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Best of luck to you, Keith. Your commitment and dedication will serve you well in your new position.

You’ve helped me tremendously with VB6, many times, over many years. I’m so thankful for that....

OK, thanks. i don't think i'll tamper with existing ones. Your 'private' properties are fine and will do the job. thanks again!

/jim

Eduardo - Great! That'll work perfect! Thanks!
Are there any already existing properties that the db object has, such as those like Title, Subject, Author, Manager, Company, Category, Keywords,...

dilettante - i don't know that such a property exists either? thinking that maybe can access the 'Summary' info part of dB creation? Could used 'Comment' property or 'Version' property. But can't...

I use following code to set the 'Description' property of dB table property...


Set td = db.TableDefs(tablename) 'table name
'set table 'Description' property
td.Properties("Description") =...

dilettante - in your sample code (post #2) you included...


Private Declare Function ColorRGBToHLS Lib "shlwapi" ( _
ByVal clrRGB As Long, _
ByRef wHue As Integer, _
ByRef...

dilettante - great! many thanks. this seems to work well with Win10. Many thanks.

I'm thinking i'd be better to change the 'failure' settings to...

If Not Success Then
BackColor =...

i'm tying to get the color of the default Titlebar backcolor in Windows 10. Using COLOR_ACTIVECAPTION or vbActiveTitlebar seems to work on Win7 and WinXP but doesn't work on win10 (doesn't show...

i've been testing on Win10Pro update 2004, with some vb6 programs, no manifest. seems that scaling with DPI settings 150% or 200% are producing better results than previous versions? Certainly...

Does the latest Windows 10 version have a different (better) method of handling DPI scaling? i've noticed that recent versions seem to do a better job of scaling older VB6 programs?

LaVolpe...

Right, thx. i will try to find cheap computer that is able to support cheap 3840 x 2160 monitor. Still trying to see if there is a software work-around to make my program see UHD monitor instead of...

Thanks all for your feedback. I am now looking around for a UHD monitor or tv that could do 3840 x 2160. Unfortunately, will also need a computer w/graphics card sufficient to support 4K monitor....

yes! This sounds like the probable cause. my problem is i'm working with alot of code, and need to first locate where the error is occurring, and i don't have a UHD system (computer/monitor) to...

different question - since i don't have a UHD monitor (3840 x 2160) setup available, it's tough to debug my program. i can't find any direct references to width or height in the forms that are...

haha. nuts.

Was there a 'resolution' confirmed for this problem? i have an application that runs on a customer's machine, found to trigger same "error 6 - overflow" error when using UHD (4K) monitor, 3840 x...

Does vb6’s PDW work OK on Win10?

LaVolpe - good notes on that link. It seems that IF Basic Windows theme is selected, then the "Use XP style scaling" checkbox is greyed out and defaulted (checked) for 100% and 125% scaling, and is...

So, with Win7, when does OS use virtualization? Testing a non-manifested exe, from my tests with Win7, it seems that XP style scaling (TPP changes with change in DPI setting) is always working, and...

jdc - thanks for the research. i guess that PDW just can't do it. i'll check out 'Visual Installer' app.

I don’t see the way to add a folder (sub folder) to the Start menu folder.

jdc - thanks for the links. The PDW structures a program folder (GroupName) with any number of file links in the folder, but i am looking to see how i can have the program folder, with a sub-folder,...

does anyone know if this is possible?

LaVolpe - thanks again for your learned help!

Ok. thanks. That was really my question. if NOT manifested, then those comparisons <> will confirm app is virtualized with all OS's and all DPI's > 96?

LaVolpe - great explanation in your Tutorial on DPI Awareness! thank you for your work.

In your discussion on VB's Screen object in post #3, when VB is run in virtual DPI, if we test...
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yes, i get that. appreciate your help and advice. there are other themed controls (label, textbox) that DO allow/require setting of bg/fg colors, however, does this mean that if i manually set these...

am i correct that the controls such as CommandButtons, CheckBoxes, treeview, etc do not allow me to change background color or font color when I select the Common Controls 6.x assembly via a...

Looking to see how i can make PDW create insallation like this, for example...
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so, that's the same for ToolBar too, then? (5.0 w/COMCTL32.OCX)

dilettante - is this TabStrip from Microsoft Windows Common Controls 6.0 or 5.0 (components)? I am not getting a flat control when i use 6.0 in VB6 IDE with manifest, although i am getting good...

LaVolpe - many thanks. i'll give it a try!

Dilettante - Got it! that helps alot. thx. (that versioning and naming convention was confusing me alot!)

i can make the .exe to work ok... how do i get the IDE to show the version 6 features?

Appreciate your guys helping...i have to admit though, i'm struggling with my understanding...






To get the 'flat' combobox, etc, do i need to include "Microsoft Windows Common Controls...

Thanks for helping me start to understand. it's confusing. so in IDE, is the control (combobox) still going to only show as 3D even if coded as flat? but in manifested exe, it will show flat? is...

my CC6 doesn't show flat when selected. is something not configured correctly?

is there a way to get flat combobox?

Is there a way to use PDW to create a 'sub-group' in StartMenu items within the main IconGroup? For example, instead of StartMenu listing items 'Icon1', 'Icon2', 'Icon 3' as items under 'Group0', is...

i've read elsewhere (not sure of reliability) of some issues with the recent Windows 10 update 2004. Are there any negative impacts of this update on VB6 applications? Just wondering.