VB Forum / General / May 2006

I have a problem with DDE. I shall transfer the following
VBA code to VB6 using API functions, but can't get it right
    lHydrasID = rsHelp.Fields("HYDRAS_ID").Value
    On Error GoTo Open_Err

            I have set the Visual Studio 2005 to Open as Visual Basic
Project. Now I want to turn to C#,
How can I change Visual Studio 2005 to Start with C# or VC++ project?
Thanks.

The problem is well documented, and has multiple fixes, none of which are
working.
for those who dont know, i'm talking about the (confirmed by microsoft) bug
that crashes setup.exe as soon as it's run.

Is there a simple way to just place a background image in the center of
a MDI form and set its size. I am sure it's easy, but I haven't come
across a simple solution here yet. I can place the image in the center,
by using an Image inside a PictureBox, but can't resize it and this

I wrote a sub using MAPI: it's all right, it functions, but... BUT...!!!
I have 4 accounts for email, but MAPI doesn't let me choose the account i
want to use!
So, when i start the sub, it runs sending mail by my predefinite account...

... when you have Rockford Lhotka, Billy Hollis, Bill Vaughn, and Kathleen
Dollard?
Bush should hire this group of kool-aid drinkers, eh?!
  Dr. Dobb's | Visual Studio 2005: Unstable and Highly Recommended

I have to call a function which is in dll in VB6.  The declaration of
the function in the dll is something like this:
int **hadmat1(long r)
The function returns a pointer to pointer to an integer. How to declare

I have created an MDI form with on the left side a picturebox.
On the picturebox at the top I have a treeview and at the bottom a
Listview.
I use following code to set the width of the treeview and Listview but

I'm kindof novice so, in case, forgive me :).
I'd like to build an app in VB6 with a main window that I would run as
maximized.
On this window, along with some common controls, I'd like to have

guys,
Environment: VB6, Sheridan controls( now Infragistics)
All i want to do is Globalize this application by reading the cultureinfo
from the the database. I can do all this in .NET real fast but how shoudl i

I am trying to track down a problem where an application is losing focus to
other random applications when a child window is closed. I have a simple
reproduction of it which I think represents the problem I am seeing.
Create two forms, Form1 and Form2. Add a command button to ...

Hi to all
I have a question for you!
This is the situation:
1) I've written the class clsNetworkMng.

In VB6 I exported a date/time field from Access to Excel.  However to make
the export work I had to change the date/time to a string format in
MM/DD/YYYY hh:mm format.  
Now Using Office automation from VB6, I reformat the excel spreasheet.  that

I am getting a Compile error: Circular dependencies between modules.  The
problem seems to result from the following condition.
Module A:
Option Explicit

I'm trying to write a code for the following objective:
#when the user clicks on an icon, then clicks inside the picturebox, an
object appears in the picture box.
#The object is a straight line with a divider(B) in the middle so that