VB Forum / General / July 2004

Can anyone tell me what this does and how I find out more information on
API? if it looks garbled then maxamize the screen.
Type STARTUPINFO
       cb As Long

1.
Dim v as Variant
v = Split("a=b", "=", -1, vbTextCompare)
2.

Is there any way to define an array of constants?
I have a subroutine that operates in numbered stages (1, 2, 3, ...).
Each stage has several parameters that are constants. I would like
some way to put these constants in an array:

is it possible to get the computer's Speed, ram and harddisk space with VB?

how fast are people moving to .net.
i am wondering which one to learn.
at work both are used. and i have done some of each at home.

I am presently opening a text file and looping thru the file
looking for rows of info I want to store in a access 2002 database table.
When I find a row I'm wanting, I call a function I created to add the
row as a new record. The problem I'm having is , with the amount

I'm currently creating a system to be used by an Optometrist for the
term project. For this deliverable, only the user interface is required.
The system will connect to a MS Access Database.
I need to create a calendar to be able to schedule appointments for the

I have VBA code for use in an Access application that implements an SMTP
client by making its own calls into wsock32.dll.  The code works fine
when I run it over my normal dial-up connection to my ISP.  However, it
does not work when the internet connection is provided by AOL.  I ...

Note: I have a inkjet printer.
I am developing a program that would print receipts for people(whose data
are stored and retrieved from an  MS Access Database) using a DOT MATRIX
PRINTER with continuous feed.

Hi!!
Someone knows any COM that permit makes watermarks in documents???
Thanks

I am trying to write a program that can recognize signals sent from remote control and received from a USB IrDA receiver. Is it possible to use MSCOMM control to accomplish this (especially the IrDA receiver is using USB instead of serial port)? Sample code is appreciated (even ...

Does anyone know a way to execute a drag and drop from a treeview node to an
external app window so that the listed file can be opened in this app. I
have the drag functionality working but I don't know how to communicate with
the external app so it can receive the dragged item as a ...

Two of the buttons on my "Standard" tool bar have taken on the icons from a
resource file for one of my applications !?! (the data view window button
and the visual component manager button)
Is there a quick way to reset these icons

I have a FileSystemWatcher set up to monitor a directory from a service, but when a new file appears the event handler doesn't get called.
When the exact same code is put into a console app everything works normally.  Any Ideas?
   Protected Overrides Sub OnStart(ByVal args() As ...

I have inserted a file-object into my Word doc. The file is a simple
txt one, and I need to open and read it via VBA.
How can I do it? What must I write, something like:
open <filename> for input as #1 ...?