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I have a Dell Optiplex GX 20 desktop computer running Windows XP I have a Dell Latitude D610 laptop running Windows XP I have a Netgear Wireless router DG834G connected directly to my desktop and a wireless connection to my laptop I can access the BT broadband internet from both the laptop and...

When I enter MyComputer and select the following folder which contains MyDocuments C:\Documents and Settings\G G Spalding.CMC-E2 it also contains many folders and files for which the first few letters are missing. For example there are folders "yDocuments", "uments" and "ents" all of which...

I am using a textbox or a ComboBox placed over a MSFlexGrid cell for editing - which seems to be one of the standard ways of doing it. When I switch from cell to cell the textbox always losses focus and is then repositioned over the new cell and gains focus. The problem that I have is when I...

I am using Win 2000 on a stand alone Dell desktop machine. Every time I boot the machine I get the following error message immediately I move the cursor. "hidserv.exe has generated errors and will be closed by Windows. You need to restart the program. An error log is being created." Can...

I would like to create some form of shared library that I can put all my little functions in and then share it with all my programs. I have tried building an ActiveX dll using a reference to it but I need to establish a new instance of the Class which is a pain. I simply want to be able to code...

I have been creating and registering some user controls. I now need to remove the reference to these controls from the components list window in VB6 as they are no longer valid. How can I do this? Many thanks

I have two computers running win 2000. On one computer I am able to load a CD and the program on the CD automatically installs and runs OK. On the other machine I load the CD and nothing happens. I open the CD and double click setup.exe and the hour glass shows for a few seconds and then...

Does anybody know howI can read a group of Outlook Express files and extract data from the text automatically and put the data into an Access Database?

When I try to open some .hlp files I get the following error message "The procedure entry point SetObjectOwner could not be located in the dynamic link library GDI32.dll" I guess I need to replace the gdi32.dll file but not sure how, can anyone help please? Or is there likely to be some other...

I have developed a VB6 program and need to determine if "Internet Explorer" is currently running, how can I do this? Also how can I get a list of all the applications currently running? Thanks

I have a MDI program with a menu item "Windows" which lists all the child windows. I would like to intercept the name of the window that is selected by the user (so that I can do some other processing). I have tried intercepting in the child window "GotFocus" "Activate" but that doesn't work...

I have a MDI program and the main from has a tool bar with buttons, these butons may be enabled or disabled and I want to change the button (from disabled to enabled depending upon an event in a child form.) I have tried "frmMDI.cmdBuuton.enabled = true" etc but get an error saying "can only...

I am writing a VB program that is required to open the web browser and display a site that is selected from a drop down list. I use the code below, where strName is the name from the dropdown list: Dim strURL Dim strName strName = "http://www.yahoo.com/" strURL = Shell("C:\Program...

Is there a VB function that will allow me to get the computer name ? example strComputerName = ??? Thanks

I am using VB6, I have created some components which I have included on a form. I am able to compile and run the program OK, but on occasions I get an error message and the components on the form have disappeared and I need to reload them onto the form. Does anybody have any idea what causes...

I have developed a control that includes a combobox and four buttons (first, next, previous and last). On clicking the relevent button it moves the display in the combo box to first, last etc in the combo list. I want to add the facility that exists in the combo box. For example in vb you can...

I have an MDI program and would like to get the list of child windows that appears in the "Window" menu. How can I do this? Many thanks

I have an MDIForm application with several child windows. How can I determine which of the windows cuurently is "active" or "has focus" in the coding? I have tried using the child form property GotFocus but this sub never seems to get accessed. Many Thanks

I want to detect when the user adjusts the width of a column or row height in a MSFlexGrid. Is there some event or some other action that occurs that would allow me to detect the change? Thanks

I have developed a user control and want to create a new form on occasions to display a picture. Is it possible to create a new form on the fly? Thanks Geoff