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Today's most active topics: * Determining if a string is Unicode - 8 new http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.basic.visual.misc/browse_thread/thread/bce8b5cdc19ba991 * USB Interfacing - 5 new http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.basic.visual.misc/browse_thread/thread/593239f7cd42fee * RegKey - 4 new http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.basic.visual.misc/browse_thread/thread/6e0914e4053e8400 * Best way to distribute upgrade for programs - 4 new http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.basic.visual.misc/browse_thread/thread/706d8230d1fa0dd * Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition - 3 new http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.basic.visual.misc/browse_thread/thread/72f463310543d4f8 Active Topics ------------- Visual Basic 2005 Express Edition - 3 new ----------------------------------------- I know that this is not a .NET news group but I am seeking the reaction of VB "classic" developers. It seems that the product is aimed at the same audience as VB3 and is an attempt to regain the inexperienced and/or hobby programmers. The Beta is a free download from [link]. Has anybody - Wed, Dec 1 2004 8:18 am 3 messages, 3 authors http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.basic.visual.misc/browse_thread/thread/72f463310543d4f8 Error Handlers - 1 new ---------------------- On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 15:47:54 -0500, "Spider" ...Alternatively you have one main procedure containing ErrorHandler1 and dive off into a Sub or Function for the ErrorHandler2 code - Wed, Dec 1 2004 9:10 am 1 message, 1 author http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.basic.visual.misc/browse_thread/thread/2a87a0ad21b7baeb Disable Ctrl Alt Del - 2 new ---------------------------- hey, can someone tell me how to disable the control alt delete in windows xp? - Wed, Dec 1 2004 6:18 am 2 messages, 2 authors http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.basic.visual.misc/browse_thread/thread/c7cd502f68413077 RegKey - 4 new -------------- Hi I wonder if some one could please help me make a reg key program. I am ok with the basic stuff but here is the key i want to make. Its actually the UID and the PWD i want to edit. [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ODBC\ODBC.INI\sld] "Driver"="c:\\siebel\\bin\\wod50t.dll" "UID"="7CG" "PWD"="7CG" "Description"= "Siebel Local Database" - Wed, Dec 1 2004 11:38 am 4 messages, 3 authors http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.basic.visual.misc/browse_thread/thread/6e0914e4053e8400 Please help: Check for uninitialized date - 1 new ------------------------------------------------- Hi Jim, Thanks for the reply - much appreciate it. Zero as a reserved date may work for me. The nature of my app will mean that it is highly unlikley I would ever encounter such a date (i.e. 1899-12-30 00:00:00). For example I could do the following If dtMyDateVar = 0 Then ' Assume may date var has not been initialized - Wed, Dec 1 2004 3:41 am 1 message, 1 author http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.basic.visual.misc/browse_thread/thread/ccd4058b2c6cd571 VB software needed - 1 new -------------------------- ...all ? ...don't ...Does that time-out? - Wed, Dec 1 2004 6:52 am 1 message, 1 author http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.basic.visual.misc/browse_thread/thread/7dae6c57000d7535 another question - 1 new ------------------------ ...Personally, I'd put a label in each frame saying something like "Please select an option" and, when the use clicks on one of the optionbuttons in that frame, I'd hide the label. That way, the user can immediately see what they have to do /without/ trying to do something [else] and being "tripped up" by a message box. - Wed, Dec 1 2004 4:59 am 1 message, 1 author http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.basic.visual.misc/browse_thread/thread/d1ba1377699b43ad Transparent exe? - 2 new ------------------------ [link] - Wed, Dec 1 2004 7:32 am 2 messages, 2 authors http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.basic.visual.misc/browse_thread/thread/ffaaed3be915ee3b USB Interfacing - 5 new ----------------------- On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 17:44:36 -0330, "QTLabs.ca" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you typed some letters in random order: ...I had the same problem once. The solution can't be found in VB but is's in the way you think about USB. When any usb device is plugged in your system, it gets installed. A memstick becomes a removable(harddisk) - Wed, Dec 1 2004 2:48 pm 5 messages, 3 authors http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.basic.visual.misc/browse_thread/thread/593239f7cd42fee vb6 and excel - 2 new --------------------- Hi, Is it possible to have a VB6 program send some kind of message to an already open workbook (something like an event). The problem that I have is that I want to write to an already open excel file. If I can let the excel file know that a change should occur (data has been added to a database which should also be reflected in the open excel - Wed, Dec 1 2004 6:16 am 2 messages, 2 authors http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.basic.visual.misc/browse_thread/thread/b1c453b07ac37177 Volume level in decibels - 1 new -------------------------------- I am working on a program to play some tones. I have managed to get the program working enough to play the tones, but now I need to be able to vary the volume level, in known steps. That is for example I might want to increase the level 1 dB, or 5 dB. I am using... waveOutSetVolume (Public Declare Function - Wed, Dec 1 2004 2:23 pm 1 message, 1 author http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.basic.visual.misc/browse_thread/thread/2564454fd8961795 Crystal Reports Viewer - 1 new ------------------------------ How can we intercept the event WM_MOUSEMOVE (get the coordinates of the X,Y relatively to the top left corner if the report page regardless of the chosen scale), WM_LBUTTONDOWN, WM_LBUTTONUP, WM_LBUTTONDBLCLK, WM_RBUTTONDOWN, in the CRViewer for the report displaying area. How can we do this using Crystal Reports and through - Wed, Dec 1 2004 6:33 am 1 message, 1 author http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.basic.visual.misc/browse_thread/thread/ea14a749cdce84af Beginners guide to vbscript formatting ? - 3 new ------------------------------------------------ Does anyone know where I can get a list of the basic formatting codes for VBscript? e.g. the carrigage return & Chr(13)& Using it to send an email/task etc to staff and want to make it look bit more user friendly than Plain text format. - Wed, Dec 1 2004 7:04 am 3 messages, 3 authors http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.basic.visual.misc/browse_thread/thread/790c4c696a08fdb7 RichTextBox change font face resets color - 1 new ------------------------------------------------- I think I've noticed this with a few other properties as well. When I change the Font Face, the Font Color reverts to black. Any reason? Also what is the difference between using RichTextBox.Font.Name and .Selfont? Why can some properties be changed using the .Font.xxx property and some have to be done through the .Selxxx ? It is a pain to store the - Wed, Dec 1 2004 3:28 pm 1 message, 1 author http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.basic.visual.misc/browse_thread/thread/da1c236d7073e875 Capture Net Send - 1 new ------------------------ Hello, I have been searching for a solution but cannot find anything. Is it possible to capture information that has been sent through the Messenger Service (Net Sends and Alerts) in VB6? I have found a log of resources for sending but nothing for capturing received events Thanks for any help Graham - Wed, Dec 1 2004 11:17 am 1 message, 1 author http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.basic.visual.misc/browse_thread/thread/7b52d7a4dbddfb9b Question - 2 new ---------------- Hello, I am wondering if there is software out there where I can plug in a user defined type and have it calculate how much space it takes up. Thanks, * Robinson - Wed, Dec 1 2004 7:33 am 2 messages, 2 authors http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.basic.visual.misc/browse_thread/thread/4be5e1e4f5f4942d EXE lag - 2 new --------------- I'm using the PrintWindow API to generate thumbnails of windows but it's causing lag. This is because the main code stops until the API has completed. I decided to create a second exe to geerate just the thumbnails which is started on demand from the first exe using the Shell command. I'm still getting lag. - Wed, Dec 1 2004 5:06 pm 2 messages, 2 authors http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.basic.visual.misc/browse_thread/thread/ebc3d6a62bcbf718 Serial number - how the function should look like ? - 1 new ----------------------------------------------------------- I thought I did. Are you having problems Mark? - Wed, Dec 1 2004 5:02 pm 1 message, 1 author http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.basic.visual.misc/browse_thread/thread/ce9516726b1ac0db image size --- Thanks for this - - 1 new ---------------------------------------- Thanks, yes I do need to keep the aspect ratio as the original & will give your suggestions a try. KK - Wed, Dec 1 2004 9:54 am 1 message, 1 author http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.basic.visual.misc/browse_thread/thread/c45fe8f7035ac6db VB.Net Newbie question - 2 new ------------------------------ Okay, good point on redundancy, I can eliminate the "i += 1" line. I still don't know how to display the results in a vb.net form. In console mode, you'd see the numbers 1 to 1000 scroll past in the terminal window as the loop ran. How would you achieve the same result in a form? Mark/Seattle - Wed, Dec 1 2004 10:19 am 2 messages, 2 authors http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.basic.visual.misc/browse_thread/thread/952d3320befd138e IE toolbar problem - 1 new -------------------------- hello all i am desperately trying to compile this code [link] but it's keep returning an error, i have tried many other examples but i keep geting the same error message, cannot deterermine version compatibility. the version of IE is 6 with all the very latest service packs installed - Wed, Dec 1 2004 6: 26 pm 1 message, 1 author http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.basic.visual.misc/browse_thread/thread/92b75fea7b3134e Bitwise Comparison fails unexpectantly - 1 new ---------------------------------------------- Thanks Bob, and to all, for the clarifications. They were _very_ helpful. JW - Wed, Dec 1 2004 10:30 am 1 message, 1 author http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.basic.visual.misc/browse_thread/thread/dc638dbd04627420 Determining if a string is Unicode - 8 new ------------------------------------------ I have a strange issue I can't seem to get a handle on. I'm reading in an INF file like so: Public Function mP_GetFileText(sFileName As String, Optional bNoLock As Boolean = True, Optional nStart As Long = 1) As String Dim sText As String Dim i As Integer i% = FreeFile If gFSO.FileExists(sFileName$) Then - Wed, Dec 1 2004 10:51 am 8 messages, 5 authors http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.basic.visual.misc/browse_thread/thread/bce8b5cdc19ba991 Best way to distribute upgrade for programs - 4 new --------------------------------------------------- ...replaced at with @ adn dot with . email bounced back tried other email addy. - Wed, Dec 1 2004 12:08 pm 4 messages, 2 authors http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.basic.visual.misc/browse_thread/thread/706d8230d1fa0dd VB6 - 1 new ----------- does anybody know if exists any ocx (or something) for work with 3d studio max? ?? or any languaje?? (phyton, C, ..?) i need make the same effect like 3dsm, to rotate an image, help please!! - Wed, Dec 1 2004 4:09 pm 1 message, 1 author http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.basic.visual.misc/browse_thread/thread/35139afad774bdea Divide by zero problem - 3 new ------------------------------ Hi All Oh dear, once again I seem to have hit a brick wall. Here's my VB6, code heavily snipped, all in Module1. Option Explicit Public Type rodend xx As Single yy As Single zz As Single lrod() As Long lend() As Long End Type Public Const NRODS As Long = 3 Public rod_end(1 To NRODS, 2) As rodend - Wed, Dec 1 2004 7:12 pm 3 messages, 2 authors http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.basic.visual.misc/browse_thread/thread/f3b05bf8fadcc3e6 turn tabstop off for frame control? (vb 6) - 1 new -------------------------------------------------- I am trying to turn off tab stop for all controls on my form (so i can trap a Tab key press). However, I don't see the TabStop property for the Frame controls (which I'm using to group option buttons). Yet the Frame controls have a TabIndex property. When I run my app, pressing Tab moves focus to the Frame control, and I cannot capture the Tab - Wed, Dec 1 2004 11:51 am 1 message, 1 author http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.basic.visual.misc/browse_thread/thread/19804aafae2bdb0c Automation problems - 3 new --------------------------- Hello all ! I have an App that uses an ActiveX EXE component. The ActiveX exe is written with the thread per object option so each object reside in it's own thread. The app create a worker object from the ActiveX EXE. This object will create other objects as needed during run time. Now, I want all objects to report to the App certain things. - Wed, Dec 1 2004 12:39 pm 3 messages, 2 authors http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.basic.visual.misc/browse_thread/thread/c3d495eb73b9d56e DriverLINX API to Display LED characters - 2 new ------------------------------------------------ Hi All, I have the task of programming through the Keithley's DriverLINX API to light up seven LED characters on a weather station display. I am having a heck of a time getting a program to send a value through the IO board. A description of the hardware, software, and my questions are below: Description of hardware: - Wed, Dec 1 2004 1:51 pm 2 messages, 2 authors http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.basic.visual.misc/browse_thread/thread/10a3dc93ff49f3be Check boxes and Radio Buttons question - 1 new ---------------------------------------------- A question from a VB rookie. I have the following: - ADO Data Control with RecordSource set to a table in a database - Checkbox with DataSource set to the ADO Data Control and DataField set to a field in the table. - Two Radio Buttons with click event handlers to change the checkbox value. - Save button which executes Adodc.recordset.update - Wed, Dec 1 2004 5:14 pm 1 message, 1 author http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.basic.visual.misc/browse_thread/thread/df934060b3b585c6 SQL query and system DATE problem - 1 new ----------------------------------------- Hi to all. I have a small problem I hope someone can help me with. I am running a sql query to a csv file. The query searches for the total of a column between 2 dates. This is a copy of one of the query's: Dim SF_SMT As New OleDb.OleDbCommand("Select count(*) from fault_records.csv where F4 = '" & lblprod.Text & " ' " & " AND F8 AND - Wed, Dec 1 2004 11:05 pm 1 message, 1 author http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.lang.basic.visual.misc/browse_thread/thread/68b8c40be96a30f0 ============================================================================== You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "comp.lang.basic.visual.misc" group. 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