VB Forum / VB Syntax / December 2003

I have read a load of data from a file into memory in a
series of bytes.
I know that 8 of these bytes represent an IEEE 754
double. Is there a simple way of turning 8 bytes into a

I'm trying to compare values from table1.field1 to
table2.field1 If there is no match then update
table1.field2 with a 0. I can do it when I  compare  
table.field1 to a string but not to another table's field.

Bit new to this .....
What is the normal practice for unloading a form when the form load event
has determined that the form is not needed. For example, a form with a query
based datagrid where the recordset results in a single row.

What Am I doing wrong?
I am getting the message object is close
Dim objcnn1 As New ADODB.Connection
Dim objcmd1 As New ADODB.Command

Why does this line create a run-time : <   Forms("frmCreer").Form("frmCalcul").SubCalc   > and
this one works well     <   Forms!frmCreer!frmCalcul.Form.SubCalc  
Thank

I have looked, tested, checked the help files and newgroups. Well, I guess
I'd better ask.
What coding do I need to keep a small application on top of all others? This
is a control property in Borland but not in VB6.

I guess this is a simple question:
I need to draw an image by PSET and save it as a bitmap. I tried to use
a picturebox for this purpose, but the image saved is always empty. Even
the picturebox is empty after Picture1.Refresh.

I'm using a command in my visual basic application to
insert a record into a SQL Server 2000 database. But I'm
having a problem with the variable, "Fld1", in the
following syntax:

Where can I find the Declarations for SafeArrayAccessData
and SafeArrayUnlock?
Thanks,
Minfu

What is the syntax for a click event to open or run a
file ?

Does anyone know can VB6 use to create client interface for XML web service.
If yes, what are the ways. Thanks.
Regards
Robin

this code is sample from ms on how to use wininet for ftp, (pData.cFileName
is returned from a wininet.dll function)
szDir = Left(pData.cFileName, InStr(1, pData.cFileName, String(1, 0),
vbBinaryCompare) - 1)

I wanna declare a variable with the type of Decimal in VB6. But I can't find
the Decimal item in the list of IntelliSense. So I doubt whether Decimal is
a data type or it is defined in another library that I hadn't include into
my VB project.

i need help on the way to do this
before i use for exporting to excel the field ex.
HojaExcel.ACTIVESHEET.CELLS(F, 15).value = !placa
i have all data in an array and i want to use like this

vb 6.0 and this is from microsoft supplied sample code that i'm studying
in the following function call there is one argument using the 'or' operator
If (FtpGetFile(hConnection, Text5.Text, Text4.Text, False, _
        FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, dwType Or INTERNET_FLAG_RELOAD, 0) = ...