VB Forum / General / October 2005

I have 2 programs who connect to the same database. Because users will buy
licenses per database connection, I want to check how many users are
connected. I got that part working fine with the following code:
   cn.Provider = "Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0"

I m using vb macro in Microsoft Project Plan and trying to convert the
project plan into an xml using the common dialog ShowSave option. The
file is saving fine.
The problem arises when i save the file as xml for the first time and

I have 300 text file that I want to split every 8000 characters and write to
a new file. I want to check the character it was split on (#8000) and add to
the chunk up to the next CR/LF. I'm looking for the most efficient way to do
it and I'm not comming up with anything good. If ...

I need to konw whether Scrrun.dll (ScriptRuntime Lib) is native to Windows
XP and 98. Can anyone tell me?
Thanks inadvance.

I am a novice at VB.
A little knowlege can be a dangerous thing!
I want to load my app by clicking on an icon of a data file it created and
have the data file load into the app.

When I load a text file into a richtextbox I do this after
richtextbox.loadfile,
richtextbox.tag = richtextbox.text
and then on the queryunload

A small program that only reads fpxpro7 database (dbf file) from a directory
using ADO connection string cannot be run if compiled on a machine without
foxpro installed. In order to run, the exe needs to be compiled in VB6 WITH
foxpro7 installed.

I am able to print in color on a HP 940C Deskjet using the ForeColor property
of the Printer Object with a small sample program that does nothing but:
  Printer.ForeColor = vbRed: Printer.Print "This is Red": Printer.EndDoc
However, when I attempt to print in color with the same ...

Any way to write a task which will do something every 15 minutes?
If i write a VB programming and running in my server, need login.
If i use scheduled task, the minumum task triggered to be run is 1 day.
Do i need to write a service by VC?

Is that a formula in vb.net like Ms Excel? Currently my Excel formula is
"=(((ROUNDUP(I30/3000,0)+1)*G30)/1000)+((ROUNDUP(G30/10000,0))*I30/1000)",
but in vb.net how to write.
Any idea?

A VB6 Form has 5 CommandButtons with the captions 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 & a
TextBox. Now what I want is when the user clicks the CommandButton 2,
the TextBox should display 2. Next when the user clicks the
CommandButton 5, the TextBox should display 5 but 5 should be displayed

When first attempting to open or save something in the VB6 IDE (using XP)
the dialog starts at "...docs and settings/user". Ive changed this before a
few times but cant remember now how to change this path to something more
useful. Anyone?

Is it possible to convert Microsoft Access 2000 forms and import them into a
Visual Basic .NET project?  This may be a far-fetched question, but it sure
would be nice to do.
Thanks!

I am trying to copy an image created on a picture box into a smaller
picture box.  I know I can use the PaintPicture method and just specify
the entire size of the original picture.  However, is there a way I can
capture just part of the larger picture and copy that to the smaller

Hi and good afternoon,
I am looking for a VB6 procedure with which I can sort an array containing
decimal numbers (double) quickly in decending order.
Thank you very much for any hint.