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- Get the most out of Variants in VB6
- VB6's Variant data type is able to hold any other data type, including numbers, strings, dates, and object references. Check out a couple of useful tricks for using Variants. Visual Basic 6's Variant data type is able to hold any other data type, including numbers, strings, dates, and...
- Tags: Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, Peter Aitken, Microsoft development tools, Visual Basic Tips Newsletter, TechRepublic Inc., Data, Value, Variant, Programming Languages, Corporate Communications, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Marketing
- Technical articles 2005-09-15
- Get the most out of Variants in VB6
- Variants in VB.NETIf you aren't using variants in VB6, don't start now. Either of the tricks mentioned here will cause you fits when you try to convert to VB.NET. Variants are replaced with objects and the conversion will change IsNull to IsDBNull and things probably won't work right....
- Tags: etruss@..., Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, programming, VARIANT, vb.net, vb6
- Discussion threads 2005-09-16
- System F With Type Equality Coercions
- This paper introduces a variant of System F that uses a single mechanism to enable the type preserving translation of Generalised Abstract Data Types GADTs, type classes with associated types and functional dependencies, as well as closed type functions. The core idea is to pass around explicit evidence for type...
- Tags: Evidence, Microsoft Corp., Idea
- White papers 2006-04-10
- Halo 3 Spartan C.Q.B. Variant 3D screenshot (zip)
- This is a three-dimensional screenshot featuring the Spartan MJOLNIR/C variant that allows for user-controlled rotation using Quicktime.
- Tags: 3D, Variant, Screenshot, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics
- Software downloads 2007-09-21
- Halo 3 Spartan E.V.A. Variant 3D screenshot (zip)
- This is a three-dimensional screenshot featuring the Spartan MJOLNIR/V variant that allows for user-controlled rotation using Quicktime.
- Tags: 3D, Variant, Screenshot, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics
- Software downloads 2007-09-21
- Signal errors in VB6 using CVErr and IsError
- It can be extremely useful to signal an error in VB6 with a function's return value. Learn how to use the CVErr and IsError functions to track down errors. Functions in VB6 are often used to perform data manipulation on numbers or strings and return the result. Suppose...
- Tags: Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, CVErr, IsError, Peter Aitken, CVErr function, MyFunction, Visual Basic Tips Newsletter, Function, Error, Corporate Communications, Microsoft Development Tools, Programming Languages, Strategy, Marketing, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Management
- Technical articles 2005-06-01
- Comparing Double vs. Single data types in VB6
- Decimal datatype claimPeter,I must disagree with your Decimal datatype claim that "unfortunately, it was never actually implemented." It and the scaled integer datatype, Currency, are actually variant objects that behave as a particular datatype. As such, they don't perform as well as the intrinsic numeric data types.===================================Try the...
- Tags: aikimark@..., CDec, datatype, Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, programming, vb
- Discussion threads 2005-12-02
- File System Explorer (zip)
- File System Explorer is an easy-to-user file management tool for computers running Microsoft Windows. It lets you manage files and folders fast and easy using one of five interface variants: classical dual-panel variant, pioneered in Norton Commander, extended dual-panel variant, interface variant, similar to Windows Explorer and two horizontal variants:...
- Tags: File System, Variant, DSOSoftware Development, File System Explorer, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2008-04-16
- Define VB6 procedure arguments with the ParamArray keyword
- Slight mistake in this codeThere is a space missing between ParamArray and args. It should readPrivate Function Sum(ParamArray args As Variant) As SingleParamArray CorrectionOne mistake in your demo:Private Function Sum(ParamArrayargs As Variant) As SingleShould of been:Private Function Sum(ParamArray args As Variant) As SingleI've actually noticed similar errors in a number...
- Tags: Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, ParamArray, Private Function Sum, programming, Single, slight mistake, StuartAJC, VARIANT
- Discussion threads 2005-09-02
- Sober.r variant making the rounds
- Sober.r, a new variant of the Sober e-mail worm is making the rounds. Check out the latest at CNET's Seucrity Center.
- Tags: Sober.r
- Blog posts 2005-10-06
- Access - form to sub form automatic entry
- I'm trying to refine my Invoice Tracking program to have to vendor name automaticly entered on the parts sub form. Made a text box on the subform and clicked on the table line in the data box to the vendor table on the sub form. Then tried [Form]
