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I've created a VB6 program without any forms. The program's properties is set to start with sub main rather than a form at startup. I then run this program in a MS-DOS prompt window. The program reads several input files and outputs a single file. It works fine EXCEPT the program returns me...

I have to SHELL to DOS to run an old program that creates a file. I then execute CLOSE in VB6.&nbsp;&nbsp;Works OK, file is created! BUT, when I try to read the file it's not there ( I assume I have to somehow refresh the directory???? )<br>Any suggestions?<br>When I start the program again, it...

I'm using the VB 6 package and deployment wizard and I want to have it install a desktop Icon ( myapp.lnk ) but it says there already is a file by that name, but there isn't except of course the file the .lnk file points to ( myapp.exe ).<br>How do you get the setup to put an icon link in...

csFrmcreate.Show vbModal, Me<br><br>There is a file selected from the 2nd form csFrmCreate and then a button to process the file and when it is finished assigning data to the Main form, the 2nd form csFrmCreate ends.<br><br>If I don't csFrmMain.show at the end of the code executed by the button...

I still get a duplicate Main form ( 2 Main forms, 1 with the data and 1 additional duplicate main form behide it without the data).<br>I just want 1 copy of the Main form. ????

I've got a main form with a button when clicked shows a new form in which I select a file to work with and assign the data to the main form ( some labels, msflexgrid). <br>At the end of the 2nd form I can .hide the 2nd form or unload the 2nd form&nbsp;&nbsp;( either one ) and I get the main form...

Thanks! Works great, and easy!

I'm trying to sort a MSFlexGrid on a column<br>after the data has been loaded.<br>From the documentation it seems that I can<br><br>msflexgrid1.sort = 3<br><br>to sort in numeric ascending order <br>BUT<br>how do I tell it which column to sort on?<br><br>&nbsp;

Remove Array Bounds Checks is NOT checked.<br>Should it be?<br>I can create the .EXE file in p-code in a few seconds but the native code option takes about 30 minutes now.

I created an array <br>Public t(1 to 400, 1 to 1500)<br>to ready in a comma delimited data file&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>and in the programming environment it works great. I can run it or compile and run without a problem.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>When I try to create an .EXE I just get the hourglass and it never...

Can Access databases be freely distributed?<br>I'm wanting to write a VB6 database application and I'm wondering if part of Microsoft Access can be freely distribued with the application? If not does anyone know of a database that can be freely distributed?

I've got an old Visual Basic for DOS front end program that SHELL's to DOS and runs a QBASIC program and some bat files and then returns to the main screen.<br> When a try this in Visual Basic 6 with the same SHELL command it runs the QBASIC program but minimizes the run and it doesn't return...

I've go a program written in QBASIC with a Visual Basic for DOS front end. How difficult would it be to convert it to Visual Basic?<br> It has a dozen or so QBASIC programs and runs several BAT files and some REXX programs in DOS.

I've go a program written in QBASIC with a Visual Basic for DOS front end. How difficult would it be to convert it to Visual Basic?<br> It has a dozen or so QBASIC programs and runs several BAT files and some REXX programs in DOS.