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Thanks for your reply, Chris. I've tried compiling under Builder 5 on XP as well as 98 with the same results. (Builder 5 with Borland Service Pack 1) All the indications are that the fault in is C++ Builder 5. I haven't tried compiling under C++ Builder 6 on Win98. I was just surprised that...

Yes, you can use the \n new line character. This works on a TBitBtn, but not on a TButton. BitBtn1->Caption = "Hello\nThere"; Will display a button Hello There

I have a small test program with a TImage component on it, and a label. I have added code to the MouseWheelDown and MouseWheelUp events to display a counter in the label. The problem is that the mousewheel events don't seem to fire on certain areas of the form. The width of the "dead" area...

Dear MichaelRed, The reason I used a VB front-end is because of the client specification - they wanted a high level of security, so that skilled users cannot modify the structure and data apart from via strict validated front-ends. Additionally, user skill level varies enormously, and low-IT...

Thanks, Tom and Teresa, my instinct told me it ought to be quicker - a recordset must have a much smaller footprint than a GUI control. Good to have the feedback though. Does anyone have any comparison statistics?

Hello everyone. I'm working on a DBMS that accesses an Access 97 Database from a VB (5) front-end. About 70 tables, 500 fields. Very robust front-end required, about 50,000 lines. I get much of my data via a series of Data Controls. I would like any speed enhancements, and was wondering if...

Forgot to say above . . . I held the locking field in a separate table, 1-1 relationship with same primary key, to avoid propagating any additional locking problems.

I had to deal with this problem, and I used the same method as vbkris. I identified that the system could crash and leave the records in a "locked" state, so ... I allowed the DBA to run a hidden function to clear all the locking fields - note that no one else can be using the Db at...