--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 178 VISUAL BASIC Ref: E5P00032 Date: 05/15/97 From: BUCKY CARR Time: 12:22pm \/To: CHARLES P CADDY (Read 6 times) Subj: Screensaver CP> Hi well i can send you the source code to a screen saver in Visual CP> Basic if you could just give me your email address.... Why not post it here? --- PPoint 2.00 * Origin: Vanishing Point 7198460140 Trinidad CO (1:15/7.1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 178 VISUAL BASIC Ref: E5P00033 Date: 05/15/97 From: BUCKY CARR Time: 12:36pm \/To: DIK COATES (Read 6 times) Subj: Control Arrays DC> I asked him if he had ever used the API DC> calls for compressing/decompressing... and he wasn't aware that DC> windows had that stuff as part of the package... similar to ZIP DC> archiving, but it uses the LZH algorithm... and, I'm just finding out DC> about this stuff, myself... It pays to read this echo - more education. Thanks. --- PPoint 2.00 * Origin: Vanishing Point 7198460140 Trinidad CO (1:15/7.1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 178 VISUAL BASIC Ref: E5P00034 Date: 05/15/97 From: BUCKY CARR Time: 12:37pm \/To: DIK COATES (Read 6 times) Subj: Control Arrays BC> This is too vague for me. Are you saying that the book recommends BC> that the objects be drawn on the Form at design time, rather than being BC> invented at run time? DC> Basically... Regards Dik Okay, so now we have a difference of opinion. At some point I'll make an experiment to try it both ways and see which is faster --- PPoint 2.00 * Origin: Vanishing Point 7198460140 Trinidad CO (1:15/7.1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 178 VISUAL BASIC Ref: E5P00035 Date: 05/15/97 From: BUCKY CARR Time: 12:39pm \/To: DIK COATES (Read 6 times) Subj: Info Needed BC> From p1048 of Appleman's VB5 Guide to the Win32 API ("same as for BC> VB4") DC> Thanks... only have 16 bit Appleman book... My pleasure. (45 days 'til retirement and I can do this full time!) --- PPoint 2.00 * Origin: Vanishing Point 7198460140 Trinidad CO (1:15/7.1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 178 VISUAL BASIC Ref: E5P00036 Date: 05/15/97 From: BUCKY CARR Time: 12:42pm \/To: DIK COATES (Read 6 times) Subj: Control Arrays DC> The third last paragraph on page 75 says, "But if you're looking DC> for speed, the lesson here is that the next time someone tells you DC> to load your controls at runtime, just say no. And if you're DC> loading your controls at runtime already, consider changing back." So the wisdom I take here is draw the controls at design time. --- PPoint 2.00 * Origin: Vanishing Point 7198460140 Trinidad CO (1:15/7.1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 178 VISUAL BASIC Ref: E5P00037 Date: 05/16/97 From: BUCKY CARR Time: 11:58am \/To: EILEEN LOUISE (Read 6 times) Subj: Copy Protections EL> there are a number of legitimate reasons to copy or move a program. Seems to me that the Microsoft technique is the most sound for now. They rig the deal so that they can tell if a bootleg copy of a program is being used, but it does require the user to basically confess himself. EL> in the meantime, my mother missed a EL> deadline on work that was due and had to offer something that sounded EL> suspiciously like "the dog ate my homework" as a reason. ROFL. --- PPoint 2.00 * Origin: Vanishing Point 7198460140 Trinidad CO (1:15/7.1) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 178 VISUAL BASIC Ref: E5P00038 Date: 05/17/97 From: STEVE NOBREGA Time: 04:35pm \/To: ASSAF SHOOL (Read 6 times) Subj: New programmer Hello Assaf! 08 May 97, Assaf Shool writes to All: AS> #1. How do I find out the errorlevel set by a program after it completed AS> with the SHELL command? when you use shell the command looks like unload app v=shell(c:\some.exe,1) 'the v variable stores the taskid of the application launch with the shell useing an two api ' see declares below hmodule=GetModulehandle("some.exe") then i call pleaseclose(hModule) which looks like below sub Pleaseclose(hModule) dim z as integer While GetModuleUsage(hmodule)>0 'this waits for the shelled app z=Doevents 'to close wend Load app 'this reloads app that shelled some.exe ' put these in module in declarations Declare Function GetModuleHandle Lib "Kernel" (ByVal lpModuleName as string)~ As Integer ' add this to above line get rid of sqiggle Declare Function GetModuleUsage Lib "Kernal" (ByVal hModule As Integer)~ As Integer AS> #2. Is it possible to execute a sub in one form from another, or does AS> it have to be moved onto its own module? from form1 form2.dosomething_click = true AS> #3. Does VB5 really support in-line assembly??? don't know what in-line assembly is....sorry AS> Thanks. AS> -+- FRee iNTeRNeT !! AS> + Origin: The Desert Sands BBS Cambridge ON Canada (1:221/203) Steve --- GoldED 2.40 * Origin: Five Rings Bbs Wtby (203) 574-2310 ! (1:141/505) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 178 VISUAL BASIC Ref: E5P00039 Date: 05/15/97 From: JOHN ALDRED Time: 05:14pm \/To: ALL (Read 6 times) Subj: Help :) Yo All, How's it goin'? Hi, I'm writing a little program with a system info bit on it. How can I get it to display Windows Version Total Memory Free Memory Total Hard Drive Space (Drive selected on a drop down list) Free Hard Drive Space ( " " " ") Network version System Name (Network) Workgroup Name Number of CD-Rom Drives They are probably all dead simple and basic things. I /had/ done some of these things before (about 2 years ago) in VB3, but my manuals have gone walkies. I've now got VB4 (32Bit) second hand, and there was no manuals with it :((( Thanks in advance :) Yours Virtually [=-- Axe --=] FidoNet - 2:250/609 - HTPNet - 609:666/1 ____ | E-Mail - hackatak@geocities.com | _ |_ _ SysOp - THE DRK CYDE! (01253)396989 10pm-8am. (__||_)| )| ) http://www.blackpool.net/axe/index.htm [=-- Axe --=] http://www.trailerpark.com/phase2/hackatak --- FMailX 1.02 * Origin: THE DRK CYDE! 01253-396989 KHL & HTPNet WHQ (2:250/609) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 178 VISUAL BASIC Ref: E5P00040 Date: 05/17/97 From: MOHAMMED EL-HAKIM Time: 10:19pm \/To: ALL (Read 6 times) Subj: Hi everyone... I'm a young Qbasic programmer... When my mom brought Visual Basic V4 to the house I decided to learn VB , but however I don't know how !!! Please gimme some helpfull books (Something like learn VB in Xdays) Regards... .---. .----------- / \ __ / ------ / / \(..)/ ----- ********************* ////// ' \/ ` --- * Mohammed El-Hakim * //// / // : : --- ********************* // / / /` '-- // //..\\ Mohammed.El-Hakim@Jetnet.saudi.org =============UU====UU==== Mohammed El-Hakim@2:542/250 '//||\\` *SignIt 1.7 [NR]* Signed on05-16-1997 at04:48 AM, not a moment too soon. --- QMPro 1.53 Does a SysOp have to call himself to read his mail? * Origin: JetNet BBS,Saudi Arabia [+9662] 6938141,,,,44 (2:542/250) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 178 VISUAL BASIC Ref: E5P00041 Date: 05/17/97 From: KURT J. TISCHER Time: 03:26pm \/To: CHRIS ROACH (Read 6 times) Subj: SORTS CR>Well its back to 3D object rotation math...got any vector tips?!? Duh... I dunno, Tennessee... Better go ask Mr. Whoopee. Don't worry, Chumly. Tennesse Tuxedo will not fail! ;) kjt * SLMR 2.1a * I've used Basic so long, my brain has gonesub permanently --- SLMAIL v4.5a (#4334) * Origin: TEST FOR ECHO BBS - Middleburg Hts., OH (216) 234-6088 (1:157/438)