VB Forum / General / August 2005

Hi, there.
How can I tell any VB6 application to use an OCX which is WITH the
application?
My specific problem is with the Windows Plattform:

I have an application that users winsock very successfully.  My client has
requested a logging function to run every 20 minutes.  I am using the timer
function.  I connect with winsock, but if there is no activity for the 20
minutes, when it is time to send data again I get error ...

I've read that the ERL function slows down VB and Access.  Is it true ? and
if so is it a big impact on performance ?
Thanks
Francois Houde

I'm working on the fax program which uses Hex value for JobID in one place
and Dec value for the same Job ID in another. I need to convert them in one
format in order to compare. Unfortunately no one code I found so far work
with values I have (they are to big and I get overflow). ...

Writing an app using VB6 and retrieving records from a SQL database. I have
an ADODB.Recordset (adOpenDynamic, adLockOptimistic) and can retrieve select
records without incident. I want to give the user the ability to move
forward and backward within the recordset so I've added code ...

I have a TreeView control on a form along with several text boxes. When I
click on an item in the TreeView control, it is highlighted. When I tab to
one of the text boxes, the highlight goes away. Is there a way to keep the
TreeView item highlighted even when the control loses ...

On 7/18/05 I wrote (same subject):
In 2001 I wrote a VB program under Windows 95 using some data base stuff.
It worked fine and was validated, but now it fails to execute without error
under Windows XP.

i'm using sql2k with VB.studio.
when using a sql connection in my code such as
dim connect as new sqlconnect(...
...

List:
I have a text box which is read only.  I'd like to DISABLE the text box,
but keep the text color the "Enabled" color.
Marketing likes a text box, not a label . . .

Howdy folks,
new to vbscripting, does anybody know of a good online tutorial I can do to
get up to speed?
thanks.

Any idea of how I can tell what ActiveX controls are called when all you
have is the executable?
I have a situation where I'm trying to upgrade a dll, but I suspect that the
dll I'm upgrading isn't really called by the main executable.  I need to be

I have several hundred forms that are pasword protected.  SpellCheck does
not run on pasword protected forms. In order to run SpellCheck I have
installed a VB script that allows SpellCheck to run.  This script is based on
a single password. However, there are two passwords.  How ...

Hi.
How can I detect if my local printer is offline or online on VB.
Thanks.
Edu

could someone please tell me where can I find a good resource that tells me
all of the code for all of the key binds, such as vbTab, vbCtrl, etc...?  And
also is it possible to bind multiple key presses to
Form_KeyDown(....)

i want to add option button.please read the codes below:
Dim MaxId As Integer
Private Sub cmdAdd_Click()
If MaxId = 0 Then MaxId = 1