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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

Writing a Debugger - Part 2: The Debug Loop

21 Oct 2003 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

10 Apr 2002 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

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.

Exposing tabular data from your COM object - Part 2

28 Jul 2000 by Len Holgate

The ATL OLE DB Provider templates appear to rely on the fact that your data is kept in a simple array, but that's not really the case at all!

Using Nhibernate in VB.NET

7 Jan 2008 by S.SRIVATHSAN

Implementation Nhibernate concept in VB.NET

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.

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.

Setting Properties with OLE Automation

5 Aug 2000 by Konstantin Boukreev

Describes an ActiveX Control to use OLE Automation to set an object's properties.

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

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

On Fluid Simulation

12 Nov 2020 by FranciskaR

A new approach to fluid simulation

Exposing tabular data from your COM object - Part 3

28 Jul 2000 by Len Holgate

Adding bookmark functionality is relatively easy and it enables our ADO recordset to be used with a greater number of data bound controls.

Sonork VB Engine

7 Nov 2001 by Migs

VB engine for the Sonork Instant Messenger

Test Runner Application

2 Nov 2005 by Jerry Edens & Doug Eveland

A framework for performing unit tests.

Making ATL OLE DB Provider templates support updating of data - Part 2

20 Feb 2000 by Len Holgate

The ATL OLE DB Provider templates only seem to support read-only rowsets and making them support updating of data isn't as easy as you'd expect!

A VB Front End for the VC++ Profiler, Excel, and PROFILER

5 Feb 2001 by Dave Richards

A useful tool for generating Excel graphs using Visual Studios built-in profiler

Extending property set control with common OLE DB dialogs for connection string property creation

8 Oct 2001 by Ivan Tsygulev

extending existing property browser with OLE DB common dialogs

Add to recent - Automatically create recent items

20 Oct 2007 by Ivan0001

Automatically create recent menu items, it's very easy and useful. You just need to define file to save, and menu button (class will automatically create all items).

Build .NET Applications Without Hand-coding

22 Dec 2007 by Miles Gibson

Iron Speed Designer builds database, forms, and reporting applications for .NET – without hand-coding. Quickly create feature-complete custom applications that integrate Web pages, controls, data access, validation and security. Accelerate development and eliminate infrastructure programming.

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JavaScript Registration in C# or VB.NET Code

7 Dec 2007 by vadimas

Troubles putting JavaScript code inline with VB.NET or C# code

How to use the new AAA syntax in Rhino Mocks 3.5 with VB.Net

6 Oct 2008 by chrissie1

An article on how to use the new AAA (Arrange, Act and Assert) syntax using VB.Net. And the difference between the new and the old syntax.

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.

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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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.

Compilers Demystified: Function Pointers in Visual Basic 6.0

18 Jun 2007 by Bogdan Apostol

Enables applications written in Visual Basic 6 to use function pointers and shows how to embed native code

Secure Web Services via Message oriented Middleware

1 May 2003 by Simon Gregory

Describes an approach for delivery of Soap Messages serialised using ASP.NET Web Client Services over MSMQ and MQ

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)

Creating Pivot Tables and Charts Using ActiveX

20 Jan 2008 by Sushant Joshi

This article describes how to generate Excel at client side and embedd "Pivot Tables" and "Charts" into the Excel.

Understanding The COM Single-Threaded Apartment Part 1

6 Jan 2005 by Lim Bio Liong

Learn the fundamental principles of the COM Single-Threaded Apartment Model by code examples.

Create Thumbnail Extractor Objects for Your MFC Document Types

21 Nov 2002 by Philipos Sakellaropoulos

An article on writing thumbnail shell extensions for your MFC document types

Step by Step: Calling C++ DLLs from VC++ and VB - Part 3

28 Feb 2004 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.

Redirect

7 Jun 2000 by Franky Braem

An ATL-control for redirecting stdout/stdin

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.

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.

DayView - An Outlook Like Appointment View

10 Nov 2002 by Christian S Andersen

An activeX control that mimics the behaviour of Microsoft Outlook 2000/XP Appointment list view

Image Binarization Using 10 Program Languages

3 May 2016 by Lai Taiyu

A simple image binarization

image-processing

RSS Feed Aggregator and Blogging Smart Client

16 Aug 2005 by Omar Al Zabir

RSS Feed aggregator and blogging Smart Client which uses Enterprise Library, Updater Application Block, lots of XML hacks and desktop tricks. A comprehensive guide to real life hurdles of Smart Client development.

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.

22 Aug 2013 by ThatsAlok

Opensource Outlook Express automation library

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

Understanding The COM Single-Threaded Apartment Part 2

18 Feb 2005 by Lim Bio Liong

Learn the fundamental principles of the COM Single-Threaded Apartment Model by code examples.

A Beginner tutorial for writing simple COM/ATL DLL

6 Nov 2004 by ThatsAlok

An article touching simple issues like events, methods and properties.

Building COM Components Using MATLAB - Part II

2 Mar 2004 by Abbas_Riazi

Building COM components that can be called from any IDE that supports COM with MATLAB COMBuilder toolbox.

Scan2PDF

22 Apr 2005 by Abbas_Riazi

A utility for bulk scanning, converting the scanned pages to PDF and burning them on CD/DVD for archiving.

XWSAError - a DLL for Winsock error lookup

6 Jan 2005 by Hans Dietrich

Add Winsock error lookup to your C++ or VB app with this DLL.

A way for a MFC DLL to deal, at runtime, with BSTR from Visual Basic and from Visual C++

30 Jul 2003 by Marcello Bonino

Correct input/output of strings to/from a DLL written in VC++, using BSTR type.

An ASP Thumbnail Solution

19 Nov 2009 by Philipos Sakellaropoulos

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

I/O Ports Programming (Parallel port) Reading / Writing + Surveillance System using VB.NET

18 Sep 2007 by Purinda Gunasekara

Input Output Port Accessing and Surveillance System using VB.NET and Introduction to Parallel Ports

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.

Creating an ActiveX Button from an MFC owner-draw Button

25 Apr 2002 by Davide Pizzolato

Basic steps to transform an MFC button in an ActiveX control

VbScript Editor With Intellisense

13 Aug 2007 by Rajneesh Noonia

VbScript Editor With Intellisense

'Encryption/Decryption with .NET' Modified (Frank Fangs' Code) CCW and VB

19 May 2002 by Dan Elebash

Modified version of Frank Fang's code ported to VB and made CCW.

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

Volume Shadow Copies from .NET

7 Jan 2008 by Joe Lynds

Use the Windows Volume Shadow Copy service from .NET.

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.

VB6 Hybrid Application Architecture

4 Jul 2007 by Vijayaraghavan A Iyengar

An article on Interop Forms TookKit 2.0

Interop Forms Toolkit 2.0 Tutorial

16 Jun 2007 by James Ashley

Interop Forms Toolkit 2.0 is a new bridging tool allowing developers to use .NET Forms and .NET UserControls in VB6. This tutorial demonstrates how to add webservices, multithreading, and XAML to VB6 projects. It also provides custom C# Interop UserControl templates for use with the Toolkit.

Lock Windows Desktop

3 May 2005 by Antonio Feijao

Restricting Windows access by hiding desktop windows and disabling special keys.

How to do pointers in Visual Basic

3 Sep 2000 by Stefan Savev

Show how to use pointers in a C like manner

2 Jul 2002 by Brian Aberle

Obtaining data marked up in XML creates the need for Application Layer tools to easily and efficiently work with XML data.

Generic P2P Architecture, Tutorial and Example

14 Mar 2004 by dzzxyz

Generic P2P architecture, tutorial and example that covers basic P2P strategy. Upon completing this tutorial, you will be proficient in basic P2P design and coding.

FileMonitor

11 Dec 2000 by Franky Braem

An ATL control for monitoring your directories and/or files for updates, creation and deletion

Docking ActiveX Controls: Principles and Implementation

28 Aug 2001 by Dmitri Sviridov

The article decribes how to implement docking ActiveX control using MFC and ATL

Using User Defined Types in COM & ATL

17 Jan 2001 by ioannhs_s

A Step by Step tutorial on SAFEARRAYs and UDTs in COM

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

VB.NET Background File Downloader

20 May 2009 by Jeroen De Dauw

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

ActiveX Control to Use DataGrid in VB6

13 Apr 2008 by Mostafa Kaisoun

AciveX for using MSDataGrid with ComboBox and DTPicker

.NET COM+ Interop Component with Classic ASP (Part I)

25 Sep 2008 by tomcat1

Call a .NET COM+ Interop component with Classic ASP.

An OpenGL ActiveX Control Developed with MFC

22 Nov 1999 by Zhaohui Xing (Joey)

Automatic HTMLHelp Documentation for COM type libraries

6 Mar 2003 by Philipos Sakellaropoulos

A tool that automatically generates HTMLHelp documentation of COM type libraries. You can then add explanations and example source code for your methods.

Automation of COM Dialogs in a DLL

28 Apr 2004 by intensely_radioactive

Automation of COM Dialogs in a DLL

C# Barcode Generator WebService

31 Mar 2003 by Rui Miguel Barbosa

Create a code39 barcode using a webservice in C#

VB.NET, VB6 and C# Interprocess communication via Window Messaging

16 May 2004 by angus_grant

Article outlining methods for communicating between VB6, VB.NET, and C# apps using Window Messaging.

Inside the executable: an introduction to the Portable Executable format for VB programmers

6 May 2003 by Duncan Edwards Jones

Describes the layout of a Windows executable file and how to read this.

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

The TreeListView To End All TreeListViews

10 Jun 2008 by Ted Osberg

An extensible, hybrid Listview/TreeListView control

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

Embedding of VB6 form in .NET applications

12 Jul 2007 by Eduardo Campano

This article explains how to open a VB6 MDI child form inside a .NET MDI form

Writing an MS Word addin

13 Apr 2003 by Amit Dey

Writing a Word Addin using COM and VB Macros

Abstract Class versus Interface

7 Jan 2008 by Rahman Mahmoodi

Abstract class versus Interface: Usage and Implementation.

Drawing in Windows 101

26 Jun 2010 by Chris Boss

The basic concepts of drawing in Windows.

COM Interoperability in .NET Framework: Part I

6 Mar 2005 by Prashant M. Tailor

Using COM components in .NET framework.

Embed an Image in Email using ASP.NET

21 Dec 2008 by jelizondo21

Complete demo of embedding images in an email message.

9 Feb 2000 by Russell Morris

How to take a snapshot of an OCX without using HWNDs.

Small ATL Tricks: Part One

1 Oct 2002 by Ashutosh Arya

This series of articles demonstrates how to use some of the cool features of ATL in a time and energy saving manner.

Easy Detection of Memory Leaks

4 Aug 2005 by Michael Gopshtein

Describes a tool for easy detection of memory leaks.

Using VB to Create & Check License Keys

23 May 2007 by maz2331

Generate and check license keys embedding 16-bit configuration information

Gibberish

7 May 2009 by jabit

Generates a bunch of gibberish from real text.

Building Security Awareness in .NET Assemblies : Part 3 - Learn to break Strong Name .NET Assemblies

31 Oct 2004 by Chua Wen Ching

Building Security Awareness in .NET Assemblies : Part 3 of 3

Placing an icon in the system tray from an ATL COM server - with minimum hassle

23 Jun 2002 by Jon Taylor

This article describes a helper class that assists with placing an icon in the shell (aka "system tray"), and changing the tip text. You can get this functionality by simply deriving your ATL object from the helper class.

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

28 Oct 2010 by Elmue

Capture Console Output

FFMPEG All in One Video & Audio Converter Interface

1 May 2008 by Sabarinathan A

Graphical Interface for FFMPEG all in one Video & Audio Converter

Editable History ComboBox

11 Feb 2004 by pbrooks

Demonstrates how to easily simulate an editable combobox that can persist previous entries (Like Internet Explorer).

Overriding Keydown in a User Control using ProcessKeyPreview

7 Feb 2008 by Laughing.John

How to easily override key processing in a form or user control

ATL Grid control

6 Feb 2000 by Mario Zucca

A grid control for displaying tabular data, based on Chris Maunder's grid control

Show dialogs in Microsoft XP Media Center UI from an external application

8 Apr 2005 by Christoph Buenger

This article explains how to show dialogs in Microsoft's Windows XP Media Center UI from an external application.

Find And Replace Method For RichTextBox

18 Mar 2006 by Chatura Dilan

An artcal about richtextbox control

Detect System Wide Mouse Events

7 Mar 2014 by Kazi Zakir Hossain

How to detect system wide mouse events in your application

WPF Glass Brush Markup Extension

18 Jun 2009 by LarryCharlton

A WPF XAML markup extension with a "Glass" look