VB Forum / General 2 / January 2008

A problem with trying to find the nearest colour.  I have an image
which I use GetPixel to return the colour of various points.
However .... not all colours returned will be a System/Known/Pre-
defined colour.  So they wont have corresponding names - this is a

hi, i have an ascii file which is updated realtime,its tick data. I
want to read that file in realtime
as and when its updated tick by tick,and then store that line fields,
(seperated by comma) in some

I am using VB6 and have set up a procedure with the parameter LCDLine()
which is  an array of shapes.  Well something is adrift because it will not
compile on line ....LcdLine(I).Visible = False
Any help will be greatly received

Can anyone tell me how to save pdf files on the internet with VB.
The pdf files are numbered sequentially, so let's say the URL is:
"http:\\www.abc.com\page01.pdf"
"http:\\www.abc.com\page02.pdf"

I use the PopMenu control found on vbAccelerator in my VB6 app and on
some PC the menu suddenly disappear after about one hour, without any
reason.  By disappearing I mean the menu "ribon" is still there but it
is empty (no File, Edit, View, etc).  And nothing bring them back,

Could someone tell me a better way I can add the current days date to
a filename.
eg I have the following but this doesnt work for dates where the month
or day is less than 10. ie I get 200817 instead of 20080107.

Anyone know a substitute to the CommonDialog (save method) that do not
require to enter a file name?
I only need to browse for the proper directory, maybe create one, but not
enter the file name. The current CommonDialog (save method) require to enter

I have translated one of my small QB programs to VB5, and it works.
But there is one thing that is bugging me: the text size in my MsgBox
output is too small.
I've tried the online manual and I can't readily find a solution in

Is there anyway to create a Form whose size is bigger than the screen? I've
tried setting it's height at runtime but it didn't work...
Cheers,
Michael

Probably a simple problem but not for me. Array  x misbehaves.
x was initially a dynamic array, subsequently a ReDim x(3)
Code :-
Public Function cansub(x() As Long, y() As Long) As Boolean

I'm having difficulty comprehending how this works.
In this project, there are two class modules:
- cThumbnailGenerator
- pcMemDC

I want to do some programming using XML in VB6, specifically
MS Access.
I have some sample VB.Net code that I can use. It has
<<  Imports System.XML >> at the start of the code.

I am using a dll created in VB.  This dll allows me to access a sign
connected to the pc via USB.  I am not able to get any help from the
creator of the dll.
I am using a app created in Delphi to try and access the dll.  I use 3

I was wondering if someone could help me here. Since I'm running and
iMac, I don't have Visual Basic (6) installed. I want a small function
returns the number of seconds between two dates.
Can anyone help me with this? I would appreciate it.