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i'd use cmd.exe mklink.
it does require administrator privileges though, so depending on how strict those policies are, it may just not help you.


Public Sub CreateLink(linkPath As String,...

Not sure what IDE this is on the screen pic - obviously not vb6.
relating to your question however - if you used a gray color, off the system color palette, it will change according to the specific...

which object are you late binding ?
could it be a Microsoft office COM object ?

UPDATE [Customers]
SET [Cellular] ='0' & [Cellular]

Will work on access

You are correct Datamiser. more of a machine specific id if you will.

my purpose is to set up a web service which will hold 'registered' users identifiers, and grant 'premium' access to paying...

The more appropriate way to handle spatial information would be to use commercial apps such as ESRI's ArcGIS or similar services and products, this will allow you to go straight to the business logic...

well, how you're actually playing the audio files, and how are you handling the errors ?
Without those two i can only guess the error is due to incorrect file paths.

do the CAB files generated by...

I'm sorry this question is not 100% VB, but what is.
Would love opinions about how you implemented a way of getting a unique id for each of your application's users.

One way would be to retrieve...

re-install VB - maybe.
re-factor your form - definitely.

work with control-arrays or split up the form.
without seeing a single line of code - i'm positive you are going through hell to maintain...

dilettante you are correct in your guess.
Error 70 - File is in use
Error 75 - No admin Permissions to write to disk.

off course it's not set in stone, but these are the common scenarios.


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from the looks of it, seems like you're trying to automate a process \ game which takes place inside the browser.
The obvious respond to that would be - you have no idea what you're getting into,...

Without going to much into your code, my assumption is that strSalesDataFile does not contain CR (char(10)) for some reason, or some IT guy messed with permissions.
If you use FileSystemObject...

please extract the business logic from the question, simplify the situation and focus on the code.
I know you think you're explaining it crystal clear - but you are not.

Not sure i know what connection() does.



cnview.ConnectionString = _
"Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=" & App.Path & "\Seeyou.mdb" & ";Persist Security Info=False;"
...

Easy. go to Control Panel > Printers > Add new printer.
Choose its port as "File" and manually search & select a PS enabled driver, such as an HP printer driver, for example, my company works with...

1. Find your niche.
You must find something that interests you, something you're good at, something that will keep you mesmerized at what you're doing.
It's far more productive to code when the...

Private Declare Sub Sleep Lib "kernel32.dll" (ByVal dwMilliseconds As Long)

Private Sub Form_Load()
Dim oA As Object
Set oA = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")

Sleep (5000)...

It is very likely that Windows does not bother rendering a form when its minimized.

GetPixel() however, accepts an HDC object as one of its parameters, so logically, you can capture the HDC of the...

GetPixel() API
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd144909(v=vs.85).aspx

Example:
http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?231161-VB-GetPixel()-amp-SetPixel()-Example

change your query.



"select * from Table1 where num like '" & Text1.Text & "%'"

to


"select * from Table1 where num like '" & Text1.Text & "%' AND ([Val_y] <> 0) AND ([tal_m] <> 0) AND...

in my opinion, one should always code under the assumption that unauthorized users are currently eavesdropping the broadcasts.

Would it not be easier, and more efficient,to encrypt, your data...

Baz Luhrmann - Everybody's Free To Wear Sunscreen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTJ7AzBIJoI&t=4m38s

Could easily tell you that nothing can not be done using VB6, and how fun and simple it is to create an application within 10 minutes, but that would be misleading.



VB6 is almost 20 years old....

For i2 = 0 To 29
seperate &i2 = local_array(i2)
Next

You can't dynamically compose the name of the variable ,you use on the fly, not in a legitimate way anyway.
(I think it might be...

This is not a vb script forum, but it would if you explain what exactly are you trying to do,
forget the language (vbscript) for a second, what is it you're trying to achieve ?

if you've got a...

If what hes looking for is simply extracting data between two known tags, Regex is an overkill.

Create a multi-lined Textbox named Text1 and place your HTML in it.
Create a Command Button named...

The link above refereed to the implementation on the answer rather than anything else.

On error ... Log(timestamp + err.Description) and such...
In my opinion, that's what stack over flow is...

I don't know how many users you expect to work simultaneously on your application, but seeing you mentioned database file i'm assuming it's not a small-scale one user thing.
in this case, It depends...

assuming your user don't already have that OCX -It will continue to work well, until it require to load or use the specific ocx, then your user is going to enjoy an crashing error box.
this simply...

It looks like a type mismatch.

What's "NagDE" ?

i'm throwing a wild guess here, assuming txtSalesID is a numeric value
how large is it ?

what would happen if you replace:

Opinions on the matter are irrelevant.

you can google out vb6 mail examples, there are many out there.
May i suggest that instead of emailing yourself, use a pop'up window - it works great and...

Bottom line, How much value (money \ workhours) are you expecting to lose if the app gets reversed ?

People can crack Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, even Visual Basic ide in which you are...

Generally you would go something like :



Dim strDatabase_Date as String
strDatabase_Date = RsW!TrialStart & ""

if (strDatabase_Date = CONST_DATE_STARTED) Then ...

If you are comparing the database value to the registry value, why would you need the registry in the first place ?

anyhow, the 'why' aside:



'The value to be saved
Dim CONST_DATE_STARTED...

disassembling <> decompiling

There are numerous companies out there who offer tools, worth hundreds or thousands of dollars per license, to allow companies and individuals to who lost their source...

100% decompiling of your code back to source is rather impossible on most cases because VB6 compiles to Native.
so if you're worried about someone decompiling your .EXE changing a string and then...

Make it short.
After defining the password in your 'CN' connection string Database Password=123456

Build your query:

StrSql = "Alter Table [BackArc] Add Column [Field1] Text"
Execute it:
...

Don't use OLE objects - you'll thank me on this one.

Use a resource file instead.

through the VB6 IDE > Addins > Addins Manager > VB6 Resource Editor > tick the 'Loaded'

Now right click your...

Lock using rundll32 parameters and let windows handle the implementation



Shell ("rundll32.exe user32.dll, LockWorkStation")

the Winsock implementation is on you though, it's not hard and...

Nope,
That's why you create your own form and load it as modal.


frmMyCustomInputBox.Show(vbModal,Me)