VB Forum / Controls / May 2008

I'm new to VB.NET and I'm trying to create a new TextBox, but I only get
some errors from the .net development environment. This is with Visual
Studio 2005.
I create a new "Windows Controls Library", in the source code editor for the

In order to use the UpDown Control, I have to make sure that the users has
MSCOMCT2.OCX installed.
Last year, a user complained that they did not like using programs that
installed such critters, and,

I can make the entire Form flash.
Is there a way to make a ListBox control flash, without flashing the Form?
Is there a way to change the font (color and bold) of  just the last, or a
particular, item in a listbox?

I am used to using third party controls when it comes to setting up
appearences. But, now I am using Visual Basic.Net controls that come standard
with the product. I've come across a frustration situation with the combo box
and text box controls.

Many of the controls for VB6 is not Unicode aware.
Can anyone recommend a library of Unicode aware replacements ?
Hopefully also with some extended controls.
David

System error &H8007007E(-2147024770)
When I set any of control, i.e. Listview,Image combo, and for set their
property to press right mouse button on it,
the visuab basic shows the error as follows:

I'm trying to do the customized sorting for the numeric and date columns in
ListView. Since I have to get the ListView subitem text cross the processes,
I have to use VirtualAllocEx / ReadProcessMemory. See my code below.
The customized sortings are working as expected, nice and ...

within a powerpoint presentation I would like to work with a
CommandButton, which executes some Actions / Hyperlinks.
However this button cannot be programmed ("actions ..." in its context
menu is grey).