How to simulate array of events in C#? (like in VB6)
I have an object with event handlers and I want to make something similar to VB6 to make array of that object. Something like: MyHandler(object sender, MyEventArgs e, int IndexOfObject) <- ...
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Excel 2003 VBA - Method to duplicate this code that select and colors rows
so this is a fragment of a procedure that exports a dataset from access to excel Dim rs As Recordset Dim intMaxCol As Integer Dim intMaxRow As Integer Dim objxls As Excel.Application Dim objWkb As Excel.Workbook Dim objSht As Excel.Worksheet Set rs = CurrentDb.OpenRecordset("qryOutput", dbOpenSnapshot) intMaxCol = rs.Fields.Count If...
Excel 2003 - VBA for looping through every cell in a row to provide attributes/formatting
say I want to make the first row of the excel ss something like this: .Rows("1:1").Select With Selection.Borders(xlEdgeLeft) .LineStyle = xlContinuous .Weight = xlMedium .ColorIndex = xlAutomatic End With ...
Binding Data to DataGridView in VB.Net
Hi, I have a bit of code which loads data from a stored procedure in MS SQL Server and then loads the data to a datagridview, which works fine. What i want is for the code that connects / loads the data to sit in my Database Class and then everything associated with the datagridview to be stored in my Form but i am having problems passi...
Polymorphic Behavior in VB6
I recently noticed the CallByName keyword in VB6. Since this takes a object, procedure name, "call type" and arguments array, can this be used to "fake" some types of polymorphic behavior? I can make 2 classes, class A and B, each with the same method Foo, and do: Dim list As New Collection Dim instanceA As New ClassA Dim instanceB ...
Creating Modules for VB Program (Similar to firefox add on)
Hi all. I have a contact manager program that I'd like to design for multiple network marketing companies. My desired structure would include a core program which covers basic contact management functions. After that one could purchase a module for their specific network marketing company. This module would contain a variety of controls ...
Creating a drawable textbox in visual basic
hi all, so i'm pretty new to visual basic and i needed some functionality. A drawing pad has been created and several buttons on it( on the form , see the screenshot). Each button represents a drawable figure. I've created a screenshot for you to see. http://img231.imageshack.us/i/screenshotus.jpg/ So if you click for instance the...
HttpWebRequest does has empty response requesting a search from Bing
I have the following code that sends a HttpWebRequest to Bing. When I request the url below though it returns what appears to be an empty response when it should be returning a list of results. var response = string.Empty; var httpWebRequest = WebRequest.Create("http://www.bing.com/search?q=stackoverflow&coun...
VB6 ADO Connection - How to Check if in Transaction?
Is there any way to tell, using just the ADODB.Connection object, whether or not it is currently involved in a transaction? I'd love to be able to test this on the connect object itself, without relying on keeping a boolean next to it updated. ...
Excel 2003 - How to build my own XLA?
How can you make the .xla file if you want to create your own xla? I have the code, classes, shapes, etc....what is the process to making an xla file to point to? I know that I have to put it in my program files folder, and then go through the steps to adding an "add-in" in xls...but i mean actually saving an xla file to point to.... ca...
How to intercept an Exit event for a Windows Form in VB?
When a user clicks on the little red "x" a.k.a. the form close button on the form command bar, what even is activated besides FormClosed() I know FormClosing() is called, but I cannot really stop the form from closing after my code is run. I want to be able to show a messagebox that asks if the user wants to exit the form or not. Obviou...
Continuing education with Visual Basic 9
I am completely new to programming and starting my education with visual basic 9 and SQL. I have read Visual Basic, in easy steps, 2nd edition by Mike Mcgrath. Although it was very easy to understand, it only gave me an introduction to learning VB. I'm looking for something more in depth, albeit for a beginner. I've read through the q...
User Controls Importing Problem (asp.net)(vb)
I have this class that contains vars for db connection; Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic Imports System.Data.SqlClient Imports System.Web.Configuration Public Class DBVars Public Shared s As String Public Shared con As String = WebConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings("NMMUDevConnectionStr").ToString() Public Shared c As New S...
WORD 2003 - Adding Hyperlinks to other files....can I use currentpath in the hyperlink
I have a document that is an overview document within a folder, there are numerous related documents in a folder that is also in the folder that contains the overview document. I would like to reference these documents throughout the overview document and allow those to be selected and viewed by clicking. so i was going to use a hyperl...
control method in visual basic
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VB6 Application fails 8.3 path conversion on a single PC
I have a VB6 desktop application that is deployed on well over 1200 desktops. The devices throughout are a mix of Windows XP SP2 and SP3 systems. All but one of these PCs (XP SP2) is able to successfully decipher the DOS 8.3 path (ie C:\PROGRA~1\DATFOL~1\Config\) that is used in an .ini file related to this application. This particular P...
How to keep an old VB6 application running in Windows Vista and Windows 7?
I have an old VB6 app which I'm still trying to support. A few users have reported weird crashes when running the app in Vista or Windows 7. The log files don't show anything after one of these crashes, but the customers report that the error message said "OLE something ...", if they saw anything at all. I've never been able to reprod...
Implicit casting in VB.NET
The question is intended for lazy VB programmers. Please. In vb I can do and I won't get any errors. Example 1 Dim x As String = 5 Dim y As Integer = "5" Dim b As Boolean = "True" Example 2 Dim a As EnumType = 4 Dim v As Integer = EnumType.EnumValue Example 3 Private Sub ButtonClick(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Dim btn ...
string combinations
I would like to generate a combination of words. For example if I had the following list: {cat, dog, horse, ape, hen, mouse} then the result would be n(n-1)/2 cat dog horse ape hen mouse (cat dog) (dog horse) (horse ape) (ape hen) (hen mouse) (cat dog horse) (dog horse ape) (horse ape hen) etc Hope this makes sense...everything I found...
Command$ value disappears
I have a VB6 app. I am trying to figure out what command line parameters got passed into the application. If I type in ? Command$ into the Immediate window, it prints out the command line params fine. Same, if I place Command$ into the Watch window. However, if I assign the Command$ function to a string: Dim s as string s = Comma...