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Extending Classic (6.0) Visual Basic – Part 1

by Chris Boss

Visual Basic 6.0 just doesn’t want to disappear. Why ? Likely many have written vital applications using VB 6.0 and Visual Basic dot.net is so different that it is not a viable option.

Writing a Debugger - Part 2: The Debug Loop

by Duncan Edwards Jones

Part 2 in the series showing how to write a debugger in VB

COM Mailslots - Designing asynchonous COM components for VB

by Len Holgate

This example COM component provides 3 COM objects for using the Win32 Mailslot IPC mechanism. The component may be useful if you need to communicate from VB using Mailslots.

Quick and Simple WPF Month-view Calendar - Updated

by kirkaiya

A very simple, XAML-based month-view calendar that shows appointments, exposes events, and allows dragging appointments in the current month.

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Converting an Outlook Form Template (OFT) to a .NET Windows Form in Visual Studio

by ToughDev

How to convert OFT to .NET Windows Form in VS

On How to Mix Two Signals by using Spectral Forecast

by Paul Aurelian Gagniuc

This article shows how to mix two signals into a third, in variable proportions.

Fluid Rocks, Fluid Rolls

by FranciskaR

More on fluid simulation

On Fluid Simulation

by FranciskaR

A new approach to fluid simulation

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Visual Basic 6

On How to Mix Two Signals by using Spectral Forecast

20 Mar 2022 by Paul Aurelian Gagniuc

This article shows how to mix two signals into a third, in variable proportions.

On Fluid Simulation

12 Nov 2020 by FranciskaR

A new approach to fluid simulation

VB6 C# VB Code Converter

24 Jan 2019 by NewPast

Converting codes Focus on upgrading VB6 to VB.Net and converting C# VB.Net, and listing many other helpful converter including php, java & others.

Using .NET DLL in VB6

8 Nov 2017 by Ismael M.

A generic DLL that call any .NET DLL in VB6.

Circular Reference-proof ATL Object Collections

13 Jul 2017 by Midi_Mick

Using ATL and STL to create collections of COM objects without circular references

Consuming a Web Service .NET with VB6.0 App

25 Apr 2017 by Rene Bustos

I will show you how to get a response from a Web Service developed over .NET (version does not matter)

Instantly Increase the Value of your Windows Application

12 Oct 2016 by gricardi

As users are migrating from traditional desktops to mobile devices, transitioning your Windows application to the web is the next step to increasing your exposure. Thinfinity VirtualUI delivers your Windows applications to users on any device, anywhere.

The Six Hat Send Mail Class (Easily Send Email Using VBA)

2 Jul 2016 by Six Hat Solutions

Easily Send Emails From Your Microsoft Applications Using VBA and the SendGrid API

Image Binarization Using 10 Program Languages

3 May 2016 by Lai Taiyu

A simple image binarization

image-processing

Barcode Generator

10 Jan 2016 by David Vanson

Generate you own barcodes for your business, Promotional items or to share links with friends.

C# Com

22 Oct 2014 by User-Rock

Accessing a C# .NET DLL in VB6 using Com+ or Com Interop

Remote Boot and Power Control a PC Slave

23 Jul 2014 by Chad Z. Hower aka Kudzu

Remotely controlling a PC to turn it on and off from software control on another PC.

USB IR with c8051

18 Jul 2014 by ingvar8

USB IR with c8051

Make Your Own Tic Tac Toe Game

13 Jul 2014 by CodeMaster9

This will help you make you're own advanced tic tac toe game

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VB-JSON Parser - Improved Performance

17 Jun 2014 by Sam Gerené

Factor 2 improved performance on VB-JSON Parser

An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Printing in .NET

22 Apr 2014 by Duncan Edwards Jones

Introduces and discusses the Common Language Runtime framework classes used in printing from a .NET Windows Forms application.

VB6 and VBA: Creating a Variable and an Array that Points to Same Data

10 Mar 2014 by EiadXP

This is a very fast way to access string (or other) data with minimum memory consumption.

Detect System Wide Mouse Events

7 Mar 2014 by Kazi Zakir Hossain

How to detect system wide mouse events in your application

Visual Basic 6.0: A giant more powerful than ever

14 Jan 2014 by ISpliter

When discussing VB6, we should look at the reality of the situation and not on preconceived opinions. New source code projects are made daily in Visual Basic 6.0. The paper proposes the reintroduction of Visual Basic 6.0 on the market, in parallel with Visual Studio line.

HUD window 64-bit (DWM composition)

2 Jan 2014 by zapsolution

DWM composition

ASP.NET PDF Viewer User Control Without Acrobat Reader Installed on Client or Server

19 Sep 2013 by Ron Schuler

ASP.NET PDF document viewer control that does not require any Acrobat product to be installed

22 Aug 2013 by ThatsAlok

Opensource Outlook Express automation library

Settings/Options DialogBox 2005

2 Aug 2013 by Chris Kolkman

Generate an Options dialog box from the settings you create in the My.Settings namespace.

Retrieve Size of a file in a Unix server (via SFTP) from VB 6.0 or .NET

18 Feb 2013 by gmaran23

Query the properties, or download a file present on a Unix server to a Windows server via SFTP connection

Brick 2005 Game Engine (formerly Tetris 2005 Game Engine)

16 Nov 2012 by Mohit Soam

A Game engine tutorial describes how to play the game and how to customize the game. The game is user friendly that lets you to change the view, difficulty, etc. without changing the VB code.

Empty Template Text Box

4 Oct 2012 by stebo0728

This guide shows how to extend a standard TextBox to have an "empty value" template

How to Generate (and Validate) CD-Keys for your Software

6 Aug 2012 by dawmail333

An example of how to implement and validate non-personal CD-Keys (ideal for distribution on the back of CD cases)

Download web content using internet transfer control

11 Jul 2012 by S.S. Ahmed

An article that shows the usage of Internet Transfer Control

Selection Overlay DLL

18 Jun 2012 by Mark Kruger

API which shows a Selection Overlay and notifies the caller when it's resizing and notifies the final rectangle.

Functors in VBA

7 Mar 2012 by Yiannis Spyridakis

This articles describes the implementation of functors (of sorts) for VBA using C++ ATL.

How to Print Invoice using VB6?

13 May 2011 by Mostafa Kaisoun

Using Data Report and VB6 code to design and print Invoice

A Query Builder Class For Visual Basic 2005 Hand Coders

12 May 2011 by Elizalde G. Baguinon

Most programmers prefer hand-coding database queries. This is a class that automates query building, while the code is as readable as the program logic.

Find an Element in a SQL Server Database

2 May 2011 by Roberto Cervantes Rivero

If you need to find a word in all tables and views in a SQL Server database, this is the easy solution.

Application Virtualization for Developers

20 Apr 2011 by Artem A. Razin

In March 2011, Virtualization Technologies released a new version of the developer library that makes it possible to use virtualization in applications.

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How To Check if Computer has .NET Installed

24 Nov 2010 by Kambaa

How to check whether .NET is installed in PC Visual Basic 6 code

Professional System Library: Introduction

22 Nov 2010 by Vitaly Tomilov

A simplified and unified way for accessing most frequently used information about Process, System, and Environment.

CaptureConsole.DLL - A Universal Console Output Redirector for all Compilers

28 Oct 2010 by Elmue

Capture Console Output

Writing Custom Controls Using PowerBASIC

2 Jul 2010 by Chris Boss

Writing custom control classes the old fashioned way (no .NET or COM classes) is a lost art, but it is not too difficult to learn.

How to create an automatic Wallpaper Changer with Visual Basic 6.0

28 Jun 2010 by Software_Developer

How to create an automatic Wallpaper Changer with Visual Basic 6.0

Fullscreen the form in VB.NET using a class

26 Jun 2010 by chanderp, Yash Bharadwaj

In some application we need to fullscreen the App .Here is simple class that can fullscreen any App. Just create a variable of this class type and call the function using the class variable.

Drawing in Windows 101

26 Jun 2010 by Chris Boss

The basic concepts of drawing in Windows.

How to Create a Joke Jukebox in Visual Basic 6.0

14 May 2010 by Software_Developer

An article about how to create a Joke Jukebox in Visual Basic 6.0

How to Program for Windows Registry

16 Mar 2010 by Mohd Arshad Malik

This article will guide you how to create/retrieve/delete key entries in Windows Registry.

Changing File Attribute

22 Feb 2010 by Hosam Ershedat

Teaches you how to accept files and folders and change their attributes

Reorderable ListView

14 Dec 2009 by konikula

Inherited ListView which enables user to order multiple items by mouse, and automatically scrolls if necessary

An ASP Thumbnail Solution

19 Nov 2009 by Philipos Sakellaropoulos

ASP pages and free COM objects for generation of thumbnails and thumbnail views.

Generic Record Selector With Filter

10 Nov 2009 by system-zone.co.uk

A Generic Record Selector Windows Form with Data Filter

Customizable Text with Replacement Variables

3 Nov 2009 by byapparov

An article on how to use text template with replacement variables in VBA

Running the Microsoft AppLocale Utility in an Automated Batch Script

30 Oct 2009 by Austin Rappa

Getting AppLocale to run in a batch script

Using TreeView and TextBox to Display Records from MDB File

26 Oct 2009 by Mostafa Kaisoun

Display, Add, Edit, Delete records using TreeView and TextBox control

Display Database File using TreeView, ListView and ADO

18 Oct 2009 by Mostafa Kaisoun

How to use ADO to display Tables, Fields and Records in TreeView and ListView

Capturing Screenshot of Desktop Programatically in an Easy Way in Visual Basic

11 Oct 2009 by Rajesh Naik Ponda Goa

The code shows an easy way to capture desktop to file.

Get all data WMI has to offer

5 Oct 2009 by Jesse Fatherree

This simple function will programatically enumerate all properties and values in any WMI class.

Step by Step: Calling C++ DLLs from VC++ and VB - Part 2

2 Oct 2009 by Hans Dietrich

This series of articles is a step-by-step guide to constructing C++ DLLs that include C++ functions and C++ classes, and then calling the DLL functions and classes from VC++ and VB programs.

2 Oct 2009 by Nasenbaaer

Combine graphic objects to create own scenes

Dynamic Creation of DTS-packages in VB

29 Sep 2009 by Andrey Chuvahin

Example dynamic configuration of DTS-packages for transferring DBF files to SQL Server with VB

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How To Set An Appointment Using Microsoft Office Outlook 2003

5 Sep 2009 by Md. Marufuzzaman

This article is about how to create / place an appointment using Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 API

Quickly Insert Rows Using Your Gridview With No Control Naming

30 Aug 2009 by Prefict

If you hate naming controls in the footer row of your gridview to do an insert, this article is for you.

Quick and Simple WPF Month-view Calendar - Updated

21 Aug 2009 by kirkaiya

A very simple, XAML-based month-view calendar that shows appointments, exposes events, and allows dragging appointments in the current month.

System - Virtual Desktop Manager

11 Aug 2009 by Damian Suess

Xeno Innovations' - Virtual Desktop Manager allows you to run 4 different desktops without filling up the taskbar and minimized GDI usage. (virtual window manager vdm vwm)

Aero Wizard in VB.NET

30 Jul 2009 by pimb2

Create an Aero-style wizard in VB.NET

Easy Drag And Drop of Controls at Run-time

16 Jul 2009 by John M Bundy

Allow users to customize your forms

Creating a COM DLL with VS 2005: Advanced Walkthrough

7 Jul 2009 by CS Rocks

This article demonstrates how to manually create a COM DLL with VS 2005.

Get any control's value in any type

6 Jul 2009 by dnair926

Gey any control's value in the type specified.

The Arabic Writer

5 Jul 2009 by knightofbaghdad

Write Arabic in programs that don't support the Arabic language, using Unicode.

Read and Write Excel Files

3 Jul 2009 by Vivek.Net

Read and Write Excel Files using VB.NET

Enterprise Library Wrapper Class to Implement Run-time Dynamic Connection Strings Without Using Config File

2 Jul 2009 by Raja.Lakshman

Enterprise Library wrapper class to implement run-time dynamic connection strings without using config file

VB LINQ SQL Password Verify For Beginners

22 Jun 2009 by SteveHarrisBeast

How to make a password verification form in VB that uses LINQ and SQL

WPF Glass Brush Markup Extension

18 Jun 2009 by LarryCharlton

A WPF XAML markup extension with a "Glass" look

ImageMagick Command Line Execution in ASP.NET

4 Jun 2009 by arinhere

Perform ImageMagick operations in ASP.NET using command line

VB.NET Background File Downloader

20 May 2009 by Jeroen De Dauw

A multithreaded file downloader with progress details, speed info and more

How to Download a File from a WebDAV Server in VB.NET

7 May 2009 by CS Rocks

This article demonstrates how to download a file from a (HTTPS) WebDAV server in VB.NET

Gibberish

7 May 2009 by jabit

Generates a bunch of gibberish from real text.

Create Table with AutoNumber Indexed Field

6 May 2009 by Mostafa Kaisoun

Create a new Table and re-create Table to set existent Field as Primary Key

Bug Submitter Dialog

28 Apr 2009 by Jeroen De Dauw

Dialog that enables user to submit various types of bugs via a webservice

Building a Better AutoComplete User Control

21 Apr 2009 by Steve Krile

Expand the usefulness of the AutoComplete Ajax extender

Format Currency Using .NET Code Vs. Legacy VB6 Code

31 Mar 2009 by James Mouchett

To format a string into currency without the dependency of VB6

Hotel Reservation System

29 Mar 2009 by Jomar Pabuaya

An explanation of the useful code within Hotel Reservation System

Currency Input in VB.NET

29 Mar 2009 by Jon Law

A Currency Input Box in VB.NET

vb.net AT commands to send SMS

25 Mar 2009 by namrata khandeparkar

this article allows you to send SMS to any mobile using GSM modem or your mobile connected via USB able to Computer

Create and Print Invoices as Data Report

20 Mar 2009 by Mostafa Kaisoun

ActiveX to display invoice in grid and edit it, print invoices as Data Report using VB6

Counter based c8051

22 Feb 2009 by ingvar8

Counter based c8051

Simple Class to Convert Numbers into Text

11 Feb 2009 by The ANZAC

Takes numbers up to hundreds of trillions and converts them into text

Edit Flex Grid with Combo Box in VB 6

29 Jan 2009 by Mostafa Kaisoun

Using new ActiveX to edit Microsoft Flex grid with Combo box in VB 6

Getting the Clipboard File DropEffect in VB.NET

19 Jan 2009 by Scott Bright

How to access the file DropEffect in VB.NET in order to tell cut from paste for a file DropList.

How To Use a .NET Class with Lists in VB6

9 Jan 2009 by chihuase

It's easy to create a wrapper for .NET classes that you can use in VB6, but there are some difficulties with the types, specially Generic lists

Updating the UI from a thread - The simplest way

23 Dec 2008 by Thulasee Shan

A piece of reusable code that implements the functionality to update a UI element from a thread.

Upgrading VB6 to VB.NET

22 Dec 2008 by CS Rocks

This article discusses various things to consider when upgrading a VB6 app to VB.NET.

Embed an Image in Email using ASP.NET

21 Dec 2008 by jelizondo21

Complete demo of embedding images in an email message.

Convert Image File to Bytes and Back

20 Dec 2008 by Imran A Momin

Its a small piece of code, that converts the image file into array of byte which can be stored into database at type image

How to list all Programs installed on Computer and Uninstall Them

12 Dec 2008 by vbCoder21

List and Uninstall ALL Programs installed in the Client's Computer.

Populating an Access 2003 ListBox with VB6 and solving the comma bug

10 Dec 2008 by alfi uziel

Different ways to populate a listbox in Access.

Decode /FlateDecode PDF Stream To Plain Text using ZLib Inflate Function in VB

9 Dec 2008 by VBboy136

Do you want to use zLIB Inflate function in VB? - This sample decodes a PDF (stream...endstream) to plain text. Extract plain text from PDF file

Extension Methods in VB.NET

26 Nov 2008 by db7uk

A brief overview of Extension Methods.

Enhanced version of VB.NET GetFiles

21 Nov 2008 by LeeBear

This is an inline enumeration of files instead of building an array first.

Object - Collection - Binary File: Using serialization and deserialization to work with binary files based on collections

20 Nov 2008 by Joe Blauth

In this tutorial, we will take a closer look at a technology that allows you to store objects externally with ease, retrieve them effortlessly, and work with them as if you were dealing with some kind of simple database.

Extended RichTextBox

8 Nov 2008 by Razi Syed

Rich Text Box control with built in options

Weather Using VB.NET and Yahoo RSS!

7 Nov 2008 by nedal_jo_jo

Weather Using VB.NET and Yahoo RSS!

Owner drawn ListBox

31 Oct 2008 by Eric P Schneider

A listbox which supports custom drawing properties for each list item.

Serial Port Configuration Dialog

28 Oct 2008 by Nick Alexeev

Generic configuration dialog for a serial port