VB Forum / General 2 / September 2003

im using visual basic 6.0 and  i made an form where to insert
names,street and an amount of money into an access database. Well every time
when i insert an amount of money, the amount has to be added to the previous
total amount from this name.  I

im kinda new to vb and i have code that unhides a hidden from on a key press
for some reason though this code only works when running th app through by,
ie. it wont work in the standalone program. Source code can be downloaded
from http://www.geocities.com/thecubical/temp.zip

I'm trying to drag and drop files from a file list box to a directory list
box (the two controls are not related).  Does anyone have an examples of
this? I've got the properties setup correctly on the two controls and I'm
starting the OLEDrag method of the file list box using the ...

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When my form loads, I populate a combo box (style SimpleCombo) by looping
through a recordset.
When the user selects something from that list and hits a button to add it
to a different list, I want to remove it from the source list and add it to

   I hope this is enough so someone can tell me what I'm doing wrong. I am
trying to patch some examples together (from help articles "Working with
Drives and Folders" and "Files Property") to get a list of files in the
folder of a DirListBox (dirSourceDirectory). If I type in an ...

I've not done any programming for years, but I would like to write a simple
program/script to help with something at work. We have several print servers
for our 2000+ users, and whenever we have to rebuild a user profile we have
to add the printers to this profile. The printers are ...

I have a friend who is still using VB 5. He is interested in obtaining VB 6.
I have search the net for purchasing info. Seems like VB 6 just disappeared.
Do you by any chance know a place online or otherwise where one can purchase
VB 6 professional?

Why can't I use Access 2000 with VB6? VB6 always gives me
a "Invalid database format" error.
Please help me!@#@@@@@##$$%

I am trying to run a small custom made application written in VB 6 on
Windows XP.  I keep getting the following:
"Class not registered. You need the following file to be installed on your
machine:  MSSTDFMT.DLL"

I got a newbie question, how do I send input text  to appear in picBox when
the command button is clicked?
thanks for the help

im using visual basic 6.0 and  i made an form where to insert
names,street and an amount of money into an access database. Well every time
when i insert an amount of money, the amount has to be added to the previous
total amount from this name.  I

Hi friends
I m preparing for Advance Level in Vb. Therefore i m working with VB
compiler, now I need to decode a .EXE file to back its source code. If
any one know some tips and programming stuff then tell me. This is

Good day, all! I'm wondering if it's possible to write two applications
so that they can each compile to their own EXE, but one application can
manipulate the objects on the other application. For example...
App_A

G'day All,
1). How do I test to see if a file is in use? a) by my app. b) by another
source.
2). How do I test to see if a file exists?