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Is there a program that I can use to distinguish changes made to code or the difference in code between two of the same vb forms. Myself and another programmer are making changes to a program. Unfortunately the other programmer did not mark the changes that they made as was agreed and my...

Hi, I would like to obtain the average of several columns in my report. Each column contains a figure from a different field (but same table) of the datasource. I used a formula in this report to display the average but it comes up blank. This is a bit confusing because when I set up the...

Hi, I have tried on several occasions to create an installed version of an upgrade version of my vb6 app. I use the vb6 package and deployment wizard (Enterprise Version). I go through all the steps, but when I click the finish button, it appears for a few seconds to be creating the cab file...

Hi, 1. The database is in Access 97 format. 2. The Linked Table is linked to a .dbf(Dbase)file. 3. On an NT 4.0 machine, I get this error, but process works fine on a Windows 2000 machine. Both sytems rune office 2000. I tried reinstalling my program several times, but without but still get...

Is there a way to show the progress of an action that does not require moving through a recordset? For example compacting a database. I am aware that the timer control may be used, but I'm not very familiar with this control. How can I use a progress bar for such an action - especially when...

Hi, Is there a particular file that enables users to export a file created in crystal from within a vb program in .Pdf format? I tried it on several computers but, only those that have crystal reports 8.5 loaded seem to be able to export in this format. When I tried exporting from an end...

Hi, I attempted to update a record in an Access database through my vb program. However, when the pointer gets to the record where a leap year is in the date, I get a type mismatch error. I could not understand why I got this error with only this record and not the others. Then I went into...

Hi, Is there a way I can determine whether a user is using a Windows or Winnt/Windows2000 operating system? Thanks for any help.

Hi Has anyone ever tried having all the .dlls for their vb app placed in the same folder as the app. files? When I packaged my program the .dlls are automatically sent to the Windows/System directory. Before changing the target directory of .dlls, I would like to know if there are any...

Hi, I would like to place a command button, other then the typical VBok, Cancel, Yes, or No buttons. How can I go about doing this. Thanks for any help.

VB6 Hi, I have been searching for months for some code to reset the password to an Access mdb file that is used as the backend database for my software. I would like to compact the database everytime the program is opened. I have the code for compacting, but when I use it, I loose to...

Hi, I have been searching for months for some code to reset the password to an Access mdb file that is used as the backend database for my software. I would like to compact the database everytime the program is opened. I have the code for compacting, but when I use it, I loose to password to...

I am having some strange difficulties in registering some of the .dlls for my Vb6 app on an NT 4.0 machine. Strange because the very same installation was performed on another computer with the very same Version of Windows without this problem. Here are the drivers/File 1. crxlat32.dll and...

I have a VB6 program that connects to an Access 2000 database created in Access 97 format. Because of the cumbersome tasks involved in manually updating this database structure, I added and edited tables using VB code. Which worked out fine. However one of my user's (which had Access 2000) had...

I am a VB developer who uses an Access database to store my data. I have never coonected to a sql server database and I am not at all familiar with stored procedures. I have read about how useful they are and am sure I will learn more about them. However, presently I do not have enough time...

Hi, I am unable to view any reports from my VB6 application on one of my user's NT 4.0 machines. At first, I thought it was because no printer was installed, but now a printer is installed, and still, no reports are coming up. I recopied all the dlls for Crystal (that were in the initial...

I get the "Invalid procedure call or argument" error when attempting to access the calculator from within my program. Here is the code I used: retval = Shell(App.Path & "\calc.exe", vbNormalFocus) I used the code below before, but of course, it only works with Windows...

Hi, I am aware that the number of decimal places for currency, integer, etc, are automatically set to 4 and 2, etc. However, I would like to know how I can set this field property to whatever I need it to be. I find that in cases where the dp is set to auto, I have rounding problems. Thanks...

Hi, I use code to add fields or tables to my Access database. This process works fine, but I would like to be able to define the number of decimal places for a field using code. Presently, using the code below, the decimal places will be set to auto? Is there an argument that I can add to...

I use the code below to execute an event on the selected items in the listbox, however, it takes too long if too many items are in the listbox. The routine moves through each listbox item to check whether it is selected or not. I would like a routine that would capture only the selected items...