VB Forum / Controls / November 2003

can anyone explain to me how the sendmessage function works?
i.e.
i've found some code to change a progressbar colour
Private Declare Function SendMessage Lib "user32" _

If you have large lists to load in a ListBox ( like 5 or 6K) which loads
faster  -- List1.AddItem or LB_ADDSTRING ?  I could run a timer to find out
but I thought I'd get your thoughts on this.
Thanks,

Can anyone show me how to paint the tab control so that
it looks flat. I want the selected tab to be painted same
colour as rest of control but unselected tabs to be a
lighter colour.

I would like to know the different tab controls that are
available in VB.

I'm searching for a sample to use "complex data binding" in a vb 6 control.
this should be working like a grid or a list box.
Thanks for helping
Adolf

When the Grid is clicked, the selection will be a row. (it is blue marked)
with col=0/colsel=3 in the clicked row.
When I set the merge
Look at the code (TestGrid.html)

Is there a VERY SIMPLE method for determining which control on a form
has focus? TIA

I have large lists or 5 or 6k items to load in a ListBox and I am
curious as to which loads faster -- List1.AddItem  or  LB_ADDSTRING ?  I
could insert a timer in there but I thought I'd get your thoughts.
Thanks,

I need to use an old farpoint grid in a .net app. Is it
possible to reference an ocx in the same way as in vb6 ?

does anyone have any good examples or demos of the Coolbar
contol, ideally with a PictureBox (or other container) ?  
The VB6 'Help' on the topic, is a joke.
I'd like to create a small Toolbar-type application, a bit

can anybodu tell me how to user picturebox.image.render method
include source is expect
thanks!

I have a control that has been compiled into an ocx.  I can use this
fine for placing directly on my form, but I would like to be able to
generate them at run-time.  Is this possible?  I keep getting ProgID
errors.

Does anybody no why MAPI controls for VB do not let me
specify domain name. The login dialog asks for it when I
log into Outlook. Why don't MAPI Controls let me? My
Exchange Server is on a different Domain. So I give

We're implementing a Windows application using Visual
Basic .NET.
One of the key features we need to implement is that we
should be able to get the accurate byte offset of user

Hey Guys,
I am looking for some ActiveX control (Schedule/Calendar) for Visual
Basic (VB 6) which I can use to display as a calendar on my form. It
should be something similar to Calendar view of MS Outlook with a