VB Forum / General 2 / August 2008

I've got a Visual Basic 6.0 application which connects via OLEDB to a
Microsoft Access 2002 data source.
One of my customers based in Germany has complained that it's not
working properly. It turns out that the query to update the database

I want to use my PC to make telephone calls, without using VOIP or the
Internet.  So for example, using VB (VB6 or .Net), I want to define
the number to call, and using the mscomm component (or other, if more
appropriate), use the audio card's speakers and mic to listen and

See a reference to the Sdtpicture in VB6  help,
but when I "Dim PIX as "
there is no Stdpicture selection in the Object Browser
drop down list.

Birthday Time
Every year for my birthday I launch a special sale.  The discount
matches my age and since this year I’m so close to the big 50 I
decided to make it a 50% off discount.

I am using Visual Basic 2008 Express Edition with SP1 installed.  When I
attempt to initiate a WPF project, the design surface (to accept controls)
does not load.  Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong? Thanks.

I just made a VBS file that contains this text
Set objShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
objShell.TileVertically
When the file is run, that tiles Windows desktop windows vertically.

I'm trying to write an application that would need to use a system-
wide mouse hook.  I know that it is not possible to write the required
DLL in VB6, but I was hoping that someone might know of a free DLL
that would work.

I have 2 forms in an application that are both loaded at startup. Form 1
acts as a menu bar and sits at the top of the screen. It is positioned
using the following:
Me.Move 0, 0, Screen.Width, 800

I have been trying to run a programme built using VB6 on a Vista machine. I
keep getting an error about sysinfo.ocx or one of it's dependants not being
registered. I have tried to remove sysinfo from teh project Components but
it tells me it is in use. What tools doe sysinfo.ocx add ...

Does anyone have the Code and Declarations necessary to play
WAV Files in VB6? This must be done without the Windows Media
Player Console becoming visible.
A shell function used to work, but it does not work any more.

My Textfile looks like this
Variable 1
Variable 2
Variable 3

G'day everyone
IIRC, I found an ActiveX/COM DLL that implemented REXX parsing/pattern
matching. Can't find it now. Has anyone heard of such a thing?
Kind regards,

I need to let my vb app interact with several websites (login, update
numbers, etc...) i thought that foxtrot-xray had a component, but they
seem to have disapeared...
Does anybody know where i can find a component with this kind of

Hello all. I am currently working on a project that would allow you to
make your own project at runtime. so i have the following code to make
a control a runtime :
Dim ctl As Control

Some days I can respond to replies to my email, other times I get a blank
screen when I click on the message "read the response". Some days, when I
click on the " Read the response in IE 7 , I get a blank screen, but when I
go to Opera ' it appears.