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General
     1) Do you know any good web sites about VB programming?
     2) What are the best VB books? I'd like to learn VB by myself.
     3) How to convert BMP to GIF or JPG in Visual Basic?
     4) When I tried to open the project written on VB6 with Visual Basics 5, I got an error that says: "Retained is an invalid key. The file C:\Windows\Desktop\Project1.vbp can't be loaded".
     5) I have an access database with 5 tables in it. These tables are vendors for parts. I want to build a program that will show the prices of the part number I type in my text box. I can not figure out how to search all the tables PartNumber fields as one function. These are very large tables so I had planned on using the seek function but haven't figured out how yet.
     6) How can I edit the registry within VB? How do I change keys, how do I add them?
     7) How do I create a new System DSN for SQL from a program written in VB?
     8) How do I take a single line of text from a file and store it in a variable? How do I save variables to files?
     9) How do I validate the date entered in textbox?
     10) How can I get an event to be triggered when file is added to or deleted from a subdirectory?
     11) I'm trying to use double-click on a MSFlexGrid using a selected row. The selected row has Product Number(col1), Product Description (col2) and Product Price (col3). I would like to use double-click to transfer (copy) that information into a control array with the names NumberArray, Description Array, and Price array.
     12) I've used you "Using Outlook Address Book" project successfully few times. However, it returns Automation error if Outlook 97 is installed instead of Outlook 98. Is there a way that I can make my VBA compatible to Outlook 97, if not how do I detect the version of the Outlook and prompt the user to upgrade to Outlook 98?
     13) How to run a Project from the SystemTray?
     14) I have a batch file which I would now like to convert to VB 5.0. What are the relevant commands? I need to use like MD, DELTREE, etc.
     15) How to start remote programs (i.e.: notepad, calculator) using version 5.0 learning or 6.0 enterprise editions of VB?
     16) I developed a database application in VB 5. I am using MS Access as backend. In front-end I used List boxes, Buttons, MS tab Controls, etc.. Is it possible to make this application web enabled?
     17) Is there an easy way to resize all the objects when resizing the form?
     18) How do I make a self extractor that automatically gets all the dll's it need and puts them all into one file?
     19) How can I find if table exists in a database?
     20) How can I make a Help-File ? Can I make this file with VB 4 ?
     21) What are the best VB Magazines other than Visual Basic Programmer's Journal ( VBPJ) and Access/ VB Advisor?
     22) I could not create a flexgrid. Where is the control button?
     23) Where can I find examples on writing classes in VB?
     24) How do I make an RTF box un-editable?
     25) Under VB6, when I press the F1 key to get help, it tells me "The MSDN collection does not exist. Please reinstall MSDN"... What does it mean?
     26) I am using DBGRID for entering data in unbound mode. How do I restrict user to a certain number of rows?
     27) I'm developing reports in VB6 using Data Report and have problems changing the printer setup on the user's machine ( he doesn't have permissions to change the page setup properties of the printer) Since he can't change the default from Portrait to Landscape the report won't run - because of " paper size" error. I want to change the properties of the printer just for the duration of the program (like Word does) but can't. I even tried changing it via API - no access to printer!
     28) How do I save the index of a listbox as a file ?
     29) Is there a way to run VB5 programs without having MSVBVM50.DLL? Could the source be compiled with only the needed information, and not just have that extra 1.4Mb baggage?

Network/Internet
     1) I wrote the domain scanner, but it's working too slow. How to make it faster?
     2) How many Winsock controls can I have simultaneously?
     3) How to resolve remote system name?
     4) How to add Winsock controls at runtime?
     5) Do I have to use MAPI to write email client for Windows?
     6) How to connect to the Web server after I wrote the email client using VB?
     7) What things are necessary to write email client using VB?
     8) Do I need VB6 to write email program?
     9) How do I make my program to send email to me during the installation or on the first start?
     10) How do I receive email with SMTP control?
     11) I didn't find anything about SMTP in VB help file
     12) How do I learn more about Winsock programming?
     13) I've seen email program that doesn't use Winsock control. How come?
     14) How do I write a control to post messages to news groups?
     15) What's happened to Portscan/GLAZ/OstroSoft Ping/Domain Scanner/etc? Can't download then anymore.
     16) How can I send a text file via email from my VB application?
     17) How can I write telnet program with Winsock control?
     18) How to scan NT network for the machines that are currently running?
     19) How can I attach files using the SMTP (Winsock)?
     20) How can I program Winsock to check my email (POP3)?
     21) I am using OstroSoft Internet Tools 1.1. Where can I download the latest version?
     22) What AOL SMTP server address is?
     23) How do I write ftp program using VB?
     24) How do I monitor the modem connection using VB?
     25) Is it possible to create a Telnet client program in VB5?
     26) From my workstation I need to read the date/time on the NT server to use as the timestamp for database (I'm using .mdb).
     27) How can I configure internet transfer control or Winsock control for internet connection over intranet?
     28) How to do a HTTP-POST to a specific address with specific values and get the resulting page (response) as a string?
     29) I am making a file transfer and I want the client to tell the server the file extension before it sends.
     30) Inet.ocx gets hang sometimes without any response, crashing the whole application. Any suggestions?
     31) How do I get all the records from the DNS server ( AA, CNAME, etc...)?
     32) How can I send email with attachment in VB?
     33) How do I find my SMTP server?

DNS control
1) How do I add timeout to DNS control? Application, using DNS control, locks when address does not have a DNS entry.

WhoIs control
1) Why does WhoIs controls return black bars to textbox instead of new lines?
2) How do I set WhoIs control to receive more than 50 results per query?