how to make this project from SCRATCH without using the saved PROJECT1.VBP project. just follow this step-by-step procedure. 1. open VB6 application 2. in the NEW PROJECT tab, double-click/open STANDARD EXE, to create FORM1. 3. Click menu PROJECT, then click REFERENCES, then check the following Available References: Microsoft DAO 3.51 Object Library Microsoft Data Binding Collection VB 6.0 (SP4) Microsoft WinHTTP Services, version 5.1 then click OK. 4. Click menu PROJECT, then click COMPONENTS, then check the following under CONTROLS tab: Microsoft Data Bound Grid Control 5.0 (SP3) then click OK. TO CREATE OUR VISUAL CONTROLS/OBJECTS: Click menu VIEW, then click TOOLBOX, then find the icons (stated below and should be in order) under GENERAL, click to select it and then point your mouse at FORM1 and when a cross hair icon appear drag and make a box to paste the selected control. 1. OPTIONBUTTON (click to select, go to FORM1 area and drag a box, then it will create an optionbutton named OPTION1. 2. CHECKBOX (click to select, go to FORM1 area and drag a box, then it will create an optionbutton named CHECK1. 3. TIMER (click to select, go to FORM1 area and drag a box, then it will create an optionbutton named TIMER1. 4. DATA (click to select, go to FORM1 area and drag a box, then it will create an optionbutton named DATA1. 5. DBGRID (click to select, go to FORM1 area and drag a box, then it will create an optionbutton named DBGRID1. 6. FRAME (click to select, go to FORM1 area and drag a box, then it will create an optionbutton named FRAME1. 7. LABEL (click to select, then click/select FRAME1 control of FORM1 area and drag a box, then it will create an optionbutton named LABEL1. 8. COMBOBOX (click to select, then click/select FRAME1 control of FORM1 area and drag a box, then it will create an optionbutton named COMBO1. 9. TEXTBOX (click to select, then click/select FRAME1 control of FORM1 area and drag a box, then it will create an optionbutton named TEXT1. 10. COMMANDBUTTON (click to select, then click/select FRAME1 control of FORM1 area and drag a box, then it will create an optionbutton named COMMAND1. 11. DATA (click to select, go to FORM1 area and drag a box, then it will create an optionbutton named DATA2. 12. DBGRID (click to select, go to FORM1 area and drag a box, then it will create an optionbutton named DBGRID2. 13. FRAME (click to select, go to FORM1 area and drag a box, then it will create an optionbutton named FRAME2. 14. LABEL (click to select, then click/select FRAME2 control of FORM1 area and drag a box, then it will create an optionbutton named LABEL2. 15. TEXTBOX (click to select, then click/select FRAME2 control of FORM1 area and drag a box, then it will create an optionbutton named TEXT2. 16. OPTIONBUTTON (click to select, then click/select FRAME2 control of FORM1 area and drag a box, then it will create an optionbutton named Option2. 17. COMMANDBUTTON (click to select, then click/select FRAME2 control of FORM1 area and drag a box, then it will create an optionbutton named COMMAND2. 18. FRAME (click to select, go to FORM1 area and drag a box, then it will create an optionbutton named FRAME3. 19. OPTIONBUTTON (click to select, then click/select FRAME3 control of FORM1 area and drag a box, then it will create an optionbutton named Option3. 20. COMMANDBUTTON (click to select, go to FORM1 area and drag a box, then it will create an optionbutton named COMMAND3. 21. TEXTBOX (click to select, go to FORM1 area and drag a box, then it will create an optionbutton named TEXT3. 22. TEXTBOX (click to select, go to FORM1 area and drag a box, then it will create an optionbutton named TEXT4. TO ASSIGN PROPERTIES OF OUR CONTROLS/OBJECTS: 1. click OPTION1 optionbutton to select it, and press F4 or Right-Click/Properties to display its properties tab, then go to INDEX and enter 0 as its value. 2. click DBGRID1 dbgrid to select it, and press F4 or Right-Click/Properties to display its properties tab, then go to DATASOURCE and click button at the right, then select DATA1 as its value. 3. click LABEL1 label inside FRAME1 to select it, and press F4 or Right-Click/Properties to display its properties tab, then go to INDEX and enter 0 as its value. 4. click COMBO1 combobox inside FRAME1 to select it, and press F4 or Right-Click/Properties to display its properties tab, then go to INDEX and enter 0 as its value. then go to STYLE and and click button at the right, then select 2 - Dropdown List as its value. 5. click TEXT1 textbox inside FRAME1 to select it, and press F4 or Right-Click/Properties to display its properties tab, then go to INDEX and enter 0 as its value. 6. click COMMAND1 commandbutton inside FRAME1 to select it, and press F4 or Right-Click/Properties to display its properties tab, then go to INDEX and enter 0 as its value. 7. click DBGRID2 grid to select it, and press F4 or Right-Click/Properties to display its properties tab, then go to DATASOURCE and click button at the right, then select DATA2 as its value. 8. click LABEL2 label to inside FRAME2 select it, and press F4 or Right-Click/Properties to display its properties tab, then go to INDEX and enter 0 as its value. 9. click TEXT2 textbox inside FRAME2 to select it, and press F4 or Right-Click/Properties to display its properties tab, then go to INDEX and enter 0 as its value. 10. click OPTION2 optionbutton inside FRAME2 to select it, and press F4 or Right-Click/Properties to display its properties tab, then go to INDEX and enter 0 as its value. 11. click COMMAND2 commandbutton inside FRAME2 to select it, and press F4 or Right-Click/Properties to display its properties tab, then go to INDEX and enter 0 as its value. 12. click OPTION3 optionbutton inside FRAME3 to select it, and press F4 or Right-Click/Properties to display its properties tab, then go to INDEX and enter 0 as its value. 13. click COMMAND3 commandbutton to select it, and press F4 or Right-Click/Properties to display its properties tab, then go to INDEX and enter 0 as its value. 14. click TEXT4 textbox to select it, and press F4 or Right-Click/Properties to display its properties tab, then go to MULTILINE and click button at the right, then select TRUE as its value, then go to SCROLLBARS and click button at the right, then select 2 - VERTICAL as its value. 15. click DBGRID1 dbgrid to select it, and Right-Click/EDIT to enter EDIT MODE, then Right-Click/INSERT (3 times to add 3 additional columns to the existing 2 columns), we need 5 columns for DBGRID1. 16. click DBGRID2 dbgrid to select it, and Right-Click/EDIT to enter EDIT MODE, then Right-Click/INSERT (6 times to add 6 additional columns to the existing 2 columns), we need 8 columns for DBGRID2. PUTTING THE CODE INTO OUR PROJECT AND RUNNING IT: 1. go to http://www.appnextdavao.com/ins/SMSSource.txt 2. copy our SOURCE CODE from there. (CTRL-A to select all text, then CTRL-C or Right-Click Copy to Copy the text) 3. in our VB6 project, double click anywhere inside FORM1 to open this initial Sub Procedure: Private Sub Form_Load() End Sub 4. Delete or Remove the text above, Private Sub Form_Load() and End Sub 5. then paste your code here, the one you copied from http://www.appnextdavao.com/ins/SMSSource.txt 6. to try and run your project, go to menu RUN and click START