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I got most of it done except one part to it. I also took out the part that picks the word.. I used the compare string command for each guess to see if the letter matches with what the user put in or not. But I wanted it so that …

Guys, I have a question, is there any way in code to determine if a button has been clicked? I want to use one form when a control button on a second form is click; I do not know how to do that, though I know it goes something like …

I have a question for anyone; I am writing a program that will create a record in excel; I have a working program. I am having difficulties using the .findNext. Below is what I have so far (it would find the first word for me), I will like for it …

Hi, I am making an application in VB 6.0 and using C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VB98\Wizards\PDWizard\MAKECAB.EXE to make Setup.exe file. If the application is uninstalled and again installled then it gives Version Conflict error messages "A file being copied is older than the file currently on your System.It is recommended that …

hi, I could not help a friend of mine when shew asked me this .- She on creating a database and tables opted for encryption and she is now complaining that she is not finding it encrypt as she is able to get the data in not- deciphered form ... …

Good morning all, I was wondering if VBScript could do the same thing as what the below JavaScript is doing, that is to focus on a form control after the user has made some mistakes in his/her inputs... <script type="text/javascript"> function Verify_Inputs() { if(document.Testing_Form.Testing_TextBox.value == "") { alert("Please enter a …

Write a script which run on each user's PC on login, and will append the current date and time (on separate lines is easier) to a text file stored on the server. The text file's name will be the same as the user name of the current user. Write a …

I'm new at a company and one of my first tasks is.. 1. storing jpg images in a database 2. retrieving an image seperately and placing it on a pdf file. 3. the pdf file must then be able to be edited by text etc. I can do no. 1 …

Hi, I have to compare 2 vaues in a procedure. One is the current change done by the user and one from the database. Here is what I have a logic understanding problem. Business Logic: A form let's say [I]form1[/I] opens with textboxes. There is a field [B]Vapor %[/B] which …

I am desparate, please can someone tell me how I can change a report title in an Access 2000 report from within my VB6 code? I did something like this but it is not changing thye title [code] Sub PrintReport(TheReport As String, TheCriteria As String, TheHeading As String) '------------------------- If …

I'm developing a custom instant messenger for the office as we have need of rather unique IM needs. So far I have two groups of users: Group and Individual. The group users can comunicate with their group and all other types of groups. Individual users can only communicate with one …

How do I Tell VB to click on buttons in the executable program?

[FONT=Comic Sans MS] :?: Ok, I am a pretty good with visual basic, i have almost mastered the basics and thoght it would be cool to make my own personal os, the way i want it, updating it whenever i feel, i am not sure if it is possible, but …

Hi all I have a problem in my application when load a form, I get runtime error 7 out of memory, the applicaton works in my computer (P4 2.8 Ghz 736RAM) until yesterday, today i got that error, i did uninstall styleXP from my computer and after restart it the …

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Is there an equivalent to Visual Basic for Linux. Is there a cross compiler that will take my old source codes?

Hi, I have a multipage rtf file called Invoice.rtf that I want to cnovert into single page rtf documents called invoice1.rtf, Invoice2.rtf etc etc. Can anyone suggest a way to do this please.

ok iam new to programming software,so iam a bit confused.is visual basic the same thing as c++.iam guessing it isnt. does visual basic show you what your creating or??what? -thanks

Given the following two code snippets, how come I get different output? [code]Sub test() Dim str As String Dim b() As Byte str = "hello" b() = str str = "" For i = LBound(b) To UBound(b) str = str & b(i) & " " Next i Debug.Print str End …

Hi Friends I Want to start the Menu's of my application from Right to left in Visual Basic 6. Is there any way for doing that. Please replay me Regards Arun:cool:

Hi Everyone, In DAO there is an tabledef object where you have the ability to find out all the names of all tables inside an MDB file. Can anybody show me a code on how to do that in ADO. Thanks in advance. Newvbguy

How Do I make Visual basic click on other icons in other programs. Like The next and finish and Install cmd buttons. Is it possible to copy text out of a text out of text boxes and Enter them into a program. Kinda Like COPY AND PASTE

Frens, I want to check in my hard disk whether a file is exist or not by using the VB. I have to check mainly the text files created by sequential access method. I used the dir() method with if condition but it unable check that so plz help me …

Hi Friends I Developed one application in visual basic 6.0 Now i want to convert it to another language.For this how can i change the windows message boxes and menu bars fonts programatically so that it will affect only the application. Please give me guidance Thanks Arun:)

I am trying to run QuickBASIC 7.1 in Windows XP, but this is all I see: [code]C:\qb>qbx C:\>dosx C:\>PATH=C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\ Wbem;C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI Control run-time error R6002 - floating point not loaded C:\qb>[/code] Notice this part especially: [code] run-time error R6002 - floating point not loaded[/code] I have heard that this …

Hi there...im the new member here and the beginner in vb application im from Malaysia...can u all show me the [B]format of the vb scripts or the one example of vb scripts[/B]..Im really need it... Thanks and Regards Maroll

hi there, my task is to do the automation of consolidated database (MySQL). i have to upgrade the previous Consolidated Database (CD)programming. so far, i have already designed a timer. but my problem now is on how to plug in this timer to the previous CD source code. the previous …

Hello I have an exam on Tuesday about client server, my tutor has given us a revision list, I don’t understand the some of the list, could someone please help me understand what he wants, or better if you give me examples The question is: Compulsory 1 Diagrams + description …

Please Help!! I am designing a program in vb6 that is to be linked up to databases in both access and excel. The problem is when I try to link up the database's using the data control I get the following message: "Couldn't find the installable ISAM". I am kinda …

Hi, I have developed an application in Excel 2002/XP to handle a spreadsheet.In order to make the execution faster I want to compile the VBA-code into mashinecode. The

Good Morning All, I am trying to write a code that will allow me open up a powerpoint file and an adobe file in VB. I have checked the Microsoft Powerpoint library under "references". Please could anybody give me code that can do that? Thanks. Ini :-|

hi there! i'm new to visual basic. i'm hoping that this site will help me.

Hi friend, Is anybody interested to do the following work in VB6 1) Print large form or picturebox like A1, A0 size. This form includes some usercontrols. 2) Convert large picturebox or form into jpg, gif or bmp file. 3) Create drawing tools like line, circle. user can draw shapes …

I want to allocate a large array of data "three mega bytes" and I don't know how to do this in VB after allocating this array I want to pass a pointer to it to C++ DLL what is the appropriate pointer knowing that it is not an array of …

Hello All, I've been trying to modify an app to be able to resize nicely and I've finally gotten that working. However, while the controls in my main dialog get bigger, the font stays the same size, which is a problem. I wanted the font to get proportionally bigger as …

Hi, Is it possible to open a M$ Word doc in a RTF box? I thought of opening the doc in word and saving it as temp.rtf then opening that file in my rtf box, this would be a poor way of doing this. Any other ideas? pG

How do I display then hide a progress box. I don't want any input or check boxes, just show the user that the computer is alive and working. A counter will be nice. When the task is done, the codewill remove the box. Thank you, Bkelly Oops, I forgot to …

I need to know who to call up other forms from one form or another and also see and unistall programs from a computer using vb programing

I would like to create a macro that records data at the click of a linked button from one spreadsheet to another. The data will be calculated on multiple days, and it varies whether it will be taken on just M-F or Sat as well, so I'm looking for a …

Hi there, Can anybody show me how to export a recordset into a txt delimited and exporting recordset into a dbf format. thanks in advance. Newvbguy

HI [CODE]class Astro { var $jd; var $dec; var $ra; var $sid; var $dra; var $rsum; function Astro() { $this->jd = 0.0; $this->dec = array(0.0, 0.0, 0.0); $this->ra = array(0.0, 0.0, 0.0); $this->sid = array(0.0, 0.0, 0.0); $this->dra = array(0.0, 0.0, 0.0); $this->rsum = array(0.0, 0.0, 0.0); } function copyFrom(&$source) …

VB6 recognises beep. Are there any other sounds ?

Hi I am trying to fill a combobox with the files from a FileListBox the code i am using is [CODE]Private Sub Form_Load() File1.Path "C:\Images" File1.Refresh If File1.ListCount > 0 Then For i = File1.ListCount To -1 Combo1.AddItem File1.List(i) Next End If End Sub [/CODE] The FileListBox fills with the …

Hi there, How can I extract a ps file (eg. sample.ps) and put it into recordset. Thanks. Newvbguy

Greetings I am here trying to fix a problem for my brother. He has a problem or something called "run time error" whenever he turns on the internet explorer. The script error says: [I]" Microsoft Visual C++ Run time library. Runtime Error Program:C\ProgramFile\Internet Explorer\IExplorer.exe"[/I] I have tried to search up …

Hi, lets say I have an array of numbers then I want to display a certain array element. the value inside it,that is. in pseudo code that would be.. int array[5][5]; for(x=0;x<6;x++) { if x= array[0][1]; } ; ; ; message output " the value is array[0][1]" I want to …

Ok, before I get started I have a few things I need to clear up. 1) I am relatively new to VB, I come from a webdesign background and picked up the basics pretty quick. 2) I dont have an understanding ADO 3) I am not using VB.net, dont judge …

I have a VB6-dll that is referenced in both a VB.Net aplication and another VB6-dll. Now, I get Information (strings containing filenames) from the VB.NET application and store them in global variables in a module. Then I want to use these variables in the other VB6-dll, however they are empty. …

frankly speaking i dont know how to start my code. my problem is i need to put the contents of a database in a graphical format (i plan to use msflexgrid for this). whenever the user click a certain row of record, a form will appear and from there the …

i have DTPicket and TextBox. how to change DTPicker with this value "2006,05,17"? DTPicker format : "5/17/06" 'shortdate for example : DTPicker value = "5/10/06" Text1.Text value should be "2006,05,10 Thanks in advance...