:( problem with vb 6 pro

marksworld88 · 08-23-2005, 05:16 AM

when i save my notepad file as a .dat file for vb,at school it works but at home it comes up as a nero show time file

and the code wont work as it cant open the file

any help i am thankful!

ricer333 · 08-23-2005, 06:31 AM

Have you tried removing Nero as the file (.dat) association? Go to Control Panel -> Folder Options. Scroll down the list of registered file extenstions looking for your .dat. When you find it, highlight it and in the lower window you should see what type of program is associated with opening it and running it. Try changing that to VB6.

**LoneWolf071** · 08-23-2005, 06:43 AM

yes, and becareful .dat is a format used by a lot of programs so if you can, make it an extension that hasn't been used before/isn't very popular...

marksworld88 · 08-23-2005, 11:24 PM

yer i know how to change the type of file, but at school when i save it as a .dat file the file icon changes to a unknonw file, at home i save as a .dat file and it comes up as a nero file, i dont think its ment to open with anything as visual basic reads from the file, u only open itwith notepad to edit it, anyhelp?

marksworld88 · 08-24-2005, 04:50 AM

all worked out, thanks

08-23-2005, 05:16 AM	#1 (permalink)
marksworld88 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 4 OS: XP	:( problem with vb 6 pro when i save my notepad file as a .dat file for vb,at school it works but at home it comes up as a nero show time file and the code wont work as it cant open the file any help i am thankful!

08-23-2005, 06:31 AM	#2 (permalink)
ricer333 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 302 OS: Vista (on Laptop) WinXP Pro SP3 (on Desktop)	removing associations Have you tried removing Nero as the file (.dat) association? Go to Control Panel -> Folder Options. Scroll down the list of registered file extenstions looking for your .dat. When you find it, highlight it and in the lower window you should see what type of program is associated with opening it and running it. Try changing that to VB6. __________________ AMD X2 5000+ Black w/ XFX GeForce 8200 MoBo 4GB OCZ DDR2 RAM 3/4 of a TB of data storage between 2 HDD's (no RAID)

08-23-2005, 06:43 AM	#3 (permalink)
LoneWolf071 Be Free Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 840 OS: Windows XP, Linux	yes, and becareful .dat is a format used by a lot of programs so if you can, make it an extension that hasn't been used before/isn't very popular... __________________ Suicide Command in Linux : rm -rf / ;) AIM:TheLoneWolf071@aim.com--If You Need Help, Don't Hesitate...

08-23-2005, 11:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
marksworld88 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 4 OS: XP	yer i know how to change the type of file, but at school when i save it as a .dat file the file icon changes to a unknonw file, at home i save as a .dat file and it comes up as a nero file, i dont think its ment to open with anything as visual basic reads from the file, u only open itwith notepad to edit it, anyhelp?

08-24-2005, 04:50 AM	#5 (permalink)
marksworld88 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 4 OS: XP	all worked out, thanks