Problem with Common Dialog control methods

[gillianm1]

Does anyone know do the methods associated with a common dialog control differ depending on the version of vb being used?
I have an application created with an earlier version of VB and when I try to compile it using v5 or 6, the common dialog methods in the code aren't recognised. Examples are:

CommonDialog1.Filter
CommonDialog1.DialogTitle
CommonDialog1.ShowOpen

I'm guessing it has something to do with different versions but don't know how to get around the problem.

Thanks for any help

 

[rvBasic]

Did you add the dialog component to your project?
Go to the project menu, select components, add
Microsoft Common Dialog Control x.x _________________________________
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is. [attributed to Yogi Berra]

 

[gillianm1]

Yes, I've added the component. My references all seem to be in order too.
I've looked into it some more and I think that the problem might be that I am using commdlg.dll instead of commdlg32.dll. Do you know where I can get a copy of commdlg32.dll? My vb setup disks seem to have disappeared.

Thanks

 

[rvBasic]

you should indeed use comdlg32. (Only one "m&quot. Try to
locate it by going to Project ... Components ... Browse.
look for comdlg32 and add it to your project. _________________________________
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is. [attributed to Yogi Berra]

 

[gillianm1]

Thanks. I've found comdlg32.dll (the extra m was putting me off) but it's not visible in the References Browse file list. I can see it in Explorer as I got rid of it's hidden attribute but still can't see it in References. Quite annoying when I know it's there and still can't reference it.

 

[rvBasic]

When looking for components add comdlg32.ocx rather than comdlg32.dll _________________________________
In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is. [attributed to Yogi Berra]

 

[gillianm1]

I had comdlg32.ocx loaded. I tried to reference comdlg32.dll (can see it now) but get a message "can't add a reference to the specified file".
If I try to register comdlg32.dll I get an error message concerning the DllRegisterServer entry point not being found and that my file may be corrupt. I've found out that if the file isn't a COM dll then I can't register it. I don't think it is a COM dll as DllRegisterServer doesn't appear in the files export table.
I think the next step might be to reinstall VB in case the file is corrupt. Otherwise I could use the Declare statement to refer to the dll instead of referencing it. The only problem is I don't know what functions to declare. It seems like problem after problem.........