Visual Basic

WMI to use or not to use
(1)What is the downside of using WMI? (2)Can I distribute the MS WMICORE or just suggest a user download WMI for Win not having WMI like Win98 etc? I would like to use some WMI calls in my VB6 App. Specifically to get Serial Port information. (3) If not WMI, then what APIs will give me Serial Port info? (4)How... 8 Jan 2010 22:53

MSDN((VB6) won't install
Hello, I just updated my PC to Windows 7 build 7600. After successfully installing VB6 I tried to install the MSDN help library and I get a error message" NTVDM.exe stopped responding" Although I am using Visual studio 2008 express,I like VB6 and would like to continue to use it.So is there any way to inst... 6 Jan 2010 22:10

Serial VS USB
My VB6 app looks at ports using the MSCOMM (MSCOMM32 ActiveX Control)component. I try to open a port and set parameters. Unfortunately, I do not know how to distinguish a serial port from a USB port. What test can I use to determine if the port is USB or Serial? ... 27 Jan 2010 10:23

Set backcolor in a StatusBar ?
I've googled around a bit but couldn't find anything. Is there a way to set the BackColor of a panel in a StatusBar? ... 12 Jan 2010 08:15

Problem updateing an Access database
I developed an ASP application using Access as the database. I'm using a Gridview control to display the data. When the user selects Edit the dropdeownlist appears with valid options. When Update is clicked an error appears indicating the value for one or more columns is missing. If I use the same applicat... 30 Dec 2009 14:17

Array Problem
Hi there, I have this portion of code: ReDim IMG_TB(0 To vtotfot - 1, vPaginas) vpct = 0 vpag = 0 For vi = 0 To NPOS_01.GRD_FOTOS.Rows - 1 NPOS_01.GRD_FOTOS.Row = vi NPOS_01.GRD_FOTOS.Col = 0 IMG_TB(vpct, vpag).Picture = LoadPicture(NPOS_01.FIL_FOTOS.Path & "\" & NPOS_01.GRD_FOTOS.... 27 Dec 2009 16:19

Replace Better
Vb6 Replace is fine for what it does and is fast but it has a strange operation. If I specify Start then the string that is returned now begins at the start parameter. Appending it way to slow. So what fast way is there to do a replace at a specified location in a string? The replace may be a vbNullstring, or... 27 Dec 2009 23:57

How To Know
Hi All Is there any option to know,who has open file? and Is that possible to Close also. thanks Amrit ... 22 Dec 2009 12:37

VB6 Service can't run .bat file
I need to make a modification to a service written in VB6 that modifies and then executes a .bat file. This runs fine when it's run from the command line, but when I start it as a service, it creates the .bat file but doesn't run it. I'm sure there's some sort of a permissions issue with the account the servi... 21 Dec 2009 16:58

A problem using PrintForm
Trying to do something kind of fundamental here: Print some stuff that's displayed on a form. Just for testing purposes, I've created a form and from a menu click event, I'm showing it (MyForm.Show vbModal) In the form's Activate event there are these statements: Print "gobledygook" Print "Some stuff" Prin... 19 Dec 2009 13:50