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Jun 1st, 2022, 07:24 PM

-Corso-> started a thread [RESOLVED] My Potions are too strong for you Traveller. Cairo Hue Shift? in Visual Basic 6 and Earlier

Hi Cairo Squad, I've been testing another autobuilder, but came to an abrupt halt. Short version, handmade Photoshop sketch tests, thought they...

63 replies | 1944 view(s)

Jun 22nd, 2022, 09:30 AM

Elroy started a thread Len vs LenB for specifying API structure lengths, and internal vs end padding in Visual Basic 6 and Earlier

I pretty much know the answers to this, but it might be worth a re-visit. I'm sure several have opinions on this. And there are several different...

67 replies | 1194 view(s)

Jun 3rd, 2022, 08:30 PM

ThEiMp started a thread [RESOLVED] About a single instance of a For Next loop in Visual Basic 6 and Earlier

Dear Members of the Forum. I wish to know how to write a For Next loop, that only works in a single instance. Here is what i am working with,...

51 replies | 1836 view(s)

Jun 4th, 2022, 07:29 AM

SearchingDataOnly started a thread [RESOLVED] Change all UDTs to classes in Visual Basic 6 and Earlier

I'm simulating .NET to create my own base-lib. We know that VB6 has many restrictions on the use of UDTs. In order to completely get rid of this...

41 replies | 1491 view(s)

Jun 17th, 2022, 09:26 PM

Niya started a thread VBForums most active sections stats. in General Discussion / Chit Chat

So the other day me and sapator got into a little guessing game about which sub-forums here have the most activity which started at this post. We had...

47 replies | 732 view(s)

Jun 22nd, 2022, 01:32 PM

wes4dbt started a thread Suspend the gas tax??? in General Discussion / Chit Chat

Sure I'd like to pay 18 cents less a gallon but this doesn't really seem to address the the real problem. The oil companies are gouging us. As are...

49 replies | 673 view(s)

May 30th, 2022, 07:46 AM

mms_ started a thread Save and Restore a Form's Position When Project Closed and Restarted in Visual Basic 6 and Earlier

I'm sure there must be many ways to accomplish this task, but what is the proper way to do this?

35 replies | 1081 view(s)

Jun 10th, 2022, 08:14 AM

FuzMic started a thread [RESOLVED] How to move to the next TabStop field after pressing Enter (without using Tab) in Visual Basic 6 and Earlier

Hi buddies I have 2 fields in VB6 with TabStop = True and TabIndex set to 1 & 2. I was hoping when I press Return Key in 1stfield it will send...

32 replies | 829 view(s)

Jun 11th, 2022, 08:42 AM

planbattack started a thread How should I rewrite this to not use GoTo? in Visual Basic 6 and Earlier

How should I rewrite the following code without using GoTo? My actual array "arr" is much more complicated than this; I have simplified it for...

27 replies | 649 view(s)

Jun 8th, 2022, 08:35 PM

Brad. started a thread [RESOLVED] WinHTTP.WinHTTPRequest Issue with Send Method in Visual Basic 6 and Earlier

Hi, We have an application developed with VB6 that uses WinHTTP 5.1 and is deployed on a server running Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. When logged...

29 replies | 1086 view(s)

Jun 16th, 2022, 01:35 PM

Brad. started a thread High DPI & Scaling Causing Image Issues in Visual Basic 6 and Earlier

Hi, In our VB6 application we use ActiveReports 2. When running our application on a screen with 3840x2160 resolution (and 150% scaling) the...

31 replies | 678 view(s)

Jun 13th, 2022, 02:39 PM

k_zeon started a thread Filetype Icon in Visual Basic 6 and Earlier

What would be the best way to show file type icons in a grid list. I just used a function to get th associated file icon 16x16 , it reads the file...

29 replies | 766 view(s)

Jun 15th, 2022, 09:28 AM

SearchingDataOnly started a thread Generic type conversion function CType in Visual Basic 6 and Earlier

I want to write a generic function to convert between arbitrary types, for example: TheValue = CType(obj, MyClass) TheValue2 = CType(obj,...

26 replies | 759 view(s)

Jun 26th, 2022, 08:22 AM

mms_ started a thread Error Trapping in an Executable in Visual Basic 6 and Earlier

Is it possible to get a MsgBox to trigger displaying an error code if an error is encountered? I mean in sort of global handler? If my app is run...

27 replies | 646 view(s)

Jun 22nd, 2022, 07:58 AM

mms_ started a thread DPIAware Issues on Multiple Monitors in Visual Basic 6 and Earlier

For the most part, Forms scale correctly and Images draw correctly in my app, across a wide range of monitors that I can test on. I don't have a...

30 replies | 508 view(s)

Jun 13th, 2022, 04:07 PM

Shaggy Hiker started a thread [RESOLVED] Type Conversion Issue in Database Development

I have a CSV that I am reading into a datatable using ADO.NET. One of the columns has a problem. The value in the column happens to be 10-05-20. That...

25 replies | 775 view(s)

Jun 12th, 2022, 09:35 PM

AccessShell started a thread [RESOLVED] Line Methof for a gradient in a Triangle in Visual Basic 6 and Earlier

I have used the following code to put a gradient in a triangle Private Sub FadeTriangle(ByVal pic As PictureBox, _ ByVal start_r As Single,...

25 replies | 856 view(s)

Jun 23rd, 2022, 11:59 PM

SearchingDataOnly started a thread Good Programming Practice: About "ByVal MyObject" in Visual Basic 6 and Earlier

I know the difference between "ByRef MyObject" and "ByVal MyObject". But I have a bad programming habit, that is, for primitive data types, I'm...

24 replies | 488 view(s)

Jun 15th, 2022, 05:06 AM

ebincharles started a thread [RESOLVED] Sending Whatsapp Group Message with Button through Visual Basic Code in Other Programming Languages

Hai, This is sending whatsapp group message through python in pyCharm. That works fine. However i need to add action button just below the...

23 replies | 837 view(s)

Jun 23rd, 2022, 04:14 PM

Elroy started a thread [RESOLVED] Last Class to Go in Visual Basic 6 and Earlier

This one probably doesn't have an answer, but I thought I'd ask anyway. I've got several classes where I'm using "VB_PredeclaredId = True". ...

24 replies | 522 view(s)

Jun 2nd, 2022, 04:59 PM

Brenker started a thread [RESOLVED] How to clear Err, when there is no way to know where it occurs in Visual Basic 6 and Earlier

Recently I have a very nasty encounter: I added a "Context-Aware Fill" function to my program; the program runs fine in IDE, but gets crashed on EXE...

19 replies | 1099 view(s)

Jun 10th, 2022, 03:12 PM

Daveeed started a thread VS 2015 WebBrowser not loading phpmyadmin in Visual Basic .NET

Hey! I'm trying to load on the WebBrowser a phpmyadmin website, but it's loading only half... I set the IE version of the app to 11, and tried to...

24 replies | 808 view(s)

Jun 20th, 2022, 07:02 PM

Couin started a thread Get module (or/and) class, but also sub/function names ? in Visual Basic 6 and Earlier

Hi friends, I'm trying to "uniformise" my error handling syntax from one form to another, or from one module to another. I explain. I...

20 replies | 590 view(s)

Jun 2nd, 2022, 01:45 PM

jajiyiko started a thread [RESOLVED] SQLITE Select records by date in Visual Basic 6 and Earlier

Hi! I have a sqlite database. "customer" table like this; text datetime text customerID sdate ...

20 replies | 861 view(s)

Jun 23rd, 2022, 04:58 AM

yereverluvinuncleber started a thread VB6-alike IDE - Has anyone ever created any IDE similar? in Visual Basic 6 and Earlier

I know that in the past several people have attempted a VB6 replacement without really understanding the magnitude of the task. I appreciate all...

23 replies | 579 view(s)

Jun 23rd, 2022, 09:24 PM

AccessShell started a thread [RESOLVED] Rotate TextBoxes and Labels (Take Twe) in Visual Basic 6 and Earlier

Let's try this again. I downloaded some code from this forum from thread Rotating Labels/textboxes. The code, written by Elroy was LabelVert. ...

26 replies | 442 view(s)

Jun 23rd, 2022, 03:13 PM

gwboolean started a thread [RESOLVED] Date Validation in textbox in Visual Basic .NET

While executing the IsDate() method in a routine I found the following error. While I have been able to find some explanations of...

21 replies | 484 view(s)

Jun 5th, 2022, 07:07 AM

Mojtaba started a thread [RESOLVED] Cropping Image - Screenshot - Capture in Visual Basic 6 and Earlier

Hello friends I want to take a photo of a specified area by clicking on a coordinate Provided that only the same area is visible The rest of the...

17 replies | 866 view(s)

Jun 21st, 2022, 12:31 PM

Elroy started a thread Suggestions & increased documentation of GDI+ image loading. in Visual Basic 6 and Earlier

Ok, the following is a functioning piece of code in a class I've named "LoadImage". I know that we each have our own coding style (including error...

21 replies | 467 view(s)

Jun 9th, 2022, 08:33 AM

gaouser started a thread VS 2010 gdi/graphics draw image with resize toolbox (Better Question) in Visual Basic .NET

hi guys I'm "ACTUALLY RELEASING MY APP" but I have a question about GDI/e.graphics I create a resize toolbox and an isometric form but isometric...

20 replies | 648 view(s)