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Heya i was thinking about trying my hand at programming (once again) so I picked up my trusty ol' VB6...and it hit me.. I have no clue as to where to start, as i've just forgotten about everything i've learned. A great start would be muchly appreciated. I was trying …

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Hello, I am new to programming.. ( yes i'm another newb) I 'm working on a small database project. I want to add the ability to read barcodes. I have read other posts and have been a great help. I would like the input from the barcode reader to generate …

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I would like to learn vb6.. I have NO experience in code... Is this something i could teach my self with books and stuff... What kind of math skills are required???

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I am using VB6 and have a form that is loaded by user action during normal programme execution. There are several Variables (Strings) declared in the General Declaration of the form. When the user has completed the task the form is then Unloaded. If the user then selects the option …

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hi all I will try develop a software for my final project using any programming language( but im good at java and vb.net).Im an IT student. Can any one give me any suggestion on what king of project im going to do.I mean i need some list of proposed projects …

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Hello: I am new to Java and I am working on a tutorial to familiarize myself with this language. The tutorial is a walk-through in building a basic text editor. So far the build is going fine, but I have come to a point where I am unsure how to …

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Good afternoon (or whatever would be applicable to your location). I have a couple of problems here that I need some help on. I have searched the boards here a bit and found some similar questions and answers, but none of them that actually address what I am currently dealing …

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Hello guys, im trying to connect to .dbf table every time i try to query from the table it gives a error [Microsoft][ODBC Visual FoxPro]Operator/operand type ,mismatch heres my sample code... [code] Dim conn As ADODB.Connection Dim squery As String Dim rs As ADODB.Recordset Set conn = New ADODB.Connection conn.Open …

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Forgive me if this is explained elsewhere (or direct me to it). I've extensively searched for the answer. I have limited experience in VB 4 and 5 but don't have the time to continue to learn later versions. I write small stand-a-lone applications for myself but my questions suround controlling …

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Hi, I have a real time application which I write and and support in VB5 running under Windows 98 to XP. If the user has set the options under Power Scheme to turn off the disk or processor it can cause problems to the system. Does anyone know how to …

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How do I copy a recordset to a new access db table? The new db is already created. Basically I have queryed a recordset from an access db, I want to run another sql on the existing recordset, and the only way I know how to do that would be …

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Please let me know how to take the system date and time through VB6."There is a text box,caption must be the system date and time".So how to do it?give me the cordings of it.Please...

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I lurked a long time, then finally registered a couple of months ago; then I lurked some more. But the time has come ... [B] HI! [/B]My name's Ken and I've been surgically attached to one or another computer since around 1979 when I bought my Bran' Spankin' New [B]Commodore-64[/B] …

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Hi, I am having a problem with the below,basically what I'm trying to do is allow the user to enter upper case,lower case ,or alternating text ..like Cw888 or cW888 for example using [B]or[/B] ... it works fine for one command button,that is it displays the error message if the …

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Hello, I've got a question, I want to use an acces database on a server. I want to use VB 6 to connect the database ussing the internet. Is this possible and how?? I don't want to use a VPM connection. André

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[COLOR=#0000ff][COLOR=black]I am using Visual Basic Express, I hope you all still can help me. This program is used to calculate a cars speed related to speed limit. It has two user inputs, cars speed and speed limit. It will calculate any two digit # and one digit #, but when …

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Hi, I am beginner of VB. Now I am working on VB 6. The project that I am working was working properly. I have added another form to that project. While inserting text box values into the database it is giving error 424- object required. When I insert the values …

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i am integrating Encryption/Decryption Software (PGP) with VB6 COM Add-In application.....i need to find out the version of "PGP" software programmatically....much obliged if somebody help me out.....Simply speaking how can we find version of a "Software" installed on our computer using VB6 programming. Thanx

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I want to know how to do search for records in tables using Visual basic in MS access. Example let say we have a table name "abc" in the following format with the saved records like that Company code and About company are two text fields in tables. Companycode ................... …

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is there a way to determine which MDIChild form is currently active, when all of them are open at the same time.

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hi all I will try develop a software for my final project using any programming language( but im good at java and vb.net).Im an IT student. Can any one give me any suggestion on what king of project im going to do.I mean i need some list of topics for …

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i want to use crystal report in vb6 to building a complex report by geting data from access database plez someone hellp me thanks

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i hope to find help pleaz i want to criat a complex Report by geting data from access table database thanks

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hi there experts!!!im a new member in this site and i want to know certain thing about vb: code of: 1.creating new password 2. adding new user 3. editing password 4. editing username i know this is very simple for you guys i hope you can help me on this …

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I have created activex dll using vb6. I have registered it using regsvr32 on my clients pc. I call the dll functions from both VB exe file and Excel VBA. All works fine so far. When I Remake my DLL file with VB6 both the VB exe and the Excel …

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Here is VB6 Code:[code=VB]Attachement = objMail.Attachments.Add("D:\message.doc.pgp")[/Code] I am trying to automatically attach a file with outlook email......objMail.Attachments.Add method is unable to read the file "message.doc.pgp" very first time when the code execute.....On second n later executions it start recognizing the file n work fine but y not the first time. …

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I want to use the buttons on a gamepad (usb) to control my software, does anyone know how I do that? Lets make it simple and say that I want to make label1 to say "hello world" when I press button 1 on the gamepad. Please help. I have seen …

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The following code comes up with a number that has 13 digits past the decimal point. How can I cut this down to 2 decimal places? [Let drivetimeexpense = (rstdrivinginfo.timefromhome * rstdrivinginfo.numberoftrips * 2 / 60) * 20]

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[quote=Nuez_Jr;58419]Does Windows filter the input so much that typing ALT+(ASCII) codes won't produce the right results? *Nuez goes to check. Yeah, guess it does. :rolleyes:[/quote] Where would i be able to purchase visual basic or a similar .EXE creator? is there any free versions?

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hello all i m having a really silly problem. i have written some codes with mscomm, but i dont know why all of a sudden i m having this problem. the problem is: [CODE] Private Sub Form_Load() With MSComm1 .Commport=1 .Settings="19200,N18,1" .InputLen=0 .PortOpen=True '(Here the error message says that the …

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Hello Im a beginner one in programming. My first problem is, How can i view a image file from the database(sql 2005) as "image" to visual basic 2005. for example: a text viewed in the textbox from database. the code is. textbox1.text=rs.fields("text").value My problem is how can i view the …

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Is there a relatively simple procedure for reading .ini files in Visual Basic? I'm more used to dealing with Delphi, and I have a couple of quick functions (written by another) that deal with .ini handling there, but I've been requested to use VB if at all possible for this …

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Hi, Do anybody knows or have a VB6 CODE that will check first if the printer is online before I start printing, because if the printer is not online I could terminate the printing job or search for a new printer that is online. Please help me about this one.... …

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Hi, I want to create Enum type variable at runtime. So is it possible to do create than pls give me the soln. THANKS IN ADVANCE Manoj Jain.

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Hi, I am creating a table in MS. Access from VB and bydefault the text type field "Allow Zero length" properties is NO. and I want to make it YES through VB coding. Is it possible to do that. THANKS IN ADVANCE. Manoj Jain.

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Hi, I have seen few Windows Mail Servers like IT House Mail Server [url]http://ithouse.com/[/url] I've it's old 1.04 ver and it has only file(MailServer.exe) & works very well. I want to know Is there any basic functionality inbuilt in windows which enables the vb or vb.net code to work as …

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I'm trying to make an event procedure in VBA that will compare the same field of two records for a conditional statement. Here is some psudocode of what I want:[CODE]If myTable.thisField[currRecord] == myTable.thisField[currRecord+1] then // Run a Query[/CODE] Does anyone know the VBA code for this? Thanks.

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Hi there, i have developed commercial softwares using VB6 Access and i would like to put a license for one year then the program can disable and i can be able to enable te program using the timer.well i have tried Activelock3 key generator which i am unable to use. …

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From the posts in this website I see how to open an Excel spreadsheet from VB 5.0 but I don't see any examples of moving data (not an array) from vb to excel. Can anyone show me an example? Do you know of any books that would have this information? …

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Hi I am developing an automation system using PC. I have built quite a big hardware but when it comes to Visual Basic, I am a novice. I have done a lot but need help in using database. I know how to link it in VB, i.e by using datacontrols(i …

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Hi All! I've already got the code to create a full Access database from code, but the problem I'm having is that I need the property AllowZeroFill to be enabled in some sections and I'm also having problems getting the AutoIncrement to work. Here is the code I have so …

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Hi there, I am using a listview control. After populating the listview, I want my cursor to jump to the last row and make it visible. how can i do that using vb code. thanks in advance newvbguy

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hello to everyone! is there any one can help me to associate the progress bar with the loading application? such that if it finished executing, the progress bar also finished loading.. thanks! i am grateful for the responses. God bless you all!

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I need to create an app that will run an executable at 3 given time (8am, 12pm, and 4 pm). Can anybody tell me how to start? Thanks!!!!

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I am programmer.Have been using VB 6 and Access.I now want to start using SQl server.Somebody to assist me on how to connect. Thanks

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Hi this is my first post here. I am working in VB 6.0, creating my own ActiveX OCX to replace the MS COM and/or PDQ COM OCX for communication with a physical or virtual RS232 port. To be able to drop my new OCX right into an existing application built …

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