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    Re: Reading data from WebAPI

    Try: Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8

    https://www.w3.org/International/articles/http-charset/index

    Edit: Make sure you use "content-type", I thought I saw your code with typo...
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    Re: Reading data from WebAPI

    Yeah that is pretty weird to get binary between characters, unless it's marking some kind of color or font, but who uses color SMS. Are you sending or receiving messages? If you're sending, you...
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    Re: Reading data from WebAPI

    .Open requires URL, NewStrSend can't be the URL and the post data...

    .open("POST", "smsreply.ashx?user=*****&password=*****&ref=" & Ref, false)
    .send("POST DATA HERE")

    Also refer to HTTP...
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    Cast To UDT? CType Equivalent

    Is there a way to cast a variable as a UDT without creating a variable?

    This is pretty stupid:

    Do While M.GUIQueue.Count > 0
    Request = M.GUIQueue.Item(1)
    Select Case TypeName(Request)...
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    Re: [RESOLVED] Visual Component Manager

    Must load by default, because I have it loading as well. That and the MouseWheelFix...
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    Re: [RESOLVED] Visual Component Manager

    I started getting this error when using VB6 on Windows 10. I'd like a fix if anyone knows one. It runs fine after that message, so its just an annoyance.

    Windows 10 v1809, VB6 SP6, NO MSDN
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    Re: [ADVANCED] Multi-threaded VB6

    I ended up using shared memory class / PostMessage(Form.hWnd, WM_CHAR, Asc("A"), 0&) / Private Sub Form_KeyPress(KeyAscii As Integer) for Async notifications. Seems to be pretty clean and doesn't...
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    Re: [ADVANCED] Multi-threaded VB6

    Also for others trying, you cant use Schmidt's Form_Activate example with multiple forms, it executes multiple times. I couldn't get threading at startup, you will have to use one time timer to start...
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    Re: [ADVANCED] Multi-threaded VB6

    I appreciate everyone chiming in here, thanks guys.

    @ Schmidt, I did realize I forgot to change the alias. Nice catch, I didn't think it was going to fix anything. But it did, finally async...
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    Re: [ADVANCED] Multi-threaded VB6

    ***, EVEN POSTMESSAGE IS BLOCKING MY WORKER THREAD.... :mad:

    What the heck am I doing wrong, all the documentation says these things run async, I can never get anything to run async between...
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    Re: [ADVANCED] Multi-threaded VB6

    Elroy,

    That's exactly what I WAS doing. I had a GUI ActiveX application and a Service application that did backend work. It relays information via Referenced COM. But it became a pain to debug...
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    Re: [ADVANCED] Multi-threaded VB6

    Looks like you have to sub-class form in order to receive Send/PostMessage events. Should work well in combination with shared memory thread / recordset / shared memory address.


    Private Sub...
  13. Re: Changing and loading a new ocx file into an existing project

    Take VLC for example. I wasn't able to add it as a component, but I could add it as a reference, so I generated it at runtime.



    Dim vlcControl As Object
    Dim WithEvents vlcPlayer As...
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    Re: [ADVANCED] Multi-threaded VB6

    What do we think about passing the main thread form hWnd to the worker thread and using SetTimer for async notification? LOL

    It appears to be entering on the main ThreadID

    PostMessage looks...
  15. Re: Changing and loading a new ocx file into an existing project

    You can try and load via CreateObject. If you were able to add to components, you can also try adding to form at runtime.
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    Re: Secure Web Site problem on XP

    You can try via inet directly or look into updating root security certificates...

    http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?874449-Reading-data-from-WebAPI&p=5385615&viewfull=1#post5385615

    Edit:...
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    Re: [ADVANCED] Multi-threaded VB6

    Looks promising, do you have the dim for WM_ID_ASYNCH_METHOD, cant find it anywhere...
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    Re: [ADVANCED] Multi-threaded VB6

    Cool, can I send custom messages? How do you receive them on main thread? That would eliminate timers checking for updates but would likely need to use your recordset solution or the extra thread...
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    Re: [ADVANCED] Multi-threaded VB6

    I don't think that will work non-blocking either though. If I purposely block the main thread, and try and call a function from a worker thread to the main thread that does nothing, it blocks the...
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    Re: [ADVANCED] Multi-threaded VB6

    Anyone know why when I RaiseEvents to other threads, it still happens synchronous?

    https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/visualstudio/visual-basic-6/aa261370(v%3dvs.60)
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    Re: [RESOLVED] SP6 - Windows 10 - Fails to Install

    Mine installed fine without MSDN, Windows 10 1809.
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    Re: [ADVANCED] Multi-threaded VB6

    I was wondering why it didn't start on my target computer... Thanks
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    Re: [ADVANCED] Multi-threaded VB6

    Interesting, I didn't think to use sub main to activate form instead of class... How many threads does this use, 4?


    Private Sub Form_Activate() 'use this instead of Form_Load, in case you want...
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    Re: [ADVANCED] Multi-threaded VB6

    Thanks for all the help. Sorry for all the questions, some of this stuff is barely English to me lol. So you're recommending the threaded data class? How (well) does a three threaded app run on a...
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    Re: [ADVANCED] Multi-threaded VB6

    I was running Ax-EXE threading. How do I know if I am multi-process-mode?

    Why does the data module need its own thread? If the two threads have access to the same memory locations, cant they just...
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    Re: [ADVANCED] Multi-threaded VB6

    How do you use safe array in VB6? I do already want to pass mainly UDTs. Otherwise I will look into the recordset solution.

    Edit: I was considering a data only class but it seemed overkill and...
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    Re: Reading data from WebAPI

    @ Peekay, where's the post data? Is this just a GET request?

    data = PostInfo("budgetmessaging.com", "/smsreply.ashx?user=*****&password=*****&ref=" & Ref, "WHERE_IS_POST=DATA?")

    @ wqweto, no...
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    Re: [ADVANCED] Multi-threaded VB6

    @ Zvoni, I have referenced the objects. Problem is as soon as one accesses the other, it deadlocks until the thread accessed is finished. Yes, the main thread has its own apartment, and the...
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    Re: [ADVANCED] Multi-threaded VB6

    Well I guess it could be a little more native. I wish you could use global variables, however global variables are NOT common between threads. VB calls Sub Main again so that you can reload global...
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    Re: Reading data from WebAPI

    There are more simple one line methods that download a file that you have to read. But I prefer loading direct to string:

    data = PostInfo("server.com", "/?action=page", "user=hello")


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    [ADVANCED] Multi-threaded VB6

    Yes, it does exist. VB6 supports native multi-threading (proof)

    I am trying to communicate between threads, but if thread A is busy and thread B tries to update thread A, thread B gets locked up...
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    Re: [RESOLVED] SP6 - Windows 10 - Fails to Install

    I installed SP6 without MSDN simply by running (and clicking repair):

    C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Common\Setup\1033\SETUP.EXE
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    Re: [RESOLVED] VLC ActiveX Control

    Yes it does, did you use the file:// if local? The m3u8 was a skipping a little for me however.
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    Re: [RESOLVED] VLC ActiveX Control

    Nanni, hmm yes you are right, that does work. I definitely tried that before and it didn't work.. don't know what was wrong. Both file:// and file:/// work.

    Thanks!
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    Re: [RESOLVED] VLC ActiveX Control

    @si_the_geek, yeah I figured that out when I came back to post again and had access to edit. Not the standard to have limited permissions but I can certainly understand the spam problems. I probably...
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    Re: [RESOLVED] VLC ActiveX Control

    Is it free? In reference to the website being stupid, it was not meant to reflect the people that use this site. I was referring to the functionality of this website. It didn't let me edit my posts,...
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    Re: [RESOLVED] VLC ActiveX Control

    Cant edit my post, this website is stupid. Now it lets me edit posts.
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    Re: [RESOLVED] VLC ActiveX Control

    I finally solved this the real way, with real code. Sorry I'm late to the party, but since VLC isn't going to fix this problem... This works with the latest VLC as of writing: 2.2.1.

    This code...
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