VB Forum / General / August 2006

I have an application that outputs to lpt1. I have a vb6 application that
lists all my printers and allows me to select one. I then pass the selected
printer to a batch file that calls "net use lpt1" to redirect the output.
This doesn't work to well. The program does not know ...

I load an Array() when I startup a form:
Set rs2 = dbfASIC.OpenRecordset(SearchStr)
NumDetails = rs2.RecordCount
ReDim DemoDetails(1 To NumDetails) As typDetails

I have VBA code in Access 97 written long ago, with a calculas formula
(Daugirdas KTV for hemodialysis).
The formula on paper reads as:
-Ln(R - 0.008 * T) + (4 - 3.5 * R) * UF / W

I have created an Outlook Add-in using VS2005, which basically
populates a custom WinForm with some data retrived from the backend SQL
Server 2005 database.
The SQL Server is installed on the same computer as the development

I have had a strange problem since yesterday. Although this env was
working before now its stuck with the problem i m abt to mention. Any
help/info would be appreciated.
I have got a normal project generating report.exe. Now it depends on a

Is there a way to chose your own icon when displaying a message box. I
know how to use it with one of the built in icons, however cannot work
out how to use my own. I am using Visual Studio 2005 Express Edition.
Thanks,

I am working on creating COM DLL's on VC++ and VB6.0.
I want to know what is a SET,why is it used and how is it used in COM.
Can any one guide me.
Thanks in Advance

As part of a project, I should simulate the 'Debug.Print'
Let me explain
Assuming there are a lot of global variables (of different variable
types) in the project,

I managed to learn how to get form, control, module names in an active VB
project using VBIDE, how can I get, for example message boxes in those forms,
modules etc.?
A pointer to a good VBIDE tutorial or manual would be a good answer too,

I have a large VB6 program that I originally started in VB 5 and in
several places I used the Replace function. I needed to put some addins
and some references into the project to get the Replace function
accepted by the compiler. Recently while making some changes, I seem to

I have designed an application and would be giving access to the same to the
users through shortcuts. Using the shortcuts the users will be executing the
application. However I do not want them to know the actual path/location of
the exe. I know that this can be done by ...

I'm trying to write a small sub/function to replace some (invalid) character
in a combo box, or may be even text box.  For example, I have several combo
boxes that allows user to select a time value, i.e. 21:30, however I also
want to allow them to enter a time, as a result I ...

           I am sure I came in the past across API, which can extract file
name from the full path given.
Please refresh my memory.
Jack

I am currently writing a COM DLL in VB6.0 and VC++.
I need to implement a HASH METHOD in COM/ATL.
Can some one guide me in this implementation.
Thanks in Advance.

Hola,
Tengo un proyecto en VB 6.0, simple solo algunos forms, el cual se
conecta a una base de datos access 2000.
Necesito usar Visual Studio 2003 para continuar el desarrollo y no