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I'm trying to open a file of any type from an app built with VB6.
Does anybody know the code to open a file, so that the program associated with this file type starts?
[Maybe it's a stupid question, but i just don't know how to do this  ]
Thanks in advance,
M_M_G
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Short of shelling out and running "Start (the name of the file)" there are other api ways.
Tak a look here vbnet.mvps.org
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Thx for your reply, but could you give a code example?
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I always use ShellExecute:
<br />
'ShellExecute<br />
Public Declare Function ShellExecute Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "ShellExecuteA" _<br />
(ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal lpOperation As String, _<br />
ByVal lpFile As String, ByVal lpParameters As String, _<br />
ByVal lpDirectory As String, ByVal nShowCmd As Long) As Long<br />
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Public Const SW_NORMAL = 1 ' Displays the window normalised<br />
Public Const SW_SHOWMINIMIZED = 2 ' Displays the window minimised<br />
Public Const SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED = 3 ' Displays the window maximised<br />
Public Const SW_SHOWNOACTIVATE = 4 ' Displays the window normalised without focus<br />
Public Const SW_SHOW = 5 ' Activates a window at its current size<br />
Public Const SW_SHOWNA = 8 ' Displays the window at its current size without focus<br />
Public Const SW_SHOWDEFAULT = 10 ' Displays the window at its default size<br />
<br />
ShellExecute Me.hwnd, "Open", m_strFilename, "", "", SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED<br />
That should do everything you need!
"Now I guess I'll sit back and watch people misinterpret what I just said......"
Christian Graus At The Soapbox
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Many thanks!
The code is working great (with a few mods)!
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M_M_G wrote:
with a few mods
What did you have to change? (Not having a dig, just curious!)
"Now I guess I'll sit back and watch people misinterpret what I just said......"
Christian Graus At The Soapbox
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All the 'Public' stuff didn't work.
It also didn't work properly with the 'SW_SHOWMAXIMIZED' argument.
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The 'Public' stuff works if you have the code fragment in a global BAS module, not inside a FRM file, AFAIR.
Not all apps honour the SW_SHOW* flags, and it is optional.
Steve S
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Hi everyone i am new to this, I am a final yr student studying software engineering in my final year in the UK. For my final project I am doing a training program to teach beginners the basic of Word it will be in two lanuages English and Vietnamese. I have decided to use VB.NET to program, it is my first time using it.
Can any one give me help me on using (embedding into your exe) icons on your menu part, different languages if Vietnamese is an option for VB.NET. And what format should i use as files for forms to load up, for example if the forms loaded the help files as html etc. I having trouble cause my designed tutorials have pictures and text, i do not know how to get the forms to laod it or can someone suggest a suitable way around it. It will be a menu driven GUI based program.
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Put aan imagelist control on your form and put the images inside the imagelist. You can use png, gif or jpeg. One thing the image size is limited so don't make the images too big.
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I created a report in seagate crystal report 8.5. This report had a sub report It ran fine with the crystal report envirnment but when I added it in my project as a desighner(VB6) and then assigned a datasource on runtime this report didnt work and gave error on opening it "File not found".
If I remove the datasource assignment line from the code this report then starts working fine.It is confirmed that the datasource which I am assigning the report is ok. Anybody who knows solution for this problem plz reply.
Regards,
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Plz can any one send me the code to add update delete records in vb.net datagrid .
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Friends,
I think it would be better if I clear the supposed use of such a control.Here it is..
S.No. Account Name Credit Debit particulars
- - - - -
S.No. would come automatically and rest of the things would be supplied by the user.On hitting the enter key user will go to the next row(or we can say next S.No.).I want this in VB as I am using VB6.0 and Ms-Access.
Thanks.
Your Friend in need
Ranjan
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I want a multiple row multiple column control in which user can type and on pressing enter user should go to the next line.I want to validate this data and after that all data is to be inserted in ms-access table or tables.How can I do this?
Thanks in advance.
Ranjan
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Hi folks,
I have my application ready, can i know how to make a setup for the application, like Package and Deployment in VB6, how to do that in VB.Net.
Thanks for reading,
Be Humble in Victory and Strong in Defeat. -Het
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Use the menu: File-->New-->Project...
Select "Setup and Deployment Projects" from the list on the left.
Choose "Setup Project" or "Setup Wizard" (the wizard might be easier if you've not done this before)
Give the project a name and Bob's your uncle.
If you use the wizard it will guide you on the more basic steps.
--Colin Mackay--
EuroCPian Spring 2004 Get Together[^]
"You can have everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want." --Zig Ziglar
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Have a look at this
Its were I went to do mine
Ray
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Hi,i would like to create a date that is automatic display when we would like to add a data in a VB form
Hi, i have create a program using VB6.The purpose of this program are for sales department person key in the data and then review by manager.Now, my problem is manager want me to create a command button to export the data from microsoft access to excel.What is the command button code and the step? Another Question,this program must set up in the office and all the staff can see and use this program at their own PC's!Thank for ur help!
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I've spent a week on making COM+ ManagementTool displaying COM+ Catalog Infomation using COMAdminCatalogCollection.
Surly,I'm using VB.NET to do this job.
Most of infomation I'd like to
find was in COMAdminCatalogCollection.
But I couldn't find a way of retrieving imfomation of state of Object activated. I'd like to know how many Object is Activated as if I see the COM+ Management Tool provided in Windows 2003.
Please,Help me.
Any idea will be helpful.
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im really having trouble with this and cant find any help anywhere any help will be appreciated
e-mail me at G_Callender@hotmail.com
or Ga19852003@hotmail.com
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set RecordSource to the table or query you need
then set datagrids data source property to adodc1
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Does vb have one, and if so what is the syntax for a #Define equivalant?
do you need to investigate an online backup company
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Sort of. VB6 has #Const, which allows you do define a constant variant, which can then be used in a #if..then..#else construct.
But it isn't as powerful as the equivalent features in C
See here[^]
Ian Darling
"The different versions of the UN*X brand operating system are numbered in a logical sequence: 5, 6, 7, 2, 2.9, 3, 4.0, III, 4.1, V, 4.2, V.2, and 4.3" - Alan Filipski
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Hi guys,
This is my first post here and need a pretty big favor from someone. I need to write a script that will allow me to imput a path (and be able to browse to a path) on my network, imput how many boxes (folders named Box001, Box002, etc.) I want to create and how many CDs(folders named CD001, CD002,etc.) that I want to create.
I just a Visual Basic program called RealBasic to design the visual layout, but can't figure out how to make it all come together. I could give someone a print screen to show the layout of how it needs to look just e-mail me at e-mail
I know this is probably no enough information to go on but if someone that knows VB pretty well could shoot me an e-mail I could explain a little better.
Thanks a lot! 
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I am looking for VB code that deals with Wireless devices. I have a wireless network at home and I am curious to know how programs like Net Stumbler can pick up different wireless signals. If anyone can help - much appreciated.
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