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  1. GMcFly

    Overlaying two movies

    Hi all, I have a small digital photo camera which is able to make short quicktime movies. I was wondering if there is some software which makes it possible to overlay 2 movies. For example, I have two movies, filmed at the exact same spot (camera hasn't moved), of two different objects moving...
  2. GMcFly

    Application keeps running in the background

    Hi everybody, I've got a problem. When I quit my application (using a button giving the command "End") all the forms dissapear but when I look in the task manager, the application is still running. Is there another way to stop my application from running. Can I do a "force...
  3. GMcFly

    Background of icons transparent

    Hi everybody, The background color of my desktop is white. If I set a wallpaper, with any kind of image, the backround of the icons (where the letters are for example) is still white. Is it possible to make this transparent?? Thanks
  4. GMcFly

    Word auto-format entire file

    Hi everybody, I've got a problem in Microsoft Word 2002 (Office XP). I'll give you an example. I have a one page document and I want to format the title to set the font size at 16. When I select the title and change the size, it does it for the entire document! When I press "Undo&quot...
  5. GMcFly

    Splitting up a string

    Hello everybody. I have a string in the following format: George|McFly|Information|george@mcfly.com| How can I split this up in different 4 different strings? Thanks for your help.
  6. GMcFly

    Reading a text file

    Hello everybody. My program has to read a text file and display the contents in a listbox. Here is the code I'm using: nFileNum = FreeFile Open "c:\textfile.txt" For Input As nFileNum Do While Not EOF(nFileNum) Line Input #nFileNum, sNextLine...
  7. GMcFly

    Replacing spaces by %20

    Hello everybody, I'm currently working on a little program which creates a web page and uploads it. Links to files are generated on this page. The problem is that Netscape doesn't support spaces in file names. For example to make a link to the file "This is a test.xxx" I should write...
  8. GMcFly

    Regional settings for date format

    Hello everybody! I made an access database which works very nicely. There is one problem though. When I started running the database on other computers visual basic started reporting errors when I tried to filter a form with criteria the user can enter in the form. I later found out that the...
  9. GMcFly

    Convert a lot of doc file

    Hi everybody, I'm trying to convert 50 word documents into pdf files. How can I do this in one time. I tried the batch processing but I don't really know how to use it. Does anybody have any idea? Can I use the batch processing? If yes how? Thanks for your help.
  10. GMcFly

    Hi everybody! I made a function

    Hi everybody! I made a function which automatically creates a combo box with values. I am still a beginner so this might not be the best way. The idea is that I only need to define a few variables to make a combo box. An example would be lib_survey_combo("cbo_test&quot...
  11. GMcFly

    Hi all, I have a problem with a

    Hi all, I have a problem with a table. The type for a certain field was autonumber and was incremented by 1 for every new record. Then someone changed this to random. A number is then randomly chosen and put in the field. The data in the autonumber field is changeable. I am trying to get it to...
  12. GMcFly

    Design master of a replica database was deleted

    Hi everybody, I think I have a serious problem. The design master of a replica disappeared or has been deleted. Do you have any idea how I can convert the replica to a design master. I already tried all the options under the Tool -> Replication menu without any results. Is there an other way I...
  13. GMcFly

    Security settings wont change

    Hi everybody! I helping a friend here who has a very weird problem. The system runs on Windows XP and uses IE 6.0. I have the following problem. I go to the windows update site and I get the message "Your current securit setting prohibits running activex controls..." I know I should...
  14. GMcFly

    Different versions of object libraries

    Hi all. I'm using Office XP and, because of that, have the Microsoft Word 10.0 Object Library. If I run a simple code on a computer using Office 2000 or below, it doesn't work which I understand because those computers don't have the same libraries. What should I do as a programmer to make it...
  15. GMcFly

    Word to pdf

    Hello all, I'm trying to convert a word file to a pdf file from within visual basic. Does anybody have an idea how to do this? Thanks
  16. GMcFly

    Next line in message box

    Hi all, I have a message which I want to have on several lines in a message box. For example if my message is "Tek-Tips is very cool and is worth adding to your favorites" I would like it to appear like this: Tek-Tips is very cool and is worth adding to your favorites on 3 different...
  17. GMcFly

    Check file date on server

    Hi. I would like to check the date a file was created. How do I do this when the file is on a server. Is it possible, any ideas? Thanks.
  18. GMcFly

    Change mousepointer so it looks like a link

    Hi, I was wondering how I could change the mousepointer so it looks like the cursor which appears when the mouse moves over a link (the little hand). Thanks for your help
  19. GMcFly

    Versions of Object Libraries

    Hi all. I've made my first little application using Visual Basic. One of the things it does is export Word files to an html file and upload it to a server. To export the Word files I have to use the Microsoft Word 10.0 Application Library since I use Office XP. No problem there, it does exactly...
  20. GMcFly

    Database window does not appear

    Hello everybody, I have a very strange problem when I open a particular database. The database window doesn't show up! Here are some things I already tried: I opened other databases in design view and normal mode which worked perfectly. I tried opening the database holding the SHIFT key...

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