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[RESOLVED] trouble converting HyperTerminal commands to VB.Net
I have a program I'm trying to use to drive a scoreboard of 4 7-seg LEDs. The brand is Sure Electronics and the controller board came with code to communicate via HyperTerminal. (Commands are on p10 at...
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DCOM Server exe Issue
Hi there, We're having a few issues with the entries that are appearing in DCOM once our server exe is registered. It all works ok and our test app can call our API functions ok. It's called EMS-WASP...
View ArticleRemoving appointment items in Outlook Calendar via VB 2010
Hi guys, I'm not sure if this is the right section of the forum to ask for this help but here goes anyway. I am creating a WPF window that would take two date values and checks whether already...
View ArticleVisual Basic 2010 express will not recive data
Hi All Im making a VB program to handle some RS232 ASCII data, and Im new to VB but learned basic ~25 years ago, and pick things up fast if I have examples. I have set up the program and form1 using...
View ArticleNeed some help with com port reads
HI I need a simple bit of code that will read data at the serial port SerialPort1 and store it in a variable then show it in a RichTextBox in real time. It will be called as a function "read_data",...
View Article[VB6] - error message without ID only message
what means "out of stack space"? when i do: Code: If lngRotate <> 0 Then UserControl.Width = GRP.Width * Screen.TwipsPerPixelX UserControl.Height = GRP.Height *...
View ArticleAutomation Error -21474417848 when using VB6 Control in .Net Application on...
Hello, we have the following problem: We have an application which uses an VB6 control on a .Net-Form. The VB6 control is included in the .Net application by a wrapper class created by aximp. This...
View Article[VB6] - control size values to parent scalemode
i have 1 control(that i build) with autosize porperty... build by me and works. i can change the size of control to container(picturebox or form) scalemode: Code: If blnAutoSize = True Then...
View ArticleCom and Activex
Hello friends I am new in the field of programming and have not proper knowledge of COM and Activex Controls. Will you please help me to know about them? mybringback[dot]com
View ArticleASP VB6 Windows2008R2
Hi I'm facing a problem with Printer.Print written in vb6 activex component when I access it from an asp hosted on windows 2008. It works fine on 2003 server. Can someone help. Thanks, S
View ArticleDlls working and then not working
I have an issue with several softwares. They use the same dlls. Now sometimes the program loads up fine no issues. Then the following day Il start windows, run the program and il get an error saying...
View ArticleHow to Fix Error 429?
Run-time error '429 ': ActiveX component cant create object Due to the fact that several reasons can cause the error, I decided to post my particular situation. I'm doing an update on an application...
View ArticleCan't debug ActiveX project after switch to Win 7
Thanks to this author I am running VB 6.0 on Windows 7 after my XP laptop's SSD failed. I can run ActiveX projects in VB 6.0 and call them from Microsoft Access VBA....
View Articlehow to troubleshoot a COM issue
ok I have a project that I did for a client that was using XP.. my code referenced in their .tbl file to make API calls to.. all worked well... now the client just moved to Win 7 and my code now throws...
View Articlehow to troubleshoot a COM issue [RSLVD]
ok I have a project that I did for a client that was using XP.. my code referenced in their .tbl file to make API calls to.. all worked well... now the client just moved to Win 7 and my code now throws...
View ArticleComplete noob
Hi there first of all, i am completly new into VB, i want to learn some because of a project i am intended to do. I need to be able to read information from a COM port and insert it into excel, i have...
View ArticleChild window getting stuck behind the parent window.
HI, When an Active X dll window is opened from the .Net window and the activex window is made a modal dialog, it works fine to start with. But when the parent .net window is maximized before invoking...
View ArticleFirst Time with Active X
Hey, What I am trying to do essentially seems very simple but I have never used Active X before and just have a few basic questions. I have a text/database file that will load a list of different...
View Articletrouble with mscomct2.ocx
In order to register mscomct2.ocx (which is in syswow64) I go to cmd.exe as Administrator, then enter : regsvr32.exe c:\windows\syswow64\mscomct2.ocx. It works and I get the message that it has been...
View ArticleC++ versus VB.net for writing COM application
What are the pros and cons of using C++ versus VB.net for writing COM application? When I googled around, it seems C++ is a better choice. Little mention of using VB.net. Is it because C++ is...
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