Microsoft Visual Basic Samples/Downloads

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Q161300 - HOWTO: Determine the Type of Drive Using Win32

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September 4, 2003

There are many types of drives that Windows can detect and the Win32 API GetDriveType gives the Visual Basic programmer a simple way to differentiate between them. Below is a code sample showing how to use the API....

Q161288 - HOWTO: Get More Information on the ODBC Call Failed Error

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September 4, 2003

This article describes how to get more information on the ODBC Call Failed error. When errors occur using ODBC databases, Visual Basic will provide an "ODBC Call Failed" error message. This generic error message provides no specific deta...

Q161286 - HOWTO: Use a Common Dialog File Open Dialog with Win32 API

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September 4, 2003

This article provides a code sample and demonstrates how to use the File Open dialog box in the Comdlg32.dll. Making use of Comdlg32.OCX is a good reuse of resources under Windows, because Windows always has its dependent file, Comdlg32....

Q161272 - HOWTO: Make a Typelib (.TLB) File for ActiveX Components

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September 4, 2003

When you create an ActiveX component (OLE server) using Visual Basic, a separate typelib (.TLB) file is not generated automatically. By default, the type library for the ActiveX component is compiled into the .EXE or .DLL file. If you ar...

Q161256 - HOWTO: Customize Visual Basic Menus to Use Mnemonics

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September 4, 2003

Visual Basic menus are organized to minimize the number of keystrokes it takes to get to the most frequently-used options. Still, some options require several extra keystrokes you may want to eliminate if you use the option regularly. Th...

Q161240 - HOWTO: Select All Text in a Field When It Gets the Focus

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September 4, 2003

Automatic highlighting is useful in data entry boxes where you want to give the user the option to overwrite the existing contents quickly by pressing any character key....

Q161208 - HOWTO: Create a Default Property For a User Control

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September 4, 2003

You can create a default property for your User Control. A default property is the property selected when you select the control in design mode. For example, when you select a Label, the highlighted property is Caption. Therefore, Captio...

Q161161 - HOWTO: Search a ListBox Control Quickly

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September 4, 2003

A popular item in a user interface is to "link" a text box to a list box so the nearest match in the list box is selected when the user types text into the text box. This technique can be implemented using pure Visual Basic code, but the...

Q161156 - HOWTO: Create A Default Event for a UserControl

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September 4, 2003

You can create default events for your User Controls. A default event is the event selected when you double-click on the control in design mode. For example, when you double-click on a CommandButton, the code window creates a sub-procedu...

Q161153 - HOWTO: Use the Assert Method for Debugging

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September 4, 2003

The Assert method of the Debug object allows monitoring of an expression for failure conditions....

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