VB 6 Tutorials & Articles
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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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Introduction to Microsoft's .NET Platform
by Nakul GoyalASP.NET is not just another upgrade or the next version of ASP. It is a unified web development platform that provides necessary services for developers to build Enterprise Web based Applications. ASP.NET allows you to use a full featured programming language such as C# or VB.NET to build web applications easily.
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Get the Message - MSMQ
by Bruce JohnsonBruce Johnson gives a basic introduction on the use of MSMQ from within Visual Basic.
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Implementing a template based website
by James CrowleyHow to implement your own template based web site using php
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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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UCase & LCase
by James CrowleyHow to convert cases using UCase and LCase
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Circular Referencing to COM Objects
by Jose Pablo Ramirez VargasThis tutorial shows you how to fool Visual Basic in a way it will permit the programmer use circular references, like a Parent property without locking the parent object in memory.
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A Real-Time VB6 ActiveX News Control
by Mitchell HarperA while back, Mitchell wrote an article about MoreOver.com and their XML news sources (which are free for developers using them for non-profit purposes). Today, Mitchell takes that idea one step further and creates an ActiveX component that uses the MoreOver.com news feeds in a similar way. The component uses the XMLHTTP library and the MSXML parser to retrieve and process the news. This article also acts as a good introduction to ActiveX controls if you have never created one before.
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Leverage the .NET Framework with Visual Basic.NET
by G.Gnana Arun GaneshUsing the .NET Framework, Microsoft Visual Basic developers can build robust applications. Arun Ganesh introduces the new features of VB.net for VB programmers.
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Using Components and Objects in ASP
by Talal Ahmed SiddiquiAn introduction to COM objects, and their use in ASP
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String Functions
by James CrowleyHow to use the various string functions available (converting, finding, replacing etc).
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If...Then...Else statement
by James CrowleyHow to use the If...Then...Else statement to execute code on a certain conditions.
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Writing Help
by James CrowleyLearn how to write help files for your applications, and why you should bother!
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Com Ports - Technical Information
by MSDN CommunitiesTechnical Information on COM ports.
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The Quick & Dirty .NET Guide to C#/VB OOP
by Dimitrios MarkatosAlthough this article won't be an exhaustive OOP treatise, its objective nevertheless is to present in a quick and dirty manner C#/VB Object-Oriented Programming. Moreover, even though this article may be slightly geared more towards C#, all important VB assessments or similarities are addressed and demonstrated. By the way, keep in mind C# is very case sensitive. Incidentally, don't be put off at the length of this article, a lot of it is simply repeated code examples for both languages.
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Understanding XML Namespaces
by Yasser ShohoudUnderstanding XML namespaces is essential to understanding and building Web services. Unfortunately, most developers do not understand how XML namespaces work and get confused when they see all the colons and URLs. I wrote this article to help you get over the initial hump of understanding XML namespaces, and to show you how they are used in XML documents.
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POSTing Form Data to a Web Page
by Bruce JohnsonDemonstrates two techniques that can be used to post data to a web page from within Visual Basic.
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Handling Errors in VB/VBA/VBS/ASP
by Mike JThis article will discuss some of the more basic and practical ways to solve general error handling in your Visual Basic applications and MS Office VBA modules. It is in many ways applicable to VBA, VBScript and ASP, in much based on the same syntax and practical solutions in your code.
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PictureBox Control
by James CrowleyHow to use the picturebox control to display/load images, and act as a container.
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Forms
by James CrowleyThis tutorial explains all you need to know about customizing forms in VB.