Recent content by barrytraver

I'm using a MonthView control to let the user choose a date. I put the MonthView control (plus a label and an OK command) button on a dialog box form which I call modally. The label simply says, "Choose a date and click on OK." Here's the problem. For some reason (and I can't...

Is there any way (say, by using an API call) to set the location of a MsgBox control? If not, is there a way to make use of the regular MsgBox icons (question, exclamation, etc.) in writing your own version of a MsgBox (i.e., through using a modal form)? Thanks in advance for any assistance.

Why does the following code work to make a *.MID or *.MP3 file repeat automatically, even if MMControl1.Notify is set to False? Private Sub MMControl1_Done(NotifyCode As Integer) Debug.Print "MMControl1.Notify: "; MMControl1.Notify If NotifyCode = 1 Then If...

I've just written a VB 6 program which works great in Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows ME except for one thing.... Although the program is mainly a program to help people memorize text word-for-word, it makes use of background music. Here's the problem: The MMControl is able to play both...

I'm writing a program which uses a MIDI file as background music while other things are going on (in this case, a user is entering information in a text box). I'm using the Microsoft Multimedia control, although I know there are other ways of doing it (e.g., Windows Media Player or API calls...

Eric, Thanks for the additional comments. Here is what was happening for me (and it may or may not have been, say, caused by gremlins, a temporary memory glitch, or whatever): Using your example, if I go to c:\test and then tell DOS to attrib -r /s, what has happened is that the result is...

Eric, I'm not sure I follow. I've done that, using a MS-DOS Window in Windows ME -- and, yes, it does say that "/S Processes all files in all directories in the specified path." And, yes, that switch does work fine in earlier versions of Windows (such as Windows 95). Here's the...

Yes, attrib -r *.* /s _should_ work -- and it does work with earlier versions of Windows -- but it doesn't seem to work with Windows ME (in spite of what is claimed when you do attrib /?, which does indicate that /s is a legitimate switch). Anyone else have any thoughts on this? Barry

"How can I turn off the read-only attribute?" is actually the shortened version of my question. The longer version is "How can I turn off the read-only attribute of all of the files in a user-selected directory _and_ in all of its subdirectories?" Letting the user select a...

John, There probably is an article in the KnowledgeBase on this question, but if there is, I haven't had success in finding it. <sigh> (If anyone else has had any more success, please let me know. Thanks!) Barry

Mike, > Hope that helps some... However, I found this site to be > one of the BEST.. 90% of the time my questions are > answered by very knowledgeable people. Yes, it helps a lot! Thank you for taking the time to share the information. And, yes, I agree with you about the helpfulness of...

Mike, > Just a note.. I was using the Package & Deployment app > but recently switched to the VISUAL STUDIO INSTALLER > found on the Microsoft Website. I am not sure if it is > free but if you have an MSDN Universal licence, you can > download it for no charge. I don't think I have an...

Eric, > There are three different Riched32.dll files that have > the version number 5.0.1458.47, and one of them is not > redistributable. This article describes the differences > between these files and includes additional distribution > information. Thanks for taking the time to share...

How can I safely update my system so that Visual Basic (and the Package & Deployment Wizard) will use a newer Riched32.dll? The Riched32.dll in the &quot;C:\Windows\System&quot; directory is version 5.0.1934.1, dated 6/23/99, while the Riched32.dll in the &quot;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual...

Kate, Thanks for the comments! I do, however, have some questions for you. > For this particular project - the Dependency File > option button needs to be selected. You have to do > this because your project is using a control which is > not part of &quot;basic&quot; visual basic but is...