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Extending Classic (6.0) Visual Basic – Part 1

by Chris Boss

Visual Basic 6.0 just doesn’t want to disappear. Why ? Likely many have written vital applications using VB 6.0 and Visual Basic dot.net is so different that it is not a viable option.

Writing a Debugger - Part 2: The Debug Loop

by Duncan Edwards Jones

Part 2 in the series showing how to write a debugger in VB

COM Mailslots - Designing asynchonous COM components for VB

by Len Holgate

This example COM component provides 3 COM objects for using the Win32 Mailslot IPC mechanism. The component may be useful if you need to communicate from VB using Mailslots.

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Visual Basic 6

I would like to POST RESTFUL API request using vb6

1 Apr 2024 by Graeme_Grant

Okay, Google is your friend: 1. vb6 json - Google Search[^] - finds: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2782076/is-there-a-json-parser-for-vb6-vba[^] 2. vb6 rest call - Google Search[^] finds:...

I would like to POST RESTFUL API request using vb6

1 Apr 2024 by Jawad Rizvi

Hi : i am first time posting question on this platform but been using it for long time for help. Advance thanks to all the guys. i am using vb6 for a long time, my question is i have an application where i am integrating a loyalty card system...

I want to make a database project to recording running hours for machines

6 Feb 2024 by Richard MacCutchan

See Access help & learning[^].

Can anyone tell me where I can download a full VB6 installation

21 Jan 2024 by Member 15109325

Sorry for the late reply folks, I think I found an ISO on an old SSD backup, I'll try on my laptop. And thank you

Can anyone tell me where I can download a full VB6 installation

17 Dec 2023 by Richard MacCutchan

You could find it easily: visual basic 6.0 free download - Google Search[^]

Can anyone tell me where I can download a full VB6 installation

16 Dec 2023 by Dave Kreskowiak

For free? You can't. There was never a free version, and the thing has been out of support for quite a long time now.

Can anyone tell me where I can download a full VB6 installation

16 Dec 2023 by Member 15109325

I have an old 2007 project I haven't touched in years and I want to resurrect it and rebuild in VB.NET. But before I start I wanted to review it to see if it's really worth the time-effort and get a glimpse of the various forms, concepts and...

How do I get rid of this logo on my VB 6.0 form?

5 Nov 2023 by Vis Kataboman

I seem to have got a VB 6.0 form icon within the form. I can't seem to get rid of it. It does not go away when I run the form and not even when the executable is being launched, see the image[^] Can anyone tell me how I can get rid of this...

How do I make an object move to the right and loop

4 Nov 2023 by Ub soft

I want to make my object move to the right when it gets to a particular point, then it starts all over again. What I have tried: label4.move if label4.move= command

How do I make an object move to the right and loop

3 Nov 2023 by Dave Kreskowiak

There is no such thing as a Move method on a label. You have to compute and set the Top and Left properties of the label control t move it to a new location. To give it constant motion, you have to constantly compute and set those properties for...

How do I get rid of this logo on my VB 6.0 form?

29 Oct 2023 by CHill60

In the Visual Basic IDE draw a sqare around the area where the icon appears using your mouse. If there is a control in that area it will be selected and you can use the Properties window to determine what it is. You can probably just hit delete...

How do I get rid of this logo on my VB 6.0 form?

29 Oct 2023 by M Imran Ansari

It seems that you are encountering an issue with an unwanted VB 6.0 form icon appearing within the form, even when running the application. Unfortunately, without seeing the image (provided link is not working and demanding for access) or having...

VB6 MAPI error 32002 error indeterminado SEND

11 Oct 2023 by Gabriel Adrian

Hola a todos, tengo un error al usar MAPI y VB6 con Outlook. Error 32002 al ejecutar: Hello everyone, I have an error using MAPI and VB6 with Outlook. Error 32002 when running: MAPIMessages1.Send True alguno podra ayudarme? could anyone help...

How to remove the error "no row can be added to a datagridview control" in VB.NET

2 Oct 2023 by Ronalyn Ablang 2023

I've been using the same code for the past 3 months, but when I opened and tried to run my code, it kept on showing the error but all the necessary data is still showing fine. I've already created the column in design but idk what happen with it....

How to remove the error "no row can be added to a datagridview control" in VB.NET

25 Sep 2023 by OriginalGriff

Read the error message: it couldn't be any clearer: Error: No row can be added to a DataGridView control that does not have columns. Columns must be added first. It's even telling you what you need to do first! Quote: But I already created the...

Problem with vb6 old software migration to a new PC

19 Sep 2023 by Member 11094907

I have a very old VB6 software licensed on an old Win7 pc. The developer can't be reached, and the PC got corrupted. When the software with license was installed to the new PC, it requests a new license. Any idea how to solve this? Any help...

Problem with vb6 old software migration to a new PC

17 Sep 2023 by OriginalGriff

Pretty much you are stuffed. If you can't contact the original developer you can't get a new licence. If you don't have a record of the original licence and you can't get a new one, you can't install the software, regardless of what it does. ...

Problem with vb6 old software migration to a new PC

17 Sep 2023 by Richard MacCutchan

There is no way anyone here could answer such a question. We have no idea what the program does, how it does it, or what licencing method it uses.

How can we check any file is password protect or not in C#

7 Sep 2023 by Member 16087465

I dont think a generic solution exists. But one approach which might get you partway there is to try to open the file in your code, using its application, derived from the file type suffix . EG trying to open a .DOC or .DOCX with...

How to retrieve the status power of the monitor in vb6 under win10 ?

17 Aug 2023 by THEBAULT Jacques

Hello everybody Thanks for your quick answers. To be more precise, I don't try to use a property of MSVidCtl class but to use the class IMSVidDevice, which isn't a member of MSVidCtl itself, but comes in the same time when referencing "MS Video...

How to retrieve the status power of the monitor in vb6 under win10 ?

16 Aug 2023 by Graeme_Grant

There is an article here on Code Project that is specific to this task. It is in C++ though: Determining the Monitor's On/Off (sleep) Status[^] Otherwise, here is a Google Search with a number of helpful possibilities: how to get the windows...

How to retrieve the status power of the monitor in vb6 under win10 ?

16 Aug 2023 by Dave Kreskowiak

You have a bit of a problem. There is nothing "Power" related in the MSVidCtl COM interfaces/classes. The MSVidCtl library is for video control, like TV output, tuning, Closed Captioning, DVD playback, ... It has nothing to do with monitors and...

How to retrieve the status power of the monitor in vb6 under win10 ?

16 Aug 2023 by THEBAULT Jacques

My problem is to get the status power of my desktop display in order to stop some applications when it is OFF (the computer being always ON, night as day) Why under VB6? I explained a lot about that in the topic:...

Vb6 savepicture produces blank .bmp file

12 Jul 2023 by Member 16004169

Code working for 20+ years, suddenly produces a blank .bmp file. the code: SavePicture ZigZagPic.Image, APPDirectory + "45-3-Z.bmp" an image is there; i can see it. APPPDirectory is valid. picturebox ZigZagPic.scalemode = vbpixels,...

Vb6 savepicture produces blank .bmp file

8 Jul 2023 by OriginalGriff

The first thing to note is that you definitely shouldn't be saving your images in the app directory: in production machines that is under "Program Files" (or "Program Files (x86)") and those folders are write protected under modern OSes to reduce...

How to export values from a listview to CSV file in VB6?

7 Jul 2023 by marvinaccent

I'm just new in programming and I want to know how will I put the values listed in my List view to a csv file.Thanks

How to export values from a listview to CSV file in VB6?

7 Jul 2023 by Member 16045875

Public Sub ExportListviewToCsv(ByRef theListView As ListView, csvExportFileName As String, Optional writeHeader As Boolean = True, Optional useQuotes As Boolean = True) Dim fileNum As Integer Dim theListItem As ListItem Dim idx As...

How to display last file opened after program is closed reopened

2 Jun 2023 by Member 16020707

I have built a movie theater library in VB6. But keep forgetting which was the last movie watched. Want to make a text box that holds that information and automatically changes it when watching the next movie. All data for movie is held in...

How to display last file opened after program is closed reopened

2 Jun 2023 by OriginalGriff

VB6? Seriously? A new VB6 project in 2023? You do realize it was superseded over 20 years ago by the .NET version? Anyway ... You need to store the info somewhere, and presumably the DataGrid is backed up by a database of some form (but without...

How can we check any file is password protect or not in C#

25 May 2023 by Dave Kreskowiak

You can't! The file doesn't know if it is password protected. It is literally ONLY data. The application that uses that file is the only thing that would possibly know if the file it's using is password "protected", which is really just...

How can we check any file is password protect or not in C#

25 May 2023 by Member 15418280

How can we check any file is password protect or not in c# What I have tried: We tried but we need to specify file type but we want to check any file whether excel csv word or any file

How can we check any file is password protect or not in C#

24 May 2023 by OriginalGriff

You can't: password protected data is encrypted (or you wouldn't need a password to access it) and without the correct password it just looks like random numbers - which is exactly what a random data file can look like. Yes, you can sometimes say...

Converting an Outlook Form Template (OFT) to a .NET Windows Form in Visual Studio

7 May 2023 by ToughDev

How to convert OFT to .NET Windows Form in VS

How to write print command in vb6

14 Apr 2023 by Member 13322574

I AM USING ALWAYS DATAREPORT...LET ME KNOW , HOW TO WRITE PRINT COMMAND ON VB6. MY LEDGER DATAS SHWOING MSFLEXGRID ....HOW I CAN WRITE PRINT PROGRAM...PAPERSIZE A4 What I have tried: I AM USING DATAENVIRONMENT AND DATAREPORT ...

How to write print command in vb6

14 Apr 2023 by Richard MacCutchan

https://www.vbtutor.net/lesson39.html[^]

How to create a submenu items for context menu item in vb6

3 Apr 2023 by Richard MacCutchan

VB6 is long dead but ... vb6 context menu - Google Search[^]

How to create a submenu items for context menu item in vb6

3 Apr 2023 by seri 2023

I have a requirement for showing submenu for 'Open With 'context menu item. submenu contains some options for open with. What I have tried: I have tried with showing a list box but that is not the requirement

How do I import image in VBA excel?

3 Apr 2023 by Sh.H.

Hi people. I used System.Drawing to import an image to my project. I need to import the image and find all black pixels of 10th row of it. But it gets me error on loading the picture. I mean on line 4. Any help please? P.S: I have ticked both ...

How do I import image in VBA excel?

3 Apr 2023 by CHill60

You can't use the Bitmap from System.Drawing in VBA. If you right-click on the work "Bitmap" in sampleImage = New Bitmap(Image.FromFile(sampleFileName)) and choose "Definition" you'll get "Indentifier under cursor is not recognized"....

How do I import image in VBA excel?

3 Apr 2023 by OriginalGriff

Without access to your system, we probably can't help that much, but at a guess it's the location of the macro that is causing the problem. If the macro is located in (say) personal.xls rather than in the workbook itself, ThisWorkbook.Path will...

Select statement in visual basic 6

30 Mar 2023 by Everdome io

Hello, i have a small project in vb6, which detects if a process is active then exit sub. After exit sub, i have one more piece of code which must be executed. The problem comes after exit sub. The rest part of the code doesn't execute, since the...

Select statement in visual basic 6

30 Mar 2023 by OriginalGriff

No, exit sub end's the method completely at that point and returns control to the method that called it. To do more inside the method, you should set a flag or change the way you test: Current: if (process exists) exit do something else...

How to detect HLS and m3u8 with VB.NET

19 Mar 2023 by Richard MacCutchan

I am afraid you are asking at the wrong place. If you want to employ a programmer then you should go to freelancer. com. This site is for technical programming issues.

How to script VB6.0 gui and use grbl on arduino for CNC function

18 Mar 2023 by Vis Kataboman

I need to script VB6.0 gui and use grbl on Arduino for CNC functions I am trying to build a GUI on VB 6.0 that can run a 3 axis CNC router. I realise VB6.0 is old but, its still the easiest and the least problematic functionable GUI creator. ...

How to script VB6.0 gui and use grbl on arduino for CNC function

18 Mar 2023 by Dave Kreskowiak

How many times have you posted this and you STILL haven't explained what EXACT problem you're having? All you have to do to find out how to read a text file in VB6 is Google for "VB6 read a text file" and start reading. And if you start asking...

How do I script a VB6 GUI to run G-code

11 Mar 2023 by OriginalGriff

This is the same question you asked 5 days ago: How do I script a VB6 GUI to run G-code[^] The answers don't change because you repost them...

Who know how to convert code vb6 to VB.NET 2017

17 Feb 2023 by Mr.Kim2050

Hi all I have some problem with code below which i search from google, this code is writing in vb6 but i need to rewrite and edit it in Visual Studio 2017. I meet some problem below Code Error 1: Public Function getHTML(address) ...

Viusal basic 6.0 use rdpcomapilibctl com component, rdpviewer connect prompts syntax error

15 Feb 2023 by landv li

viusal basic 6.0 use RDPCOMAPILIBCtl com component, rdpviewer connect prompts syntax error RDPCOMAPILibCtl.RDPViewer RDPViewer.Connect(Text1.Text,"administrator","1234") What I have tried: form1.frm VERSION 5.00 Object =...

How to query data from ms access table, between two dates and two times?

14 Nov 2022 by Member 11291660

It is a VB6 project connected with Ms access database(.accdb). The table has separate columns for DATE and TIME. Below is the table TABLE : tblSales +------------------------------------------- ---+ | ID | PRODUCT | DATE | TIME...

How to query data from ms access table, between two dates and two times?

14 Nov 2022 by OriginalGriff

If you are storing dates and times separately, then the most likely thing is that your are storing them as VARCHAR or NVARCHAR fields, and that's a huge mistake: use a single DATETIME field instead, and a lot of problems will go away. Text based...

How to disable print icon using VB.NET source code?

13 Oct 2022 by OriginalGriff

This is the same question you asked yesterday: In VB.NET how to remove print icon in printpreview page?[^] The answer will not change no matter how many times you ask it.

How to find records between two dates using vb6.o

7 Oct 2022 by Member 13532114

Dim stdate As String Dim edate As String Adodc1.RecordSource = "SELECT * FROM StockRun WHERE format(SDate,'MM') Between '" & Format(DTPicker1.Value, "MM") & "' And '" & Format(DTPicker2.Value, "MM") & "'" Adodc1.Refresh ...

How to find records between two dates using vb6.o

7 Oct 2022 by Snjana143

Private Sub Command1_Click()Call dbConnect SQL = "SELECT * FROM Expences WHERE ((('Month') Between # " & DTPicker1.Value & "# And # " & DTPicker2.Value & "#))" RS.Open SQL, Conn, adOpenForwardOnly, adLockReadOnly With DataReport5.Sections("Section1").Controls 'section1 mean...

V6.0 application stuck on windows 10

6 Oct 2022 by CHill60

It's highly likely that you are using something from the Extended Runtime package for VB6 which is not shipped with the OS and must be distributed with your application (or separately downloaded to the target machine). You can get hold of the...

V6.0 application stuck on windows 10

6 Oct 2022 by basitsar

Hi, I have two pc on network OS windows 10 with same version, when use vb6.0 application then one of windows 10 pc exe file got stuck while retriving data from database, while other pc with windows 10 working normal. regards, Basit. What I...

V6.0 application stuck on windows 10

5 Oct 2022 by OriginalGriff

We can't help: we have no idea what the applications are, what they do, how they do it, how the environments are configured, or any actual information about them other than "I have an app. It works on computer A, but doesn't on Computer B". You...

Vb6 datareport custom paper size print

2 Oct 2022 by Member 13322574

HOW I CAN PRINT DATAREPORT FROM CUSTOM PAPER SETTINGS What I have tried: Printer.Width = 5000 Printer.Height = 5000 REC.Open "select * from rcpt where rcptno=" & Text1.Text, VAR Set DataReport72.DataSource = REC Call...

Crawling web page links through visaul basic 2008

29 Sep 2022 by saify mian

I have tried to convert one of my Visual Basic 6 programs to Visual Basic.NET. This program basically crawls email and mobile number data from a web page link. This program works great in Visual Basic 6 but after converting to Visual Basic.NET is...

Crawling web page links through visaul basic 2008

29 Sep 2022 by OriginalGriff

If you are going to scrape websites in VB.NET, then use the HTML Agility pack[^] - it's free, and makes processing HTML data and extracting the stuff you are interested in a whole load easier. It'll make your app a lot more flexible and easier...

Call C# DLL from VB6

29 Sep 2022 by Dhanish Balloo 2021

So, basically I have a DLL written in C# that has a main class called Program.cs that contains a public function getSignature. I need to import and use that DLL in 2 applications; 1 in VB.NET and another in VB6. In the VB.NET application, I...

Call C# DLL from VB6

29 Sep 2022 by Dhanish Balloo 2021

Finally got it working. I was missing an Interface in the project. Added this and linked where needed and pooof......it worked :D

Call C# DLL from VB6

28 Sep 2022 by Gerry Schmitz

Call Into The .NET Framework From Existing Visual Basic 6.0 Apps | Microsoft Learn[^]

Access functions in a VB6 DLL from Python

26 Sep 2022 by MrG_

For what it is worth, I managed to resolve this. Extracts of the relevant code: from comtypes import c_double, c_short, client from ctypes.wintypes import VARIANT_BOOL from comtypes.automation import _midlSAFEARRAY my_dll =...

Access functions in a VB6 DLL from Python

26 Sep 2022 by MrG_

Hi all, I have a 32bit VB6 DLL which has two functions. I want to access those functions from my 32bit version of python. First issue is that I can't seem to see the functions when I load the dll: from ctypes import * dll =...

Pass numeric value to other running exe using VB.NET

16 Sep 2022 by dharmendra dalwadi

i have other.exe when i open/run then it look like row and column, so i want to pass numeric value on that using vb What I have tried: i tried in vb.net but i cant understand how to do

Pass numeric value to other running exe using VB.NET

16 Sep 2022 by OriginalGriff

You are going to have to be an awful lot more detailed about this - you are just far too vague with the question to get any real help. Start by thinking about the two applications: does your app start the other? If it does, you may be able to...

Pass numeric value to other running exe using VB.NET

16 Sep 2022 by Richard MacCutchan

See SendKeys.Send(String) Method (System.Windows.Forms) | Microsoft Docs[^].

Can anyone help me to create onscreenkeyboard app which can send key to app which had focus

6 Sep 2022 by gayathri bhat

I need to create onscreen keyboard which can be used for other application by calling the execution file. What I have tried: I have tried with help of sendkeys and appactivate.But in the appactivate we need to give the process name like...

Can anyone help me to create onscreenkeyboard app which can send key to app which had focus

6 Sep 2022 by OriginalGriff

The problem is that the keypad is an application, and if you are interacting with it (touch or click) then it is the "active application" and Windows doesn't store a "last application active" for you to reference - even if it did, it would...

How to insert a unicode character such as amharic in SQL server db from web application form

30 Aug 2022 by Gizachew Eshete

>how to insert a unicode character such as amharic in sql server db from web application form nvarchar data types accepts the value back end but not from the app. All I need is to read the values from the form and insert into the db table. It...

How to insert a unicode character such as amharic in SQL server db from web application form

30 Aug 2022 by Maciej Los

If you're using VB6, please read this: https://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?365738-Classic-VB-Does-Visual-Basic-6-support-Unicode[^]

How to display chinese characters in vb6

23 Aug 2022 by gary hagerty

Hello All, I need help to display chinese characters in my VB6 application. I have a file that contains my text strings and corresponding chinese characters, please see the following: ABORT|停止 FAIL|失敗 BACKUP|&上一步 OK|確定 Pipe symbol seperates...

How to display chinese characters in vb6

23 Aug 2022 by OriginalGriff

Unfortunately, this is an English site, so most of the membership can't read Chinese - which wis what Google Translate says your text is - and as a result, we do not have the font you refer to installed - though "Microsoft JhengHei" is available...

VB6: split data into another sheet excel

22 Aug 2022 by Maciej Los

Well... i'd simplify that... The idea is as follow: rsReport.Open sqlreportForNameLucy, wsDB 'then... wbReportForNameLucy.Range("A2").CopyFromRecordset rsReport rsReport.Open sqlreportForNameAmir, wsDB 'then......

VB6: split data into another sheet excel

22 Aug 2022 by Member 14670863

Hi,right now I already create new Excel workbook. BUT, I want to split the data to new worksheet based on column. In my case, at the first sheet, it has 3 column:: Name, Order and Price. And, I want column Name for value 'Lucy' remain same...

VB6: split data into another sheet excel

22 Aug 2022 by CHill60

Set up variables for each sheet and initialise them e.g. Dim wsReportLucy As Worksheet, wsReportAmir As Worksheet Set wbReport = excelApp.Workbooks.Add Set wsReportLucy = wbReport.ActiveSheet 'Sheet1 ...

Vb: how to convert .XLS to .XLSX

21 Aug 2022 by Member 14670863

Hi, I am having some problem which is right now I had transfer my data into excel. But, since my computer no longer support xls, i need to convert to xlsx. Here is my coding 'Declaration for XLS Dim excelApp As New...

How to convert vb.net to vb6

14 Aug 2022 by sunil pol

I have written code in c# and vb.net but now the requirement is vb6.Can i convert vb.net code to vb6.How to add namespace in vb6 System.Security.CryptographyImports System.Collections.GenericImports System.LinqImports System.TextImports System.Security.CryptographyImports...

Expression parsing splitting blockw with {}

12 Aug 2022 by zs zs

I want this expression **x{y{z}}** to be parsed as * x start y start z y end x end * please help writing code in C#, C++, JavaScript, VB.net,Java What I have tried: Dim p As String Dim s As String = "x{y{z}}" Dim sc As...

Expression parsing splitting blockw with {}

12 Aug 2022 by OriginalGriff

While we are more than willing to help those that are stuck, that doesn't mean that we are here to do it all for you! We can't do all the work, you are either getting paid for this, or it's part of your grades and it wouldn't be at all fair for...

How to select printer & paper size & paper margin on visual studio 2019

8 Aug 2022 by Ramanath Mahato

i want printer = Quality1\BARCODE_PRAKASH paper size = 24.9mm x 80.0mm paper margin = (0,0,0,0) What I have tried: Private Sub Button2_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click ...

Encrypted string not match after decryption

5 Aug 2022 by Member 11291660

I have used VB6 one module for encryption / decryption and compare the encrypted string with another string which always say Not Matched. Below is the code What I have tried: Dim a As String a = modEncDec.AesEncryptString("a", "PASS") '...

Encrypted string not match after decryption

5 Aug 2022 by Member 11291660

Dim a As String Dim b As String a = modEncDec.AesEncryptString("a", "PASS") b = "tA==" a = Replace(a, vbCrLf, "") If a = b Then MsgBox "The Value of a is " & a & vbCrLf _ & "The Length of a is " & Len(a) & vbCrLf _ & "The Value of...

Encrypted string not match after decryption

5 Aug 2022 by Fueled By Decaff

It looks like you are encrypting the string "a", decrypting it and then comparing it to the string "tA==". Try comparing to the string "a" instead and see if that works.

Encrypted string not match after decryption

4 Aug 2022 by OriginalGriff

The chances are that the problem lies in the use of strings: AES encryption does not generate a string but a stream of byte values which is not the same thing. VB6 internally used Unicode for string storage, which is a multibyte character, so...

Vb: how to convert .XLS to .XLSX

4 Aug 2022 by 0x01AA

You need to specify the file format explicitely. This works for me: private void buttonExcel97_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { string safeExcelFilePath = @"c:\temp\cp.excel"; string excel97File =...

How to open a form (modal) in VB6

9 Jul 2022 by v_tigra

Hey guysI try to explain my problem:I have a main form named frmMain, and other forms named frmOne and frmTwo.The form frmMain opens frmOne. FrmOne opens frmTwo.What I would like to have: when frmOne opens frmTwo, I should not be able to click on the form frmOne (so I have to open...

How to update quantity of a table in respect of another table data

7 Jul 2022 by Purnendu Paul

Respected, In a stock Management project (VB6.0) I'm fetching a problem during updation of a table in respect of another table in same database (MS ACCESS). Netstock Table: Category Item Variant Brand P_Qty S_Qty Unit Gel Pen Agni...

How to update quantity of a table in respect of another table data

7 Jul 2022 by CHill60

Look at your sub-query SELECT Inward.Item, Inward.Category, Sum (Inward.P_Qty) From Inward GROUP BY Inward.Item, Inward.Category, Inward.Brand It is returning 3 columns in the result set, yet you are trying to assign all three values to a single...

Validate international phone number

2 Jun 2022 by Member 13067459

I want validate international phone number in vb6 without using regular expressions only () + this charactersand numeric are allowed and it shold be below 20 digits. What I have tried: private sub txtPhoneNo_validate ( cancel As boolean) if...

Validate international phone number

2 Jun 2022 by Richard MacCutchan

You need to examine each character in turn. If it starts with a plus sign, then the next digit(s) are the international country code. That may or may not be followed by a number in parenthesis which is the internal long distance indicator. That...

Validate international phone number

2 Jun 2022 by Member 15627495

private sub txtPhone_check() if not isnumeric(txtPhone) or len(txtPhone) > 20 then msgbox "Error in Phone Number" end if end sub to avoid redundancy, see that var = "" is equal : len(var) = 0 you don't need to test it twice, isnumeric...

Validate pan card in vb6

31 May 2022 by Aravindba

Hi, First spilt pan numbers and pass the spilt values for each functions for verify it, Here all function must return false, otherwise PAN number is incorrect. In fourth position i pass characters to check as "ABCFGHLJPT", bcz u mention 4...

Validate pan card in vb6

31 May 2022 by Member 13067459

0 Wrote a function to validate pan card. Pan should 5 characters followed by 4 numeric and a character. I am validating 4 position but I want show error message for test4 --- Testpan(PanNo) calling function Function TestPan(PAN As String)...

Validate pan card in vb6

31 May 2022 by OriginalGriff

You can use Regular Expressions in VB6: Regular Expressions in Visual Basic 6 - VB RegExp[^] Then it's pretty simple: ^[a-zA-Z]{5}\d{4}[a-zA-Z]$ will match your criteria in a single line of code ...

What function is there in Python instead of Val() in VB6?

31 May 2022 by Member 11207670

I'm converting some programs from Visual Basic 6.0 to Python, and I'm stuck in one line in VB. Visual Basic code:bAddStart = "100"bNoOfBytes = "94"MeterId = 1Data = Chr(MeterId) + Chr(3) + Chr(Val(bAddStart) \ 256) + Chr(Val(bAddStart) Mod 256) + Chr(0) + Chr(Val(bNoOfBytes))For...

What function is there in Python instead of Val() in VB6?

31 May 2022 by Member 15624430

if we use int() function as below, you will get the perfect answer. str_no = "12345" no = int(str_no) * 1 print(no) print(no + 1)

How to send bracket "( )" using sendkeys in vb6

13 May 2022 by Member 15635045

Eu adaptei uma funcao usada para a substituicao de letras acentuadas por letras sem acento, para que os caracteres especiais "[+^%~()]" fiquem entre chaves. Segue abaixo a funcao adaptada. ...

Operation is not allowed when object is open

12 Apr 2022 by Vasanthan A9UCP078

Option Explicit Public LoginSucceeded As Boolean Private Sub cmdCancel_Click() 'set the global var to false 'to denote a failed login LoginSucceeded = False Me.Hide End Sub Private Sub cmdOK_Click() rs.Open "SELECT * FROM...

do while loop in vb6.0

2 Apr 2022 by Member 9603318

How to use the do while loop in vb6.0???? Please help me!!!!!!!!!!!!