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Hi, I am loading variables in from a text file, and that is working ok. My problem is I can't access in any way the variables or the text fields that I loaded in from the text file. I have a movie clip, called BandsMenu on the root level, and in that movie clip, are 12 buttons called...

I am making a game with OpenGL, and I have a function that prints the fps (frames per second) on the screen. But the problem is that that function only takes strings in the char *str form, and my fps value is an Int. I am a beginner to C++ (not to 3D though :), I'm used to VB), so please explain...

Does anybody else here use OpenGL? And if so, don't you think Tek-Tips should have an OpenGL forum, since it has DirectX? :)

I have made my own simple web browser using the Microsoft Internet Controls component, and I want to be able to save pictures from it. For example: If I tell the webbrowser to navigate to www.somewebpage.com/example.JPG, (-notice NOT a web page, just an image) how can I get it to save that...

How do I simulate the control and escape keys being pressed? I already tried Sendkeys "^{esc}" and Sendkeys "^{escape}". What I am trying to do here is bring up the windows start menu, so if there's another way to do that, that would work too.

I am using the following code to update a textbox that has a vertical scroll bar: text1.text = text1.text & newinfo & vbNewLine The problem is whenever the textbox is updated, it scrolls all the way up, making you have to scroll down to see what was just put into the text box. So, is there a...

The problem is I can play movie clips (avi, mpeg) on my downstairs computer, but I cant play them on my upstairs computer. It's because the upstairs one isnt connected to the internet, and cant download the needed codecs. So my question is; where are the codecs located on a windows computer...

Basicly what I want to do is put my downstairs computer on standby (which is networked to my upstairs one) from my upstairs computer. I thought of two ways this might be accomplished. 1: Somehow execute an exe located on the downstairs computer from upstairs, and the exe would be simple like...

How do you find out in VB, what a file's ms-dos name is? For example if I had selected File1.filename, which could be say, "Metallica - One.mp3" then how would I find out that it's ms-dos name is "Metall~2.mp3"? Thanks

What I want to do is eliminate all repeat characters in a text box. Like if in Text1.Text it said 'EXXAMMMMPLLE TEXXXTT' I want to make it say 'EXAMPLE TEXT'. I suspect the Mid$ function would be used. How could I do this?

I know about the Form Keypress event, but is there a way to record my keystrokes when I am typing on a different program? What I want to happen is to have all my keystrokes put into a text box, say Text1.Text. Thanks!

I have Visual Basic CCE, which is not that good. But its free so thats why I have it. As you may know it has no compiler included to turn your projects into exe's. Does anybody know if there is a way to get a compiler for it? And if so, where I can get it.

I want to use the SendKeys command, which I already know how to use, to send the Alt key. Kind of like SendKeys "{Tab}", only with the Alt keys. The problem is that there's two Alt keys. I tried "{AltLeft}" and stuff like that but it doesn't seem to work.

How do you copy a file from one folder and paste it in another folder through visual basic?

I'm not extremely experianced in visual basic, but I was wondering how to open a file using its default program from a file list box. For example, double clicking on an mp3 inside a file list box and having winamp come up and play it. Also, how to you tell the size of a file or folder in...

I am wondering how to, in visual basic, make a program select random files from a directory without me having to list and type every filename.  For example, I want it to load a random image when the user clicks a command buttton.  So if new files are added to the directory...