VB Forum / General / June 2005

I've noticed that if I type "10" into a combo, eventhough the number "10" is
in the list of items, the ListIndex property still shows -1. So how can I
flag my code when a number is typed in which IS in the list?

I want to create a function in which I would be using Regular Expressions to
check for the following characters:
/ \ : * ? "" < > |
These characters are not allowed in file names, that is why I need to

I have an old VB6 project that was mapped to VSS.  I've since copied the
project folder to a new name and would not like to remove it from VSS and
re-create under the new project name.
How/where can I disable the project from VSS?

Is there an easy way (without using the Windows API) to get icons in a
listbox popup menu?
This is something that is easy in VBA (using the Office FaceID's), but there
doesn't seem an easy

          I need to open browser page but not showing at the top, but at
the bookmark.
Normally the url for such opening includes #<bookmark> after htm extention
like this:

I'm doing a university project and have faced a problem.
There are few people nowadays using Fortran, but what I need to do is
to translate the program from vb format to Fortran.
Does anyone have good websites or references for me to handle the

I would like to add recurring events and notifications (like Outlook) to my
VB6 application.  I also need the calendar engine, so to speak.  What is a
good approach for this?
Thanks,

I am trying to add some large numbers (between 10^15 and 10^300) and want to
know the exact values. When VB starts adding the values at that range it
defaults to using scientific notation. The only solution I've come up with is
to save the numbers as strings, have VB add each ...

I am experienced with VB6 programming, but not with using any type of Office
objects.  I want to use a simple VB program (VB6) to update a Word document
and want to know where to look to get started.  I want to use a Word template
with fields and tables, and I want to use my VB ...

We have a set of VB6 programs.  The users want two of the windows in the
main program to be attached (i.e., look like a single window) sometimes and
to be detached other times.  This would be like a dockable window, except he
wants one window to dock to another window, not to the ...

I have a standard toolbar with two distinct button groups.  I want to
have one of the buttons in each group tbrPressed on startup, but when
I programmatically  set the value of a button in one group to tbrPressed,
all other buttons are set to tbrUnpressed.  At run time I can press ...

I have an Outlook addin written in VB6 that that is giving me an error
message box every time I close Outlook saying "Run-time error '424':
Object required.
It is code that I've inherited and have to fix, but I'm not sure what

In My Application I am setting a Public Property of an dll, which is
GlobalMultiUSe. now in same application I want this property to be
available to all Components (dlls or Ocxs).
Or else, I want a variable which can be available throughout my

Hi, I have the following problem: when trying to get latest version of the
project when opened in VB it doesn't do it recursively, one needs to go to
Source Safe and get the project latest version from there. How can I fix
this? Thanks!

I am developing POS module using VB 6.0. I am using iDP3550 Serial Port
printer. Its connected to COM1 port. I downloaded OPOS 1.4 driver. and
added the control to my Project. but nothing is printing when i send
print commands using this control. When I tried Direct mode( File