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Hi mmilan, Create a new "COM Class" Library project which will create a dll. On the Project Properties Compile tab, choose "Register for COM Interop". This will expose your dll to VB6 and can also be used by .Net too. In your VB6 project add a reference to the "tlb" file created (.Net...

Hi again, I solved part one. I was getting a NullReferenceException on a dataset that wasn't loading my connection info before I synched so the pgm had no info for it to connect to the db and as the exception wasn't handled the app exited. I set my code to load the connection string before it...

Hello everyone, I hope someone can help. I have built a smart device project using VB in VS2005, which saves scanned barcodes to an XML file. When the user wishes to update the SQL Server database, my pgm reads the rows in the XML file into a datatable and then my pc based VB2005 pgm updates...

Hi Mastakilla, You're right and as I also posted in the Exchange forum, someone from there has given me a link which shows the file format and it looks simple to add my dates and details to the file from VB. I also found a third party component for VB2005 called Gravitybox Scheduler which is...

Hi Paul, Thanks for your prompt reply. The first link is helpful and I'd (eventually) found a MS KB article to show how to get the appointment into Outlook via a ics file and the code is very similar. While I was researching yesterday I found a third party scheduling component from Gravitybox...

Hello everyone, I want to create an ics file programatically from VB 2005. The reason is so that an appointment created in my app can be exported to an iCalendar supported email system such as iCal or Exchange. My app is a CRM system that creates appointments for specified people, and I would...

Hello everyone, I want to create an ics file programatically from VB 2005. The reason is so that an appointment created in my app can be exported to an iCalendar supported email system such as iCal or Exchange. My app is a CRM system that creates appointments for specified people, and I would...

Hi djj Thanks for your prompt reply. I'll look at your code over the next 2 days and will repost. I'll give a star if it works. Thanks again and have a nice weekend. Sprowler

Hello everyone. Hope you can help me. I have developed an app that enables the user to opt to either login from a Login form, or bypass this and login with a specified username. I want to create a form that when the application is first installed and run the form asks the user for their name...

Hi RiverGuy Sorry for the delay in replying. Yes that was all set too, but I've found a solution. I have changed my code to pass the port number in the connectionstring, and have switched off the browser service. I have read this is much more secure, so thanks for your time but hopefully my...

Hi macleod1021 Thanks for your reply Named pipes have been enabled as is Shared Memory and TCP\IP. I haven't enabled VIA as I've been told by a Network engineer that wouldn't be needed. Any other ideas?

Hello Everyone, I've also posted this in the SQL Server and and Win 2000 Server forums, but hopefully somebody here can help. My problem is this. I have recently installed SQL Server Express 2005 to a Windows 2000 SP4 Small Business Server for a client of mine, and have successfully started...

Hello Everyone, I've also posted this in the SQL Server and VB.Net forums, but hopefully somebody here can help. My problem is this. I have recently installed SQL Server Express 2005 to a Windows 2000 SP4 Small Business Server for a client of mine, and have successfully started the SQL Server...

Hello Everyone, Hope this is the correct forum to post in. My problem is this. I have recently installed SQL Server Express 2005 to a Windows 2000 SP4 Small Business Server for a client of mine, and have successfully started the SQL Server Service, but when I try to start the SQL Browser...

Afternoon all, I am despritly trying to send an email in word 2003 from VS 2005. I have done everything else I wish to, i.e. get the content out of my application into the word document using bookmarks (please see code below) but the emailing is causing a right problem. What I want to do...

Its going live to the web. Im not gonna know unless i try, but dont want try it in case its wrong and the menu goes wrong.

Hello, I am having trouble with a nested if statement that i need to implement within a menu bar. The menu loads items from a databases dependent on whether or not a customer holds a contract for this specific product, if the customer holds the contract then the submenu item is displayed. My...

Hi TipGiver You're welcome for the Star, and thanks for the extra info. I'm a few weeks off the release, but i will need to test it soon, so thanks again. Hope you have a nice day too!

Hi TipGiver. I did as you suggested and want to award you a star. However, what is the exact purpose of copying to the Output directory, and what do I need to do when I package the product for deployment? As I see it you end up with two copies. The original and the Output copy. Which is...

Hi TipGiver Thanks for your prompt reply. I think you mean to select the mdf properties from the solution explorer and set its "Copy To Output Directory" value to "Do not copy" or "Copy if newer" (just making sure I fully understand - not making a point). Is this correct? Many thanks...