VB Forum / VB Syntax / July 2003

I am using VB 6.0 and I just want a text field to
automatically advance to the following text field once the
user enters in 3 characters.  I know that is will involve
the Change() but I don't know how to return the length of

Anyone tell me how to add a since filed to an existing
table using VBA?  I am trying to automate a five step
process we use to generate a report and this is the one
step I can't get to work.

i would like to distribute a vb app that will prompt the user for a key code
or password every 30 days.
the vb app provides access to a dbase that contains subscription type
content, hence the requirement for the user to reactivate the vb app on

i am getting ready to deply a vb6 app that uses an mdb file.
i would like to make the mdb file secure, a passwd crack tool does not seem
very solid.
i would like to flip the 1st byte of the mdb file before closing the

Hello Group,
How do I launch a form from another form in vb.net?
Also, has anyone found a good vb.net syntax site?
Thanks

How do I display more than 8 items in a drop down combobox?
Thanks.

A little app consists of a single invisible form. All code is called from
its Load event. Is there a less abrupt way to shutdown the app than using
End as in the following? Could Unload be used for this purpose during the
Load event?

I'm only a beginner trying to work this out. It all looks logical but,
well have a look and you'll probably see something really obvious.
here's the code:
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I want to find out the vbKeyCode for ".", for example
vbKeySpace for " ". Thanks

Can you tell me how I can clear a file without delete him.
The file in an ascii-file.
Thanks

How can i set one of the control in frmB to invisible by clicking sth in
frmA
i tried the following code
'in frmA

I have a largish commercial application to which I am trying to add issuing
standard letters using Word, which I have to confess is a bit of a mystery
to me.
The procedure for topping and tailing, saving copies, printing works ok.My

I have a listbox which showing some contents (of an access database) of
"field1"
I have created a form (form1) which showing more details of the "field1".
I want when I press the f2 button (vbkeyf2) to appear in the "form1" the

I'm having a bit of trouble with something that I thought would be a 10
second job. I want a label on my form which is a clickable hyperlink to
bring up a new message window in user's default mail client,  ie equivalent
to HTML's <A href=mailto:.....  function. I have a simple ...

I am writing a program that get data from an other
program. I thought that the best way is with a file.
The problem is that I must see if the file is open before
I open it because the other program can write on the file.