--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 178 VISUAL BASIC Ref: DGN00011 Date: 12/13/96 From: JOHN FELTHAM Time: 01:36pm \/To: ALL (Read 4 times) Subj: Missing File. G'day All, A program that I am transcribing has the following. "Add the communciations port control using Tools, Custom Controls, locate the entry MS Comm Control in the list, select its check box and click OK. The control will appear in the bottom of your toolbox, add it to the Form (it will be invisible at runtime)." I can't locate this control.....Can someone tell me what the name of the file is please so that I can go and look for it on the web. ooroo The Seasons Greetings from Perth, Western Australia. (John's on Holidays). john@ipc.qld.edu.au --- GoldED 2.42.G0614+ * Origin: Coral Sea Views*WULGURU*Townsville*Queensland*Oz (3:640/706.2) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 178 VISUAL BASIC Ref: DGN00012 Date: 12/16/96 From: VINCENT WONG Time: 09:00pm \/To: STEVEN GARE (Read 4 times) Subj: VB 5! On his death bed Steven Gare uttered VB 5! to Vincent Wong..... SG> Vincent Wong wasted their life writing to Steven Gare: There's more than one Vincent replying to this? :) SG> For all of those WHO DONT know about VB5, NO VBRUN???.DLL!!!!!!!! VW> I wouldn't be surprised if it was compiled with the code and just VW> hidden. SG> 30k exe files, hummmmmmm, wheres the runtime? :) It may just compile the runtime files that are needed such as a text box, buttons etc, instead of giving you the whole shabang? I just won't believe it OK! :) SG> It's amazing!!!, also compiles ActiveX controls for Internet Use!!! VW> ehhyakk..I don't like the combination of active x + internet, just VW> give me HTML 3.2 and Java. :) SG> HTML 3 GOOOD - - java ARGGG!! :) You gotta love the HTML or you wouldn't be using the web. Java its ok, just a little slow at the moment. SG> Go have a look at my web site its pretty cool! Will do.. Vin vincentw@geocities.com http://www.geocities.com/siliconvalley/Heights/2853/tabbs.htm ... Answers: $1, Short: $5, Correct: $25, dumb looks are still free. --- Fmail - The City BBS * Origin: The City BBS Sydney Australia -> V.34 (3:711/410) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 178 VISUAL BASIC Ref: DGN00013 Date: 12/08/96 From: CHRIS ADAMSON Time: 11:38am \/To: ALL (Read 4 times) Subj: VB Unload Event * Crossposted from: Local Programming Echo Hello All, I am writing a program that requires instructions to be carried out when Windows terminates. What event does this trigger? Does it go through QueryUnload or Unload? Or does it bypass these all together? If so, can I get any instructions going when Windows closes down? Any replies appreciated. Addo. ... "Scotty, beam me up another Blue Wave message." --- * Origin: Melbourne PC User Group +61-3-9699-6788 (3:632/309) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 178 VISUAL BASIC Ref: DGN00014 Date: 12/09/96 From: MAX FLANDER Time: 03:10pm \/To: ALL (Read 4 times) Subj: graphics I was wondering if there is a way to make "3d graphics" like they have in "Doom" and flight simulator games. If anyone knows it would be nice if you could let me know. Thanks --- * Origin: Melbourne PC User Group BBS (3:632/309) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 178 VISUAL BASIC Ref: DGN00015 Date: 12/08/96 From: VINCENT WONG Time: 05:16pm \/To: GARY SONNENBERG (Read 4 times) Subj: Baker's Dozen Beginner's Books On his death bed Gary Sonnenberg uttered Baker's Dozen Beginner's Books to Vincent Wong..(c)96 GS> 9. VB4 Unleashed SAMS GS> Publ. I'll vote for this one, great book for the intermediate to maybe pro's. GS> Feel free to add your own or vote for one already here and repost. Visual Basic 3/4 4 Windows 4 Dummies IDG Books My first VB programming book was one of the Dummies book, I recommend it for aboslute beginners, that is you don't know how to use the print command in basic or know what a form is otherwise it seems to drag on for a while. Vin vincentw@geocities.com http://www.geocities.com/siliconvalley/Heights/2853/tabbs.htm ... The Goodtimes tagline: version 1.0...... --- Fmail - The City BBS * Origin: The City BBS Sydney Australia -> V.34 (3:711/410) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 178 VISUAL BASIC Ref: DGN00016 Date: 12/18/96 From: KURT J. TISCHER Time: 09:05am \/To: ALL (Read 4 times) Subj: Put a LF in a text box Hi All... Here's one for ya. I'm using VB3.0 Standard. I have a multiline text box on a form with a vertical scroll bar. I am using a monospaced font. I need to force the text within the box to be inserted with a line feed or carriage return on every line when each line reaches 40 characters and place the text cursor/caret back at the end of the text after each LF is inserted. I know that the box will automatically word wrap, but the text in the box must be formatted to 40 characters then a LF so that when the text is saved to file each line is no more than 40 characters across. Any help on this one? Kurt * SLMR 2.1a * We all live in a yellow subroutine. --- SLMAIL v4.5a (#4334) * Origin: 3RD EAR BBS - Middleburg Hts., OH (216) 234-6088 (1:157/438) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 178 VISUAL BASIC Ref: DGN00017 Date: 12/19/96 From: GARY SONNENBERG Time: 03:21am \/To: MICHELE MAURO (Read 4 times) Subj: Events -=> Quoting Michele Mauro to Gary Sonnenberg <=- Hi Michele, GS> Brian Adams, was it?) MM> Douglas Adams "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." And it was a MM> book before it was a show. There's 5 or 6 books in the series last MM> time I checked. MM> And while the answer was "42" no one can remember the question MM> anymore. MM> Happy Holidays! Michele Douglas, yeah. Not Brian. I've read them all. Happy Holidays to you also! Gary ... Do what you will with this tagline, just don't bother me about it! --- * Origin: *YOPS ]I[* 3.1 GIG * RA/FD/FE RADist * Milwaukee, WI (1:154/750) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 178 VISUAL BASIC Ref: DGN00018 Date: 12/19/96 From: GARY SONNENBERG Time: 03:24am \/To: VINCENT WONG (Read 4 times) Subj: Baker's Dozen Beginner's Books -=> Quoting Vincent Wong to Gary Sonnenberg <=- Hi Vin, GS> 9. VB4 Unleashed SAMS GS> Publ. VW> I'll vote for this one, great book for the intermediate to maybe VW> pro's. GS> Feel free to add your own or vote for one already here and repost. VW> Visual Basic 3/4 4 Windows 4 Dummies IDG VW> Books VW> My first VB programming book was one of the Dummies book, I recommend VW> it for aboslute beginners, that is you don't know how to use the VW> print command in basic or know what a form is otherwise it seems to VW> drag on for a while. Thanks for your votes. They will be duly noted and tabulated. Gary ... "Don't mince words, Vincent ... what do you *REALLY* think?" --- * Origin: *YOPS ]I[* 3.1 GIG * RA/FD/FE RADist * Milwaukee, WI (1:154/750) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 178 VISUAL BASIC Ref: DGN00019 Date: 12/19/96 From: GARY SONNENBERG Time: 03:30am \/To: ALL (Read 4 times) Subj: Baker's Dozen Beginner's Books -=> Quoting Gary Sonnenberg to All <=- GS> How about a one- or two-liner summary or some such to give lookers GS> an idea of what the book seems to focus on? GS> GS> A Baker's Dozen Books Recommended for Beginners in VB4 (or 3) GS> GS> 1. Teach Yourself VB4 in 21 Days by Nathan & Ori Gurewich GS> Recommended 5 times GS> GS> 2. Running VB3 for Windows - 2nd Ed. by Ross Nelson GS> GS> 3. Programming in VB by Julia C. Bradley GS> GS> 4. Essential VB4 by Mark Steven Heyman SAMS GS> Publ. Step by step guide that eases you into the basic of VB4 by GS> showing how to design & implement over 20 apps. GS> GS> 5. Foundations of VB4 for Win95 Programming by Douglas Hergert IDG GS> Books Hands on exercise built around developing apps for the GS> business traveler. Comes with CD. GS> GS> 6. VB in 12 Easy Lessons GS> GS> 7. The Visual Guide to VB4 for Windows GS> Shows everything about controls, menus, etc. Excellent reference. GS> GS> 8. The Beginner's Guide to VB4 WROX 9. VB3/4 4 Windows for Dummies IDG Books For absolute beginners who don't know how to use the print command in BASIC or know what a form is. Otherwise it seems to drag. GS> 10.Teach Yourself Database Programming with VB4 in 21 Days SAMS GS> Publ. GS> 11.Programming MS VB2/3 for Windows by Diane Zak GS> Has been used in a college course. (2 different ones) GS> Code works with VB3 but lacks coding standards. GS> GS> 12.The Art of Programming with VB GS> Not how to program per se, but how to program well. GS> GS> 13. VB4 How-To Waite GS> Grp. GS> Feel free to add your own or vote for one already here and repost. Gary ... "Could you continue your petty bickering? I find it most intriguing." --- * Origin: *YOPS ]I[* 3.1 GIG * RA/FD/FE RADist * Milwaukee, WI (1:154/750) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 178 VISUAL BASIC Ref: DGN00020 Date: 12/19/96 From: GARY SONNENBERG Time: 03:33am \/To: GARY SONNENBERG (Read 4 times) Subj: Books for Intermediates and up -=> Quoting Gary Sonnenberg to All <=- GS> Below is the start of a booklist for those beyond the basics. If you GS> think any of the Beginner's List books really belong here, LMK. GS> GS> Include as much info about author, publ, and content as you can. GS> GS> 1. Using VB4 by Webb, McKelvy & others too numerous to GS> mention Special Ed. by Que GS> The first 3/4 is beyond beginners. The last 1/4 is quite GS> descriptive. GS> 2. Accounting & Finance Developer's Guide with VB GS> For ANY small business software development. Presents a GS> complete GL/AR/AP/IV app in VB & Access. Wonderful for the GS> VB/Delphi contract programmer. GS> GS> 3. Multimedia-Programme mit VB4 Publ. by Markt & Technik DM 80.00 GS> German text GS> GS> 4. VB4 Database How-To by Stuart Bloom & Don Kiely Waite GS> Grp. Covers 32-bit VB4 for Win95 "The Definitive DB GS> Problem-Solver" Chaps. on Accessing a DB, SQL, Designing a DB, MS GS> Access, ISAM, ODBC, OLE, Crystal Reports(!), Security & Multiuser, GS> Ini & Setup progs. $36.95 USA; $50.95 Can. GS> GS> 5. Extending VB for Windows GS> GS> 6. VB4 Multimedia Adventure Set by Scott Jarol & Anthony GS> Potts Coriolis Grp. Books GS> How to build your own development tools & create interactive GS> multi- media apps. 7. VB4 Unleashed SAMS Great for intermediate to maybe pros. GS> 8. GS> GS> 9. GS> GS> 10. Gary ... "Scotty, beam me up another Blue Wave message." --- * Origin: *YOPS ]I[* 3.1 GIG * RA/FD/FE RADist * Milwaukee, WI (1:154/750)