VB Forum / General / February 2006

I need MSCOMCTL.OCX for a browser plug-in to work. I downloaded the VB6
control set from Microsoft and ran it, it says it installed, but the needed
files are still missing and the plug in wont work without it.
DB

Has anyone seen this problem:
If Not commDrawer.PortOpen Then ' PostOpen returns False
       commDrawer.PortOpen = True 'this causes error 'Port already open
End If

I have a form with 3 list boxes. The first one is filled at Form_Load. The
second one is filled based on the choice from the first one, and the third
one is filled based on the choice from the second. If I make my choices with
the mouse, it works fine.

I have code that recursively deletes all files in a folder and eventually the
folder itself and subfolders. The code is pretty slick, except that it errors
out when I delete users profiles and it comes to the desktop.ini file. I get
Run-time error '53' path not found. The path ...

Anybody know how I can play mp3s or wav files from within my app?  Is there
an api or ActiveX control that will do the trick?
Thanks in advance.
Jim

A few weeks ago, I was reading a post here from someone wanting to know how
to launch an exe fom VB. I think that it was that article. Anyway, someone
responded with an example of code from VBnet. The code showed one how to
create a form with quite a few Option buttons on it, all ...

I am navigating to a URL using the ShDocVw.InternetExplorer.Navigate
method.  This URL points to either a PDF, an Excel spreadsheet, a Word
document, a Powerpoint presentation, or a text file.  When the
"document" is found, InternetExplorer opens up a new window with

          Right now I am using SHBrowseForFolder() to display tree
directory.
The problem is I cannot select default directory of my choice to start the
browser from.

Hi, Just looking for some ideas, everything I tried wouldn't work, any
tips would be greatly appreciated.
I am trying to search an access database for all records that include a
portion of the string.

Does anyone know if an appliaction compiled in VB6 (on a non Vista machine)
will work on a machine with the upcoming Windows Vista.
I have an application that is installed on computers using the setup wizard
but I guess the same question applies to other install methods such as

Hi, guys,
The Window menu in my VB6.0 disappeared. Why and how to make it back?
Thanks.

I'm developing the database functionality in a 3rd party product using
VBA. What source control package would you recommend me to use? Do I
have any choice other than SourceSafe? Does sourcesafe work for most
3rd party IDE's? How?

How do I adjust Brightness and Contrast in an Image Control, VB6?

I am calling a procedure in my form which should return within 10 seconds.
If the procedure takes more time than 10 seconds, the calling function should
stop the execution of the procedure and unload the form.
I implemented a timer but that didnt work. Nor did the Sleep function. ...

I have had a rash of users complaining about all buttons in my software not
responding to mouse clicks.  The users can highlight them, but clicking them
ultimately performs no action.  I have personally had this problem in the
program with a faulty mouse, but I asked the users to ...