VB Forum / General / August 2004

I am using the Shell command (in VB6) to execute an EXE
(example)
       Shell iexplore.exe, vbMinimizedNoFocus
The problem is that my EXE takes a little time to execute but my

This is driving me nuts, When my prog starts, I want the starting form to be where the user had it last.
So I save the location (top and left) to the registry and retrieve next time on startup.
In my form_load sub, I call another sub to update the forms location.
That sub can move ...

Hi,
how could i copy multiple files (located on the CDROM) to my hardrive.
Since my files are in 7 different folders, it would be much easier copying
directly the folders with their files. Is it possible?

I made an array of togglebutton i want to let the user
click a togglebutton and then while pressing shift press a
second one that will automatically press all the
togglebutton in between...

I am using VB6 SP6 and ADO.  I have snagged a recordset from an Oracle
server.  I need to parse(if that is the correct word to use) one of the
fields of data for a specific word.  The data may read 123_test_456 or it
may read 123456.  My application needs to be able to see if it ...

I use App.PrevInstance to assure that a second instance of my app
cannot be started. If it's True, I display a MsgBox telling the user
about it and then force a shutdown of the second instance.
What I would like to do is quietly shutdown the second instance and

I am using VB to write a little program. I want use "shell" command to active an IE window and auto input something to the form on
the web page.
I would like to ask that does IE return any value to VB when it finished opening the page?
Thanks for your help.

It seems like making single-file install MSIs for some reason are way too
overcomplicated...
Here's what I want to happen:
1. Package 18 files into a single MSI.

OK, my question has to do with identifing who sent the
order to close a form. Basically, when the code goes into
the Form_Closing event, there are two parameters passed
in: "sender" as an "Object" and "e" as

I get this error when running VB6 application.
The error is: Error: the array is fixed or temporary locked
Any idea?

I have seen posts lately, here I believe, that someone(or more) wanted to know
how to add ScrollBars to their form, ie: ViewPort...
I have created a little example of doing this for forms that have controls
spread out larger than the Form can be.. IMHO this is NOT for DataEntry type

Let's say that my timer is processing code that generate a high CPU
consumption.  The timer.interval = 5 ms.
If the code is not finished before the next timer call, does VB6 create
a queue of timer calls to do when the previous process is done?

I have to enter a lot of test data via an application.
I was wondering if I could automate it by setting up anopther app, as I don't have the code to the app myself.

How better is to implement my own event (and calling my raiseevent)
instead of calling a function.
I receive a lot of data via winsock control, should I raise my event
when receiving all this data, and then parse this data.

I want the user to be able to toggle the microphone on/off by pressing/releasing any key/keys. If an key or key combination is pressed, the microphone toggles ON - then once ALL keys are released, the microphone toggles off.
The user willnot need to use the keyboard for any reason ...