VB Forum / General 2 / August 2003

After looking around a little this morning I didn't quite find a good
enough email validation routine.  This one is an extension of the best
that I found.
Enjoy.

I just started using VB.NET and am trying to go through a complete
test project. I did some db stuff, added a crystal reports form for
output and the program runs as it should. Now how do I create a setup
package to run on other computers?

I have a problem, it's not with any code I have because... there is no code.
When I run a blank visual basic 6 form, it opens up just fine. When I add a
text box, a caption, and a button... it gives me an error from microsoft's
error report and asks me to send or not send the error, ...

As a general question: Is it possible to create custom file formats? I do
not mean changing the attribute of a known file. For ex: A text file
transformed into a .xyz will still be readable...
So What I mean is a file format which will be readed by only one type

I can send an email from any client (outlook, lotus notes), and fill
it with all sorts of fonts (bold, courier, etc).  When the mail is
received, the client reads it inline, not as an attachment.
  When I send an html email thru my Visual Basic program (using

G'day All,
I want to remove blank lines from the end of a .txt file. Do I need to open
it 1st? I'd also like to learn a bit about working with txt files while I'm
at it, so where / what do I look for in the help file? any url's would be

What is the syntax for simply playing a WAV file in your program?
Am learning VB and have two VB books but don't wanna root through them to
find the code.
Any help would be much appreciated!

I created a package with the P&D-wizard of my VB6-project and, after testing
it on WinXP and Win98, send it to my customer. They were able to sucessfully
run setup.exe on all computers, but the Windows 2000 workstations. Customer
tells me he gets a command window (dos prompt) as ...

I have an application that I've programmed - it works fine in VB6, and
when compiled and packaged, installs and operates fine on my machine.
When I install it on another machine (without VB6), it craps out,
providing nothing more insightful than the WinXP message that for some

G'day All,
I want to get the START BAR size and position (location) so I can resize my
window objects accordingly.
Any info greatly appreciated.

Greetings all,
Quick newbie type question:
I would like to be able to trap non-numerical data entered into a
textbox via CTRL+C and/or Shift+Insert.

G'day All,
Would some kind soul post an example of how to pass an array to a function
and retrieve another array from the function and display the result ... say
in a msgbox.

Perhaps there is a better news group for this particular question.  If so, I
appreciate the redirection.
I am trying to restore and activate a minimized VB program from another VB
program.

Ok...I can get it to "upgrade" but it doesn't give me the
actual box to play with or show. Any idea how to fix this.

Why can't I subclass any window except mine in VB?
Do I have to write dll for this?
I've tried to subclass it with SetWindowLong but without success...
Does anyone know how to subclass window ANY window in VB?