Most VB6 programs that you create have at least 4 disk files associated with them. All of the code that you create usually goes into a file with the extension "frm". Sometimes you'll get an additional file with the extension "frx". THESE ARE THE ESSENTIAL FILES THAT YOU NEED TO TRANSMIT.

The project files that end in "vbp", which are the files that are displayed in the dialog box when you are loading a program from disk, are little more than lists of the names of the *.frm files and other files associated with that particular program. The *.vbw files, similarly, are just more information that is used by VB, but isn't essential. If all you send me are *.vbp files, then all I get is a list of the other files in your project ... not the files themselves. Hence, I am unable to run your program. The same thing goes for the *.vbw files.

So, be sure to send all *.frm and *.frx files associated with a project. The safest procedure is just to send all the files. Feel free to ZIP them into a single archive if that is easier.

This can be a little tricky. It may take a time or two for you to get it right. I will let you know if I don't get the right things from you.

IF YOU USE A MAC for email it shouldn't make much difference. As long as you can read the files on your Mac (e.g. your Mac has the software to read/write your Windows disks or your Windows machine has the software to read/write Mac disks) you should be OK. The worst that usually happens is that your files get converted into BinHex automatically and I have to ask you to try to turn that off.