Visual Basic

Multi file explorer
I'm working on a little app for my own use, to have a form with multiple "file views" at this point i'm using listboxes, populated with the files from selected folders click a button, add a listbox(control array), select a folder- file list appears typically i have to look at a dozen or so explorers during t... 26 Jun 2010 15:14

Date format for any LCID
It's not possible to retrieve a friendly named date description including the weekday name from the OS, is it? I am looking for a function that would return for example Monday, 05.01.2010 (in English->LCID 1033) and Montag, 01.05.2010 (in German->LCID 1031) I would like localize my invoices, and I don't wa... 27 Jun 2010 03:07

Compart two times
Using VB 6 I want to compare two times, a time stamp and the current time. The timestamp will always be on the same date as the current date so I dont have to compare the date part (but can if it is easier) I can break the time apart and use datepart() but there has to be a simpler way. eg: if time-timestamp... 25 Jun 2010 08:48

ADO FetchProgress doesn't fire
I've upgraded MDAC to 2.8. I've also looked at Q224332 ("ADO Recordset Open Method May Behave Synchronously Even if adAsyncFetch is Specified") But whatever I do, the FetchProgress event will not fire asynchronously. It fires once only at the end of a query. Code (just the salient part): Private WithEvents ... 25 Jun 2010 12:06

VB 2008 Compile for x86
Hi In VB 2008 there seems to be three places where you can specify x86 or AnyCPU. 1. From the main IDE window, there is a platform drop down box next to the Debug/Release drop down box 2. From the Build Configuration Manager, there is an "active solution platform" at the top of the form 3. On the same form,... 25 Jun 2010 09:54

2 questions
Why is my browser telling me this is not a trusted site, it had never done that before today. vb question This might be a silly question but, how do you make the labels variables change while the program is processing something. Foe example, when you do a search The path changes as it searches through the di... 24 Jun 2010 19:44

Ping Ralph
"Kevin Provance" <k(a)p.c> wrote in message news:hvsv91$ud8$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... For some reason, Ralph, your posts are not showing up for me when viewing posts through E-S. I can see your posts fine when accessing through msft's news server. I'm on E-S and I see his replies. Like his "dis... 23 Jun 2010 17:19

Custom Retail Kiosk hardware & Software Solution
Retail Kiosk Self-service is possibly best known for its retail applications, with many high-street retailers now making extensive use of all that kiosks have to offer, and reaping in the benefits – and the profit! The scope for self-service retail solutions is rapidly increasing as customers become more familiar w... 22 Jun 2010 23:45

Evil coercion
Is there any api that can set the decimal separator to point in the current running program/or thread - not the system setting. I don't think so. The imposter has a declaration to it. This should be placed in the Procedure/or Function to be effective. But vb6 ? Any circumvention?. /se ... 24 Jun 2010 03:09

Advice on an Undo/Redo feature
Hi All I have a vb6 app that links to an Access DB. The basic premise of my app is that the user enters info into a MSFlexigrid of cells and this info is automatically updated in the db. The rundown is as follows: a) user right-clicks on a cell. b) popup menu of options appears above that cell. c) use... 25 Jun 2010 05:34