VB Forum / General / June 2006

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                            \\test\data\0456776.03\20\204003.pdf

I need to know the VB6 syntax for getting the Created and Modified date for
a file. I'm importing the contents of a csv file into a SQL database but the
records do not have the date information I need. However, the file date is
good enough so I was going to pass its value to a ...

I'm writing a software that needs call a function in a DLL in the
Windows\System32 folder.  The problem is there might be a copy of the DLL in
the same folder as the running software.  I want to be sure that it will use
the Windows\System32 DLL.  Since it is not always called ...

Is there a way, with VB6, to create a Web Share on a specific directory,
programmatically, without manually doing it?

How can you distinguish between a click event and the start of a drag event?
I have a treeview control that has simplistic drag and drop functionality
using .Drag vbBeginDrag initiated on the mousedown/mousemove event. I also
have code behind the click event.

I'm uisng Word 2002 - XP.  When I open a new document and change the
Page Setup to Landscape, the format automatically changes to 2 columns.
The columns don't show on the ruler, but they are there.  It's an easy
fix to Select All and switch to a single column, but there must be a

I see from some sample code that DirectShow (quartz) plays music of all types
also (without a movie).
It also plays movies.
Questions:

I am currently involved in migrating our backend DB from Acess to SQL
server.  However, the front end will reside in MS Access.  In doing so
much of the code uses DAO references.  I wish to gain some background
info. for this process.  I found refrences to the artlices, below, but

I am new to VB, in fact, have little clue what is does when it comes to
'compatibilities'.
I have various projects with various Active X controls. They all seem to
be set to use 'binary compatibilities'. I read an article on this, (I

The various parameters in the Recordset.Open method can be set in advance
using...
.Source
.ActiveConnection

VB6 SP6 Common Controls update installed.
WIN Xp SP2 with all security patches.
IDE program runs fine.
Program.exe runs fine.

Newbie (mostly) to the Data Environment object.
The short story is that I like it. Adding fields to forms and reports is
just a matter of drag'n'drop. In the past I've been doing things longhand
(i.e., ADODB.Connection, ADODB.Recordset, etc.) but this really changed my

I have made a DLL project under VB.NET and checked in the project setting to
register it for COM interop. I'm using this DLL in an application created in
VB6.
At the moemnt I can only use the DLL after creating a setup project created

I have a form which contains the first element of an array of MSHFlexGrids.
There are 7 grids which are loaded on the form_load event.
On the form_queryunload event, the grids are unloaded too, except form
element '0'.

Hi. Are there any free applications out there than can generate VB classes
from SP's?
Thanks!