VB Forum / Controls / October 2008

I'm looking for an auto-update tool/control I can use from within a vb6 app.
I've looked at Autoupdate and one from Manitools (they don't seem to be
around anymore). Any others I should check out?
Thx

I have created an ocx using VB6 under WindowsXP. It's working a lot good.
Now I want to run it using VB6 under Windows VISTA.
When I tried to register it using "Regsvr32...." it displays error message.
What would be the solution for it?

i need a vb 6.0 code, a function that checks if the call is in progress. So
that i can set the focus to cancel the control over all the button images.

I am almost done with a PC2Phone application. I want to dial and disconnect a
call by pressing Enter key. Now the problem I am facing is that, whenever I
make call and don't touch any of the other controls on the dialer, then the
call is rejected by pressing the Enter key, but if ...

In VB6 I am using a Drive Box to control a Dir List Box to select folders.
By the very nature of what it is the Drive Box only shows drives on my
machine.   I would like also to have access to shared drives on my home
network.   Is there a way to do this?   Simple language please ...

in a vb6.0 app can a winsock control be configured as udp multicast.
No examples exist anywhere regarding this.
Thanks
emp1953

Is it Possible, within an ActiveX Project, to have a global property bag
that can write and read values from a class module or a bas module at any
time?

I have to show a modal form with a message from within an ActiveX control.
But if at that time the client program tries to show a non modal form, then
the error 401 is raised (can't show non modal form when modal form is
displayed).

Can be capicom.dll v 2.0 use under Windows 98?
I cant regisser capicom.dll :(
Best regards;
Mex

say i have nodes text of "parcel 1", "parcel 2" ... "parcel 100" (not in
order). if i run the normal sort it gives "parcel 1", "parcel 10", "parcel
11"... "parcel 2", "parcel 21", i noticed microsoft windows xp and vista sort
their listview (such as the folder browser) ok. but ...

I tried an example of sendkeys to simulate pressing {ENTER} in a form.
E.g. there is a textbox on the form and somewhere in the code I do like this;
 TextBox1.Select()
 SendKeys.Send("{ENTER}")

I remember a time when one of the more common controls-related questions was from
folks looking for a control that displayed animated GIFs.  What I don't recall is
whether such a beast ever rose to prominance, or if the demand simply slacked off?