VB Forum / General 2 / July 2004

Without converting the number to binary, is there another way to determine
the number of bits that are set to `1`.
For example, 240 I know to be 11110000, and as such has 4 bits set to 1; 255
has 8 bits set to 1.

I am attempting to relay an SQL query to a report designed with
Crystal Reports from the Visual Basic environment.  The report I
designed in CR has subreports embedded within the main report.  I have
been able to write a query which changes the main report (see below),

how is the best way to only accept currency data to a text box.

I have a basic FTP client that I want to display the progress of the current
file being downloaded.  I know that the SIZE command will retrieve the total
size of the file, but is there any command(s) or routines that will show how
much of the file has been downloaded, as it ...

I'm using VB6(SP6) and I have a MS TreeView control on my form.  If
there is text displayed on the treeview that is longer than the
control can display, and the right-side of the text is not visible,
then when you hover over the node in the treeview a window (looks like

Who can point me to a good direction for a screensaver. A want to make My
own but have no Idee how to start.
I want some graphics and end when keyboard or mouse changes.
I can make graphics in a window but a screensaver uses the desktop(so i'm

Has anyone written a routine to search a database for a similar item?
I am a ham operator and I have written a program for net control stations. I
have a need
to search the programs database for a similar callsign when the program does

in my Access 2002 project, I have several classes which I'd like to
instantiate through some kind of function that takes a string and
returns the newly instantiated object.
For example, if there's a class Cat:

I made a chat program using winsock.
It works very great but when the text flows out of the textbox the
scrollbars of textbox wont scroll down themselves
Everytime the chatbox goes full u gptta slide it down a bit to see new

I've been creating a user control to replace the command button. The idea
was to use graphics to give it a new look. Here's my question:
If the graphic is rounded (i.e. with rounded corners), how can I fill those
blank areas with what is underneath the control, i.e. with what is ...

I have a textbox whose date property is formatted so that data entry does
*not* include the century.  I move the textbox date into a date variable. I
need to compare that date against a database field that does include the
century.  Is there a way to format my variable to include ...

I am using vb6 and I am having problems with the toolbar and inserting
icons.
I am not that familiar with the structure of icons. I wanted to buy some xp
style icons

How would I go about creating the simplest routine in VB 6.0 to have a user
E-Mail me the application name, date installed and his/her E-Mail Address ?

Can I download a file automatically from internet, Just type the internet
adress in a textbox and in another textbox the pad where it will be saved
and then push a button so the downloaded file is automatically saved on the
computer ?

Hi folks.  I'm using a reference to Microsoft Scripting Runtime, which
includes an intellisense entry for a "Folder" object.  I'm also using a 3rd
party dll which also includes a reference to a "Folder" object.  So that
basically gives me 2 objects in the drop down list of ...