# Is there such a thing as a message board emulator? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [January 15, 2003, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-message-board-emulator/148738 "2003-01-15T14:49:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Janx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Janx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Janx)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-message-board-emulator/148738/41 "2003-01-23T15:24:44Z")
BTW, I’m getting that error too but I said nothing because there were lots of files I didn’t have when I first installed the app, I just thought is was because of this. ---
**Author:** ![erislover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/71e660/32.png) [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-message-board-emulator/148738/42 "2003-01-23T15:44:27Z")
The gradient tool works thusly: type text. Highlight said text. Hit the button. Pick the color that the text should start at and hit “OK”. Next pick the color that the text should end at and hit “OK”. The dialog box will close and the vB code will be applied. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-message-board-emulator/148738/43 "2003-01-23T15:45:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Anthracite \* > \*\*Can you tell me exactly who is asserting copyright over the default smilies? \*\* To be honest, I’m not sure that anyone is, but I decided to err on the side of caution, particularly as the smilies we have here at the SDMB are diverse in origination. The program requires VBRUN500.DLL in order to work, the VB5DB.DLL thing is probably because it has an MS Access back end - unfortunately I didn’t have a vanilla machine to test it on - I’ll see what I can sort out… ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-message-board-emulator/148738/44 "2003-01-23T15:47:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by erislover \* > \*\*The gradient tool works thusly: > > type text. Highlight said text. Hit the button. Pick the color that the text should start at and hit “OK”. Next pick the color that the text should end at and hit “OK”. The dialog box will close and the vB code will be applied. \*\* Yes Confusing because: [ul][li]The second colour picker dialog appears in the same place as the first one.[/li][li]Despite the code telling the common dialog object to change the title of the colour picker to ‘select first colour’ or ‘select second colour’, it doesn’t.[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-message-board-emulator/148738/45 "2003-01-23T15:50:03Z")
Please do heed the Readme file on use of gradients though: > [@](#): > > The colour gradient function adds a {color="#nnnnnn} and {/color} tag to EVERY CHARACTER of the painted text; this is a 24-fold increase in the size of the posted text - USE IT SPARINGLY! - over use may be regarded as bandwidth abuse by message board authorities… ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-message-board-emulator/148738/46 "2003-01-23T16:19:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mangetout \* > \*\*To be honest, I’m not sure that anyone is, but I decided to err on the side of caution, particularly as the smilies we have here at the SDMB are diverse in origination. > > The program requires VBRUN500.DLL in order to work, the VB5DB.DLL thing is probably because it has an MS Access back end - unfortunately I didn’t have a vanilla machine to test it on - I’ll see what I can sort out… \*\* Mangetout - if you have a version which contains all files needed for installation, including the run-times, I will make an installer wrapper for you today that does the Installshield-type “Install/Cleanly Uninstall/Automatically put icons and program groups where you want them” etc. And it will be free and legal to distribute. Just let me know, or mail me - I’m happy to help out. Una ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-message-board-emulator/148738/47 "2003-01-23T16:26:02Z")
In this thread: [http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?postid=391637&highlight=smilies+copyright+vbulletin#post391637](http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?postid=391637&highlight=smilies+copyright+vbulletin#post391637) Jakeman from the vBulletin team states that the only smiley they made was the rolleyes one. So you are not violating any copyright of vBulletin by distributing the others (barring, of course, the SDMB-specific ones). Una ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-message-board-emulator/148738/48 "2003-01-23T16:52:07Z")
Pretty cool, Mangetout. ---
**Author:** ![Janx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Janx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Janx)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-message-board-emulator/148738/49 "2003-01-23T18:15:46Z")
Oh, I get it! \*\* Man, this is just so amazingly COOL I cant tell you! \*\* Thanks \*\*Mangetout \*\*, and for your next trick? ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-message-board-emulator/148738/50 "2003-01-23T21:24:12Z")
Goddamned nonportable proprietary languages… VisceralBASIC maight be fine for Microtoys, but what about those of us not using the Incompatible Beast? Would Perl have been _that_ hard? Annoying. That’s all. Annoying. It’s useless to me. ---
**Author:** ![erislover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/71e660/32.png) [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-message-board-emulator/148738/51 "2003-01-23T21:37:33Z")
I dunno, **Derleth** , that’s a good question. Why didn’t you make one? 😉 [sub](I’m hoping your post was a jest by typing this…)[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-message-board-emulator/148738/52 "2003-01-23T22:20:58Z")
I am also reporting the problem of an OXC file not registered. ☹ As others mentioned: do I need Visual Basic for it to work? ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-message-board-emulator/148738/53 "2003-01-23T22:25:31Z")
I have to confess that this is the first time I’ve released a VB app (and indeed the first time I’ve used VB for quite a while); I usually work with Delphi and the components are usually just parts of the default component set, rather than activex objects. I think there’s a way of packaging the object in the exe so that these problems don’t occur; I just can’t seem to work out how… ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-message-board-emulator/148738/54 "2003-01-23T23:07:00Z")
Damn and blast! the VB application setup wizard wants to generate a set of installation files over 8MB in size! - does it say _which_ OCX is causing the problem. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-message-board-emulator/148738/55 "2003-01-24T00:14:48Z")
In my case it’s DBGRID32.OCX. ---
**Author:** ![erislover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/71e660/32.png) [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-message-board-emulator/148738/56 "2003-01-24T00:16:09Z")
Well, 8MB might be about right, with an access backend and VB dll’s necessary, it could be a lot of stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-message-board-emulator/148738/57 "2003-01-24T00:23:44Z")
Like **rowrrbazzle** I’m getting a error Component “DBGRID32.OCX” not currently registered: file is missing or invalid ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-message-board-emulator/148738/58 "2003-01-24T15:24:11Z")
Derleth, that was more than a bit peevish and totally uncalled for. It may be useless to you, but there are others that will find it valuable. I gotta believe that Mangetout put his considerable effort towards what would serve the bulk of the users. It ain’t his fault that you aren’t in that percentage. I think you owe the man an apology. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-message-board-emulator/148738/59 "2003-01-24T18:52:19Z")
I am sorry that I snapped at you. I _am_ sick and tired of Microsoft having such a monopoly that even relatively techie people don’t even think that non-Microsoft users even exist. I’m sick and tired that proprietary languages even exist. I’m not angry at Mangetout. I’m sorry if I came across that way. I just might get to writing a Perl version once my Copious Free Time comes my way. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-message-board-emulator/148738/60 "2003-01-24T22:20:47Z")
Crikey, I can’t expect people to download 8MB of file for such a small program. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-message-board-emulator/148738.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-thing-as-a-message-board-emulator/148738.md?page=4)