VB Forum / VB Syntax / October 2003

   How do I format a textbox. I use the lostfocus event but I don't get AM
or PM.  If I try to use AM or PM, it doesn't read it as time.  If I take the
code out, and use the dataformat property, I need to use the colon for it to
recognize the time format.  How can I accomplish ...

Has vb.syntax died, in favour of the more popular vb.general.discussion?
In 4 days there have been only about 15 posts.

Does anyone know how can I made a program loaded when I startup the windows
and appears in the taskbar? I have windows XP and I try to make an alarm
application.
Thanks in advance.

How do I show the time/calendar setup screen (as if the user double clicked
his clock in the system tray) ?
TIA
Guy

Can anyone tell me how i can count the line in a multiline textbox in
VB.NET?
thx smax

hai all, i need ur help.
how to make a function/code  that return the random number but no number
shown more than one (no duplicate number)?
assume i want a random number from 1..10

Has the vb.general officially DIED? If not what is wrong
with it?

   I have the following DLookup function.  It gives me a "Data type
mismatch in criteria expression." error.  I can see that the string
variable, strZipCode, really does have a value in it.  Further, the field
"ZipCode", in the table "tblCityStateZip", is a text field.

Posting on behalf of a colleague.    Having trouble with the syntax when
passing an array to a function.
The following syntax is ok ;   Public function Builddropdown (ParamArrary
arrNames() as variant) as string

I need to send "crtl+m" keyspress via VBscript to
Indesing. How can i do this?? whats the command?
"Crtl+m" is a shortcut Key to a particular plug-in
funtions that is not scriptable....

When you declare an API function that's in an external
(windows) DLL, like kernel.dll or one written in C++, what
are the rules governing where it has to be to be seen, if
you don't specify a directory? e.g. if in the api

Group,
I ask that you forgive my childish antics.  You see, I am locked up in a
mental hospital, suffering from delusions of grandeur, schizophrenia and
multiple personality disorder.  I am really bored and sometimes behave

Given the function ExtractFileName (FullFileName as string) as string, write
the statements necessary to  return just the file name.

I have a problem at our company with a very old graphics application
(we made it ourselves) which displays its images by using a Reflexion
Based Script (which uses VB statements). This script contains the
following line to display the graphics