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HI there, I have a list view box that selects the first item by default. How can I code, so that it will select nothing unless none so by the user. Rgds, Cormac.

Hi there, I have make a 'sort-of' replica of Windows Explorer. I have a problem in that, by default, the program automatically selects the first file in the c drive as a selected file. Therefore if I go to delete a folder, it will instead delete the file. Anyway of releasing its grasp on this...

I want a form to appear side by side to anothe form. Do I need to specific co-ordinates (if so how) so can I code it so that it will automatically appear beside the form that I want. Cheers, cw.

HI there, I am wondering if this is possible: I would like to create my own popup menu that will allow me to (a) copy and (b) paste, either text or graphics. I would like this to be a separate menu to the normal menu when you right click, or perhaps even better, an add on to the existing menu...

Hi there, I'd like to have a pop up menu that will allow the following: * if text is highlighted, allow me to copy the text and also the file path (or webaddress) of where it is coming from. I'd rather not change the original Copy function, but if I knew the code for it, then well and good...

Hi there, I am wondering if its possible to add a menu item to the existing menu for when you select and right click something in any application. Basically, if you select text or a graphic and right click, can you add a new menu item. Thx, Cormac.

HI there, I am wondering how to do the following: I have a database (say 17 cols in total, no of rows varies). I would like to read the contents of the last column into an array. How do I open the database and take the values into my array. Thx again, Cormac.

Hi there, I have an array populated with various data. I'd like to check each entry in the array for a condition, say does it end in an 's'. If it dose then do something, if not do something else. The testing for teh condition is not too important but I am wondering how do I take each entry...

HI there, I have a MS Flex Grid that I want to loop thro and get the values form a particular column and then populate a dynamic array. Any ideas, Cormac. PS The number of rows will vary but the number of colums will remain static.

Hi there, I have a flex grid that contains a list of filepaths. I would like to go thro the flexgrid entries one by one and activate the filepath. However I am unsure of how many entires that there will be at any one time. Any ideas, Cormac.

Is it possible to get the Find files dialog box to appear using the common dialog control. I need to have the ability to search for files contaiing specific text. If this is not possible, then I am currently using an API call to show the box but I want a way to close it other then File, Exit or...

Hi there, I am calling the Find Files Dialog thro an API call and am wondering how I can close this box once finished with it. Thx, Cormac

Hi there, I am wondering if it is possible to do the following: If I have a macro running in an Office doc and I run the macro the filepath of the doc is sent to a textfile. Once this is done I then want to filepath sent from the textfile into a textbox that I have in a vb app. Is this...

Hi there, I have a small quiry. Occasionally I will be writing a small amount of data to a text file. The data will be about 2kb. I would like a mechcanism that will detect when this data has been written and then to take the string from my text file and inport it into a VB app. Thx in...

Hi, I am trying to access the recent documents list. I am aware that it is noramlly stored in /Winnt/Profiles/recent/name, but what happens when you dont know the name of the person that is using the computer. Also how can you access the file and read the information for it. Thx, Cormac.

Hi there, I am using the ShowFindFiles API call and I am wondering if the following is possible. Say that after searching that there are three files returned. Can I click on one of those files and capture the file path and input it into a text box. Bascially I would liek top be able to access...

Hi there, I am wondering if it is possible to do the following. When the Find Files Dialog box is open and there is a list of returned files, can I select on file and pass its filepath to a text box. Thx, Cormac

Hi, I wish to run a macro in Excel. I have added a new menu to the toolbar that references the macro. However when I click this option, the macro is called but a new instance of Excel is opened (i.e. that instance of Excel that the macro was saved to orginally). I don't want this is happen. I...

Ok, so I'm not sure if anyone will be able to help here or not but I am looking for code that will allow me to search through the contents of files in a drive or directory for a string. Thx, Cormac.

Hi there, Say I have a few file paths: c:\my docs\mystuff\me.doc a:\abc.exe c:\desktop\my folder\my thingy.xls How can I manipulate each of these string to return to me just the file name and extension. Basically I want to code a line or two that will find the first occurnece of a...