VB Forum / General / July 2005

I got this problem of my program sometimes running even after closing it -
then I need to use Ctrl Alt Del to close it.
I have used code like this in the form unload event but still it does not
help:

I've a small database which I've editing via MSflexgrid... 7 columns with a
date column and 6 alpha-numeric.  My "problem" is with a "remarks" column.
Remarks contains 1-2 short sentences/description.  In 1/2 the cases, I've
started off with a "date"... typed in as text (not ...

I have installed our application on virgin XP/SP2- bzw. WINDOWS 2003
Server-system, and do experience a big problem, that did not occur onXP/SP1-
or  WINDOWS 2000 Server-systems!
The problem-symptons indicate, that the problem occurs when trying to access

          I want to develop a system that can help me to communicate with
people on ICQ/MSN...
I know how to do AI part, but I am not familiar with catch the incoming
messages and how to put them back to communicate with people.

I have a requirement to generate a unique key.  Maybe max 8 possibly
10 characters.  The key really needs combinations into the billion
territory.
Can anyone suggest the most efficient way to code a routine to

I have been using some code to write CGI programs for a LONG time, and
every once in a while I take another look at it to see if I can really
understand what is going on.  Well, I honestly think that I am about
99% there, but I have one final thing that I can't figure out.

This might seem noob-ish to most of you but, I'm new to Visual Basic, and as
part of a project I thought of to get used to programming with Visual Basic,
I tried to create a system which would, create a database containing the
username and passwords of different users on the ...

  I am using DDE to call a sub program from master program using
Shell() function . I have link the sub program to the master program
using DDE.
  In the master FormLoad() , i have the code below :

It seems to me that the Printer.TextWidth() method underestimates the width
of the text if an italic font is being used.  Is this the case and is there
are a standard method to compensate?
Regards

I know this has come up many times cause I've just spent several hours
reading the first 300 of th 3500 hits google found on drag questions
but I still cant' find how to drag from a listbox in on my form to another
'foreign'(out of my control) app running on the machine.

I read this while reading up on classes & structures in MSDN...
Similarities
Structures and classes are similar in the following respects:
Both are container types, meaning that they contain other types as members.

I'm currently using the CommonDialog to open a single file, I'd like to
select several files at the same time and then just loop through all of
them. What do I need to do?

I would like to know if there's a way so I can create a report in VB
like the one we create in Ms-Access.
Any sugestions?
Cheers!

I have a SSTab form with 3 tabs. On 2 of the tabs, I have a Text box called
"txtPassword", which is for the entry of an employee password. These 2 text
boxes are a control array with Index 0 and 1. When I go to the third tab to
update an employee account, I enter the applicable ...

I have put together a 64 bit computer.
Tried my programs.
Two big problems:
1) Old Installshield (16 bits) doesn't install in 64 bit.