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    Windows 10 Folder Path "\..\..\"

    Could you please let me know what the slash and period "\..\..\" notation mean in a folder path: C:\Users\Username\Documents\Project\..\..\SubProject\Module.bas as I'm trying to understand and old VB6 project that errors out on the path? Maybe VB is not listing the full path so as to fit at...
  2. WorkGroup vs Domain for access to a UNC, visually & linking

    Hi guys I have a Server running winSrv 2012 R2 and have being upgrading my little knowledge from version 03 days. Thus has been reading about the threshold to switch from workgroup to domain, etc, etc. I notice that my Server did not use a Work Group or a Domain to link up the many PCs in the...
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    Windows 10 DLL No entry point found

    Trying for some time now to find a fix for this problem. I need to address a number of commands contained in a DLL, using Visual Basic 6.0 Normally I use regsrv32 exe to register the DLL, however, I receive the error: The module LS9-IF-(Dot) DLL was loaded but the entry-point DllRegisterServer...
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    Windows 7 Visual Basic and Windows 7 64 bit

    Hi, I have done some research and want to start programming again with Visual Basic, but VB6 and Windows 7 64 bit are not compatible. Any suggestions as to what I should go to next? Cheers, Mike
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    Windows 7 My application process does not Exit under Windows 7.

    My VB6.0 application process does not Exit under Windows 7 but it exits properly on Win XP. After exiting the application process VB6 Exe remains running in Task Manager. So every time I need to manually end that process. Any way to release all resources held by VB6.0 Exe & VC++ Dlls on Win 7...
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    Windows 7 Use WebBrowser control in VB6 to open an Office document on Win7

    I want to know : How to use WebBrowser control in VB6 to open,edit,close,save & print an Office document on Win7 machine ? I read that we needs to update BrowserFlags and EditFlags value of window registry via VB6 code to open word doc inside the webBrowser control but we do not have rights to...
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    Windows 7 Update BrowserFlags and EditFlags in window7 registry via VB code

    Our application is in VB6 and environment is Window XP. We are using WebBrowser control to display data of Word doc files i.e. we are opening word files always inside the WebBrowser control.Our application send email to user with body as word files i.e we paste word file data into email body...
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    Windows 7 Endless File/Path Access Error - Problems - Help?

    It seems no matter what I do, Windows 7, obviously my superior, won't let me. I wrote an app in VB6 for a client. It writes data to text files and creates pdf files. If it runs on Windows 7 (and apparently Vista), it throws a 'file/path access error' and won't complete the job. This is a...
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    Windows 7 Microsoft for Oracle ODBC in Windows 7

    Hi guys, I have an application that uses the Microsoft ODBC for Oracle driver to create connections in VB6 and connect to an Oracle database. I'm able to use Access to create linked tables to my Oracle db using the same driver, but when I try the same in VB6 or vbscript, I get an error. Has...
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    Windows XP Error accessing the system registry

    Hi all, I have installed VB 6.0 in a Windows XP machine at my friend's PC. When I choose the references option to set references to dll files, the following message appears. "error accessing the system registry" Any idea how to resolve this please? ________________ Link Removed due to 404 Error
  11. Windows 7 VB6 Runtime issues in Windows 7 x64, stdole2.tlb in particular

    Heya, First time posting. I've recently been trying to install a game written in VB6 primarily for Windows XP, which did run fine in Vista x64. On installing I receive the following error message; "The file 'C:\Windows\system32\stdole2.tlb' could not be opened. Please check your disk is not...
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    Windows 7 Regarding VBA in Windows7

    HI , This is KK from Portland , i work as an Validation Engineer , and i validate chips. In my job i do lot of machine automation using VBA . My question to the forum User is anyone tried VB6 or VBA on windows 7 , and how is the experience. Since we are small level company we are thinking to...
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    Windows 7 ResolveName Error

    Hi, I have installed windows 7 32 bit with MS Outlook 2003. I have a VB6 app which uses the MAPI controls 6 to send emails. I am currently getting a 48389 error message on the ResolveName property with no error description. I still get the MS Outlook prompt to allow access. I assume there is...
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    Windows 7 ResolveName Error

    Hi, I have Windows 7 32 Bit installed. I also have MS Outlook 2003. I have a vb6 app which uses MAPI controls 6 to send emails. I get an error when using the Resolvname property. On previous OS's this works fine. The error number coming back is 48389 with no error description. I think the...
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    Windows Vista ActiveX problem on Vista

    We have a product which is consists of many vb 6.0 activex applications. When I open any one of application on Windows Vista, it opens but always in background and it blinks on taskbar. When I click the blinking one it appears in forground. whereas the same application works fine on windowsXP...