VB 6 Tutorials & Articles
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Shell and ShellExecute function
by James CrowleyShows you how to open another application using the Shell function, and use the ShellExecute API to open a file with its default viewer.
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ADO Data Control
by Susan HarkinsLearn everything you need to know about using the ADO Data Control
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Common Dialog Control
by James CrowleyWant to show an open/save dialog, let the user pick a colour, or show the print dialog? This tutorial shows you how, using the Common Dialog Control.
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Drive Combo, Folder and File List Controls
by James CrowleyThis tutorial shows you how to use the three 'explorer' controls, so you can create your own open dialog, or browser program.
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Image List Control
by James CrowleyIf you want to use images in the other standard VB controls, you need to know how to use the ImageList control. Here's how.
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ListBox Control
by James CrowleyHow to use the standard listbox control.
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Menus
by James CrowleyEverything you ever wanted to know about menus.
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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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Timer control
by James CrowleyHow to use the Timer control to regularly trigger code at a specified interval.
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WebBrowser Control
by Paul HughesThe Microsoft WebBrowser control makes it easy for you to create your own web browser, however documentation on it is sparse... This tutorial gets you started on its main features.
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Arrays
by James CrowleyEver wanted to store multiple sets of data in the same variable? You can using arrays, and this tutorial shows you everything you need to know about them.
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Creating Classes & ActiveX Controls
by James CrowleyAn extensive article on how to create your own ActiveX controls and Class modules. How to use properties, specifying when they can be changed, and validating them. Methods, and how to create public co
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Com Ports and the MSComm Control
by James CrowleyLearn how to send and receive commands through the Com using the MSComm control, getting the available com ports, handshaking and more.
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Com Ports - Technical Information
by MSDN CommunitiesTechnical Information on COM ports.
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ActiveX Data Objects
by TahoniLearn about ADO in VB and ASP, and how to create connectionless recordsets in this tutorial from Tarhoni of Wali Systems Inc.
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XML SOAP
by ComponentSourceSOAP - Simple Object Access Protocol – is the hottest thing in XML development
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Introduction to TCP/IP
by Catalyst DevelopmentLearn about the TCP/IP protocol, UDP, Client-Server applications, sockets, using the SocketWrench control, and more!
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SocketWrench Control
by Catalyst DevelopmentHow to use the SocketWrench control for Windows socket (TCP/IP) programming
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Constants
by James CrowleyHow to use Constants in your VB project.
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Data Types
by James CrowleyAppendix of all the standard data types available in VB.