VB Forum / COM / September 2003

I have written a couple of VB .dlls, but before I install
them on a customers site I would like to be able to add a
way of making the customer enter a registration key to
unlock the .dll.  

I have been working with IDL files to create type
libraries that I implement within VB using
the "Implements" keyword.  This provides me with the
ability to make "plug-and-play" components such that the

I need to create an ActiveX control for using in my
JavaScript web page.
Like this:
var comapp = new ActiveXObject("AddToLib.LibraryExt");

Given the samer VB program running  on 2 digfferent boxes
on the same LAN, and sharing similar resourses, I was
posed with a problem of VBappX on Box1 wanting to notify
VBappX on Box2 to suspend itself for a bit.  We can handle

I have a compile time error that I have no idea how to eradicate.   It marks
6 months of development... I'm pretty desperate.
Error message at compile time is
VARIABLE uses an automation type not supported by Visual Basic.

I have a VB.DLL that is being used from an ASP page, I don't have my
function declared as private or public. The DLL still works from the ASP
page.
I have

I have a COM+ Application on a server with regional settings English
Then I have a user with Swedish regional settings to start the COM+
Application
Under Identity Accoung is set to "This User"

Does anyone know the difference between Apartment Threaded and Single
Threaded for VB6 ActiveX DLL project?
Thanks,
kk

How can I access to IIS and manage it: change properties, get list of files
etc.
I'm looking for solution by VB6, but by VB.NET is possiable too.
TIA

Can anyone tell me how to get the info from a file that appears in the
summary tab of a files properties
(specifically the comments)
IE:

I want to disable my form's max & min features by setting the minbutton and
maxbutton to FALSE.  However, I find that users can still do those actions
by double-click the ControlBox.  Can anyone tell me how to disable this
feature too?

Hey all, I'm looking to post multiple values to an asp page.  I've
downloaded a couple of multipart solutions however now I believe I don't
need it.  I'm not trying to upload any images or other binary files, all the
data I want to send to the ASP page is text.

I need to draw a straight line which should be re-sizeable
by dragging any one of its points. I should also be able
to define the lenth of the line in cms with 2 decimal
places.

Hi, i have wrote code to transfer a sentance etc in to
ASCII Code. i was wondering how i would change it back in
to writing?...
Below is the code to change it to acsii im just stuck on

Hi Again.
  I'm having a little trouble as follows. I am able to access and use
the standard library functions such as "date" and "str" inside my
program that is running on my desktop whose Op system is "XP" By the