VB Forum / General / August 2006

I was hoping someone could help me changing my code drawing images on a
form.
I have a code which creates Boxes and Ropes (images and lines) on a
form.

This seems like it would be easy...
How do I code the follow as a select case?
     If TypeOf ctlBulk Is ComboBox Or _
        TypeOf ctlBulk Is OptionButton Or _

When I use the setup wizard to distribute my program, and the user double
clicks on the Setup1 program created I get the error "invalid command line
paramater" followed by two other errors. Can anyone tell me what is
wrong??????

I would like to have IE load a .pdf file and then  Edit | select all
and then copy the file to the clipboard.
I need to use the full version of IE so that I can call the Edit menu
from my program.

I'm new to Visual Basic and I'm following some code from a text book
however I'm having an absolutely ridiculous problem with a simple if
condition statement.  I can't figure out why the if condition does not
evaluate the way one would expect it to.  Please help.

In a very recent thread regarding the determination of folder existence, is
was suggested that "scripting is not the best way to go" and stated that FSO
is "execrable".  Is there a technical reason for this anti-FSO sentiment, or
is it a purist's stance?

I have a C dll which has some functions that are needed to be exported.
I have to use these functions ina VB Application.
Is it possible to export functions from a COM dll?
If it is can anyone tell me the procedure?

Hello--
Someone knows a VB library to do compress / uncompress files in .RAR format?
Thanks in advance,
<Harvey Triana />

I've got several related projects.  I'd like to have a simple "Menu" program
that would "chain" to the chosen project.  Then instead of "End"ing the
project, I'd chain back to the menu program.  Is this possibe in VB6?

I have a text box that I only want numbers to be entered into. I get
the string value of the key pressed using Chr(keycode) and then compare
that to a strValid = "123456790" using InStr(strValid,Chr(keycode)).
My problem is that when a number is pressed on the number pad (keycodes

I have an Excel application with some forms and some global variables.
For one of the forms I have a problem. If I close the form by pressing
the "x" in the right corner, all my global variables get cleared. If I
close it by using userform.hide then it's no problems.

I get a "-2147217904" error and it says that I haven specified certain
parameters on my database calling.
And when I check everyhting is in there.
Any thoughts?

I am lil confused with different ways of asynchronous data access.
My understanding is that, asynchronous data access frees up a thread
instead of engaging it while a stored proc is being executed. This
makes more threads available. Is this correct or are there ay other

I just want to modify a script from
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=216845 so that I could build
stand-alone application (all I need is just a program which I compile
to .exe and which does such conversion without running is as word