[vb6] Block execution until Async method finishes
This is a different approach and has a niche. Won't be a solution in all cases. I feel showing a modal window with a progress bar is a better option, but... If you are calling a function that is...
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ColourPicker [vbRichClient]
Replacement/alternative to the CommonDialog colour picker, requires a reference to Olaf's vbRichClient5.dll. Might have implemented this differently (i.e. fully RC5 widget-ified) but I was in a bit of...
View ArticleWin 10 Registry issue
Have struck a snag getting a vb6 prog that I've been using with Win XP to run OK in Win 10. The problem is the Registry Class. It seems it will write a value to HKEY_CURRENT_USER but not to...
View ArticleLDB Viewer
I need to add a LDB/LACCDB viewer on a client site, in order to check which are the users connected to an Access DB. I have implemented such as follow (this code was made 10 years ago) You call it like...
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[VB6] Exclude file types from Open/Save Dialogs ('all except...'):...
IShellItemFilter Demo Normally with an Open/Save dialog, you supply filters of a list of file types you want to display. But what if instead of 'only x', you wanted to filter by 'all except x' or...
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[VB6] VBZeep: An abandoned SOAP Client written in VB6
VBZeep is completely unrelated to the "Zeep: Python SOAP client" which it predates by many, many years. VBZeep is basically some "abandonware" - code I was developing over 6 years ago but never got...
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VB6 - SimpleServer Stress Test
I have been fairly satisfied with the performance of SimpleSock, but even though SimpleServer is being used successfully in a couple of server routines, I have not been able to stress test it. I would...
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.HLP file loader
There's some issues when loading Help files in windows 10. I upgraded from windows 7 to 10, and maybe this is where this problem lies. But I saw all over the same questions on the internet how to fix...
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VB^ - SimpleServer
CSocket was originally developed by Oleg Gdalevich as a replacement for MSWinSck. Emiliano Scavuzzo improved upon it with CSocketMaster, and I converted it to support IPv6 with cSocket2. With...
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[VB6] Dynamic Resize: Use a slider to change ListView icon/thumbnail size on...
One of the features of the Vista and newer Explorer views is the icon size slider; you can do more than just pick between a couple sizes- you can set it to any value in the icon range. Previously to...
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Retrieve specified data from access to excel
Hi, I'm trying to catch one row from an access database in a recordset butt I'm stuck on the SQL part in the code. I constantly get a syntax error on the FROM component. SQL statement works fine in...
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Add a little Pizazz to Your Menus & Toolbar Dropdowns
Here's a project to add Menu Bitmaps and Toolbar Dropdown bitmaps. I have included a companion project to create menu bitmaps (14x14) from other graphic file types and icons (24 bit & lower) Enjoy....
View ArticleA small, no fancy checkbox
Someone ask for a simple checkbox with click and value. Nothing professional... Small and to the point: Code: Option Explicit Const m_def_Value = True Dim m_Value As Boolean Event Click() Event...
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Splitter;- or Separator lines Control
I get tired of making splitter lines for programs, therefore I decided to make a control. Very basic as it's not really my field of expertise, but something that I can use horizontal as well as...
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Value Counter User Control
A small value counter: What's on the form: What is it? The coding: Code: 'Default Property Values: Const m_def_Value = 0 'Property Variables: Dim m_Value As Integer 'Event Declarations: Event...
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Extra Info Storer User Control
In-visible at run time, it can store up to 20 values per control for use in a program. There are nothing on the form. It's not a container for other controls either. How does it look inside the...
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A little bit of MSDN .CHM files info
I did this this afternoon, for myself and others. Just an idea - nothing fancy: The form (only one), with the .frx with pictures and icon: Project MSDN.zip The main code to load the .chm file was not...
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Home Budget-Slip System
My first successful home budget program written was back in QuickBasic 7, in the late 1980's and Early 1990's. The name "Law" stick from the first time till now. I upgraded (actually, re-written) to...
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[VB6] Speech Recognition via SAPI
This is a trivial demo of bare bones use of SAPI for speech recognition. The documentation can be found at MSDN: Automation Interfaces and Objects (SAPI 5.4) There is much more you can do than is shown...
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VB6 2D Physic Engine
VB6 port of 2D Impulse Engine by Randy Gaul: http://www.randygaul.net/projects-op...mpulse-engine/ and Philip Diffenderfer: https://github.com/ClickerMonkey/ImpulseEngine + (Experimental) Joints by the...
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