VB Forum / General 2 / March 2004

I just started with VB and previously used C++ platforms.  I just want to
open a thread for people to discuss what you cannot do with VB. For example,
I dont think you could write a pure 3D RTS strat game.  I dont think you
could write and efficient compression library using VB.  I ...

I'm trying to use the ShellExecute API call to open multiple instances of
Internet Explorer, each displaying a different URL...    I've looked high &
low on the net & newsgroups, but can't find anything.     In my previous
attempts, everytime I try to reopen a url, it uses the same ...

I have a vb6 program that utilizes a database using dao360.dll
One of my computers will not register the dao360.dll
I placed the dao360.dll in C:\Program Files\CommonFiles\Microsoft
Shared\Dao\Dao360.dll

It's one of my unsolved problems, how to remove qoutes " ...." from a string
varible.
I need a value for a function and this value is a string variable, but the
function needs a value without qoutes (like A5 and not "A5").

I need to programmatically create a command button on an Excel
Worksheet.
At first I was trying to use an OLE ActivX button, but am giving up
because

I'm creating a user control. One property is to select a picture:
Public Property Let Picture(ByVal New_Picture as Picture)
Image1 = New_Picture
End Property

Dear VB Experts,
We have a couple of applications developed in VB6 that use some common
code. Now we wish to maintain the common routines separately like in
the form of ActiveX DLL or a common bas file. This DLL or common bas

Dear VB Experts,
We have a couple of applications developed in VB6 that use some common
code. Now we wish to maintain the common routines separately like in
the form of ActiveX DLL or a common bas file. This DLL or common bas

Hmmm, I think my post was abducted...
Subject line: "Suppressing Windows Messages?"
Sumitted 2-27-04
I've got a copy in my "Sent" Folder, sent to "comp.lang.basic.visual.misc"

   Is there a way in VB or via an API to get the status of a drive?
I would like to write something along the lines of:
   If  DriveState("C") = WRITE Then
       ' drive active, so show "WAIT" form

Help!
1st page:
I've tested my first page...by having it print out the value rs("key") in
another place. So this page works fine. Following is the line that sends my

Please can somebody advise on the following. I wish to develop a class
that reflects a table in my database. Some of the fields in the
database are numeric and my business rules state that some of them are
required. I wish to validate the property values before writing them

I'm relatively new to VB6 - I dabbled briefly with VB5 a few years ago
- and I'm currently on the learning curve (that steep one!).
My background is in Pick, which has a form of basic not unlike VB6,
but with enough differences to keep tripping me up.

i am trying to make a user-defined type array in class-module and
access that in my forms, i tried many solutions but cannot get the
solution,
''in hte declarataion section of class module

I know there is an option that will automatically add "Option Explicit" to
any new form/class to your project.  I can't find the option though.  Anyone
know if it's available on VB6 student edition, and if so where?
Adrian