VB Forum / General 2 / April 2005

I have a VB6 program that runs in interactive mode (for configuration
& manual reruns) or in fully unattended mode (fired from Scheduler).
The program connects to a remote FTP server, changes directory to the
download directory ('CD Outfiles/'), verifies that the directory has

I know that I can persist an object's data using the Property Bag in
VB6 and MSDN includes the code sample listed below. However what I want
to do is save to the text file in PLAIN TEXT Format, *not* as binary. I
want to save the file so that it is human readable in the format: name

Hallo an alle,
ich bin im Bereich VB Anfänger, habe aber leichte VBA Erfahrungen. Ich
soll nun ein kleines programm schreiben das wie folgt aussehen soll:
Kleines Fenster

if you right click on any of the buttons in the task bar, the disabled
options (usually Move, Size and Maximize) look 3D. anyone know what
it's called and how to get this effect?
TIA

I am looking for someone skilled in Visual Basic to convert some Excel
Files with Macros into pure Visual Basic. I will pay a reasonable fee.
This should only take a VB programmer a few hours.
Please e-mail me.

Hi! ive got a problem with the send function and would appriciate ure
help...
i want to send a struct with that send funct which looks like that:
type pack

I like VB6... I'm comfortable with it. My apps are solid and my customers
are happy.
So how much longer can my apps last? I'm just fine with 98 through XP....But
how many Micro$loth OS upgrades can my old-fashioned VB6 apps tolerate?

Where I can find a list of all the methods/properties of the VB
objects? I know that I can use the MSDN Cd but I have a laptop without
the CD (the Compaq Evo N410c) and I don't have always the external CD
unit available :-(

How can I assign an array to another array?
//Code
dim frame(100) as string 'declaration
build_frame frame 'funtion call

i got a visual Basic 6.0 professonal edition( Academic)
it came with thevisual basic 6.0 CD and another CD
Visual Basic Professional 6.0  Step by Step... it seems to be a e-book by
microsoft..... on the face of the CD it says To install the files from this

Job offer bout VB6:
Hi everybody,
I need to  build a prg or an OCX wich let me load a .doc file or a .rtf
file.

What is the ideal resolution of icons for tree control?
I have heard that 16x16 resolution have problems of boundry merging.

  When you have set AutoRedraw = True and you use a graphics method
(Line, Circle etc.), the graphics get drawn on to the hidden persistant
memory buffer. So, exactly what determines, when VB will refresh the
display. Is there is way to tell VB be not to do so, unless explicitly

Hey, Microsoft is sponsoring their 2005 annual contest, “You Can Make a
Difference” and is giving out Visual Studio .NET for FREE to anyone who
applies!! Also, 10 winners will receive a $2500 scholarship, $1500
production budget and $1000 in technology for their school. All you have

I am new to VB and currently using "Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0" as my
IDE. It doesn't appear to be a feature rich IDE, from my perspective
anyhow, so I was wondering what are the top plugins and tools for VB
that I can use to make my life easier and development more productive.