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• Gary Lam Database search

  Hi there, I am new to VB Express. I have a project that requires finding 2 fields in a mdb database. The search key is a variant rather than a text box. In the project I modify input from a text box. The resulted variant is the search key for retrieving 2 fields in the variant record. The database is structured as follows: Location Identifier Field1 Field2 Alocation ABC 123 456 Blocation DEF 789 ...Show All

• Baldev Hi where i can download Express online help documentation(eg SQL Server, Web dev, VB etc)

  Hi where i can download Express online help documentation (eg SQL Server, Web dev, VB etc) One of the quickest ways is to press "F1", this will bring up the document explorer, from here you can search and research what you want. An Added function here is that you can also configure it through the options to read your local help file first then connect online, you can also add help favorites to the explorer. Did you install from the w ...Show All

• mgagan textbox_gotfocus event to event handler

  I have been building an app to learn and make my life easier some day. I have way too many text boxes on it now and want to be able to handle some of the events for all the text boxes using a single sub. Can this be done Have been poking around with the addhandler stuff, but no luck as yet. In VB6 I might have built a 'real' large array of textboxes but this didn't seem possible in 2005, might have missed something thou.... TIA stubs ...Show All

• MiguelGandia Where can I get mscomm32.ocx?

  I have a vb6 program that I want to compile with vb express. When I open the vb6 project under vb express, and the Wizard tries to convert it, I get an error stating that I need mscom32.ocx to convert the program . I don't have the vb6 compiler -- I assume that is why I don't have mscomm32.ocx. I don't understand why express needs mscomm32.ocx to do the conversion. But... Is there somewhere I can download mscomm32.ocx for free I ...Show All

• SamD Error LNK 2019 and LNK1120 with VC++ 2005 Express

  hi, I have a software package which works well during VC6. Now I tried to compile it in VC++ 2005 Express.  Most of projects in the package are  no problem. But there is only one project which is a GUI application (using MFC) always got some problems. At first, it missed some lib files. So I copy some lib files from VC6 directory to current lib directory. Then I got the following error. Anyone can give me some ideas   Lin ...Show All

• Lucrecio Menezes Visual Web Developer Express and Frontpage 2003 working together?

  I'm builiding and application in VWDE with parts of the app fairly complex sets of .htm web pages for which I'd like to use Frontpage (because Frontpage manages links).  I need to extend AspNet security to the .htm pages.  For this reason I'm considering the Frontpage part a subdirectory of the VWDE part. Is this going to work   Does anyone know anything I should look out for   A better way Thanks John ...Show All

• the_apache Can't Even Get Hello World To Work

  I am new to Win32 programming and I found a tutorial online that gave code for a Hello World program. I have Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition and after many hours of frustrating work I was able to get the Platform SDK installed and working (I tried a sample program and it worked). Here is the code the site gave for the Hello World program: --------------------------------------------------------------- #include <windows.h> int WINAPI WinMa ...Show All

• SolidStrategies Collapse html tag

  The Guided Tour of Visual Web Developer 2005 Express, in the section Working with Html, describes selecting an html block and clicking Collapse Tag in the right-click menu.  Collapse Tag is not listed in this menu.  Html blocks can be collapsed by clicking the dash in a small box beside the line number of the first line of the block.  Click the + to expand again. ...Show All

• bluntcoder Using Classes and Structs

  I am confused on using Classes and Structs. Can anyone shed light on what MS has changed about them example this code generates a ton of weird errors #include <windows.h> class CIGECORE { public :     LPSTR sAppTitle;     int iPosX;     int iPosY;     int iWidth;     int iHeight; };   ok I did that, and I tried ...Show All

• VinnyD VB programs compatible with Windows ME?

  I recently finished making a program with VB express on my Win XP computer, and I took the executable to my Win ME laptop.  After I installed the .NET framework 2.0, I tried running my program and got an error about common language runtime.  What is causing this error   I also tried running a simple program (one form, nothing else) and got the same error.  Are programs created with VB express even compatible with Win ME, or d ...Show All

• panzin TAPI relavant Component in .NET?

  Hi, I was used TAPI to developed IVR system using VB. What component I'll use in .NET since is TAPI dll is not support any more in this platform. Please help me to setup IVR system using .NET It looks as though you can still use TAPI with VB.NET http://www.codeproject.com/useritems/CShart_TAPI_3x.asp http://www.gotdotnet.com/Community/UserSamples/Details.aspx SampleGuid=4bc31771-594a-460e-8c9d-a584b2c47c2d Perhaps you can ela ...Show All

• Varun bali Cannot uninstall MSN Express Library 2005 Beta

  I want to uninstall the MSN Express Library 2005 Beta but somehow I miss a file called IXP000.TMP in the local computer.  May me I incorrectly delete that file before.  But then I have no way to remove the Express library.   Anyone can help   Thanks in advance. Thank you for trying out the Visual Studio Express Editions.  Please try running the cleanup tool at  http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/ L ...Show All

• prasanf Item of 'Prerequisited' choose to install

  In 'Publish' of VB2005 Express , Item of 'Prerequisited' choose to install '.Net Framework 2.0' . I choose option ' Download prerequisites from the same location as my application' . Because I need to package within Publish package. (no need to use option 'Download prerequisites from the component vendor's web site' ) It shows error message 'The install location for prerequisites has not been set to 'component vendor's web site' and the fil ...Show All

• BullZhot Bug or problem?

  Dim song As String = tags.artist & " - " & tags.song When setting a text box to song it only appears with the tags.artist. When debugging i have found that first of all it sets the song to "tags.artist but it misses out the ending ". Is this a bug with vb and if so can it be fixed or is it something i have done wrong No i don't get any error messages. The reason i'm doing this is ...Show All

• gaurav29 Build Error with PostBuild script

  It seems that regardless of what command I put into the Post-Build property of my project I get the error: 'C:\Documents' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. The system cannot find the path specified. I've tried even simple things like "echo hello." and I get the same result. echo hello. 'C:\Documents' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operabl ...Show All