Comments on: VB6 versus the mouse wheel

By: FireXtol

FireXtol — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:37:00 +0000

Install ‘intellimouse-compatible’, for lack of a better term, drivers (eg. Logitech has SetPoint.exe). When running it will provide the mouse APIs to most standard window/controls. Though it appears to use a signed word value, regardless. So to get the full 65,536 range would require some manipulation.. otherwise it’s stuck to a range around 32k.

By: Joe Marchione

Joe Marchione — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 16:02:22 +0000

Thanks you! I have been looking for that answer.

I had no problem in VBA but was going nuts in VB6 IDE.

Have a Great New Year.

By: El DanBa

El DanBa — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:25:32 +0000

Thanks man, works like a charm

By: withanh

withanh — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 16:37:13 +0000

The link is fixed, you can download it from the referenced MS kb article http://support.microsoft.com/?id=837910

By: greg

greg — Thu, 31 May 2007 14:31:31 +0000

THANK YOU!!! This is so helpful. I use c#.net and some vb6, but when I use vb6 without wheelmouse ability, I feel like the tips of my fingers are cut off. Thanks for the link.

By: Denis

Denis — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 05:34:42 +0000

Hey Dug,
I just came across this forum so you’ve probably already fixed it but..

I do a lot of work in vba, usually at a client’s site.
Drives me nuts not having the scroll work in the vba editor. The fix is; at a clients site load the mouse driver on the local machine, then it works.
Usually no-one bothers cause the scroll works everywhere else.

By: Dug

Dug — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 13:50:59 +0000

scratch the “not for the VBA editor” part, the MS download came with the VBA fix, just had to merge the .reg file.
Thanks for the article, It was very helpfull!

By: Dug

Dug — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 13:44:27 +0000

Thanks a bunch, worked for VB6, but unfortunately not for the VBA editor, I figured it would work the same but the Add-in doesn’t show up. Maybe I’m missing something, back to google…
Nice to get the wheel in VB6! I can’t believe how much I depend on it. Now I don’t have to move my hand AAALLLLLLLL the way over to the scroll bar! woo-hoo

By: Yaffle

Yaffle — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 12:06:33 +0000

Crikey!

works in the Visual C/C++ 4.0 development environment too!

what a treat!

By: jasonspix

jasonspix — Sun, 01 Jan 2006 22:19:20 +0000

I found your site when searching for a fix to the no scroll mouse support for VB6. I went to the Microsoft page and it was actually there and was able to download the add-in! kinda funny to be excited for such a small thing!