VB Forum / General / February 2006

Is it possible to manually create a DSN with the following:
"PROVIDER=MSDataShape;Data PROVIDER=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data
Source=c:\db1.mdb;"
I think the important part is the "PROVIDER=MSDataShape" part of this

We are building a little application to do a large amount of data
manipulation.  We will query from a database a large amount of rows.  From
that will pull an id out.  From each id we will query from another table
more information.  We were thinking of dimming an array when we ...

I have browsed the web, but found no VB sample to use this function.
Can someone give me some pointers?
SK

I've got a VB6 program that needs to invoke a VBScript.
I tried:
dim vShellRC
dim lsProgram as string

I am trying to pass a disconnected recordset from a class to another class
using properties (it an object of the class accessed via its property).  The
class using the disconnected rs cleanups the object when it is done using it
by setting the reference to nothing.  I do not want ...

Can I rely on the fact that the Timer control will always
be present on systems that run any Windows from 98 upwards?
RBS

I have just started using visual basic about a month ago.  I have
written about 5 or so programs around my office to speed things up.
These programs are mostly to sort and compare data.  The problem I am
running into is the scripts go slower and slower the longer I use them.

I am trying to understand working with two forms.  As part of my
understanding, I created two forms with a button on each.  When I click
Form1's button, it hides Form1 and shows Form2.  Form2's button needs
to close Form2 and show Form1.  What is giving me issues is how do I

I am writing an application that goes to a website and downloads some
files.  This has been somewhat complicated, and I don't know if I'm
doing it the best possible way, but what I have so far clicks on a
link, which brings up the "File Download" dialog box.  Using some API

I've written an application with VB and now I am putting data in by
hand.  I would like to test a file of data automatically.
The input consists of adding text to text boxes and making selections
from comboboxes.

I am Basically trying to Find Out the Combinations Covered in a List of
Combinations.
I have a Set of 6 Number Combinations in an Excel Spreadsheet in Cells
"G13:L27" ( the Number of Combinations could be More or Less ).

I am working on VB.Net application to download data from the remote server.
I need to know how to convert string to 1 dimensional array of long and put
it in textbox.
I thanku in advance

Can anyone point me in the direction of some sample VB code which
provides some examples on how to capture data from a USB port and store
in a Acces database
Thank you

Hi all, I am fairly new to VB (but do have a decent programming background
from college as an EE)..and I was wondering how to read specific lines of a
text file into VB 6.0 (we only use 6.0 at workk for various reasons).  I
can't seem to find any working code to do this online.  ...

I have a program written in VB 6.  One module accesses word templates in
a folder on a client machine.  FOr clients running Word 2003 there is no
probelm.  Everything works fine.  Clients running 2002 or earlier have
the program crash.  I have set up an error handler and cannot ...