VB 6 Tutorials & Articles
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Getting System Folders Easily via API
by Thushan FernandoInstead of using static paths like 'C:\WinNT\' in your programs and making it not work on Windows 9x OS's, use the power of the Win32 API to retrieve the important system paths! This article explores a few alternative methods of retrieving some of the core System folders in the win32 enviroment.
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XSD Schemas for VB Developers
by Yasser ShohoudAn XSD tutorial targeted at Visual Basic developers. Explains the fundamentals of XSD schemas and shows examples of mapping VB classes to schemas. Also shows you how to validate XML documents using XSD and MSXML 4.0
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Making a picture browser in VB 6
by Nizar Diamond AliNizar Diamond Ali demonstrates how to create your own image viewer in Visual Basic 6
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CopyMemory and Arrays: Proper Use
by Jose Pablo Ramirez VargasThis article will show the reader the advantages and disadvantages of using CopyMemory on arrays to achieve faster speeds when handling a sorted array. It will also show the reader the caveats of the API implementation and how to avoid them.
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Using the Inet Control
by S.S. AhmedThis article will show you how to create a server component using Internet Transfer Control.
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Splash Screens
by James CrowleyEver wanted to add a 'splash screen' like Word as it loads? This tutorial shows you how.
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Hosting Windows Forms Designers
by Tim DawsonShows how to write the code needed to host the Windows Forms Designers in your own application. Sample code is provided to display a form in design mode and allow normal editing like in Visual Studio.
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Client Server Programming with Winsock
by S.S. AhmedWinsock control comes with VB6 and is used to create applications that access the low-level functions of the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).
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Create your own Web Server using C#
by Imtiaz AlamThis article explains how to write a simple web server application using C#
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Registry
by James CrowleyHow to save your program preferences to the registry.
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Prototypes in JavaScript
by Ian ElliotIan Elliot reveals another gem in the JavaScript collection, and how to use its prototype feature
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Creating Applications for Handheld Devices Using eMbedded Visual Basic
by Rob BickelA no nonsense tutorial designed to give Visual Basic developers an insight into developing VB applications for handheld devices such as PDAs.
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Collection Controls with Rich Design Time Support
by Tim DawsonThis extensive article details the process of creating complex list-based controls with rich design time support similar to my DotNetWidgets and OutlookBar controls.
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Passing Variables By Value or Reference
by Mike JAn introduction to how best to pass a value to and between statements. Including hints to Optional, Defaults and Constant arguments.
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Simulating User Actions
by James CrowleyHow to simulate user actions by sending keys, moving the mouse, clicking a button etc. Veryuseful for providing interactive program tutorials.
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Visual Studio Installer
by James CrowleyLearn about the new Windows Installer technology, how to create your own installations using the Visual Studio Installer and a review of Wise for Windows Installer. What more could you ask for?!
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RichTextBox Control
by James CrowleyAn extensive tutorial on the RichTextBox control covering load/saving, formatting, tab stops, printing, finding and replacing, view modes, multiple undo/redo, url detection and more.
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File Extensions: Finding the default Icon
by Phil CoulingThis article demonstrates how you can display the default icon for a given file extension. This is particularly useful for making file sharing and FTP client software etc. I will show you how to take a file name and use it to find and draw its icon in a picture box.
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API Programming Series #1
by Sreejath S. WarrierThis is the first part of a series of articles explaining how to access and use the Win32 API from within VB.
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ListBox Control
by James CrowleyHow to use the standard listbox control.