VB Forum / General 2 / February 2004

I'm investigating putting VB applications into an automated scheduling
tool that uses exit codes to determine whether a job has failed or
succeeded. I would like to know if VB supports putting a message box
up on the machine where the app is running and then exiting with an

Hi, I'm using a Richtext control in my app.
I need to determine what is the current character
under the caret.
I'm doing this by selecting the character, getting it

I have an application (form) that fails to appear in the task bar.
It's not an MDI application. Border style is 1- fixed single and
showintaskbar is true. MAX button is false and MIN button is true. Is
there any reason this won't show in the taskbar?

I'm trying to apply the XP look to a small VB6 program by using info from:
http://www.vbaccelerator.com/home/VB/Code/Libraries/XP_Visual_Styles/Using_XP_Vi
sual_Styles_in_VB/article.asp
I've created the manifest file and located it in the same folder as the exe
of my program but it ...

I found in the google newsgroup there was a discussion about the movefolder
method. But that thread isn't on the newsserver any more. So I want to
reopen it.
I already know that there is a problem moving files between two servers

I'm writing a simplistic telnet client in VB6 and I've run into a small
snag.  The program has a textbox to write in the string to be sent using
.SendData and has another textbox that displays what that server sends.
When I first connect to the server (in this case, my university's ...

I have the following problem. I want to make a program that emulates a
mouse click at a flash program that is open with internet explorer or
netscape navigator.
I have heard something about using the sendmessage function but I

I've just bought a new computer which has an AMD processor. I knew before I
bought it that "the magic number" quoted by AMD for their recent processors
was a marketing ploy (rather than an indication of the actual speed of the
processor), but AMD processors are quite a bit cheaper ...

I am writing an Excel/VBA application in which it would be helpful
to construct a new VBA module 'on the fly," i.e, so
it could be used in the same application later. I've previously used
InsertLines to create an event procedure for a control button click

Hey...........is it possible to move a picture around the form with the
mouse ?
I have a form with one picture on it........when I hold down the mouse I
would like the picture to follow the mouse until mouse is released and then

I'm probably going at this the wrong way, and that is why I'm having a
problem doing this.   I am creating a dll that will be run by MS word.
I need to disable all ability to save a document.  I have all but the
shortcut keystroke "Ctrl+s" disables.

Okay lads. I've got this problem that has absolutely nothing whatsoever to
do with Visual Basic and I would . . . . .
. . . . . Hang on a minute. Nobody's gonna answer a "non VB" question . . .
Okay lads. I've got this problem with a new computer that I have just

I have been using fortran and learning VB. In fortran if I have to
write data in matrix form, I can easily do that, e.g.
do i=1, 5
write(*,*)matrix(i,j),j=1,5)

If anyone is interested in testing these components goto
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developers to create WYSWIG Layouts in a snap. The toolset allows developers

I am looking for a Visual Basic code fragment that does the following:
Given a printer object monitor that printer for activity. As soon as
it detects a print job has been sent to this printer, do something.
One possible solution we have tried is to poll the printer's spool