Category Archives: Microsoft

Simple code shows how to display any playing card image using the VBCARDS.OCX. Original Author: Patrick K. Bigley Assumptions Create a form (Form1)Create a command button control (Button1)Create an image control (Image1)Create a label control (Label1)Create a VBCARDS control (Deck1)A free copy of the VBCARDS OCX control can be downloadedat http://bargainbd.com/opusopus/vbcards.htmorhttp://www.geocities.com:80/SiliconValley/Grid/7284/cardocx1.zipDon’t crowd the screen with the controls, spacethem neatly… Read More »

This code will allow you to create a new instance of a controlat runtime !Imagine. When your app is RUNNING you can create a new command buttonor a textbox on the fly ! The code they didn’t want you to know 😉 Original Author: Marc A. Foumberg API Declarations NONE Code ‘Create a new project.’Add a command button.’Name the… Read More »

Ever wondered what the button_click event was for in a DBGrid? Well, this is it! You have to populate a listbox control and display that with the selection information. This will simulate a dropdown box within the dbgrid. This is an excelent way to input specific information into the dbgrid. Original Author: Jason J. Martin Returns Nont Side Effects… Read More »

This module provides a function that uses the Windows NT low-level access control functions to set the access rights on a folder (directory). The High-level access control functions (GetNamedSecurityInfo etc) do not function properly. They merge all ACEs for each SID. MS only acknowledges one of the four functions as malfunctioning, in fact they all are not suited… Read More »

Take a picture of the screen Original Author: Brent w. Assumptions Found off the web API Declarations Declare Sub keybd_event Lib “user32” _(ByVal bVk As Byte, ByVal bScan As Byte, _ByVal Flags As Long, ByVal ExtraInfo As Long) Code Sub ScreenToClipboard()Const VK_SNAPSHOT = &H2CCall keybd_event(VK_SNAPSHOT, 1, 0&, 0&)End Sub

If you have Outlook 98 you can send email using VB! Use this code for the basis of creating mailing programs! Original Author: Ian Ippolito (psc) Inputs vcolEmailAddress–collection of string email addressvstrSubject–email subjectvstrBody–email body (use vbCrLf to create lf) Assumptions Requires outlook 98 installed on your machine. Also, make sure you set a reference in your VB project to… Read More »

Read large text files faster. Reads lines in text files about 30% faster then the TextStream class. Skips much faster. Original Author: Jonathan Orgel Inputs Multiple functions see documentation in code Assumptions Mail me at FastTextStream@kalonymous.com if you want me to send you a zip file with a demo/test project. This project allows you to compare timings withread, readline,… Read More »

A StreamCipher encryption similar to the first ‘Cipher’ but now it can encrypt any text or binary file. Original Author: John Cui Inputs PlainText(the text to be encrypted/decrypted), Secret(the password) Assumptions There is only one function to Encrypt/Decrypt the strings. It is to this point stable that you can encrypt the same string multiple times using different passwords every… Read More »

For those of you who want to add a touch of professionalism to your program, now you can create a file type in the Windows Registry database which will associate all files ending with your program’s file extension ( yourfile.xxx) to your program. You also specify an icon for your file type and a description. This example also… Read More »

This code creates a Microsoft Access MDB dynamically. Original Author: Kenny Sendel Assumptions This sample code will create a database in the temp directory with the following fields:fldForeNamefldSurnamefldDOBfldFurtherDetails API Declarations NONE Code ”” PUT THIS BEHIND A COMMAND BUTTON TO TEST”’ DeclarationsDim tdExample      As TableDefDim fldForeName     As FieldDim fldSurname     As FieldDim fldDOB       As FieldDim fldFurtherDetails  As FieldDim dbDatabase     As DatabaseDim sNewDBPathAndName  As… Read More »