VB Forum / COM / September 2003

When using GetObject and CreateObject you use
1. for Outlook -- GetObject("Outlook.Application")
2. for Excel ---- GetObject(, "Excel.Application")
and for Project ????

I have inherited a Visual Basic 6.0 application that  
built an executable on a Windows 2000 platform. I am
currently trying to debug the application in Windows XP.
However, when I run the application, I receive the Run-

This seems to be very odd to me,  but my client swears blind it's true - and
he's not stupid !
We have a VB6 component in a COM+ packet.  All works fine.  My client then
upgrades the memory in his PC (from 128Mb to 256Mb or 512 Mb).  He switches

I've been rather unsuccessful in trying to get a JAVA<-> COM bridge to work
so I've been forced to pick up VB and write an app.
A user , or scheduled event, will launch an app once a day at 5PM.
The app will interface with a SQL server DB and  COM object, I already have

I have created a Form using the "STAB" control. I initially set it up to
have 7 tabs. I have decided that I want to remove one of the tabs
because I have found that there is a limit as to the number of controls
allowed on my entire form so I will need to create another form.  It

My program needs to open a file using MS Word. But if this
file is in use by some other user, I will get a system
generated error. Does anybody know how I can check whether
a file is in use or not from my VB code?

Is that possible to write VB code in such a way that calling the class
function without creating new instance like JAVA (static method)?

Does anybody know a good way to search for a value in a tree control?  I can
find the first value but if I have more than one node that meets the
criteria I want to be able to go to the next node.
For now I have this:

I am trying to call a COM Component (basically a VB6 compiled DLL running on
Win2K Server under Component Services) from my ASP Page. Initially it was
working fine, but after few weeks , it shows me this message:
Microsoft VBScript runtime error '800a01b6'

I have a weird one. I created a .dll to pass a single ADO connection
amoungst programs. When it is just a .dll it works fine but.... when I
deploy it to the COM+ it fails.  Any ideas?
'setup the member variables

i was wondering if there is a way of changing a file
extension. for example changing the file extension
from .txt to .dat
hope you Guys or Galls can help

   i'm Developing Applecation uses COM+ to connect to Database
   everything is right ...
   but when i need save or load picture from File Server , i must
   share picture Folder to access to picture.

Our application (frontend - VB) is using Outlook to send
emails and is trapping the Close event and doing some
processing before closing the mailitem.
It was working well will MS Outolook Object 8.0 Library

Iam having a listview with 5 columns.column(5) is amount field.I have to
get the total amount by adding all the values only in column(5)of the
listview.
For h3 = 1 To listview.ListItems.Count

I have been developing a number of dlls and in the
process have made numerous versions.  When I examine the
list of dlls on my computer using OLEView.exe many of the
old ones are still there.  How can I remove them?