 | How do I use command line arguments with VB? |
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| Use the command$() function. See this Example |
| How do I check if Program is running in the IDE or an EXE File? |
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| See this Microsoft Knowledgebase Article Q177636 |
| How do I copy all the files in my project to another directory? |
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| Try Copy
Project Lite to copy your current project files to another location. |
| What are the differences between VB 5 and VB 6? |
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| Here are the New
VB6 Features and Changes. |
| I lost my source code. Can I Decompile my VB executable
to get it back? |
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| Yes, it can be Decompiled if you are using VB 3 or
earlier. You can only get machine code from later versions. |
| Where can I get a Free Icon Editor? |
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| Use Iconwrks in the VB Samples
directory or get the powerfull IBuilder
from the AllAPIs site. |
| Where can I find an On-Line Visual Basic Tutorial? |
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| There is a good on-line tutorial at the AllAPIs site. |
| How do I find out about Microsoft dll file version conflicts? |
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| See the Microsoft DLL Help Database |
| How do I Create a Most Recently Used (MRU) file list? |
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| See the Microsoft
Knowledgebase Article Q253171 |
| How do I store Binary Information in Resource Files? |
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| See the Microsoft
Knowledgebase Articles Q194409 and Q141505 |
| How do I Suppress the Default Text Box Pop-Up Menu? |
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| See the Microsoft Knowledgebase Article Q191670 |
| Can I Run My VB Application EXE Without Installing? |
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| Yes, if your target machine has the required files and your application
does not require any other OCXs or DLLs. NT 4.0 SP 4 or higher, Win 2000, Win ME and Win
XP have the required files. Your users can also get VB5 and VB6 runtime
installations from Microsoft. |
| What are *.OCA Files Used For? |
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| The OCA files are used
as type library caches for OCXs. See Microsoft Knowledgebase Article Q149429 |
| When Will Microsoft Stop Supporting VB 5/6 or any other Product? |
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| See the Microsoft Life Cycle and Product Discontinue Pages |
| How Can I Get a Long Filename from a Short Filename? |
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| See the Microsoft
Knowledgebase Articles Q154822 and Q163227 |
| How Can I Print the Contents of my Treeview or Listview? |
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| See the article and code
from VB2theMax
. |
| How Can I Print a Flexgrid or Other Grid? |
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| See the article and code
from Adit . |
| How Can I Keep My Form Always On Top? |
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| See the Microsoft
Knowledgebase Article Q184297. |
| How Can I Place My Icon in the System Tray? |
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| See the Microsoft
Knowledgebase Article Q176085. |
| Can I Distribute the Microsoft VB OCXs with My Application? |
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| Yes, the file "redist.txt" in your VB directory lists the
files you can distribute. |
| How can I select folders instead of files? |
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| Use the Browse for Folders
Dialog. |
| I need to hire a VB programmer. What are some good Interview
questions? |
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| There are good questions on
the JoelOnSoftware
, Brinkster and Samuel
Mercer sites. |
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