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  1. macksta

    COM port?

    Hi Folks, A while back I wrote a piece of software to read barcode labels via a bar code reader through the COM port. And this has given me an idea of something that I would like to do. I saw a guy flying a plane around a while back and I thought wow that looks cool I wonder if i could make a...
  2. macksta

    Getting E-mail address from Exchange

    Hey Guys and girls, I am trying to get e-mail address's out of exchange via VB is this possible? I have been able to get the names out however I cant seem to get there E-mail adresess. Cheers Jamie
  3. macksta

    Registry Entries

    Thanks for that, that will come in handy
  4. macksta

    Registry Entries

    Figured it out my self the answer is as follows: To find the directory that a file is stored in use the following syntax [#Filename] e.g. [#db.mdb] this will write in the path that this file has been stored too.
  5. macksta

    Registry Entries

    Please note that I am using WISE for windows installer 4.21
  6. macksta

    Registry Entries

    Hey people, I need to add a registry key to a specific location say HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Quote\Dir (This will be static) however I want the value to be where the user has choosen to install the application. Is this possible? If so can you explain to me how this works please. Cheers in...
  7. macksta

    Hey Guys, Here is what I am tryi

    Hey Guys, Here is what I am trying to acheive I am sending an HTML File using the Outlook reference this works sweet however when I send an e-mail with an image in it it refers to the path on my PC is there any way that I could pass the HTML file and embedd the image file? has anyone dealt with...
  8. macksta

    SQL Server Connection Best practice

    Hey Guys, I am a VB6.0 programmer migrating to vb.net, there appears to be 101 ways to connect to a DB for selecting, inserting e.t.c data from a database. Does anyone know what method is the "best practice"? Any answers would be appreciated. Cheers Jamie
  9. macksta

    Embedding ASP/html file into VB.net

    Hey guys, I am trying to acheive something and i am not quite sure if it is acheavable. What i want to do is have an image in a vb.net application with basically hot spots on it when you click on one of the hot spots it opens a new image (in the same frame - part of the window) until it gets...
  10. macksta

    KeyBoard Position

    Hey folks, I am trying to figure out where the "Keyboard cursor" is on the screen ie where you are typing. Is this possible and if so what is the API Call? Cheers in advance, Regards Jamie.
  11. macksta

    Any experts?

    You have an index problem by the sounds of things i am not quite sure exactly what you are trying to acheive but have a look at your index on the table. Cheers Jamie Mack
  12. macksta

    Any experts?

    You have an index problem by the sounds of things i am not quite sure exactly what you are trying to acheive but have a look at your indexses.
  13. macksta

    Corrupt Database

    Hey guys, I have got a .mde on a network drive that people access most days of the week but sometimes it corrupts and i get they get the message saying that "You or another user has unexpectedly quit". If i log every one out of the db delete the ldb file and load up the db on my...
  14. macksta

    how do i create a pop-up calender

    There is a problem with using the Calander control that is that you have to register the control on some PC's this can be fixed by creating a batch file and registering the control in the registary this is my batch file that i ran on the PC before it could use the calander control @echo off cls...
  15. macksta

    Listbox Styling

    I thought that was the case. Cheers Jamie Mack P.S: Nice Quote "Never argue with an idiot, he'll bring you down to his level - then beat you with experience."
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    Listbox Styling

    Is it possible to modify the color or font weight of particular records in a list box e.g: A (is blue) B (is red) C (is black and bold) any ideas? Cheers in advance, Jamie Mack
  17. macksta

    Linked CSV file with Access 97 - opens file explicit

    Well it sounds as though access has opened the file and wont let anyone else have access to it. Jamie Mack
  18. macksta

    Auto login using Access with Oracle link to Alpha

    I am not sure what your macro does but I would link the table my self and then run the macro over the linked table: 1) To link a table: File-->Get external data --> Link Table. 2) Choose ODBC (in file types). 3) Then choose you ODBC driver (i have taken the assumption your ODBC...
  19. macksta

    Data import

    Ya lost me there can you explain a bit more on "Each row's column needs to be inserted into it's own record. "? Cheers, Jamie Mack
  20. macksta

    ODBC Timeout

    To fix this timeout issue I ran "regedit" (start-->run type "regedit") Then updated the registry keys HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Jet\4.0\Engines\ODBC"QueryTimeout" and "ConnectionTimeout", to 0 and this stopped the update of the record from...

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