VB 'Tools' - Gauges and Instrumentation Questions

Hi all.

I am trying to teach myself VB. I have VB6. I have written, if that
is the word, my first application. This uses Command Buttons, Text
Boxes, a Directory List Box and so on. These were available for me
to include into the project from the 'ToolBox'.
I even added a MSFlexGrid. To make use of this I had to add the
Microsft FlexGrid Control to the ToolBox using
the 'Projects/Components' menu.
This last, in particular, took a lot of research before I was able
to achieve it.

I (think I) am now ready to start my next project.
For this I would like to have a VB form that displays instruments
(Voltage, Temperature, Velocity and/or a host of others) and can
update the instrument readings.

I have a bunch of questions which I hope are not too silly.
1. Does anyone know if there are any 'Components' in VB 6 that
have 'Instruments' or 'Guages', etc that can be added to a VB 6 Form?
2. Is there any way to discover what each of the 'Components' that
can be added from the 'Project/Components' menu actually do? For
instance, the first item on the list in my install of VB 6 is
called 'VideoSoft vsFlex3 Controls'. Not that I'm particularly
interested in this 'Component' but how is a person supposed to know,
or discover, what this 'Component' does? Or how?
3.Is there any listing or explanation, or even a book, that explains
what these things are for, or do?

Thank you for your help.

Mike

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1. try www.vbaccelerator.com. They have all kinds of components. I don't
know if they have what you are looking for or not, but it is worth a shot to
find out.
2. The easiest way is to contact to maker of the component. You can also
check the object explorer in VB. If you have added a component to your
program, it'll give you a brief description of the properties of it if they
are available.


Rick Rose

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From: solarquark
Date: 7/28/2007 3:31:20 PM
To: visualbasic6programming%40yahoogroups.com">visualbasic6programmingyahoogroups.com
Subject: [Visual Basic 6 programming] VB 'Tools' - Gauges and
Instrumentation Questions

Hi all.

I am trying to teach myself VB. I have VB6. I have written, if that
is the word, my first application. This uses Command Buttons, Text
Boxes, a Directory List Box and so on. These were available for me
to include into the project from the 'ToolBox'.
I even added a MSFlexGrid. To make use of this I had to add the
Microsft FlexGrid Control to the ToolBox using
the 'Projects/Components' menu.
This last, in particular, took a lot of research before I was able
to achieve it.

I (think I) am now ready to start my next project.
For this I would like to have a VB form that displays instruments
(Voltage, Temperature, Velocity and/or a host of others) and can
update the instrument readings.

I have a bunch of questions which I hope are not too silly.
1. Does anyone know if there are any 'Components' in VB 6 that
have 'Instruments' or 'Guages', etc that can be added to a VB 6 Form?
2. Is there any way to discover what each of the 'Components' that
can be added from the 'Project/Components' menu actually do? For
instance, the first item on the list in my install of VB 6 is
called 'VideoSoft vsFlex3 Controls'. Not that I'm particularly
interested in this 'Component' but how is a person supposed to know,
or discover, what this 'Component' does? Or how?
3.Is there any listing or explanation, or even a book, that explains
what these things are for, or do?

Thank you for your help.

Mike




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Hi To all,

I wonder if all that is needed is a way for the VB app to get the gauge or instraments data fron
the serial port or usb port.

So my question is how do you talk to a usb device?

thanks,

John Mansfield

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From: Rick Rose
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Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 4:07 PM
Subject: Re: [Visual Basic 6 programming] VB 'Tools' - Gauges and Instrumentation Questions

1. try www.vbaccelerator.com. They have all kinds of components. I don't
know if they have what you are looking for or not, but it is worth a shot to
find out.
2. The easiest way is to contact to maker of the component. You can also
check the object explorer in VB. If you have added a component to your
program, it'll give you a brief description of the properties of it if they
are available.

Rick Rose

-------Original Message-------

From: solarquark
Date: 7/28/2007 3:31:20 PM
To: visualbasic6programming%40yahoogroups.com">visualbasic6programmingyahoogroups.com
Subject: [Visual Basic 6 programming] VB 'Tools' - Gauges and
Instrumentation Questions

Hi all.

I am trying to teach myself VB. I have VB6. I have written, if that
is the word, my first application. This uses Command Buttons, Text
Boxes, a Directory List Box and so on. These were available for me
to include into the project from the 'ToolBox'.
I even added a MSFlexGrid. To make use of this I had to add the
Microsft FlexGrid Control to the ToolBox using
the 'Projects/Components' menu.
This last, in particular, took a lot of research before I was able
to achieve it.

I (think I) am now ready to start my next project.
For this I would like to have a VB form that displays instruments
(Voltage, Temperature, Velocity and/or a host of others) and can
update the instrument readings.

I have a bunch of questions which I hope are not too silly.
1. Does anyone know if there are any 'Components' in VB 6 that
have 'Instruments' or 'Guages', etc that can be added to a VB 6 Form?
2. Is there any way to discover what each of the 'Components' that
can be added from the 'Project/Components' menu actually do? For
instance, the first item on the list in my install of VB 6 is
called 'VideoSoft vsFlex3 Controls'. Not that I'm particularly
interested in this 'Component' but how is a person supposed to know,
or discover, what this 'Component' does? Or how?
3.Is there any listing or explanation, or even a book, that explains
what these things are for, or do?

Thank you for your help.

Mike

Yahoo! Groups Links

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