VB Forum / Controls / November 2003

Can I display child forms within each of the tabs in the
tab control, that is placed inside a picture control on an
MDI form. Let me know. Thanks for your help.

Bare with me as i'm quite new to VB6.   I have an exe file that I want to
use in my vb application.  Upto now, I've just worked with forms and user
input.
Could anyone tell me how to add a file to your app, and then make use of

has anyone programmed a textbox that works like a cash register key which
automatically put in decimal point as you are typing. I am not talking about
deviding the number by 100 after you leave the textbox, I like to see
"animated decimal" if you will.

I have an app with a grid control which allows users to
edit certain cells.  After the user is done making
changes to any given row I put up a msgbox asking if they
want me to save their changes.  So, whenever they change

I would like to know if I can place a tab control on an
MDI form in a Visual basic application. Thanks.

hi i prepared a rtf box in my school and it was working
well with colors...
now that i came howm the colors are not apprearing..the
text is always black...the project is the same that was

Anyone know how to set an MDI form so that it cannot
resize?  I can change the border style on a regular form
but not an MDI Form.  Any suggestions?
Thanks

I am looking for a multiple file open or better yet a multiple file picker
control that you can pick files in different folders and have the file names
visible to the user. Is there such a thing and if not How do I go about
making such a control. I have never made controls before.

Can an avi be made to play continuously in a VB6 app?

I am creating an activex control that has as icon on it and several other
controls that are only visible when the user clicks on the control.  I can
do this easily if the user clicks on the icon, but I also want this activity
to happen when the user clicks on the space around the ...

could someone please tell me what event will be used for a textbox when a
user enters data, like a filepath.
I.e. for the combo, i normally uses combo_change, or combo_click.. i can not
use the textbox_change because as soon as you type 1 letter it carries on

Hi, today i have got a good tip for programming controls. The tip from
martin was:
Dim WithEvents ctlName As Image
Private Sub Command1_Click()

I am writing a program using VB 6.0. I would like detect
if mouse stays inside a form for more than 2 seconds then
execute some functions.
I know Form_MouseMove will be triggered when mouse is

I have a complex Flexgrid control on one form and I want to be able to
copy this control and all its properties/data etc to another form. Is
there an API or something to allow me to do this?
thanks

I've a vb command that delete a text file, but I can't
remove it if it's Read only file, so could U tell me how
can I delete it even if it's a read only file.?
Cheers