VB Forum / General / October 2005

If I have a variable lngPointer that contains an address to a string
(using StrPtr), then how can I get back the string from that pointer??
I'm sure the answer is obvious, but it alludes me.

I have a string that I wrote to a textfile from a 3D array, I also have
a string that I wrote to a text file with a 2D array. I use the
following to load the 2D array from the string:
StartAt = 4

Is there a way to format a column in a datagrid?  I return a recordset from
a SQL sp with a bit field.  I need to format this field.  Is there a way to
do this?
Thanks

I have successfully implemented the XP styles on my app. I have a web
browser control in my app and I use it to view an html page which
contains forms (buttons). If I view that html file in Internet
Explorer, the buttons show all nice and ok with XP styles, but when I

I'm a VB newbie trying to learn the ins and outs of collection classes. I'm
looking for help on how to check for an existing item in a VB6 collection
class. I think I need to add a function but but don't know where to place
the function; in the base class with the class ...

I want to improve my error handling by trapping a certain error and endng
the program if I get it. This is what I have in mind:
On Error GoTo HANDLE:
[...]

I would like to automatically display the updated text box information on a
form. I am using a timer to trigger the code to update the .text information
for the text box but the text box does not automatically update the display.
How can I call the paint event to update the form ...

Even though no-one ever uses the helps, I guess I still have to make 'em.
Does a vb6 embedded help file creator exist, or what are you using?
-Amos

I have the following line:
write #fileNum, Data(i).myDate & "," & Data(i).value
in a loop etc. nothing special.
But I get:

Can a treeview (Version 6 - SP4) have more that one font size? I would like
to have child nodes to be a smaller size than the parent node. I know you
can change other properties like background and forecolor but I have not
been able to see a way of changing to various font sizes ...

How can I get the Font Dialog Box to show only Fontname, Size and Color?  I
don't want those other options such as Script, Understrike, etc.

i'm trying to use the CAPICOM Dll within my VB COde.
The app works on an XP Pro machine, Windows 2000 Server.  It fails on Win2K
Advanced Server.
the error message i'm getting is

I was wondering if it's possible to save the contents of the Rich Text Box
control in the Text type of field in SQL Server table?
I know how to save the contents of RTB in a file and then open that file in
RTB for display. I wouldn't want to use files. I'd like to save the text

copied the vb project to a new computer and tried to compile, got the error
on line
Set Re = rdoEngine.rdoEnvironments(0)
dao and ado work fine, any ideas how to fix this?

Suppose I have two classes in an ActiveX-Control project. Both are
"Private".
One is an abstract class and contains only the following declaration:
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