VB Forum / General / December 2005

Using VB 6.0, how do I identify the directory the current file is in?
I am creating an install program and I want to identfiy the current drive
then using that drive variable copy a folder (MyData) to c:\Program
Files\MyLog.

Does anyone know of any component/tools that I can add to Visual Basic or
.Net that will allow me to create simple CAD drawings in DWG format and view
Auto CAD files from within my application?
Thanks

I am using the WebBrowser control in a VB6 application. I did like to
import all addresses existing in Outlook Express' Address Book &
populate them in a ListBox or ListView. Can this be done? If yes, how?
Thanks,

As a student i was given the task to create an application for a local
theatre. Except i am struggling on how to implement this. I have been
told the project must be done using Visual Basic 6 and a database.
Currently i have a database of customers and shows and have no clue on

I use the setup package to install my program on an NT setup .
Most things work . But the help file is not read . In fact it says file not
found . And at another time something like " this maybe created by a newer
version".

          I need to make command button (standard style) caption to appear
left justified.
That caption and the button width is user controlled so I cannot hard code
it.

Since it's possible that there are several copies of the
same email open, how do I know which window is just
openned?  Outlook automation does not provide the hWnd.  
Thanks.

I am beginner in programing VB and I have a question.
I would like to make a program, which will do the sum of the hours that
I am on work. So that I would type for example 4 hours and the sum will
be 4. Next time I would type 5 and the sum would be 9, nex time i would

I have a text box that I have a lot of text in (1600 characters)   when I
try to save it to my sql server I get a message that says "Field not
updatable, Bound Property Name: Text, Field name: DataBaseHistory"
The field size for this item in SQL is 4000.

I've written a fairly simple custom control which happens to include a
toolbar. Unfortunately, the boss wants a blue background to the window I'm
putting the control on to and, while everything else looks fine, the toolbar
continues to pick up the system colours, so stands out ...

I have an SQL Stored Procedure that will handle many
parameters, one of which will be where the user can enter
from 1-50 States into the query. Instead of having to use
50 Text or Combo boxes, one for each parameter, Is it

Can someone show me how to open a dbase file and read it. I can set the
connection string but I not sure how to open the file.
Dim oconn As New Connection
Dim connstr As String

anyone know of a way of generating a temporary, unique, filename, as some C
runtime library functions do??

I am looking for a good/decent report designer that interfaces well with
VB6. I am not too happy with the DataReport that is built into VB6 as it's a
pain to configure. I currently use the reports with DAO to connect to an
Access database. Unfortunately, as I develop freeware, I ...

9600,   // 1200,2400,4800,9600,14400,19200,38400,56000,57600,115200
          It seems that no 460800 baudrate at MScomm; Can MScomm run at
460800 baudrate correctly?
Thank you very much!