VB Forum / General / September 2006

I have a ABC.TXT file and notepad.exe, is it possible to write code to
simulate the drag n drop action, drag the ABC.TXT and drop on the
notepad.exe?
Thanks!

I've got a simple Access database client written in VB6.  If the registry is
not populated with the database path, the user is prompted to located the
database via CommonDialog.ShowOpen.
The issue is that it takes about 10 seconds for the Open dialog to appear

I want to insert icons within the Menubar with the text (VB 6.0) as we
have in MS Word and other applications. But i am not getting how to do
that. Can anyone suggest

i am looking for code that will allow me to send a fax direct from vb - 6 or
.net 2003 to windows 2003 faxserver and maintain its status
does this exist ...   or are there any other solutions.  the faxes will be
plain text, nothing fancy

I am trying to trap the tab key being pushed when moving from textbox to
textbox (VB 6). I have tried trapping for it in the textbox keydown and
keypress events. I have also tried to trap it in the form keydown, keypress
events with keypreview for the form enabled.

recently I have seen a dictionary software which when user takes the
mouse over a specific word , without any click , the meaning of that
word appears in a tool box.
I don't know how this word is selected without clicking on it ,and only

Writing an app with VB6 and I have a combo box with a Style property of
"Dropdown List". When the form loads, the combo box is populated with
employee names from a SQL database. My app also checks its INI file to see
if there is a default employee for this installation location. If ...

Someone once had on their website a tip on how to get a "VB Project" entry
on the Windows Explorer right-click popup > New menu.  It involved something
along the lines of: -
- Creating a new blank VB Project

    I use ENVIRON system function with "USERNAME" argement to find out the
name of the logged on user. I used to logged on as John to my computer. But
although I changed the user name from John to John Brown, and I logged on as
John Brown, ENVIRON function still returns John, ...

I have created a template in Word that includes formfields, tables, and
textboxes.  I can enter data into the the formfields and tables from my VB6
app but I can't figure out how to access the textbox.  Any help would be
greatly appreciated.

I thought this was going to be a simple task, but I just can't get this to
work:
I need to transfer a file from a client machine to a server using a windows
app created with VB.Net 2005. This task led me to

How do you find out why a form lost the focus?
I am trying to set up a data-entry interface that prevents keystrokes being
sent to another program in the event of a stolen focus. This is to at least
do my bit to counteract the Windows bug that shifts the focus outside the

full vbscript references, i need that, how to get it ? 4 Free

I'm trying to include an easy way for my users to print out mailing labels
in my program. How can I show the print dialog similar to MS-Word's label
tool that (1) shows available Avery forms (2) pops up custom label
formatting screen?

On a Windows 98 machine I have space delimited files with a data string for
each hour of the day.  I want to use a vbs to change the value in the 4th
column to 9999 when the time stamp in the 2nd column is 0300 as in the 3rd
row here.  I'm not a programmer.