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    Re: Brain Fart - please help...

    Nope - won't work.
    Chrome thinks that the file to open is "www.google.com%20-incognito"

    The problem is that I can get it to work with Shell, but then I need to full path
    to the executable.

    If...
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    Re: Brain Fart - please help...

    The problem is that Chrome does not seem to recognize the flag...

    Try it (Chrome has to be your default browser)
    ShellExecute Me.hwnd, vbNullString, "www.google.com", "-incognito", vbNullString, 1
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    Re: Brain Fart - please help...

    But ShellExecute does not return an hwnd or process id....

    Plus, I can't send a flag like "-incognito"
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    Brain Fart - please help...

    Ok, I should know this by now:

    In my VB6 app, I need to run another program, with a parameter and a file name to open.
    Then, I need to close that window/app at a later time.

    For example, I...
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    Handling Bookmarks (URLs) in VB6

    Hi -

    I'm writing an app to store Bookmarks from browsers.

    Does anyone know how to get the 'Title' from a bookmark when drag/dropped onto VB6 directly from a browser?

    I can get the URL using...
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    MSXML and Namespaces 'undeclared' ? (vb6)

    Hi -
    I'm using VB6 and parsing XML files with MSXML 4

    Some of the XML files I'm working with have Namespaces declared, but not necessarily the same namespaces for each file (this is important)....
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    Re: Stop flicker during RESIZE ?

    Well, thanks for the suggestions.

    I ended up using a combination of moving the ListView off the Tab, and subclassing with wm_entersizemove and wm_exitsizemove.

    Moving the LV off the Tab solved...
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    Re: Stop flicker during RESIZE ?

    I tried the Timer solution - it helps, but gives an artifact of a 'stuttering' resize.
    The flicker isn't completely gone, but is mostly gone. A slight improvement.

    I also tried the subclass...
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    Re: Stop flicker during RESIZE ?

    Yes, that's what I've been saying.

    However, there must be a way to stop the flicker?

    In .NET you can use DoubleBuffering - is there an equivalent in VB6 ?
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    Re: Stop flicker during RESIZE ?

    Spoo - I could use that on my machine, but I can't control other people's settings, so I need a VB Code solution....
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    Re: Stop flicker during RESIZE ?

    Using .Visible=False doesn't work either - it flickers even more because it's turning on/off so many times.

    This is the same reason that LockWindowUpdate doesn't work - when you drag the...
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    Re: Stop flicker during RESIZE ?

    isnoend07 - I tried the pic box - didn't work.

    spoo - yep, that's the same one I use - I wonder why yours isn't flickering, 'cause mine sure does...?

    si_the_geek - thanks for the tips, but...
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    Re: Stop flicker during RESIZE ?

    - During the Form Resize event while dragging the window border.

    Yes - I am resizing the SSTab that the ListView is on,
    and the resizing the ListView,
    so that they both change size with the...
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    Stop flicker during RESIZE ?

    My app has a ListView (LV) and whenever I resize the window (even if I don't resize the LV) the LV still flickers during the resize event.

    I can't use LockWindowUpdate API because the Form_Resize...
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    Re: How to change User when printing?

    Because I want to print on behalf of a different User.
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    How to change User when printing?

    My understanding is that when you print from VB6, using the Printer object,
    the User ID (local PC user that is currently logged in) is passed as part of the print request/job.

    Does anyone know...
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    WebBrowser - network file problem

    I'm using VB6.

    I'm using the WebBrowser control, and using Navigate (or Navigate2) to open html files. Everything works fine, except when the file is on a Unix machine and I access it using a UNC...
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    Can't replace mshtml.tlb

    I am trying to replace the file "mshtml.tlb" that exists in my system32 directory with a modified copy.

    However, each time I copy/paste the new version into system32, it is immediately replaced by...
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    Re: Write text to Desktop?

    No - that just copies a form over the entire desktop.
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    Re: Write text to Desktop?

    No that won't work.

    First, it draws a text box on the desktop (I want text, not a control)
    Second, it's in front of the icons
    Third, it's not part of the desktop background - you can click it,...
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    Write text to Desktop?

    This can't be too hard, can it?

    I want to write text on my desktop.
    Not in a transparent window, but directly onto the desktop itself,
    under the existing icons.

    For example, let's say I want...
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    DLL Hell - Best Practices ?

    Until now, I haven't worried about DLL conflicts, etc.
    But after creating several of my own DLLs and OCXs,
    I'm now running into this problem when updating my apps.

    The problem is that a client...
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    Combine EMF files?

    Does anyone know how to combine EMF files into a multi-page EMF?

    I believe that the Windows spl (spool) file can handle multi-page and is EMF based.

    Does anyone know how to work with spl files?...
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    Help with EMF files ?

    Does anyone have experience creating/working with EMF files?

    I am using the APIs
    CreateEnhMetaFile and OleDraw,
    and I need to be able to control
    the final size of the EMF, regardless of the...
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    Re: Task Tray Popup menu question

    Excellent - works perfectly - thanks!
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    Task Tray Popup menu question

    VB6

    Hi -
    I'm using pretty standard code to create a popup menu that shows when you click the task tray icon for my app.
    (ShellNotifyIcon, etc)

    However, I'm finding that if you activate the...
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    Re: Keep icon viewable in ListView ?

    I've tried that...
    That only stops the highlight from appearing across the entire row.
    The icon in the first column is still obscured.

    The problem is that the 'cell' is highlighted without...
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    Re: Keep icon viewable in ListView ?

    I don't care about the text.


    I care about the icons being obscured.
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    Re: Keep icon viewable in ListView ?

    When you click on any row, all the text gets reversed (white on blue) - this is normal. Like the first row "one".

    Yes, the picture shows how the icons are obscured when a row is selected.
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    Re: Keep icon viewable in ListView ?

    Here ya' go...
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    Re: Keep icon viewable in ListView ?

    http://www.coastallogic.com/dload/snap.gif
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    Re: Keep icon viewable in ListView ?

    It happens without any code in the events.
    And the code I have is way too much to post.

    I can send a screen shot of the problem, or a sample project that shows the problem in the ListView.
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    Re: Keep icon viewable in ListView ?

    Yes, I do.
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    Keep icon viewable in ListView ?

    (VB6)

    I'm using a ListView, and everything seems ok, except when I use icons in the list.
    Then, when you select an item (or row), the text gets reversed, but the icon get obscured.

    Is there a...
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    Podcast downloader

    Does anyone have any info on how to write a podcast downloader in VB6 ?

    Thanks...
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    Problem displaying Pictures in WebBrowser

    I have a WebBrowser control in my app (VB6), and it works fine when I do this:


    WebBrowser1.Navigate "www.yahoo.com"

    and it works when I do this:


    WebBrowser1.Navigate "C:\sample.html"
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    Re: Version Number problems - Kinda Urgent

    The version from the list box is even worse:

    3.02.0007


    I guess I'll just modify my code..
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    Re: Version Number problems - Kinda Urgent

    I guess I'll have to....Thanks.
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    Re: Version Number problems - Kinda Urgent

    What "list box" are you referring to?
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    Version Number problems - Kinda Urgent

    I've noticed that in VB6, my project version number might be "1.2.3"
    but if I get properties on the exe in Windows, the number is "1.2.0.3"

    This is screwing up my patching application.

    Is...
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