VB Forum / General / January 2005

I've got the latest VB6 service patch and I've been working on a
program for a few months. I make a new EXE file every couple of days.
Most recently, when I've tried to make a new EXE it runs though the
compile just fine, the progress bar goes about 4/5 of the way across

How can I find out when each lunar cycle is I thought I was ok with the
every 29.??? days cycle
but then I found that can vary by +-12 hours each cycle
I copied a small chart to find when Easter is so I got some bearing

Perchance does anybody have or know of a source for lest-squares best-fit
algorithms , linear and non ?
I'm mathematically challenged and looking for a good way to smooth some live
data.

When I do a DateDiff for minutes between "00:00:13" and "23:57:37" it
returns 1437 minutes. While actually it is only 3 minutes difference.
How can I return the correct minute difference between the above 2 times?
Thank you.

What I need to do is to add a saved file to a richtextbox
control so it can be opened from there by double clicking
on the icon.  The saved files can be image files, MS
office files, plain text files, etc.  The icon should be

List:
I sent an executable to a colleague.  When he ran the program, it raised
an error that I could not reproduce.  Here's the suspect function.  I
can't tell because it only happens in the executable, but I suspect the

I can't find the "References" menu item in my Project menu. I am using VB6.
Isn't there supposed to be a "References" menu item in my Project menu? I
know I have used it before and I am not aware of anything I did to cause it
to hide from me. This problem seems to exist for all ...

I need a simple piece of code that will tell me how many files I have
opened & their names.  Thanks.

I am in the process of testing an FTP upload to an intranet site where I work. The
following code works correctly:
ftpCommandFile = """\\Server01\Folder01_Public$\CheckRequestUpload\ftpcommands.txt"""
lngTaskID = Shell("ftp -s:" & ftpCommandFile & " 151.112.7.31", vbHide)

If i place my pc into Standby mode, can i have a programme running in
memory. The intention is for the Programme to wake up the PC at a set time. I
dont want to use the 'Scheduled Tasks' option in XP, or is this the only way??
Many thanks

Can I create controls on an existing Form - on the fly
What I'm after doing is displaying a set of small images on a form.
The number of images will only be known at run time.

How should I create PropertySheet (Wizard style) in VB6?
Thanks,
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I have several questions for you :
If an item from a collection is deleted using
remove method, will the memory occupied by that
item automatically be released ? Can it be reused

I create a Vb6 Sp5 Application, my application is only a form  with panel
status, and all other I am using the API of Windows
My OS: is XP Sp1
Can I copie the exe file and use it on other XP SP1 and Win 2000 I don't

I have an application with Visual Basic 6, can I copy and paste the code
into Visual Basic .NET and every thing will work or I have to change my code
Thanks for your help