VB Forum / COM / October 2003

I have written a VC++ COM Server which is an MFC OCX which exposes
several Automation Compatible ATL 'Simple' Dispatch Interfaces,
created through the wizardry of VC++ IDE. The interfaces implement
connection points and Fire Events either through some condition being

My private instancing Object   'Contact_' implements a public Interface
'Contact' which reside in a different project
the Application object exposes the following property
private mvarContact as Contact_

I have developed a project in VB 6.0 , Windows 2000 OS.The
database is SQL Server 2000.When ever I install the
package in an XP OS i have have to restart the machine to
use the application.Can anyone plz tell me what do i do so

Hello --
I'm writing a database application that allows the user to create
user-defined files and scripts that can be associated with the application.
I would like to allow the user to import their scripts into SQL Server and

I have a VB6 application that uses OLE container and the
Code Checker from MS advised no equivalent function
in .NET.
I am not familiar with VB6, but would like some advise as

I have created a class that uses CreateObject /GetObject
to open an application. Every time the class creates a new
instance of the application, when the class exits it
returns an Application Error. The error gives a memory

   My company is rolling out an Intranet site and I want to set everyone's
home page to our Intranet sites address.  How can I do this in Visual Basic?
Or is there another way to accomplish this task?
TIA

I have written an application that allows end users to
create dynamic sql statements and generates reports in
word.  My problem is that when a report is run it
sometimes takes up to 40 minutes and causes the system

I have a situation where I'd like to be able to spell
check the contents of a text box using the standard
dictionary, along with any custom dictionaries, available
in MS Office 2000. Whether any spelling errors are found

   My company is rolling out an Intranet site and we want to
programmatically set the users default start page to our Intranet site
address.  How can I do this is Visual Basic 6.0?
Any help would be great!

Hey folks, can anyone please confirm what i always thought:
dim obj as object
set obj = createobject("...")
now:

   does anybody know how to generate GUID in VB6?
Dagles

How I can to execute the command prompt and passing a command line to it from vb code.?
thanx

Hi all I need to replace a in use Dll. How can I do this?

Is it safe to return a string from a vb actviex method?
What happens to the memory that the string uses?
Is it better to return the string using a byref parameter?
Thanks.