Visual Basic

StrConv
Hi In VB6 I used the function StrConv(Text, vbUnicode) to convert a string to unicode. Is there a function in .Net available which do the same (StrConv in .NET do not support unicode) Thanks alot Nijazi halimaji ... 6 Jun 2005 10:47

make an activex control safeforscripting and SafeForInitializing
I try to use the cmd line from the article http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q182598/: MKTYPLIB.EXE Objsafe.odl /tlb objsafe.tlb and I get the following error: fatal error M0006: unable to pre-process input file I just need to make an activex control safe for scripting and and SafeForInitializing. Can you... 6 Jun 2005 07:37

runtime error 429
Have an ActiveX dll compiled with VB6. It simply is some code that loads a VB form in Excel and this works very well. The trouble is I get an error 429 runtime error, ActiveX component can't create object when the dll is first used to load the form. The strange thing is that another .dll file that was compile... 6 Jun 2005 15:03

How to change the default papersize to custom size in VB datarepor
I have a Epson LX 300 printer. I want to print a report using VB datareport for which the paper lenght must be 7 inches and paper width 6 inches. But when I print the report, datareport uses the default printer setting i.e., Letter size(8.5 X 11). How can I change the default paper size to custom paper size, pr... 5 Jun 2005 13:14

Creating a DLL and calling it from an app
Hello I want to store my most common code into a DLL. Creating DLLs is easy enough, but I have a problem. I dont want it to be viewable in the Object Browser. That is, once my whole application is installed on a user's computer... the DLL will get registered and the user will be able to browse through all the fu... 3 Jun 2005 15:40

Generate email from user
Hi -- I have an odd set of requirements that got flummoxed by the maximum URL length limitation. In short: * VB5 app with no dependencies other than runtime, * Create an email, ready to send, using default mail client, * Stuff the body text with 100K or more of diagnostics info, * Maintain absolute t... 3 Jun 2005 11:57

VB6 - How-to print Excel spreadsheet from VB?
Hi, I'm writing a VB6 application that reads data from one Excel spreadsheet and puts it in the cells of a second Excel spreadheet. Then I want to print (to the printer) the 2nd spreadsheet from VB. Is this possible, how? Thanks. ....Jim ... 21 May 2005 17:48

Sorting a numeric field in a listview
One of the columns in my listview contains numerics. One I click on a column header to sort, I get these results... 10 101 12 50 What I want to get is.. 10 12 50 101 How can I acheive this? I tried using the String, Long, and the Varient data type for the data. -- Thanks. ... 26 Mar 2005 21:38

Help me with this......
Hello all, I working at a clinic management application for a lot of time and never give me an error.....and today give me this error: Run-time error '7005' Rowset not available This is the code where give me this error: Option Explicit Private mvntKeyValue As Variant Public mstrSQL As String Private S... 28 Mar 2005 09:41

MS Calendar Control
I'm using the 'unsupported' MSVBCldr.ocx provided with VB with the following problem: If I simply display the control it loads fine and I can use the mouse to choose a date. If I try to set the date programatically it often paints only the portion of the control that represents the day that I've asked for. The... 25 Mar 2005 01:52