VB Forum / General / October 2005

Here is my problem:
I created small update.exe file which task is to copy 3 files to some folder
on hard disk (overwrite existing files).
I created compressed update.zip package which contains update.exe + 3

How can I terminate a winsocket connection (from the client side) such
that the server-side will know it without actually shutting down the
client-side process?
If (on the client-side) I do a Winsock.Close without shutting down the

I am writing a set of macros to use in PowerPoint. One of the macros
asks the user to input a prefix. the code is shown below:
Sub Prefix()
   ActiveWindow.View.GotoSlide

Are there any speed differences between the two.  Generally speaking
I'll be passing strings of varoius sizes (1 to around 10000) - which
method is the fastest?

How do all. I have a Tabbed Control that I have been using for some time
(had 4 tabs). I don't know how (or why) but I now have 5 tabs and I can't
seem to get rid of the last (ie the 5th tab).
Help...

Is it possible to replace the check mark that is associated with the
'Checked' property of menu items with an image? If yes, how do I do
that?
Thanks,

How do I format a numeric to include leading zeros?  I want to do a loop
that will name files 099 down to 001.  The zeros are getting dropped and I
don't want them to.  Thanks.

I have been using mscharts for awhile now.  For basic charts they do ok.
But now I need more flexiblity.  I've evaluated some 3rd party controls.
ChartFx seemed to be the easiest, but sales and customer relations where
terrible, not to mention the high price.  My final choice, so ...

I got an MDIform. In that in got 2 menus.
First menu's caption(property) is &File and name(property) is mnufile
When ever i run the program i can see the file menu but i cant see the
underscore which i stated it in the File(&File) caption. Whenever i

I want to be able to interact with another application that accepts and sends
messages on the system message.
The other application wants a broadcast message. How do I send one?

I've a small ActiveX exe application for reporting certain data from each
machine on the local network to a database once per month.
And to trigger this I'm using a shedule task, my problem is that one of the
things we would like to know is if the logged-on user are listed as ...

I had asked this question in the Outlook group, but did not get an answer.
Hopefully someone here can help me.
I have an application being used in another state that emails a form to a
list of people in the users contact list. They are using Outlook and

I want to use the CryptAPI for my application to encrypt a string value.
So i'am looking for some documentation and/or example(s)
Thanks in advance,
Robertico

I have been having a problem that has been plaguing me off and on for over a
year now.  I am seeing extensive operating system corruption, and recently,
database corruption.
I have been in contact with Microsoft and other vendors and have been unable