This is my first error of this type I am new to VB6 and trying to get a racecar program for the pinewood derby to work.
The problem is in this line:
RaceMode = GetSetting("DownHillDash", "Main", "TimerType")


End With
    lblLane1Name.Caption = GetSetting("DownHillDash", "Main", "Lane1Name")
    lblLane2Name.Caption = GetSetting("DownHillDash", "Main", "Lane2Name")
    lblLane3Name.Caption = GetSetting("DownHillDash", "Main", "Lane3Name")
    lblLane4Name.Caption = GetSetting("DownHillDash", "Main", "Lane4Name")
RaceMode = GetSetting("DownHillDash", "Main", "TimerType")
    ReadyToRace = False

Any help greatly appreciated.
Mike

Is RaceMode an object or a type? It seems that GetSetting is a function that returns a string, am I correct??

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I believe that it is a type. and returns a string. When I hilight it it shows: timertype=empty
Thanks

I found race mode and it is an integer:
Public RaceMode As Integer

Thanks,

Mike

But getsetting returns a string? Have you tried casting the return value of GetSetting to an integer? Is the function returning a numerical value that can even be cast?

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It seems that This fixed it:
RaceMode = GetSetting("DownHillDash.mdb", "Main", "TimerType", "0")
I found a help file that said getsetting must have this type order to work.
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 Main.RaceObject.Initialize (cmbGroupList.ItemData(cmbGroupList.ListIndex))

Any help appreciated.