc and afterwards with jet the error message is flagged saying unsupported file format. what should be done with that? please tell me.

I was wondering if anyone could aid me by telling me the code or an example of code, for making objects move when a user hits an arrow key or any key for that matter. I've been searching for days for a tutorial to aid me, but have come up …

[COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]I'm a beginner in my computer programming class, we're about halfway through the course. I had this assignment where I had to make a table that involves INPUT, READ-DATA, PRINT USING, etc. On my first READ statement I keep getting a syntax error message and I can't seem to find …

Hi : I am having a problem and I can't seem to figure out what is wrong. This is it: I have a table with a memo field called MonthComment. It also has a field called Historic_comments I have a form containing 2 text boxes. One text box called Historic_comments …

Can anyone make this game any better because at the moment i am stuck. I have been doing it for fun and with my friend - cue Lewis Houghton. It is below what we have done so far: [CODE]DECLARE SUB Battle () ON ERROR GOTO errline DIM guy(50), guysh(50) DIM …

pls, any one can send the doc. which can help me to write ansi sql queries which are equalent to my existing ms access quiries. senario: i have program developed in VB6.0 AND MS ACCESS. now i want to support my program MS ACCESS as well as SQL SERVER. IS …