[RESOLVED] Why not use VarChar(8000) always?
I know this is likely to be an answered question, but I can't figure out the reason why. It seems like I should always determine the maximum possible length encountered, add a small safety margin, and...
View ArticleCreate Form Explicitly?
I used VB.Net last time about 10-15 years ago. I cannot be wrong but I remember that in order to use Form object I had to do this: 1. Create the Form class by adding it to project, let's say Customer....
View ArticlePaypal Commerce???
Can someone tell me if I need to have a business account to use Paypal E-Commerce? If so, does PP charge me a monthly fee. I'm having a difficult time finding a straight answer!
View ArticleThis is not BASIC! Help!
I am a hardware engineer and highly expereinced hardware level C programmer. Note C , not C++ or any OOP. I work with non windows hardware. I need a simple Windows XP app to send bytes out a serial...
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File and/or String Comparisons
CompareFiles This program highlights four different modules that allow you to compare files or strings for changes. In each case I shell to another program to do the file or string comparison. Rather...
View ArticleLock Final Window Size?
I need to force a window to a specific size and initially position it in the lower right but allow it to be moved. It's Ok if it can be resized but not necessary as there are only a few buttons. Note...
View Articleun-instal - re-install vb6
Hi I am using Windows 10 When trying to use package an deployment wizard I get the message "unexpected error number 429 has occurred: Activex component can't create object". One of the fixes suggested...
View ArticleVS 2019 List(Of String()) vs. List(Of mytype())
List(Of String()) Dim myList As New List(Of String()) myList(0)(1) = "" = no problem List(Of mytype()) Public Structure mytype Dim mytypestring1 As String End Structure Dim myListtest As New List(Of...
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VS 2010 Windows-Form Customized Top Border Design
Greetings dear reader. What does the thicker transparent top border of some specific windows-itself programs call? Is it open for everyone to code and create some? Is additional options open to all...
View ArticleMaking an install package that can install for all users...
Hi all, A while ago, I made myself an installation package for deplying my applicatio (our politics is to avoid as much as possible using third party applications/DLLs/etc.) All is going fine with one...
View Article[RESOLVED] Making an install package that can install for all users...
Hi all, A while ago, I made myself an installation package for deplying my applicatio (our politics is to avoid as much as possible using third party applications/DLLs/etc.) All is going fine with one...
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A Tooltips Class
ToolTip Class for VB6 Forms The attached file contains a replacement (or augment) to the ANSI-only, boxy, single-line tooltips provided by VB6. Features of the new class include: Full Unicode...
View ArticleVB.net Datagridview's display order is different than the data source
Hi I am having difficulties to fix my issue of display order of a datagridview that is used to display the content of different datatables. The exact issue is that when the datasource of the DGV is...
View Article1 search button and 8 textboxes , help please
i have 8 textboxes and 1 search button and i want to search all filled textboxes or any randomly filled for 2 filled boxes , maybe if text1.text <> "" and text2.text <> "" then rst.open...
View Article[RESOLVED] How to set focus on msg box
How to set focus on msgbox, with yes/no on no, instead on yes?
View ArticleLooking for some clarification on permutations/combinations calc
Hello all, hope everybody is doing well in the current crazy climate out there. Im doing a little personal side project here, a simple (or so I thought lol) permutations/combinations calculator. The...
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Word Automation broken
VB6 application uses Word automation - opens MS Word file (template) then inserts data from the database piece by piece. It works fine on Windows 7 and Windows 10 versions up to 10.0.18363. I ran...
View Article[RESOLVED] VB.net Datagridview's display order is different than the data source
Hi I am having difficulties to fix my issue of display order of a datagridview that is used to display the content of different datatables. The exact issue is that when the datasource of the DGV is...
View ArticleLibrary 'Unknown42'??
Found a mistake in my code today, had SendMessage hWnd, (...), but hadn't included hWnd as an argument, and it was not a public var. I would have thought such a mistake would trigger a runtime or...
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