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(143426) - In Microsoft Visual Basic version 3.0 for Windows, it is not possible to pass a control array to a user defined SUB or FUNCTION. You can only pass elements of a control array.

17) 7/17/2004 106164106164  106164.html">How To VB3: Adjust FontSize at Run-time for Diff. Video Drivers
(106164) - Text on controls and labels may have a different size or appearance at run time depending on the video device and driver. For example, many video drivers have a large-fonts option and a small-fonts option. This article describes how to adjust text at...

18) 7/17/2004 113956113956  113956.html">How To VB3 Using TOP N Query from Microsoft Access 2.0 in VB
(113956) - One of the new types of queries added to Microsoft Access version 2.0 is called a TOP N query. If you have the Microsoft Jet 2.0/Visual Basic 3.0 Compatibility Layer, Microsoft Access version 2.0, and Visual Basic version 3.0, you can use this type of...

19) 7/16/2004 149055149055  149055.html">PRB: Jet Doesn't Support QueryDefs on a Non-Attached ODBC Table
(149055) - Jet does not support named QueryDefs on a non-attached ODBC database. A non attached ODBC database is one that is opened directly with the OpenDatabase method of the WorkSpace object without the use of an .mdb file.

20) 7/15/2004 146909146909  146909.html">How To Use VB Control Property or Variable in SQL Statement
(146909) - You can have a Visual Basic application build a SQL query based on choices made by a person using the application. The application can then use the SQL query when creating a view into a database. This article describes methods developers can use to...

21) 7/15/2004 126676126676  126676.html">HOWTO: Use the MaskedEdit Control for Currency Format
(126676) - The maskededit control requires that you enter a number for each of the pound sign (#) character place holders and enter a space for each of the ampersand (&) place holders. The control tests each character you enter to make sure it matches the...

22) 7/15/2004 118819118819  118819.html">How To Tell Whether an App Runs in VB Design Environment
(118819) - This article describes how a Visual Basic application can determine whether it is running in the design environment or as an executable file. Two ways that Visual Basic does this are explained.

23) 7/15/2004 119113119113  119113.html">How To Three Methods to Send Preformatted Files Directly to Printer
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24) 7/15/2004 111952111952  111952.html">How To Right Justify/Center Text in Single-Line Text Control
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25) 7/15/2004 140883140883  140883.html">How To Subclass a VB Form Using 16-Bit VB CDK Custom Control
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(142820) - The Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows SendKeys function cannot be used to close the Microsoft Windows Program Manager in order to terminate Microsoft Windows. To correctly close Program Manager, you must invoke the ExitWindows API function, as shown...

27) 7/15/2004 142819142819  142819.html">How To Send Keystrokes from VB App to MS-DOS App
(142819) - This article demonstrates a technique you can use to send keystrokes to a Microsoft MS-DOS-based application from a Microsoft Visual Basic application. Note that with Visual Basic 4.0, 16-bit, this method does not work on Windows NT or Windows 2000.

28) 7/15/2004 138798138798  138798.html">How To Set the Formatting Rectangle of a Text Box
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(147807) - You can use the Windows API ShellExecute() function to start the application associated with a given document extension without knowing the name of the associated application. For example, you could start the Paintbrush program by passing the filename...

30) 7/15/2004 147666147666  147666.html">How To Set the Column Width of Columns in a ListView Control
(147666) - The width of a column in a ListView control cannot be set by using a property and/or method when the View property is set to List. This article provides a generic procedure that can be used to set the width of a column in a ListView control when in...