How to write a clipboard notification program. The TextBox and PictureBox on the Form automatically change anytime new text or compatible images are copied to the clipboard from any application. Attachments File Uploaded Size 899-20170615-085712-CLIPVIEW.ZIP 6/15/2017 8:57:12 AM 2536
How to view the Class name and Text of any window. Uses a Timer to retrieve the mouse position and the window handle beneath the mouse. Displays the window handle, class name, and text (if any). Attachments File Uploaded Size 899-20170613-102944-CLASSSPY.ZIP 6/13/2017 10:29:44 AM 1761
Shows how to display the Font dialog without using a control. Uses the ChooseFnt API function to display the Font dialog. Use this method if you don’t want to install the Common Dialog Control. Attachments File Uploaded Size 899-20170611-055319-CHOOSFNT.ZIP 6/11/2017 5:53:19 AM 2974
Utilizes API calls to enumerate possible video settings. Switches the system to the selected setting and reboots if necessary. pre-selection. Uses the following API functions: Attachments File Uploaded Size 899-20170609-064437-CHANGREZ.ZIP 6/9/2017 6:44:37 AM 2331
Responds to the WM_INITDIALOG message to center the Common Dialog Control on a form. This sample uses a derivative of the technique created for the Windows Styles article in Visual Basic Programmer’s Journal. Uses the following API functions: Attachments File Uploaded Size 899-20170609-062808-CENTRDLG.ZIP 6/9/2017 6:28:08 AM 3467
This is a short tutorial piece of code that shows how to work with INI files. It demonstrates how to open and read INI files, as well as create and/or write to INI files. This allows you to have your program save settings for the next run. Attachments File Uploaded Size 898-20170603-152316-INITutorial.zip 6/3/2017 3:23:16 PM 3068
This is a demo program for usage of the AreTheyTheSame function that was described in the Compare Two Files in VB6 post. Attachments File Uploaded Size 389-20170603-120221-CompareTwoFiles.zip 6/3/2017 12:02:21 PM 2570
Nothing magical here. Just using the Windows API to start the screensaver on demand from code in Windows. Let’s say you have a, err, questionable, process running a computer. Hey, I don’t judge. I like a good game of solitaire at work, too. Let us also pretend that your boss is not so keen on having you playing… Read More »
When your application makes connections to remote computers, it is usually a good idea to check to see if the remote machine is up and responding prior to attempting a connection to it. Pinging a machine is one way to do it. Visual Basic 6 doesn’t have a built in method to perform an ICMP echo request (ie,… Read More »
Just a little snippet which will show you how to write a string value to the registry with Visual Basic 6.