VB Forum / General 2 / March 2005

Hi, Everyone!
I am trying to find out whether there is a shorter version of the code
i = i + 1, e.g. i = <some symbol> + 1 because my variables have long
names and they exceed the boundary of the screen.

This question has probably been asked a hundred times
(I do'nt visit this newsgroup so often):
When I want to open a RECENT Project I get a list that contains all possible
projects I ever tried but never use again.

Microsoft web site has a link for '5 impressive Windows XP tricks'. First
one is full screen window with F11. Can this effect be done with a VB6 form
if the form border style is sizeable?
I expect the illusion of it can be achieved by using a borderless form and

I am looking for some advice on an app I am writing to verify and input
team schedules... here are the basics
1. I am using Access. I have a table with team_names and another with
dates, visiting_team, home_team, site (sometimes neutral), type and

I'm thinking of playing with vbaccelerators NeoCaption skinning code
but I was wondering where on earth you download additional skins.
A google search gives you only links to the VB code and a search for
"Neocaptor" gives you a site with a link to skins which, sadly, doesn't

I have a dillema that I wonder if anyone has a solution to.
I rewrote a dos program for our company to handle the uploading and
downloading of autocad drawings to our servers.
Here's how it works:  Drawings start with a 6 digit number, followed by

What is the fastest way to retrieve data from a SQL Server database?
Thank you.

  There is a DLL written in C++ which I would like to call from VB6,  
and which is declared this way:
extern "C"
BLATDLL_API int _stdcall Blat(int argc, char *argv[])

I am currently developing applications with MS Visual Basic 6 Professional .
I am thinking of upgrading to VB.NET, but there seems to be quite a number
of editions. Does any one know which edition gives the same functionality as
VB6 Professional?

Is there a way to turn on/off the listbox sorted method during run time?
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Thanks!
jody

I've just used the registry SaveSetting option for the first time & thought
I'd give my users the option to remove entries if they wish but although
DeleteSettings remove the keys & sections it leaves the program name.  Is
there any easy way to remove this too or is it up to the ...

I'm searching a Sql database for a name:  Full name ("Joe Smith") is
one field.  When I search for "Joe%" I get all the "Joe"s, "but not Joe
Smith" or "Joe Walker".  Searching by "Joe %" gives me "Joe Smith" but
not "Joe".  How do I phrase the query that if given "Joe" I get both

I am copying a metafile(containing a graph) to the clipboard (VB6).
clipboard.setdata loadpicture(foo),3
Under win 98 I get an error 50003 (unexpected error) if there are a lot
of lines in the graph.

Is it possibleto compile icons into my app? I want some icons in my app and
be able to retrieve them as neccessary, but don't want load of PictureBoxes
with them in. Some files, such as the Shell32.dll has hundreds of icons in
that can be extracted as required. Can I do the same ...