Article List for VB 3.0 Programming: Forms/Standard Controls

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• FastTips for Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows, version 3.0

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ARTICLE LISTING

ITEM ID  ARTICLE TITLE                                               PAGES

Q 69792  How to Trap VB Form Lost Focus with GetActiveWindow API         2
Q 71068  How to Create Scrollable Viewports in Visual Basic              3
Q 71101  Why Output Might Not Display from VB Form_Load Procedure        2
Q 71488  How to Create Rubber-Band Lines/Boxes in Visual Basic           3
Q 72679  FIX: VB Debug.Print in MouseMove Event Causes MouseMove Event   2

Q 73371  How to Scroll VB Text Box Programmatically and Specify Lines    4
Q 73809  FIX: Pull-Down on Drive Box Disabled When Change Width of Box   1
Q 73839  BUG: Scroll Box Flashing Not Updated If Bar Resized w/ Focus    2
Q 74132  BUG: [ Character May Sort Incorrectly in List or Combo Box      2
Q 74517  FIX: Overflow Error If Print Long String to Form or Printer     1

Q 74905  PRB: Access Key Causes Different Event Order than Mouse Click   2
Q 74906  PRB: Carriage Return Won't Wrap Lines in Text Box Control       2
Q 75856  Program Example for COM Port Support in Visual Basic            2
Q 76520  BUG: No Option Button Active (Dotted) in Frame                  2
Q 76555  BUG: Italic and Large Fonts Display Poorly in Text Boxes        2

Q 76628  BUG: Dir List Box Does Not Give Error 68 Device Unavailable     2
Q 76629  PRB: VB Form_Load Procedure Not Executed when Unload Not Used   2
Q 76635  PRB: Long String Assigned to Multiline Text Box Seems to Hang   1
Q 77737  PRB: DEL Key Behavior Depends on Text Box MultiLine Property    1
Q 77738  BUG: Extra Click Event If Double-Click When Mouse Button Down   2

Q 78073  PRB: Clipboard.SetData Gives Invalid Format Message with Icon   1
Q 78305  How to Disable the ENTER Key BEEP in a VB Text Box              1
Q 78335  Scope of Line Labels/Numbers in Visual Basic for Windows        1
Q 78478  How to Make a Push Button with a Bitmap in Visual Basic         2
Q 78599  How to Generate Events Automatically at Predefined Intervals    1

Q 78892  BUG: Multiline Text Box Contents Not Gray When Enabled=False    1
Q 79029  How to Create Nested Control Arrays in Visual Basic             6
Q 79030  FIX: Visual Basic List Box Won't Open if Resized at Run Time    2
Q 79241  BUG: Resetting ListIndex Property Generates Click Event         2
Q 79242  BUG: Some Property Values May Be Incorrect in Maximized Form    2

Q 79599  PRB: Double-Clicking Control Box Causes MouseUp Event in VB     1
Q 79601  How to Place Animated Graphics on a Minimized Form in VB        2
Q 79602  BUG: Option Button w/ Focus Selected When Click Form Caption    1
Q 79603  FIX: SendKeys Causes Erratic Mouse Behavior on IBM PS/2         1

Q 79604  How to Convert Units to Pixels for DrawWidth in VB              3
Q 79884  How to Move Controls Between Forms in VB for Windows            4
Q 80023  BUG: Click Event May Fail to Occur in Cascading Menu            2
Q 80187  How to Drop Item into Specified Location in VB List Box         2
Q 80286  BUG: TAB Character Can Incorrectly Cause KeyUp/KeyDown Events   2

Q 80287  PRB: Form Global (Static) Data Is Preserved After Form Unload   3
Q 80406  How to Rotate a Bitmap in VB for Windows                        2

Q 80867  How to Print Multiline Text Box Using Windows API Functions     3
Q 80934  Common Dialog Custom Control: FilterIndex Can Be Negative       1

Q 80935  Common Dialog Control: Pipe (|) Optional in Filter Property     1
Q 81220  How to Use More than One Type of Font in Picture Box            2
Q 81466  Visual Basic SendKeys Statement Is Case Sensitive               1
Q 81469  Task List Switch to VB Application Fails After ALT+F4 Close     1
Q 81953  Overflow Error Plotting Points Far Outside Bounds of Control    3

Q 81955  BUG: Scroll Control: UAE/GPF If Drag Method in GotFocus Event   2
Q 84056  'Text' Property is Read-Only Error as Set Combo Box Text Prop   1
Q 84474  How to Close VB Combo Box with ENTER key                        2
Q 85109  How to Edit Grid Cells in VB Using Overlapped Text Box          3
Q 85562  How to Make ENTER Key Move Focus Like TAB Key for VB Controls   1

Q 85990  PRB: Can TAB in Error if Value of Option Button Set to False    2
Q 85991  How to Programmatically Display or Hide a VB Combo Box List     2

Q 86283  Visual Basic Can Load RLE4 and RLE8 Bitmap Format Files         1

Q 86688  Example to Evaluate Basic Numeric Expressions                   5
Q 86772  How to Right Justify Top-Level Menus in Visual Basic            2
Q 87767  BUG: Generic / Text Only Printer Driver Prints 66 Lines         2
Q 87770  Unable to Display Uppercase W in Small Text Box                 1
Q 87773  PRB: SendKeys May Return Illegal Function Call Error            2

Q 88792  PRB: Click Event Invoked When Option Button Receives Focus      2
Q 88910  How to Determine Which Option Button is Selected in VB          2
Q 88912  How to Make a Spreadsheet-Style Grid that Allows Editing        3
Q 89219  PRB: DropDown Combo Box May Display Partial String              2

Q 93214  Name Property Cannot Be Set When Using Implicit Property        2
Q 93215  Making Enter Key in Directory List Box Act Like Double-Click    1
Q 93233  FIX: GP Fault or UAE When Unload Form in DragOver Event         1
Q 93424  FIX: UAE/GPF When VB Control Name Identical to Property Name    1
Q 94293  FIX: Painting Problems When FontItalic Set True for Text Box    2

Q 94318  How to Change the Size of the Text Cursor in a Text Box         2
Q 94698  FIX: No Out of Memory Error Generated with Text Box > 32K       1
Q 94774  FIX: GPF When Using 8514 Driver with Long String in Text Box    1
Q 94936  Explanation of the Control Box Menu                             1

Q 95498  FIX: Problems Calling DoEvents from a Scroll Bar Change Event   2
Q 95509  FIX: Text Box/Mask Edit in Select Mode If MsgBox in LostFocus   1
Q 96097  FIX: Resizing MDIForm with UI Does Not Update Height & Width    3
Q 96210  How to Emulate Overtype Mode in a Visual Basic Text Box         3
Q 96846  Validating Text Box Data Causes Extra LostFocus Events          2

Q 97135  FIX: No Menu Event with Maximized MDI Child                     2
Q 97620  How to Use the Forms Collection to Unload All MDI Child Forms   2
Q 99688  How to Trap Keystrokes in the Form Instead of Form's Controls   2
Q 99811  Non-Menu Keys Disabled When Menu Pulled Down                    2
Q 99872  BUG: Wrong Menu Click Event After Hiding Menu                   3

Q 100192 BUG: Out of Memory Error on Show Next from Debug Menu           1
Q 100367 BUG: Referencing Data Object Gives Error: Object not an Array   2
Q 100413 Using UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW Keys to Move the Focus            2

Q 100611 FIX: VB 2.0 Prof Demo Causes Error: Invalid File Format         1
Q 101252 PRB: Can't Use ActiveForm to Reference Data Control in VB 3.0   2
Q 101261 UPD: Invalid file format Error When Run VB app's EXE File       3
Q 101380 BUG: ALT+MINUS SIGN Does Not Work with Maximized MDI Forms      1
Q 102480 How to Prevent Multiple Instances of a VB Application           2

Q 103062 How to Move Controls at Run Time By Using Drag and Drop         2
Q 103115 PRB: Invalid picture Error When Try to Bind Picture Control     5
Q 103461 PRB: Out of Stack Space When One Modal Form Shows Another       2
Q 103809 How to Program Two List Boxes to Scroll Together                2
Q 106164 Adjusting VB FontSize at Run Time for Different Video Drivers   3

Q 108602 PRB: Problem Changing Control's Picture to (None) in VB 3.0     2
Q 108811 How to Display Multiple Foreground Text Colors in VB List Box   2
Q 108812 BackColor Erases Existing Graphics on Form or Picture Control   2
Q 109801 PRB: MDI Child Form Painted Twice When Moved Before Loaded      2

Q 109865 How to Distinguish a DblClick from a Click Event                2
Q 110394 How to Automatically Select or Highlight Text Box Upon Focus    2

Q 110958 How to Right Justify Items in List Box w/ Tabs & SendMessage    2

Q 111952 How to Right Justify/Center Text in Single-Line Text Control    1
Q 112675 PRB: How to Prevent Flicker in the Repaint of a Label           2
Q 113328 PRB: Form KeyDown Displays Inconsistent Behavior                2
Q 113329 How to Set Automatic Scrolling On In a List Box In VB 3.0       3
Q 113686 BUG: Lost MouseDown Event with Command Button & Check Box       1

Q 113904 How to Move a Control Across a Form at Run Time                 2
Q 114594 How to Create a Floating Toolbar in Visual Basic                10
Q 116058 BUG: Incorrect Popup Menu Events Fired with Invisible Menus     2
Q 118645 How to Call Event Procs. w/No Param. from VB Form               2
Q 120523 BUG: Multiline Text Box Incorrectly Displays Large Text         3

Q 121096 BUG: Wrong Menu with Maximized MDI Child and No Control Box     2

Q 124058 How to Detect the Retraction of a Combo Box Dropdown List       2

Q 135651 PRB: Label Grows Wider When AutoSize and WordWrap Are True      2

Q 136529 BUG: MDI Child Form Is Drawn Without Title in Certain Cases     2

Q 137036 BUG: Errors with Duplicate Keys and Modal/Modeless Forms        2
Q 138523 PRB: MDI Child Form Drawn Incorrectly with Missing Title Bar    2
Q 138524 Incorrect ListIndex when Multiselect Set to 1 or 2              1

Q 138528 PRB: GotFocus Occurs Before Click Event When Option Selected    2

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