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| Subject | Date Asked |
| vb.net read registry | 9/13/2011 |
| Q: I am trying to read registry data that is output from a game (Starcraft 2) Any idea where to ... A: First thing before we begin: Do you know how the registry is structured and have you ever used ... | |
| SELECT with GROUP BY Joined to Subquery | 7/28/2011 |
| Q: I have been having problems trying to get this to work. Basically, what I'm trying to do is get the ... A: Interesting problem :) It seems to me, that this is a problem of the parser: you as a human might ... | |
| Combo Boxes - Addition | 7/18/2011 |
| Q: VB 2010 Express: I have two combo boxes, each with a collection from 0 - 10. A number has been ... A: Yes, you are on the right track. You see, ComboBoxes do not store numbers as numbers (integers) but ... | |
| Visual Basic 2008 Codes | 6/22/2011 |
| Q: I have just started with Visual Basic 2008 (I don't have 2010 and currently can't afford it) and I ... A: As with Visual Basic 2008, there is an Express Edition for Visual Basic 2010, which is totally free. ... | |
| Reading a column from a tab delimited text file using vb.net | 11/24/2010 |
| Q: I am a beginner in Visual Basics. I have a text file consists of 3 or more columns and more than 200 ... A: This can be done without much hassle. I would ask you to look up two commands in the help system, ... | |
| Timer | 11/12/2010 |
| Q: I have one Timer1 and I set intreval in properties with 100 Also I have two picturebox with image, ... A: Hm, not sure If I understood this correctly, but why dont you use 2 timers? There is no limit on how ... | |
| DateDiff between two times | 7/8/2010 |
| Q: I currently am using Visual Studio 2010 Express - VB I am trying to setup a program that will ... A: Date calculation has changed radically since the days of VB6 and .NET handles it in a totally ... | |
| Hiding Textbox's | 5/26/2010 |
| Q: I'm unable to hide a text box or button from another form in the same project. What i'm wondering is ... A: Yes, but you have to tell the compiler where it is. Assume you are writing code on MyForm to hide a ... | |
| information needed | 4/30/2010 |
| Q: sorry if I sent this question to the wrong place, but I know nothing about programming. I am a ... A: I am a freelance programmer, so yes, I can speak on the subject. However, the cost varies greatly ... | |
| key press event & string | 4/20/2010 |
| Q: It is actually a double question. Here it is: I have a text box, where user writes names of food. ... A: I may only answer one question per question. The reason for the "&" to disappear is that it is ... | |
| calling 'C' DLL from vb.Net | 2/8/2010 |
| Q: Hope yoy are doing well... We are using visual studio 2008-My requirement is to allocate some ... A: This is not a problem of VB.NET. The adress you write to is either not physically present on the ... | |
| VB & MySQL | 12/17/2009 |
| Q: I am trying to make a client/server Stock Management Application connected through a network with VB ... A: I'm sorry, I can only advise you not to use MySQL for that task, as it is not fully ... | |
| True full screen | 12/2/2009 |
| Q: and i am trying to get the program to go full screen, but all the options i have seen only use ... A: What you describe as "true" fill screen (like in a computer game I assume) can only be done if the ... | |
| Get file path | 9/30/2009 |
| Q: I am developing a simply database application in Visual Studio 2008. Clicking a particular button ... A: Among the controls provided with VB.NEt is one called OpenFileDialog. Drop that on your form, select ... | |
| VB Web Broswer Address Bar - how to show the current address? | 9/18/2009 |
| Q: i'm using the 2008 version and i've made a simple web browser. All i want to do now is link up the ... A: This will work, however, the user is required to enter a fully qualified URL into TextBox1 (i.e. ... | |
| listview | 8/12/2009 |
| Q: i just wanna know about to increase the height and width of an item in a listview control in visual ... A: I'm afraid there is no way to do that - the control does not support that. However, there are some ... | |
| Creating interactive AVI program in VB | 8/9/2009 |
| Q: I was wondering if it would be possible to have VB (I work with Visual Studio 2009) load an AVI in ... A: Yes, but you need a control to play the AVI for you (writing one for oneself would require CODEC ... | |
| VB8 february dates | 7/21/2009 |
| Q: im new at Visual Basic and am uncertain of certain things I need help in writing a code for ... A: There are several useful functions in VB .NET to help you with date computation. If you look up the ... | |
| VB .net query | 5/27/2009 |
| Q: I have developed an algorithm using VB .net to cluster the given dataset. I need output including ... A: If you use the Visual Studio Enterprise Developer Edition, you will find that it includes some very ... | |
| VB.NET Menu program | 3/7/2009 |
| Q: I want to use VB6 to create a menu program that will open an executable, a PDF or a flash video. ... A: Why don't you use VB.NET like I do for 9 years now? And the Express edition is even free and makes ... | |
| VB 2005 Do..Loop or For..Next Loops | 2/13/2009 |
| Q: I'm pretty to new to VB. I'm trying to write code form a form that has 14 textboxes to input hours ... A: Im not entirely sure where the problem lies, but you can iterate through a form's controls like ... | |
| generating table in sql server 2005 at run time | 2/4/2009 |
| Q: sir, i m using sql server 2005. i want to generate table in my database at run time as per user ... A: A comprehensive answer would be complex, but what you want to do is issue a T-SQL command called ... | |
| How to scroll through pictures with button click | 11/26/2008 |
| Q: I am a new student to Visual Basic. I am trying to make a form that displays a picture and a ... A: I assume VisualBasic .NET, and that you have a PictureBox control named "MyPictureBox" on your form. ... | |
| Hi | 11/4/2008 |
| Q: I'm new to VB and I have created a text box to hold total value. I wana restrict this text box to ... A: You can't do that with a textbox control, but you can do it with a control named either MaskEdit ... | |
| Do While Loop | 10/29/2008 |
| Q: How do I calculate a total after the Do While Loop has been activated? A: You will have to break out of the loop. You can do this in two ways: a) By setting a terminating ... | |
| C++ Compiler using vb.net | 10/23/2008 |
| Q: i am making a c++ compiler using vb.net i have managed to do most of the job. i am sending the file ... A: Yes, it is possible - by using a technique called "threading". However, threading is generally very ... | |
| Runtime controls | 7/28/2008 |
| Q: I can create controls on a form at runtime (check boxes and text boxes) but I can not figure out how ... A: OK. In that case, just read the properties of the control. I don't know your background in ... | |
| Help | 7/26/2008 |
| Q: > How I can make EXE version of Program which I made in excel and VB code? Best regards, ... A: Excel uses VBA (Visual Basic for Applications), not VB as a programming language. Unfortunatly, this ... | |
| problem in vb project | 7/21/2008 |
| Q: i want to do some accounting calculations. Private Sub TxtAmount_Change() TxtPassed_payment.Text = ... A: Your problem is that you try to calculate with variables that can only contain text (so-called ... | |
| visual basic events | 7/16/2008 |
| Q: I want to know what is meant by msflex grid and control events in visual basic A: "msflexgrid" means "MS Flexgrid", a control that is bundled with old versions of VisualBasic. It ... | |
| Count click events | 6/23/2008 |
| Q: I am just starting off learning VB 2008. I am wanting to count the number of times a button is ... A: No problem. First, at the Module level, declare an integer variable as counter, then increment it in ... | |
| about vb | 5/28/2008 |
| Q: how can i start VB and how can handle my database. And tell me how to i start programming in VB, I ... A: I haven't used VB 6 in six years now, so I can't give reliable advice for it anymoreas i switch to ... | |
| VB code | 5/27/2008 |
| Q: how to write a code for displaying a message (blinking message) until the process completed. eg. I'm ... A: That's not too difficult. You will need a Timer control on your form. Note that the "Enabled" ... | |
| sql query in vb6 | 5/7/2008 |
| Q: Please how to write this query in vb6(not in one line)in multiples lines. SELECT ... A: In all versions of VB you can enforce a new line in the source code by using an underscore preceded ... | |
| A Treeview problem I hope you can help with | 2/14/2008 |
| Q: This problem seems so simple in theory, but for the life of me I just can't figure out how to do it. ... A: OK, I understand what you want to do. Assuming you have two Nodes whose .Text property is set to ... | |
| vb6 or vb2008 | 1/22/2008 |
| Q: sir, I have started learning visual basic. I will continue learning to .net. I have been ... A: VB2008 by any measure! Especially if you start to learn, it is wise to learn the technology that ... | |
| Searching. | 1/16/2008 |
| Q: I am creating a quiz-type program in visual basic right now for a class at school. A randon ... A: Yes, there is a function that will greatly help you, it's called InStr and finds the occurence of a ... | |
| beginner | 12/15/2007 |
| Q: sir i am using vb6 i am trying to switch to vb.net please help me which book i can study for my ... A: Im sorry - as a pro I really don't know what beginner's books would be good - have you considered ... | |
| help me please | 11/25/2007 |
| Q: I know you don't answer VB6 questions anymore, but you are the only one who is not on vacation etc.. ... A: What you need to do is add one line AFTER the code u just showed me: Name ... | |
| load save textfile | 11/24/2007 |
| Q: i have 3 text boxes and a command button when i click the command button i want the text inside ... A: OK, this is the principal way to read a text file in VB 2005: Dim TextLine As String ' Open file. ... | |
| Reading from TXT files using VB.NET | 11/23/2007 |
| Q: My question is also similiar to another question in the forum. Using the answers in the forum I am ... A: There is a command that will really help you, it's called Split. Really read up on it in the help ... | |
| Formatting in text boxes | 11/9/2007 |
| Q: Frank, Am building an application to create technical manuals from Access or SQL tables. Inside the ... A: The answer is really, really easy: you don't use text boxes, you use rich text boxes, which provide ... | |
| System Event for system shutdown | 11/5/2007 |
| Q: Hai, Im working as a software developer, I have to develop a small application, where in I need to ... A: In VB.NET there is, in VB6 you would need to rely on the Win32 API. However, I can't see how this ... | |
| VB text to database with timestamp | 10/22/2007 |
| Q: Greetings! I am creating a device that measures power consumed in a household and displays it on a ... A: Put a Timer control on your form and set its Interval property to the time required (the unit is ... | |
| where condition to numeric value | 10/16/2007 |
| Q: I want to write where condition in my sql query for numeric value, but it is not working. my query ... A: In SQL, numerics are compared without the apostrophies (which are only used for charachter ... | |
| about vb project | 10/2/2007 |
| Q: i want subject for making application in visual basic like anti virus system,inventory ... A: If you plan to use VB.NET (and you should), the sky is the limit. You can really do anything with ... | |
| To call and exe in VB6 | 10/1/2007 |
| Q: How to call and exe in vb 6. Thanks A: Normally, I don't answer VB6 questions anymore because the last time I used VB6 is so long ago, but ... | |
| Garbage Collection in VB | 9/23/2007 |
| Q: Can you help me please generate a code for Garbage COllection using Mark and Sweep Algorithm in ... A: I only know what MS told me about it - but that was quite good. In the VS 2005 help system you find ... | |
| Garbage Collection in VB | 9/16/2007 |
| Q: Can you help me please generate a code for Garbage COllection using Mark and Sweep Algorithm in ... A: Why would you want to do that? VB.NET uses the well-tried, fast and stable garbage collector of the ... | |
| VB.NET and VB Access | 9/5/2007 |
| Q: Frank, I did read your profile. Can you tell me if it is possible to convert VB MS ACCESS ... A: This is a good-news bad-news scenario. The bad news is that it's entirely different, the good news ... | |
| About Do while loop | 8/23/2007 |
| Q: how to use do while loop----as do (some calculation) while temp.EOF (Other Calculation) loop ... A: You are mixing two loops here, the Do...Loop and the While... Wend. Use either Do Loop until ... | |
| VB.net Object Container | 8/5/2007 |
| Q: As we can create objects dynamicaly at run time in vb.net, i want to manipulate a database entities ... A: There are two neat new controls in VB 2005 that you might find useful in this case: the ... | |
| Visual Basic | 6/16/2007 |
| Q: I have 25000 item in the Access database. all the item i need to load in the grid... i am using vs ... A: Yes, Flexgrid is very slow, and Access is not fast either. You will have to get a better grid (have ... | |
| Visual Basic question | 5/21/2007 |
| Q: I want to send intructions to 2 programs running on the same system as set intervals. The only ... A: Yes, because Windows assigns each a unique Process Idendifier called ProcID. However, to access this ... | |
| Any tips you can share on VB 6 to .net conversion | 5/17/2007 |
| Q: We are starting on converting our application from VB 6.0 to VB.net. Can you point me to information ... A: Well, you can leave most things to the autoconverter - but not all. Before you start, you should ... | |
| conversion problem. | 5/16/2007 |
| Q: i am new to vb.NET and i'm having a lot of trouble with converting a part of VB6 into VB2005. when ... A: Yes, it's very different in .NET - it's fully object oriented. That means, you no longer have access ... | |
| vb.net global variables | 5/10/2007 |
| Q: Passing integer from one Form to another Form in VB.net A: The easiest way is to add a new Module to your project. Modules are forms without graphics, and ... | |
| print in vb2005 | 3/29/2007 |
| Q: i want to print a form in vb2005 with microsoft printform component but resolution of printed form ... A: From the rating you gave me it seems you know of a better solution. If so, please let me know so ... | |
| How to print to a form with VB.Net | 3/28/2007 |
| Q: I have several VB6 programs that print on a form. I would like to convert them to Vb.net 2005 ... A: Bad news: you cannot. Microsoft in it's wisdom decided to no longer support the very useful feature ... | |
| Passing Parameters from one Form to another Form in VB 6 | 3/10/2007 |
| Q: I have Form1 and Form2. In Form1, there is a textbox, where a user will input his name. Upon ... A: Oh dear, I stopped using VB6 four years ago because its so outdated, but I still remember you have ... | |
| visual basic | 2/24/2007 |
| Q: " "'" "?" in a textbox? thanks in advance A: The textbox itself cannot do that. What you need to do is act upon the "TextChanged" event, read the ... | |
| Visual Basic | 2/23/2007 |
| Q: I purchased visual studio sometime back and only have visual basic 6.0. I was just wondering if that ... A: It is very out of date, being created 1998, and as there is a completely free VisualBasic.NET 2005 ... | |
| Customize form | 2/17/2007 |
| Q: How can I make my form transparent. Also how can I make my form take any shape. A: Both are easy with VB.NET. To make it (semi) transparent, just set it's .Opaque value. To make it ... | |
| visual studio / web developer 2005 | 2/5/2007 |
| Q: I wish to know if we can create exe files that can run without visual studio or visual web developer ... A: If your program has run successfully in Visual Studio, you will find a "bin" directory below your ... | |
| String Manipulation | 12/4/2006 |
| Q: Wondered if you could help me, I have a text box which has words entered into it. I need to be able ... A: You did not write which version of VB you use, so I can give you only rough pointers. You should ... | |
| Terminating a process | 11/26/2006 |
| Q: Visual Basic 6.0, needs only to work on Windows XP (SP2, these computers are workstations, and about ... A: Sorry, as I switched to VB.NET more than three years ago, I cannot answer VB6 questions reliably ... | |
| Terminating a process | 11/25/2006 |
| Q: I need some help with finding code to end a process in visual basic. I've found some code on the ... A: Well, please tell me what version of Visual Basic yoo intend to employ, what versions of Windows ... | |
| Changin theme for a special application in visual basic 2003 | 10/10/2006 |
| Q: We all know programs that change entire windows theme by changing the control box buttons(Close, ... A: The only people known to have accomplished that feat are the guys at Infragistics ... | |
| Telephone Dailer Application in vb6 and vb.net | 10/7/2006 |
| Q: i gotta project to make a telephone dailer which also have the ability to records the calls and also ... A: Well, to be quite frank, that is nothing that a beginner should do. But I know that this life can be ... | |
| filtering in combo box | 9/29/2006 |
| Q: how can i filter the data in a table using combo box for example i will choose the name john from ... A: You cannot filter the data in a combobox, only before you fill the combobox or, if it is databound, ... | |
| deploying a .net winforms that has to connect to remote sql server | 9/22/2006 |
| Q: I have a windows application vb.net (2005) that uses a sql server database. I am having problems ... A: The solution should be quite straightforward: instead of hard-coding your connection string into ... | |
| what is wrong | 9/2/2006 |
| Q: i write this code Dim conn As ADODB.Connection Dim rs As ADODB.Recordset Private Sub ... A: The driver for ISAM based databases has not been installed on your system. You will have to ... | |
| determining %systemroot% | 8/2/2006 |
| Q: I am writing a program in VB6 where I need to determine the path for the %systemroot%\system32\ ... A: Use VB.NET. No, in earnest: like in your previous question, its very tricky in VB6, but in VB.NET MS ... | |
| date type | 8/1/2006 |
| Q: i want to store blank into date type variable... can you give me solution..how to store blank ... A: Yes, we all would like to do that - unfortunatly there is NO solution. Not in Access, not in SQL ... | |
| Word wildcard expression | 7/5/2006 |
| Q: Your question was I am writing a program that searches for acronyms. I was wondering what the ... A: This all very much depends on which version of Visual Basic you use. If you use Visual Basic .NET, ... | |
| how to get path of the file being used currently | 6/30/2006 |
| Q: can you help us in writing the code in vb to get the file name and path of the file that is ... A: Ah, now I understand. Unfortunately, there is no general way to determine the last file the user ... | |
| MainMenu | 6/27/2006 |
| Q: is there a way to color the main menu(all of the main menu and texts)? if so can u pleas help me? ... A: No, that cannont be done because - unlike all other conrols - the menue is drawn by Windows itself. ... | |
| Passing Recordset object in a DLL function | 5/29/2006 |
| Q: I have create a DLL which has a public function named Public function ShowTable(Rs1 as ... A: Hm, I do not know wich version of VB you are using, so I cannot be very specific. Its depends on the ... | |
| Shared Memory between VB programs | 5/16/2006 |
| Q: How do you share data between Visual Basic applications using shared memory. I have an appliacation ... A: You are in luck: I was a VAX 11/750 VMS FORTRAN programmer once, so I know exactly what you mean. ... | |
| Cannot drop database from SQL Server | 4/17/2006 |
| Q: 1) I am curious. If I just restore this database from a .bak file and then remove it, SQL Server ... A: Ugh, now it gets complicated... Well, one thing is clear: after a restore like the one described in ... | |
| terminating a long query | 4/7/2006 |
| Q: how can i terminate a long query while it is executing? i have an application with an access ... A: I have looked into this thoroghly because I was intrigued myself, but I'm sorry to say that there ... | |
| vb | 3/19/2006 |
| Q: I created a simple LAN chat program using vb program language and I decided to improve it by adding ... A: The simplest way would be the Inputbox command (look it up in the help system!). Before the code ... | |
| Manually Load a DLL from VB 2005 | 3/18/2006 |
| Q: I mave multiple DLLs with the same interface: DLL1: ShowName() msgBox("DLL1") DLL2: ... A: As VB.NET does not resolve declarations until they are used (as oppesed to VB6), you can actially ... | |
| User Defined Type>64K | 2/8/2006 |
| Q: I have a compile error "Fixed or static data cant be larger then 64K". Is there an 'easy' way round ... A: Huh? You must still be using VB 6, and yes, that can't hold more than 64K static data, a compliler ... | |
| Visual Basic2005 | 1/30/2006 |
| Q: Dahncke, My question is I am currently learning Visual Basic 2005, what is the ... A: No, that step is not correct, you will just fill your head with outdated concepts. Learn VB.NET ... | |
| recordset filter problem | 1/26/2006 |
| Q: can you pls check why the rs.filter not working as no result coming out and prompt this error " ... A: Hm, code seems OK, if a little too complicated. Of course, I cannot check from here if you mistyped ... | |
| Full Screen VB | 1/16/2006 |
| Q: I am making a touch screen application, Is there anyway i can get the application to automatically ... A: Actually, I no longer answer VB6 questions, but this is trivial :-) You have two choices, use ... | |
| searching records | 12/5/2005 |
| Q: i want to store a phone number in the access database but firstly search that if phone no is exit ... A: To do that, you will have to learn the SQL query language. With it, you can instruct the database to ... | |
| Print Files Using VB.net | 12/3/2005 |
| Q: my problem is , i have a reports generated by my programe and i want tp print it by printer . How i ... A: Actually, you cannot. Not unless you write your own page formatting routines, which is very complex ... | |
| Unmovable and Unsizable windows | 11/29/2005 |
| Q: I have written a win32-application. There is a form (window) in my application which I want to ... A: Very easy. At runtime just use VB.NET's (I assume you use the newest version 2005 of course) .Lock ... | |
| difference | 11/23/2005 |
| Q: what is the different between these three commands of vb show,visible,load form.show ... A: Load loads the from into memory, but does not change any of it's states or properties. If a form is ... | |
| Sub procedure problem | 11/18/2005 |
| Q: I am using VB6 one of my project I got the compile error: Procedure too large. Therefore I broken ... A: Yes, this is a limitation in VB. The code segment has a maximum of 64KB per module and nothing you ... | |
| Adding or updating a record in a Recordset | 10/29/2005 |
| Q: I'd like to write code that would allow me to take the records in one recordset and add them to a ... A: Generally, I don't answer VB6 questions anymore (simply because I'm out of it as I have been using ... | |
| Developer's Productivity | 10/25/2005 |
| Q: I am a dotnet developer, I was working in a good company but the only problem there was the ... A: First off, I know exactly how you feel.The pressure in the IT industriy is enormous, no matter where ... | |
| tab | 9/12/2005 |
| Q: i wanna to make a tabstrip that is contains on 4 or 5 tabs now i wanna to make each tab different if ... A: This is not possible with the tab strip that came with VB. You have two choices: either write one ... | |
| Frontend | 9/9/2005 |
| Q: I write some Excel VBA macros for my small business, but this is a general question about frontends. ... A: Yes, you are quite right on the purpose of a frontend. The only way to learn how to write one is to ... | |
| help | 8/23/2005 |
| Q: oh sorry sir, mine is VB6hi, thanks for your reply, my version of vb is enterprise edition.hi, I ... A: VB6? OK, have you tried DoEvents() in the Timer event? If it doesen't help, you are in a fix: ... | |
| OK Enter code | 8/22/2005 |
| Q: I'm writing acode in VB. where i have created an object and calling the other application program. I ... A: I'm not sure I understood you correctly, but you can call an event programatically. In VB6 In would ... | |
| sql server | 8/2/2005 |
| Q: How can i make sure that i do not duplicate an entry in the same field that is not my primary key. ... A: This is not actually a VB question, so I can give you only a very brief answere here. Of course you ... | |
| Navigation Pane | 7/30/2005 |
| Q: I often have to use navigation pane of database,including first,last,next,previous buttons...find ... A: The easiest way is to wait a little - for Visual Studio .NET 2005, which automates exactly that. If ... | |
| OpenFileDialog | 7/14/2005 |
| Q: Question I receive an "unhandled exception of type System.NullReferenceException" and also ... A: That is a common Exception in .NET, and it /always/ means an object has not been created before it ... | |
| vb | 5/7/2005 |
| Q: How can I display numbers that stored in a text file on a text box or label using vb 6 or vb.net ... A: First, open the file and read the content you want into a string. As this differs severely betwenn ... | |
| vb and sqlserver | 4/9/2005 |
| Q: Using VB6 and SqlServer2000. I want to do like this: Suppose one user has given a query "Select * ... A: As long as you don't commit a transaction, all records affected by that transaction are locked ... | |
| vb | 3/22/2005 |
| Q: actuallu sir i have a problem in vb form i have declared a text box i want that whatever is entered ... A: Capitalising is very easy: textbox.Text = UCase$(textbox.Text) As to when it's done - that's ... | |
| sql | 3/21/2005 |
| Q: sir pls tell the query in mssql database structure: tablename= record id name 1a ankit 1b ... A: In most SQL versions, the underscore _ is the character that is used as a single char wildcard. ... | |
| Compiling a VB Application | 3/11/2005 |
| Q: I'm just really learning VB 6.0(from an old book) and I'm having problems compiling my application. ... A: You are using the free version of VB6, and the compiler needed to MAKE the .exe is not available. ... | |
| scope of the variable | 2/18/2005 |
| Q: I want to set a login name and password facility in my project.However i do not want to store them ... A: If your program is shut down, Windows frees all memory allocated to it - and there goes your ... | |
| VB Data Types | 1/29/2005 |
| Q: A previous question of mine was: why reserve 2 bytes instead of one byte for the boolean data type. ... A: The simple reason is: bus witdth. The correct reason is electrical, but I'm a programmer and not ... | |
| VB & SQL | 1/26/2005 |
| Q: I'm writing a VB .NET application that runs stored procedures in a MS SQL Svr. 7 database. This is ... A: Ah yes, the traps of T-SQL. You see, there is no real NULL for the DateTime type; rather it is ... | |
| ordering system | 1/18/2005 |
| Q: what whould be the best way to design a food ordering system A: Bottom up: First design the database, then decide what db to use (SQL Server, Oracle etc), then ... | |
| pass by ref among forms | 12/22/2004 |
| Q: I have a Visual Basic Project with several forms. I want to pass variables from one form to ... A: This depends very much on which version of VB you use. In VB.NET you simply pass your variables (no ... | |
| capacity was exceeded | 12/17/2004 |
| Q: i am using visual basic v.6.0,ms sql data base. when i create a form ,after from it i open new form ... A: Strange, that shouldn't happen for it sounds like as if the transactions would never be commited ... | |
| visual basic- how to actually use program | 12/9/2004 |
| Q: Ok, I am a senior in high school. Last year I learned some simple/basic operations in Visual Basic. ... A: Yes, to make a program run anywhwere, it has to be an .exe. The process to create one is called ... | |
| Disable Copy & Paste in a textbox | 12/5/2004 |
| Q: Sir: Good day. I would like to know the code on how to disable the copy (CTRL + C) in a VB6 ... A: You could disable the keystrokes, but that won't help you against the context menu (that menu you ... | |
| picture | 11/23/2004 |
| Q: how do u include a photo in your database. that is if you search aperson in the database his picture ... A: This depends entirely on the Database. Generally, one uses a field type for binary large objects ... | |
| Prevent Process Killing | 11/12/2004 |
| Q: I have a requirement wherein I want my application to be kept safe from being killed via; ... A: There is no way of preventing your process being killed (please read the platform SDK on ... | |
| vb Active X Exe | 11/1/2004 |
| Q: Hai I am new to the concepts Active X What are Active X Exe Dll ... A: Sorry, the complete answer is much to long to be posted in a forum such as this. In short, all three ... | |
| Security. | 10/31/2004 |
| Q: VB 6.0 Right now i am using windows registry to make my programs shareware. Is there any other way ... A: Sorry to rain on your parade, but DLLs are in no way difficult to modify, there are certain programs ... | |
| VB and Access problem | 9/29/2004 |
| Q: I have written a software app in which I have a vb6 frontend to an Access 2002 database. The program ... A: As you have noticed, the problem isn't a VB one, but rather an SQL problem. If you can make the SQL ... | |
| What is Visual Basic.Net? | 9/16/2004 |
| Q: Just a simple question - what is Visual Basic.Net? How is it different from Visual Basic 6, which ... A: It might well be that VB6 can meet your needs, but let's face it, VB6 is 6 years old and Microsofts ... | |
| What is Visual Basic.Net? | 9/15/2004 |
| Q: Just a simple question - what is Visual Basic.Net? How is it different from Visual Basic 6, which ... A: The question is simple, but the answer isn't :-) Seriously, VB.NET is VB6 on steroids. It is vastly ... | |
| To Display Photo From DB | 9/14/2004 |
| Q: Sir, I have solve my previous problem, thanks a lot for your reply. Well, now I want to ask you one ... A: I presume you have never run a Database Maintenance Plan. You must do so at least once a month ... | |
| vb not recognising access 2000 | 8/31/2004 |
| Q: recently i've started working on VB6. I am using MS Access 2K as my database. I have some tables ... A: Which patch of VB6 do you use? I switched to VB.NET two years ago, but I distinctly remember that ... | |
| login into an sql server 7.0 | 7/13/2004 |
| Q: pls, i am writing a program on customer application in my company and i need 2 make use of login ... A: The easiest way to do this is to switch the SQL Server to accept the Windows logon (please refer to ... | |
| How to retrieve Target path of shortcut files? | 6/30/2004 |
| Q: I hope You have a solution for my question. I am telling what I want to do. I am creating start ... A: This is one of the most complex operations you can attempt in Windows. You see, you do not actually ... | |
| Visual Basic Data Types | 6/22/2004 |
| Q: Why does Visual Basic .Net reserve two bytes for the boolean data type, while one byte is enough to ... A: Yes, it is a waste of memory, but it results in a burst of speed. You see, both pentium and Athlon ... | |
| vb | 6/19/2004 |
| Q: 1. What is the difference b/w Class (.CLS) and Module(.BAS)?. 2. When will the form's queryunload, ... A: Sorry, but only one question per question. Please ask question #2 again, here is the answer to #1: ... | |
| List all controls in a form | 6/16/2004 |
| Q: I'm looking for a way to go through the controls on a form. My situation is I have a button that ... A: This is easy and just like VB6 :-) Inside the form code, try this: Dim loControl As ... | |
| Pseudo-translation: Chinese to English | 5/27/2004 |
| Q: My problem is not specific to VB; but I am trying to solve using VB. My problem: I want to ... A: No, I think that should work. It depends on the power of the database however. I would suggest SQL ... | |
| Timestamp problem... | 5/15/2004 |
| Q: Good day... Does SQL Server track a data modification timestamp for a given table? If yes, how to ... A: Depends on what you mean and which version of SQL Server you use (I assume 7.0 or higher for now). ... | |
| vb | 5/8/2004 |
| Q: hai, this is parant calling here from bhubaneswar,orissa. i wanna know about the api.how api are ... A: This is impossible to answer in a forum like this, the subject is so huge. But why don't you do like ... | |
| help | 5/5/2004 |
| Q: i'd like to display data from multiple tables using SQL, please how can i do this and which control ... A: You did not specify which version of VB you use, so I can only give you a generic answer. If you are ... | |
| MaskedEdit Control | 5/1/2004 |
| Q: I seem to be having some trouble getting my MaskedEdit Control to work properly. How should I code ... A: Please tell me which version of VB you use (MaskedEdit has changed with each installment of VB) and ... | |
| Assigning/updating two DataSources from a single text box | 4/25/2004 |
| Q: Is it possible to assign two different DataSources to a single text box in VB6? I wish to know how ... A: As I switched to VB.NET over two years ago, I'm sorry I cannot reliably help with VB6 any longer. ... | |
| Application Icons | 4/3/2004 |
| Q: Sir, I am a database programer. I want some icons for designing my user interfaces. Can you help me ... A: All versions of Visual Studio have a directory named "Graphics" that contains a multitude of icons. ... | |
| Temp table in SQL Server 2000 | 3/31/2004 |
| Q: I have a problem in Visual Basic 6 and SQL Server 2000. How to programmatically create/delete a ... A: Very easy, and useful for all languages: You simply use a # in front of the object name and SQL ... | |
| Any idea how to send simple email in VB? | 3/30/2004 |
| Q: I have been working on a company project that needs to send important notification emails to ... A: This does not actually depend on the programming language but rather the OS you are using. All ... | |
| VB Service and Calling an Application | 3/17/2004 |
| Q: VB5, Beginner VB Service and Calling an Application. I am using the NTSVC.OCX to run a VB app as a ... A: I can help, but I don't have good news for you. You see, under Windows services may not have any ... | |
| Msgbox and load form | 3/5/2004 |
| Q: Followup To Question - Dear Frank, i really need help terribly I am having some problems, i am ... A: Yes, but you can't compare a string to a double. This will never produce any meaningful results. The ... | |
| Msgbox and load form | 3/1/2004 |
| Q: i really need help terribly I am having some problems, i am using vb.net's asp, doing a project for ... A: Services may not talk to the user, so you would be better off to write an applikation, not a ... | |
| Importing SQL Server Table/View into Access DB | 2/26/2004 |
| Q: I am a VB 5 programming learning VB.Net. I have a need to get a table/view from SQL server and ... A: From VB5 to VB.NET? Wow, that is a steep learning curve... But to the problem on hand: Due to the ... | |
| Disconnected recordset | 2/24/2004 |
| Q: Good day! I have a problem in Visual Basic 6. I am using a disconnected recordset that loads the ... A: This is one of the reasons I moved to VB.NET two years ago. You see, in .NET all connections are ... | |
| FlexGrid | 2/20/2004 |
| Q: I'm working with a MSFlexGrid to get some data, the issue is I don't know how many rows the user ... A: It's ages since I worked with MS FlexGrid, but any grid on the market has the ability to add rows at ... | |
| visual basic | 2/19/2004 |
| Q: how do connect visual basic with sql database. A: Oh dear, this would require a huge answer with many "that depends on" statements. For example, it ... | |
| access version | 2/17/2004 |
| Q: i created a new database using this command. "Set newDataBase = CreateDatabase(xFileSpec, ... A: No sure which version of VB you use, but the culprit is the dbVersion30 in CreateDatabase(xFileSpec, ... | |
| Searching Databases | 2/8/2004 |
| Q: I am a beginner and am trying to create a small program that will store multible usernames and ... A: OK, glad to help, but please realise this is a vast and complex subject, so I can only give you ... | |
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Frank G. Dahncke
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I can answer most questions realating to real-world application programming in Visual Basic .NET (including SQL-Server 7.0 and up). I NO LONGER ANSWER VB6 QUESTIONS. My speciality is GUI/frontend work and API calls. I do not know about Internet, games or graphics programming, just the bread-and-butter stuff. I answer questions in German as well.
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Experience: I have been programming BASIC applications professionally for 22 years now (2007), having done most any application type from multimedia CBT to telephone directories to database frontends. Organizations: RA-MICRO Software GmbH
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