VB Forum / COM / July 2004

What exactly are componets?  Are they similiar to dlls? What are the differences.
WStoreyII

I am getting this error much to my chagrin... i developed a vb6 com dll on
win2003 server and i worked beatifully... i am using sql2000 db, xml 3.0,
ado2.8, and also interrogating the Active Directory with the supplied dll. i
developed with sql locally, worked fine. transferred the ...

I have Visual Studio .NET 2003 installed on my PC.  In the process of
installing VB 6.0, to pick up and convert an older project, I
discovered that the MSDN Library CDs for VB 6.0 are locked up in a
cabinet to which I do not have access - and the person with the key

I have read a .bmp file into a byte array for editing.  How can I load this
into an Image control for display (at the moment I write it back to a disk
file then user LoadPicture, but that can't be right!!)
Dave

Hey everyone I've got a small problem with one of my codes that I can't
figure out how to get around.  When I save files from my program it
outputs a name like ******_***_##.ps  My problem is the ## is a counter
number generated by the program when it saves the file.  What I?m ...

Hi, Anyone know of a way to have a tool bar form running
on the top of the screen to execute other vb programs.
The problem is opening other apps (word,access...) these
new apps cover the tool bar running. I need for the new

I don't know if this falls into the topic of this ng, but I didn't see
another one that this fit in, so here goes.  Also this may not actually be a
code problem, but an Outlook/networking problem on this user's box--I just
need more evidence to present to my network admins before ...

How to register a new font on the system font's in vb6?

I want to call a .dll file that was made with VB.Net. But it is after all a
com dll so it should be connectable from my vb6 application. But when I try
to add the dll as a reference it says "Can't add a reference to the
specified file". The surprising thing is, that the com explorer ...

my program needs a way to execute small scipts. The scipts should be
able to use some of the classes that I have written as part of the
programm.
I am not sure on how to implement the script functionality. Maybe you

I have a control to process all the files in a directory.  I post an event
with the file name each time a file process is completed.  I just want the
client programme to update a label caption when it receives the event, but
whilst I know the correct string is received in the event ...

Hi, this appears to be a common problem, though not easy to resolve as there
are various combinations.
I have a vb project that produces error = 430 Class does not support
automation of expected interface when the exe is run on a production pc.

I have an ActiveX dll written in VB. Whenever I make the DLL, its GUID is
changed (I can see it in the registry). For example, in an MFC project I
have, its GUID is fixed and doesn't changed every compilation (unless I
change it manually). Is it possible to do the same in VB? I ...

I have an unregistered DLL (of unknwon source or contents).
I need to find its CLSID (or CLSIDs).
The DLL had never been registered on any machine I have
access to, ad I don't have more data about it (such as

I am using Tree View Control in different windows of my application, but
in one window when the control is filled by data, Tree View scroll bar
doesn't show up and I have to use arrow keys to go to different levels
of tree.