VB Forum / General 2 / July 2004

I've been using VB6 for years, but all of a sudden it crashes on startup, I
get as far as the project box which comes up, where I create a new project
or load a old one, it crashes after that box no matter what I choose or try
to load, ive reinstalled VB6, seems to be stuck on SP6 ...

This is vaguely a VB problem, but I am using VB6 to read
PDF files merely to extract the page count. I actually do this
in conjunction with the 'DIR' function to get a list of of all
the PDF's in a directory and then tally the page counts before

First her bra is wet, then white, then her huge nipples are poking out her
bra (ofcourse, het bra shrinked after being wet), so she must be naked and
the you can see her nipples.
Poor girl, no clthes left.

I have a form that as graphics on it, circles and retangles. When I
show a second form, it rubs out the graphics on the first form. Do
anyone know how to stop this and leave the graphics on the first form
untouched.

Any time I attempt to create a new project (Visual Basic
or else) with Visual Studio .NET version 1.0 (running
on Windows XP Greek Version) I receive the following message
"The automation server is unable to create the object"

I have written a desktop calculator that uses command butons for the
numeric keys 0-9 and + - * / . =
I need to know how to enable the command subroutines to be called when
the user presses a key on his keyboard, e.g. 9*4/3=

I have a problem displaying images on a form. The situation is a follows:
There is a folder containing cd-covers. I want to display them on a form.
Each time I open the form the folder must be scanned to check which
cd-labels are present.

Is there anyone that knows how to keep a program on top no matter
what.
I need to install servicepacks for windows 2000 on users computers,
and I made a program for it that shows a message.

Is there a way to code a method for bringing a computer out of standby?
    I have an application that needs to display a certain form at
midnight, and when I tested it I found that it didn't work as expected
because I have my computer set to go to standby after so many hours.  ...

I am creating a function in VB 3.0 to open a binary file (test.dat).
The part that reads the file is:
Open "test.dat" For Binary Access Read As #1
Get #1, 1, theData

I want to implement a simple callback mechanism but I'm banging my head
against a wall trying to figure out my way round the types needed to
implement it. it goes like this
form a calls form b

I'm a novice Visual Studio user and am wondering about the practical
(not actual) limits of how many objects can/should be in a VB
solution. How many reports can be in one project, and now many
projects can be in one solution? Are there performance issues with

I've spent 3 days on this problem so far and I'm going around in
circles.
I have a VB6 app that I have upgraded to VB.NET.  I am using ORACLE
9.2.0.5 with the latest Oracle Objects for OLE (9.2.0.4.0.8 or

I need to plot an ECG (Electro Cardiogram) like graph programatically.
It is a 2-D line graph. Please suggest me which object / component
should I use in visual basic. Also, is there some sample source code
available for this type of graph which I can directly / indirectly

Does vb.net have a listbox with a checkbox style like in vb6? I didn't
even see a style option under properties. I'm just starting in .net
and am trying to port an existing application over.
Thanks,