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VB6 QUESTION: Code for reading ICNS file types from Mac?
Has anyone heard of any VB6 code that can read ICNS file types from Mac OS x? ICNS is the default icon file type under that foreign o/s. LaVolpe's stdpicture code can read ICO files but not ICNS, his...
View ArticleVS 2010 [RESOLVED] there is no end if why
Code: Public Function getkeystate(ByVal key1 As Integer) As Boolean Dim s As Short s = getasynckeystate(key1) If s = 0 Then Return False Return True End Function...
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If I wanted to have a Windows PC that only ran VB6 programs...
If I wanted to have a Windows PC that only ran VB6 programs then I'd probably have a limited set of tools and utilities. So, would I be able to create a functioning and useful system that had all the...
View ArticleDownload Problems
When I tried to send an associate an updated zipped copy of the PicView executable, Gmail blocked it. So I put a copy of the executable on my web site. Low and behold, it was also blocked. He reported...
View ArticleVS 2019 [RESOLVED] Upgrading Framework 4.8 to 5.0 -- x64 or x86 version?
I would like to upgrade from the Framework 4.8 to 5.0 and would like to know how to find out which platform I should download (32-bit or 64-bit). I have a Windows 10 Pro O/S (64-bit). I am running...
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MS Access Database Engine 2010 problem
I have developed a few applications over the years that I use frequently. These applications use MS Access as the back-end database and the MS Access Database Engine 2020. Beginning sometime in the...
View Article(Excel)____ VarType returning "wrong" result !
Does anybody know why VarType returns vbString when it should be returning vbObject ? Code: Sub Test() Dim v As Variant 'As Object Set v = Application MsgBox VarType(v) '<== returns...
View ArticleMaking VB software in WINE in 32-bit linux that works with 64-bit windows 10
I don't know how to title my post, but here is my dilemma. I created new software that works for MS-DOS in order to make an old game alive again through today's networks. I want to make an installer...
View ArticleRC6 ShellLink class needs cairo_sqlite.dll
RC6 v6.0.0.8 I get the error -2147024770 "Automation error" if i use the ShellLink class without the file "cairo_sqlite.dll" My Code: Code: Dim SC As New rc6.cShellLink SC.SetDescription "test1" I...
View ArticleVS 2019 Vb.net Discover selected focus item keydown
I want to get the focus of the objects inside a form and know if they are of type text or if they are of type text, like richtextbox,textbox,wordwrap I can control an event in them created by code,...
View ArticlePass a list of integers to stored procedure and perform insert on each
Is there a way to pass a list of integers to a stored procedure and perform an insert query on each? I have tried running a SELECT query to return the integer list within the stored procedure but it...
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Mirage Source 5
An open source VB6 gaming engine which uses DirectX 8 and flat file storage. This engine was incredibly popular back in the early 2000's and spawned a whole community of game developers, including...
View ArticleHow to check if a handle of a GDI object (a pen or brush) is valid?
Suppose that I create a brush that its handle is shared with third party code that is not under my control. How could I know at a given moment if the handle is still valid or somewhere in the third...
View ArticleWeird error right after the db server goes up after being down.
Hi, So I have a TableAdapter (created by the designer) that fills a table like this. Code: Try cmd.Connection.Open() MyTableAdapter.Fill(MyDataSet.MyTable)...
View ArticleMsOf10 Absolutely bizarre workbook behavior
I deal with a workbook and the workbook I've linked to is, believe it or not, a cut down version of that workbook, and as is none of the buttons on sheet1 work. The file is large because of the...
View ArticleVisual Studio Keep Crashing After Installing A Software
Hi all. :wave: My installed version of VS is 2012 and that was working satisfactorily until I installed PACTware 5.0 software which it automatically installed a .NET framework as I am aware. Visual...
View Article[RESOLVED] Weird error right after the db server goes up after being down.
Hi, So I have a TableAdapter (created by the designer) that fills a table like this. Code: Try cmd.Connection.Open() MyTableAdapter.Fill(MyDataSet.MyTable)...
View ArticleMsOf10 [RESOLVED] Absolutely bizarre workbook behavior
I deal with a workbook and the workbook I've linked to is, believe it or not, a cut down version of that workbook, and as is none of the buttons on sheet1 work. The file is large because of the...
View Article"As Any" in a UDT ?
I am trying to translate some C code into VB. There is a C Structure where one of the members is declared "As Any" VB doesn't accept "As Any" as a data type for UDT members. What is the corresponding...
View ArticleStuck with this Language Detection Service code
Hi, I am experimenting with this code which uses the native Elscore.lib (Windows 7 and later versions) The following C code excerpt comes from here :...
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