Category Archives: Microsoft

Seven or Eleven v1.0

Dice Game Original Author: PriZmA Assumptions Dice v1.0, a fully functional Dice game. In version 2.0 I will add betting functions. Have fun, and please vote for my code if you like it. Attachments File Uploaded Size CODE_UPLOAD36192262000.zip 9/3/2020 3:45:00 PM 9924

Fade text control

Dev Fade is a control which can create faded text on your forms. Original Author: dev Attachments File Uploaded Size CODE_UPLOAD36202262000.zip 9/3/2020 3:45:00 PM 25942

Simple Spiral Graphics

This code is all in a simple module, making it fairly easy to draw a spiral at run time. I have commented most lines, but anybody with some understanding of trigonometry should be able to get it. Uses about 9 different input parameters to totally customize your program. I have tested this with VB 6 and 5, so… Read More »

A simple ToolTip Addin

This code creates a “ToolTip Addin” that enumerates all objects in a form that have a “Tooltip” property, and allows you to edit them quickly from a listbox, instead of setting them one by one. I wrote this because I couldn’t be bothered to use 20,000 tooltips the hard way… Note, this is by no means an easy… Read More »

Browse For Folder Shell Dialog

I guess everyone knows what is the Shell Browse For Folder dialog is, but there was no way to show under Visual Basic because the API Viewer doesn’t has all of the API calls.But here it is, an API call for it, usefull in choosing specific files/folders Original Author: Max Raskin Attachments File Uploaded Size CODE_UPLOAD36082252000.zip 9/3/2020 3:45:00 PM… Read More »

design

Creates a pretty neat geometric design! Original Author: Haig Demerdjian Inputs The number of lines per side you wish to draw. You would enter it into a text box. Assumptions After you enter a number into the text box just click on draw and that’s it! Code ‘ Before you start anything you should create: 1 picturebox, 1 textbox,… Read More »

Using Transparent Images Example!

This example demonstrates what most people using Graphics in VB really needs, the use of Transparent Images in your programs that can overlap each other (using BitBlt), like GIF images do for example! This is the Ultimate Demonstration Program and it’s REALLY easy to use. All the lines have been commented and turned into functions so you can… Read More »

User Info

The code shows you User ID, Hostname, IP adress, and Port number of the local machine. Original Author: Michael Moebius Attachments File Uploaded Size CODE_UPLOAD35952252000.zip 9/3/2020 3:45:00 PM 2354

Greedy Guts

A little game that I created, it is a little like who wants to be a millionaire. You got three life lines and if you get one wrong then you’re finished. There are only 38 questions there, but hey it’s just a demo. The source code is in a zip file along with the exe. Original Author: Rifter64 Attachments… Read More »

CheckWebURL

This code is used to babysit a web server to see if it goes down. It will periodically check a web page and alert you (via message box or email) if it can’t open the page. Original Author: Andy Pearson Attachments File Uploaded Size CODE_UPLOAD35912242000.zip 9/3/2020 3:45:00 PM 10981