Upgrading VB6 project that has many custom ActiveX controls
Hello I work in a scientific research lab, which is in the process of upgrading its control software from vb6 to vb.net. The software has a lot of custom ActiveX controls, written either by...
View ArticleCreate ActiveX DLL for Crystal Reports UDL Function that will insert row in...
Hello! I got a new project on my desk and have no idea how to accomplish it. I am working with SQL Server 2012 and Crystal Reports 11. I have a report that is being emailed through an automated email...
View ArticleHow to Get my COM dll to be able to be used from Excel VBA code
I have been programming in VBA for a while now but not much in VB itself. I want to create a COM dll with parts of the code that I currently have in the Excel VBA and have these functions accessible to...
View ArticleCOMRemoting(Client Side)(Server Side)RemotingCOM E_NOINTERFACE
So, here it is. Basically, I have a VB5 client/server app that communicates via DCOM. Because of the horrendous times we have been having keeping it working, I have finally decided it was time to start...
View Article[RESOLVED] Accessing OCX Component wrapped within another ocx
this one is confusing me. I have an editor component which is wrapped within an ocx. (scivb) I have a debugger control which is wrapped in an ocx and uses the scivb editor (dukdbg) Now I am embedding...
View Article[RESOLVED] Lyrics Plug-In for WMP
I have downloaded the Lyrics Plug-In for Windows Media Player. would like to know if there is a way to sed the lyrics data to a RichTextBox. If so, any direction in this area would be appreciated.
View ArticleOPC server(or DDE server) data reading
Greetings, I`m using analog signal PC data logger with special software for data collecting/analysis and in this software is available OPC(or DDE) support for recording external data. In the software...
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Problem with MSComm port
hi, im new with MSComm. I try to connect the com port with VB6.0. the problem i got is the vb say Invalid port number(8002). i already check the port number at Device manager any try connect any port...
View Article[RESOLVED] VB6 ActiveX DLL - visual styles
Hello, I'm searching for a Methode to enable visual styles on a dialogs which are created by an ActiveX - DLL. Microsoft highlight that Visual Styles are not possible for ActiveX DLL's .. once compiled...
View ArticleDLL (OCX) Hell
I made an OCX and each time I rebuilt the OCX I set the bin compatblity to the previous release. So 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 So any program built to use ocx v0.1 has no problem using any later version. Or...
View ArticleSendKeystrokes to inactive window from ActiveX VB script DTS
Hello All I need to send keystrokes to putty terminal from DTS (ActiveX vb script) , i have used WScript.Shel.SendKeys but the problem is that it is working only on active windows . I need to send...
View ArticleRuntime error 429
Hi, I'm looking for help on a VB application we have running on a Win 7 VM. When selecting a command button to produce a PDF we are receiving a "runtime error 429: activex component cant create object"...
View Article[RESOLVED] Runtime error 429
Hi, I'm looking for help on a VB application we have running on a Win 7 VM. When selecting a command button to produce a PDF we are receiving a "runtime error 429: activex component cant create object"...
View Articleconverting this to C#
I am new to the COM interface. So i am learning i got success bit in C# side but now i am in confusion i have to convert this following demo code which is in vb.net to C# if anyone can explain and help...
View ArticleCreating an ActiveX Control for Fingerprint SDK
Hello, I am back to VB 6.0 a but i am new i n Activex , i was tax to develop and Axtivex Control that will be used in web based application to capture fingerprint using http://www.neurotechnology.com/...
View ArticleBuilding Class Library works until i get 429 error then never works again
This is my first attempt at crossing the lines between VBA and VB.Net. I code in both individually a lot. I am creating a simple class library that deserializes XML into List<T> with nested...
View ArticleUsing RegAsm.exe in Visual Basic 6
Hi, I am using a C# library, which I need to do Regasm.exe to create tlb and register it. My project is in Visual Basic 6, and I use Wise Install 1.5 to make the installer for my project. I have spend...
View ArticleDo I need a Licensed edition
I am a newbe to Visual Basic. I have downloaded a VB6 Enterprise edition on my computer and am trying to write programs to use the serial port output using MSComm.OCX. I receive this error message:...
View Article[newbie] Bunch of questions about COM
Hello, I have several newbie questions about COM: What is an interface?Is a new GUID generated every time a COM object is recompiled, so as to tell versions apart?For backward compatibility, must each...
View ArticleVS2005, what is special?
A senior told me if we develop an ActiveX, we should use ATL in VS2005. After completion of coding, we can use VS2022 for compiling. But I forgot the reason in details. Is it related with compatible...
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