VB Forum / Controls / December 2003

I have a form where i use a frame to show Product information.  Due to
limited space I am using another frame as a search form to find a particular
product.  Problem is I created the search frame 1st, then laster added the
product info frame.  Now when the find button is clicked, ...

Hi, how to make a form or frame half-transparent?
I mean some programs have a function to set the transparency level of its
windows, how to make one of these?

I'm looking for a password generator.
example: I pass as parameter a string and the function return a
password.(string)
can anyone provide me any password generator ????

I'm looking for a password generator.
example: I pass as parameter a string and the function return a
password.(string)
can anyone provide me any password generator ????

I created some user control in a VB project, it works fine during run time.
But when I open the form that contains the the user control, VB tries to run
it (which I don't understand why), is there anyway I can stop it or anyway
the code can tell it is not time to run the code yet.

Inside a Form, I can use the Keyword Me to access
propertites/methods of the current instance of a form,
such as
 Debug.Print Me.Height

I am currently trying to print a text file from within my
VB application and have a problem where a line of text is
being lost between pages. This does not seem to happen
all the time, only for certain font sizes.

I want to change the color of a scrollbar in a TreeView Control without changing the system defaults. Or, use custom graphics to re-draw the same scrollbar in a TreeView Control
Thanks for any help you can give...Christopher.

how to dock a form?

I have a Datagrid control, and am trying to get it to maximize the column
widths for data it grabs at run time from an Access database (ADO recordset
in the code... no ADODB Control). The Column Headers display fine, but I
need it maximized to the data in the cell. Any thoughts / ...

I'm working with a little app that uses data combo boxes.  I'm wondering
which event would best simulate the behavior of the MS Access combo box
where when you type into it, it brings up from the list what matches your
entry.

using the code
Dim test as Textbox
Set test = form.Controls.Add("VB.Textbox", "neu", form)
i create dynamicaly a new Textbox. But what to do in order to create a Index

I'm trying to write a control where I want one of the properties to be a
picture name. In order to get the right common dialog to be presented in the
controls property list, I set the propertys type as IPictureDisp. It worked
so far, but all I get back is the pictures handle. How do ...

I am using a Treeview control in my VB6 application. It
works fine, but when I change my Regional settings and
make Chinese as the default language for the system, the
tree control gives problem. It stops displaying the text

Is that Possible to get Mother Board Serial no
Thanks
Amrit