VB Miscellany

• For a list of command line options available, navigate to the the Visual Basic directory in an MS-DOS prompt and enter vb6 /?.
• You can print a form using Me.PrintForm.
• If a form has a border style other than 0 (none), then the form is limited to the size of the developer's monitor.
• A 8.5"x11" page is 11,7000 Twips wide & 15,400 Twips tall, assuming a border of approx. 1/8" all around.
• There are 3 categories of files needed to run and distribute VB applications
  • Run-time files. File required by all VB apps. These include the following files:
    • Msvbvm60.dll
    • Stdole2.tlb
    • Oleaut32.dll
    • Olepro32.dll
    • Comcat.dll
    • Asyncfilt.dll
    • Ctl3d32.dll 
  • Setup files. Files to install and uninstall an app. These include the following files:
    • setup.exe
    • setup1.exe
    • Setup.lst
    • Vb6stkit.dll
    • St6unst.exe
  • Application-specific files. These include the following:
    • Your actual .exe file.
    • Any data files used by your exe.
    • Any ActiveX controls (.ocx) or DLLs (.dll) used by your app.
• Register DLLs via regsvr32 "PathToDLL", then have VB project reference it.

2007-09-24 20:08:37Z