Explains how to initiate a shutdown or restart of a local or remote machine. Note that you have to run this with an account that has permission to execute the shutdown/restart on the specified machine. If dwTimeout is not zero, InitiateSystemShutdown displays a dialog box on the specified computer. The dialog box displays the name of the user… Read More »
When you want ot protect the form unload in accidently you can use this following code. In this code, the action is When a form is prepared to unload The unload event was automatically raised on that event there is an parameter named “Cancel” which in the data type integer. When the unload event is raised the “cancel”… Read More »
Here is a quick little function to remove extra spaces from within in a string, which might be of help when processing user inputs. Public Function RemoveExtraSpaces(str As String) As String str = Trim(str) Dim L As Integer, i As Integer Dim S As String Dim Prev_char As String * 1 S = “” L = Len(str) i = 1 Do Prev_char =… Read More »
This is a simple demonstration of one way to determine if a number is even/odd, or prime/not prime. There is very minimal error checking, and the demo can only handle numbers in the range of a long integer. It’s a pretty simple program, meant for beginners to get an idea of how to accomplish this. If you have… Read More »
Here is some simple code that makes the printed text look sorta 3d, with no OCX or API. Private Sub Form_Load() Dim ShadowX Dim ShadowY ‘Clear Form1 Form1.ScaleMode = 3 ‘Set Scalemode to pixel Form1.ForeColor = vb3DShadow ‘Change the Forecolor of ‘Form1 to Shadow Color (Dark grey) ShadowY = 5 ‘Set The Top of the Shadow ShadowX = 5 ‘Set The Left of the Shadow For I = 0… Read More »
Here is another handy module from extreme-vb.net. This one covers eleven (11) API-based functions. Notice This content originally appeared on on extreme-vb.net. Permission from Bob Schwarz has been granted to included it here for archival purposes. We can’t reach the future without a bridge to the past. The below table contains a list of the functions, along with… Read More »
This is a module containing twenty useful functions for working with files, directories, drives, and volumes. Notice This content originally appeared on on extreme-vb.net. Permission from Bob Schwarz has been granted to included it here for archival purposes. We can’t reach the future without a bridge to the past. The below table contains a list of the functions,… Read More »
This sample project demonstrates not only the conversion of numbers, but also shows how to limit the input of text fields to numbers only. By entering a number in either of the top two boxes, the value will be converted on the fly (as you type) to the other measurements for megabytes, gigabytes, and terabytes. Attachments File Uploaded… Read More »
This example illustrates how to use an instance of the shape object and two lines to cheat a selection rectangle commonly seen in vector based programs like AutoCAD or Microstation. Uses no API. Note This code was originally contributed by Ray Hildenbrand to Visual Basic Code Exchange The site has not been in operation for a number of… Read More »
These are some small yet handy snippets of code that some folks might find useful. All of the snippets were made using Visual Basic 6.0. They should be compatible with both Visual Basic 5.0 and Visual Basic 6.0. But I can’t be 100% positive on that. If you still use VB 5.0, then you will just have to… Read More »