Category Archives: Visual Basic 6 (VB6)

Working with network objects in Visual Basic can be a little daunting for newer programmers. It’s not that scary, really.

Most developers don’t have much of a clue about network fundamentals. What may be a simple thing for a network engineer or system administrator may leave a developer simply scratching his or her head.

As most of the world knows, Microsoft has made available a consumer preview of Windows 8. While this is still considered beta software, I highly recommend you check it out. Some of us technology minded folks are charged with supporting legacy software, developed with Visual Studio 6 (particulary Visual Basic 6), and with the iminent release of Windows… Read More »

Variables provide temporary storage for information that will be needed during the lifespan of the computer program (or application).  This article is short reference table of the types of variables used in programming.

Handling links (or other file types) in your VB6 application can be a bit of a pain in the neck. The user may not use what you use to view text files. How to handle it?

Some time ago, a budding young VB programmer was having a problem with random numbers not being random, but a predictable repeating pattern. It can be easily overcome, and here is how.

After surfing around the net, I’ve found very little information regarding installation of VB6 on Windows 7. Most of the information out there is for Vista, and most of it is queries for assistance.

Makes a multi-line textbox into a scrolling textbox, chat-style.

Get the username of the currently logged on user.