Creating Bullets with indent in TextBox in vb 6

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Hi I am new to VB 6.0 ( From .net)

I want to create a textbox with bullets and enable indenting too. I know i can achieve this using the RTB control<just by="" setting="" few="" properties="">, but i should achieve this using a textbox.Please provide assistance.

Thanks in advance

Posted 20-Jun-11 22:04pm

MohamedHassanAli

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First of all, VB6 is crap, why are you using it ?

You know the right tool for the job ( a RTB control ), but instead want to use a control that doesn't support what you want ? Unless you find a font that includes the bullet, a text box can't do what you want. That's why the RTB control exists.

Posted 20-Jun-11 22:05pm

Christian Graus

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MohamedHassanAli 21-Jun-11 8:31am

Thanks for the Quick reply Christian.
I do agree Vb is not as good as .Net and believe me i know it better than anyone else does. As for why i am using VB 6 u so dont want to know. I am working on an application made on VB 6. Is there anyway i can achieve bulleting in TextBox ?

Nagy Vilmos 21-Jun-11 10:05am

Answer with editorial, good call.

MohamedHassanAli 22-Jun-11 0:08am

I am sorry Nagy. I dint get you ..

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S Houghtelin · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-21T04:35:00

Believe it or not, I will soon be tasked with providing an update to a VB6 project. I asked them if they want it to be migrated to VB.NET or C#.

They said no. Since they sign my checks, I say yes boss.

Per the OPs question, you can do something to mimic what you ask for.

You can add a tab space to indent the text box. ASCII tab chr(9) and choose an character to represent a bullet. The example below uses an asterisk, just make sure the symbol you chose is a font that is readily available on most PCs.

Assure that the textbox is set to multiline.

VB

Private Sub cmdList_Click()
    Text1.Text = "This line is not indented." & vbCr & vbLf
    For i = 0 To 255
        Text1.Text = Text1.Text & Chr(9) & Chr(42) & " Line " & i & vbCr & vbLf
    Next
End Sub