VB Forum / COM / January 2005

How can I create a shortcut to a file. Ie, given a path
"C:\data\adir\somefile.doc" how can I create an appropriate .lnk file
pointing to my base file?
Dave

Hello experts,
I have been digging for awhile on the Net to findout how I can print an HTML
file directly (without using the Webbrowser control and its OLECMD stuff). I
originally used ShellExecute with the print command, but it brings up the

Here is the
Project Name:- Test2
Class Name:- Com2
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I've got the following problem:  I've written an app to access to modems on
COM1 and COM2 in VB5, WIN95.  I am trying to get the app to work on a XP
machine, but it seems that the port is not responding to the command I am
sending to it.  I am not getting  any error messages, but ...

I have an excel sheet running a long and slow vb macro, and created a
separate visual basic application in which I want to show progress
status for that excel macro.  How can I pass information from the excel
macro to the visual basic application?

 I have managed to get by without installing the Outlook
SR1 and patches to avoid the security updates it adds for
sending out automatic emails.  I now have to apply this
patch so my VB 6 application will not work with out human

If this question belongs in another newsgroup let me know, I have looked at
the list and could not decide which was most appropriate.
I would like to create my own chat program.  This program would be able to
connect a personal PC behind a proxy and/or firewall with another personal

Is there a way in VB to detect an exe or other program is running?

I am using C++ to construct a Resource file for a VB6 program.
However I have found a limit on the number of strings that can be in a
String Table.
The limit is 6144 Strings - you then get a message that says "The table