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that does not solve my problem with the capslock, how do I set capslock??

I am using a touch screen as data input screen and have made up a keyboard on screen for the user. I am using labels for the buttons and the mousedown function and sendkeys to send the users keyboard info to the data fields. The only problem that i have is with the capslock function. I am able...

In vb6 you could set the marquee style to highight a row how do you do this in vb.net as marquee style is no longer supported? also any way of stopping multiselection of rows? thanks.

You could buy a book called 'USB Complete' by Jan Axelson available from amazon, gives you full details on how to use USB with VB6

I am want to copy a file to a zip drive, No problem there. I need to know when the file has finished being copied. the problem that i have is that the first time i copy the file it takes about 20 secs between start and finish. during which time i show the flying paper. if i try and copy it again...

I want to be able to click on a button on the side of an e-mail address on a form and go directly to the write 'new message' window in outlook, load the e-mail address into the 'To' box with out loading the full outlook express. also from a list of e-mail address write a common letter to send...

Hi GloryHound. I presume what you mean is how do I get rid of the Header and terminator symbols form the data string. If you have the cherry software then it’s quite simple, Just select the magnetic card reader screen. Select the track or tracks that you are using. Then clear the “Header...

Alan. I have my doubts if your compact program works! I think you will find that you will have to compact the database into a new temporary database then delete your original database, then rename the new database to its original name. I have e-mailed you a sample program showing this. mick

It took me some time to work out this problem. Like you I could not get any response to the JRO commands. but I did it in the end. To use jRO you need to add a reference to it. Under references tick microsoft Jet and Replication objects 2.6 libary. Then you can use the DBEngine.CompactDatabase...

Hi Does anyone know how to enable the mag reader on a Cherry G81-8000 keyboard using vb code. I can do it in the config set up but not in vb code. I would like to disable the mag reader until my prog requires it, then enable it on specific forms, then be able to disable it on others. any...

Any body know how to disable the start key on a keyboard? I am using a form with its border style set to none, I want to stop the start menu from poping up when a user presses the start key on the keyboard. thanks.

joyinok Sorry for forgetting to show the (') in the example in my programs I deliniate the string earlier in my code like txt = "'" & txt & "%'" just thought I would clear that up.

I would like to use a shortcut toolbar like whats used in m/s Outlook. Its the toolbar that is down the left hand side. Its the multipul toolbar that you can scroll up or down. Does anybody know how to get this type of toolbar? or how to create one. thanks.

Yes its possible several ways to do it though an easy way is just to use the OR function in your statement example i have used the following with no problems "Select * from MyAddBook Where TOWN like " & txt & " Or ADDRESS2 like " & txt & " Or COUNTY like " &...

you could try the following code as an example you would have to change the combo1 name to the name of your combobox Private Sub Combo1_Change() Dim mystring As String mystring = Combo1.Text mystring = UCase(mystring) 'change to uppercase mystring = Mid(mystring, 1, 1) 'select first letter of...