VB Forum / General / March 2008

I am opening a connection to a ADODB.Connection as follows:
      Set mConn = New ADODB.Connection
      With mConn
               .open "Provider=SQLOLEDB.1;Persist Security

I have written an ATL COM object for use in VB6. I marked a method in
the IDL file as 'hidden' so that it does not appear in the object
browser - because I do not want users calling that method (basically, it
sets up pointers in an underlying engine, for accounting/admin ...

Every time I save a new file, e.g. a quick test app, VB6 defaults to
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VB98. I am fed up to the back
teeth with having to drill down to e.g. C:\MM\Progs\MIDI\Guide
Lights\DevApps every friggin' time!

I need to group characters 3 by 3 in a textbox (on the fly).
If I type 1000 in the textbox I want it to direct change to 1 000, 200000
would change to 200 000, etc.
Thanks,

I am using VB6 for my application. we have a requirement to validate
the folder path that the user enters in a text box, I need to validate
that folder. Validation includes to check if that folder exists or
not, if it exists, then does this user has write access to that

From where can i download msdn help setup for vb 6.0... Can
any one tip me on this please it would be of great help...............

I'd like to make it possible for our customers to drop us an e-mail
through SMTP. To keep things dependency-free, I'd rather use the Win32
API instead of the Winsock OCX, the CDO object, MAPI, or (gasp!)
Outlook.

I created a LNS PlugIn and with VB6 Package and Deployment wizard, i
also created the installation package which worked perfectly in
machines with LonMaker 3.1 installed.
However, if i try to install it in machines with LonMaker Turbo 3.2,

The VB6 example included in the RTC SDK does not have a "call" button. Does
anyone know how to place a call to an asterisk server?
Thanks

I'm wondering what this diskussion thing on Windows Live Mail is?
Is only microsoft, windows and msn to be diskussed here or is it open to any
kind of diskussions?

I have a program that has been running for a number of years without problem
under OS prior to VISTA.  I now have a system with VISTA installed and I was
attempting to make a few modification to the program but I am running  into
an error situation that has me puzzled.  I have ...

These files are missing and one is not avaliable. How do I fix this?
iecont.dll  - file missing
iecontlc.dll  - files missing
ieuinit.inf  - not available

XP SP2 VB6 SP6
If I type this code this is a test.this is not. and run the function I get
This is a test.This is not. fine what I wanted, but if I put a space after
the full stop I get This is a test. this is not. How can I get what I want

Hay all
I have been attempting to get the date on a form to increment and
decrement with the plus and minus keys.
I found this example on microsoft but is uses the spinbutton and I

I apologize in advance for what is probably a really stupid question. But I
don't see offhand how to always indicate the Sign in the Format$ function. I
want to display -2 as "-2", but what 2 to display as "+2". I know how to do
this in Excel, and just assumed it would work with ...