VB Forum / General 2 / January 2007

I'm just wondering how you go about creating 3d environments. I don't
just want some code, but if anyone could point me to a wiki or site,
it would be much appreciated.
Thanks.

I have seen this posted a hundered ways, but am still a bit confused:
To keep it very simple-
I have a very simple form with one command button. The button caption
is "EXCEL"

How do I check my computers dateformat? Cause I need to convert a date
into that format. Something like FormatDateTime(SomeDate, Date.Now())
would've been nice but it does'nt work

I have a simple program that I am trying to create. In this program, I
have several fields such as drop down menus, and text boxes. When the
user is finished with the fields, he or she can click the submit
button. I am trying to figure out how I can DEFAULT the drop down menu

Microsoft has provided wonderful things but also forces upgrades which
are not really with much added value. Since I am no computer expert, I
have a few simple(minded) questions.
Do a lot of people use Linux and run Word, Excel and PowerPoint in

Has anyone here ever tried running a VB6 app that uses the MSCOMM activeX
control on a linux computer using Wine?
Or tried/can suggest anything similar?
Cheers,

When I run in DOS: SET USERNAME=    it returns USERNAME=joe.smith
How can I insert this into the following vb statement?
I tried and failed:
tmp = Shell("C:\program files\reflection\r1win.exe c:\documents and

Is there a way for an ActiveX control to determine the size it has available
for display? The web page it will be positioned on will have a nav bar on
the left and right side of the area where it will be positioned. These nav
bars may vary in width. This means the width of the ...

I'm using VB 6.0, Service Pack 6, on an XP machine.
I'm raising an error with a custom Description in a DLL.
 Err.Rasie 106,"MySource","My Custom Description"
When the invoking DLL catches the error the custom description has been

I would like (using VB6), to take an action,
1 - When the mouse fly on my form (without click)
and take another action:
2- When the mouse leave my form (without click).

How can I increase the size of a background picture of a form. The
picture does not cover the entire svreen.
Thanks for any help you can give.
Riley

I planning to upgrade my Windows XP system to Windows Vista but still want
to work with VB6.0 (SP6). What I want to know is which problems I can expect
doing this. Most of my projects are running on other computers still using
XP or earlier version. What happens when I roll out a ...

Form has Label named lblOne with Caption blank
Code:  lblOne.Caption = "One"
Error message:  Method or data member not found.
Caption is highlighted

Here is what I am trying to do. I am writing a macro in Microsoft
Publisher using VBA. I need to be able to grab a pixel from an image
that I have on the form. In order to do that I am using this
function:

Is there a relatively easy way to determine unique identifying
information about the PC that a VB5 program is running on?
E.g., can serial number information or other unique information be
obtained programatically?