VB Forum / General / October 2005

I'm trying to use the ShellExecute API call to run a DOS program with
some command line arguments, but I can't get it to work correctly. Here
is my code snippet:
Dim sCompiler As String, sFilePath As String

Here's my newbie question o' the day:
I have a form with a listbox. Once the list box is populated I want the
user to be able to click on items in the list and have more info appear
in a dialog box. I've created the form that pops ups when the user

I have a process in my VB6 application which executes a DTS.  It works fine
in the development workstation, but when I make the deployment Package and
installed on the end users PC,  I get an error when the DTS process is
executed.

I am writing a small piece of app to automate a critical task.  However,
while this app  is running, I can't have any other tasks getting the focus.  
How can I keep my app in focus in Windows, ie, monopolize it for a brief
period of time in vb6?  Thanks for sharing your thoughts. ...

With a form and a commandbutton with index set to 0.
Using this modified code by LFS, how would I get the commandbuttons
to alien themselves on the form in 5 rows instead of running straight down
the form?

Looking for advise on a quick and dirty data storage technique
I probably should be using a database for this but don't know enough about
ado to just
whip one up right now and don't have time for a major research project to

We currently sell our application. And very successfully.
We are considering moving from a 'sell it outright' environment to a
'subscription service' environment - much like McAfee does.
Do you know of any OCX or other type of software we could integrate into our

I am trying to install VB.Net on windows XP Home Edition. The moment I
place the 1st CD, I keep getting the window that says
"Visual Studio .NET prerequisites - Setup has detected that some of the
system components that are installed on your computer do not match the

On my main form is a button that opens an IE window and displays a web
page. Easy enough. But once the IE application is launched, my form is
gone. The application is still running, but the form is no longer
there. I can't toggle to it or nuttin'.

Can anyone remind me how to stop an event from firing? I mean once the event
fires the first line of code is "Stop events from firing" and then I can
turn it back on at the end of that event???

I have a vb .net program which fills a data grid upon form load from an
acccess database.  This works great.  Now, I have to add a combo box and use
it to alter the underlying sql statement and re-fill the data grid.  I have
never done this before, but I created a new sql ...

I want to create a VB program that allows a user to design a page layout. I
have no idea what approach to take with a program like this, in particular,
I would like a user to be able to take a field and move it around the
screen, graphically, then drop it somewhere. I would also ...

is there still a Naming Convention for Variables and Constanst, e.g.
interger variables are named intSomething?
And if yes, where can I get it?
Marcus

Is there a way to clear the event queue and the stack?
I have a communication program where I am several sub routines deep and
in the event of an error on the other end, I need to keep the program
from returning to all the subs. I could write a ton of code to do this,

I would like to be Able to Achieve this Using VB Please.
I have a List of Six Columns and Quite a Few Rows in the Range "B2:G?".
Each Row has Six Unique Numbers Within it.
What I would like to do, is Cycle through EVERY Combination of 3