VB Forum / General / January 2008

I've create a dll using VB6, which I defined a class containing all
properties & functions. How can I create a type library file (*.tlb)?
Your help is very much appreciated.
-Mike

I am emailed a zip file every day from our retail stores that contain
multiple files with 3 different file extensions: RPT, 27r, and PSJ. The
latter 2 extensions are proprietary filenames from a 3rd party application.
I already have a process in place that moves the zip file from ...

I have created a VB 6.0 DLL with a class module & a standard module that has
public variables, and constants in it.  After I make the DLL, I now have
*.lib & *.exp files that I didn't have before.  
What do I need to do to see the constants and global variables in the

I'm not sure if what I'm asking is correct. I'm using the EnumFontFamily api
to dump all of the TrueType fonts into a combo box. Now I'd like to set the
Font property of a textbox to that font. If I specify the ListIndex, it
works fine. I have no way of knowing what the listindex ...

When I install my application the application is stored in the
application data folder. Now when an Admin installs the same application
it stores in the Administrator's application data folder.
Can anyone help me in deleting this application data present in the

I want to use a variable in an SQL statement that represents a long integer.  
My SQL goes something like this:
SELECT * FROM Order WHERE CustID = Form1.Text1.Text
The statement doesn't work like that and returns "no value" for the

I created a module and in Declarations have the following.
Option Explicit
Option Base 1
Private Type SEASONALS_STRUC

Some companies, even my own bank, have contacted me by other means telling me
that they have sent me emails and I never receive them. I have SpamFighter
but none of the emails are routed to the spam folder. I have Outlook Express
and have no indication or idea of what emails I am ...

Hi Friends
I have some projects in VB6 using the command$ function. Some of the
projects I havent used for some time. Now, when I tried some of the
projects it generates an error "can't find project or library". Same

For a recent large project I developed a way to translate screen and message
text on the fly using  from/to text files  that contain the English/foreign
translations.  It works very well and lets me maintain only one version of
the project code that can handle several languages.

VB6SP6
1) LoadResString
Where can I find a clear example of using LoadResString.
sStr = LoadResString(lID)

Does anybody have any tips on finding memory leaks in VB code, particularly
in conjunction with ADO?  I've got a data tier which seems to be more than a
bit leaky, and I'm not entirely sure where the problem lies.  It's
particularly hard to pinpoint, given that I know ADO caches ...

I'm writing a function to hash files. No matter for SHA-256
algorithm. The funcion works fine with text file. But if try
with a binary document (i.e. a .pdf file) the function return
a wrong signature (I checked it with several 3rd party utilities

how can I open the default email application WITHOUT starting a new email?
I do not want to use Call ShellExecute(0&, "Open", "mailto:") because that
starts a new email, but something that just open the email client.
Thanks a lot

I have a Visual basic 6.0 executable and a Visual Basic 6.0 DLL. I have
referenced the DLL in the executable and used the DLL methods in 2 screens
in the application. When ever I run this application and run these 2 screens
where I am calling a function of the DLL, the ...