VB Forum / General / August 2008

VB6
If I can get the handle for a window, how do I tell that window to move?
Probably a SendMessage
I need to get a window back on screen.  The caption bar is off screen and

         I have ran into issue of interfacing with another program.
It allows using Windows 'Copy' function but it does not allow CTRL+C action.
What rationale can be behind that?
My app simulates CTRL+C action when user wants to perform specified action.

VB6
Looking for help developing a string Search Ambiguous routine.
Something like the Find 'Use Pattern Matching' in the VB6 IDE would be OK.
What I am planning to try is

This is a bit a topic for the database newsgroup, but I think it fits
better here because I'm also looking for not-db-related solutions.
Here is my problem:
I am thinking and testing since days...

VB6 anything I can try except buy more RAM?
I have a VB6 app that I am working on by transporting to three different PCs
as my time and location permits.
On only one PC I have an IDE crrash when I try to compile.

I find myself often having to experiment with values until I finally get the
math logic right. Then at some later time I'm fronted with the same problem
again and my hen pecking the old problem starts.
I'm sure there is a simple and quick way to solve for this each and every

Is it possible to create a label object in a code module or app that has
no GUI?  If so, how?
I'm trying to implement user font/color selections and I'd like a
generic label and combo box so that I can set the font on each to

Can the web browser control execute JS? And can JS call VB code? I'm looking
to have dynamic pages served to the control via backend communication
w/server. So it is important to be able to have the page served to the
control also be able to execute JS and call system level stuff ...

I have an Access table which has an storeID filed of type meme. It is an
index filed with no duplicate allowed.
Before inserting a new record, I try to see if I have a similar record using:
"SELECT * FROM MailStore WHERE StoreId = " & storeId

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Allo!
I am attempting to view data sent to my computer via my keyboard (To control
the extra multimedia functions [e.g. volume control] because it doesn't seem
to do anything. [Not the reason for this question])

I have a function which I really love, and it worked fine for years.
Now I have discovered that it doesn't work for larger files (>40 mb).
The magic of this function is that it can copy a file even when it's in
use or locked.

If I know the windows handle of a listbox is there any way to read its
contents?

VB6
I created an ActiveX EXE (call it AX)
AX talks to a device driver that accepts multiple entry.
I created an app to talks to the AX.

VB6
I have single stepped through all the code many many times.
During CBO_Click sub I do clear using CBO.Clear.
I Add items to the CBO.AddItem Stuff (no Index).