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I'm trying to use a DLL written in Delphi. Both of the functions in the DLL return a Delphi PChar, which is essentially a null terminated string. When I call the functions, the strings get passed in OK but the return values don't work correctly - one of the functions returns garbage and the...

Is there any way, given a users NT logon ID, to obtain their full name? I've looked through the Win 32 API reference, but nothing leapt out at me... does anyone know how to do it? Thanks Jonathan jon_george1@hotmail.com Working against: Visual Basic, Access, Visual Interdev, VBScript...

Hi, I am trying to get Crystal Reports to use an Access 2000 database with user level security. As far as I can gather from the web site, there is a registry setting that you must set to point at the workgroup information file. However, I don't want to tie crystal to a single mdw file on each...

Is it possible to change the foreground colour of a disabled SELECT dropdown? I have tried everything I can think of, and it still appears as grey text (although I can make the background colour anything I like). As a result, my form looks a bit rubbish. Please help! Jonathan...

Hi, I am getting an "Unspecified Error" message back from my MTS objects when I call them and I can't work out why. The exact setup that causes the problem is as follows: ASP page written in VBScript doing the initial call MTS Components written in Delphi. Database is Oracle 8.1...

I am writing some pages using Javascript as my main scripting language. The pages are for an intranet, so I know that all users will have IE5.5. What I'm trying to do is find out a way of calling a function defined in one page in another. My script on page A opens page B in a separate window...

This seems to me like it should be obvious, but I haven't been able to find out how to do it. In languages such as VB, VC++, Javascript, it is possible to do "bitwise comparison" on two numbers using AND, OR, etc. For example, 10 AND 2 would equal 2, since: 10 = binary 1010 2 =...

I've set up some menubars on my web page which work by showing and concealing absolutely positioned DIV blocks. The problem I'm having with this is that some of my pages contain form elements (text boxes, drop down lists, etc) and these always end up in front of the menu blocks when they appear...

Hi all, Is there a way of writing to the windows NT event log from VB script? Thanks Jonathan j.w.george@virginnet.co.uk Working against: Visual Basic 6, Access 97, Visual Interdev 6, VBScript, Active Server Pages, SQL Server 6.5, Oracle 7

I am writing an app which allows users to search a database. I have put together some routines which do the searches, accepting several parameters and returning the data in XML. The data is then transformed to HTML using XSL files. As with most searches of this nature, I wish to paginate the...

I think this problem is due to me missing something fundamental, but there you go. I am writing an ActiveX control to get some practice. I want to create an IP address control for use within VB (this control is present in the common controls dll but not the ocx provided with VB). In the...

I would like to be able to create MS Excel files directly from VB withough resorting to automation. Does anyone know how this is done? Thanks Jonathan j.w.george@virginnet.co.uk Working against: Visual Basic 6, Access 97, Visual Interdev 6, VBScript, Active Server Pages, SQL Server 6.5...

I would like to write some VB code to respond to Windows NT events, and I need some guidance on how to do it. I imagine this would involve hooks and the like, but never having used anything like that I have no idea on how to go about it. Can anybody make any suggestions or point me to a good...

This one is really, really annoying me. I know it's based around MS Access, but I'm posting it here since it is all to do with ActiveX controls.<br><br>I while back I developed an app in Access 97, and made extensive use of the ListView control v5.0 SP2 as supplied with the Microsoft Office...

This one is really, really annoying me.<br><br>I while back I developed an app in Access 97, and made extensive use of the ListView control v5.0 SP2 as supplied with the Microsoft Office Developer Edition Tools. I used the setup program to release this app along with the required OCX files and...

Hi,<br><br>I've been asked to look into allowing some of our clients to access data from our databases over the web.&nbsp;&nbsp;After reading through reams of NT Option Pack documentation, I've come up with the following. Can anybody tell me if this is sensible, or give me any...

Yes, I know it sounds like a VB problem, but it isn't.&nbsp;&nbsp;I wrote an app using the version of the Listview and Treeview controls provided with the Office 97 Developers Toolkit. These are in the comctl32.ocx library, version 5.0 (SP2). It worked fine.&nbsp;&nbsp;I have recently installed...

I am trying to sort out remote administration of IIS 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;I have sorted out being able to do it using the HTML admin option, but I have now installed the MMC and IIS snapin on my PC.&nbsp;&nbsp;I can connect to the server, but when I try and go any further down the tree than the...

Does anyone know where I can find some info on how the NT security policies work?&nbsp;&nbsp;I have searched the Microsoft web site and found nothing useful at all...<br><br>Cheers<br>Jon <p> Jonathan<br><a href=mailto:j.w.george@virginnet.co.uk>j.w.george@virginnet.co.uk</a><br><a href= >...

We have a PC on which someone has altered the Start Menu so that all it now shows is the &quot;Shutdown&quot; and &quot;Settings&quot; options.&nbsp;&nbsp;Does anyone know how this was done?<br><br>Cheers<br><br>Jon <p> Jonathan<br><a...