Category Archives: Visual Basic 6 (VB6)

How to work with regions. Create complex shapes and detect mouse movements and clicks within them.  Attachments File Uploaded Size 899-20170813-111708-REGIONS.ZIP 8/13/2017 11:17:08 AM 3636

How to create, read, and enumerate registry data. Attachments File Uploaded Size 899-20170813-111834-REGISTRY.ZIP 8/13/2017 11:18:34 AM 4511

This solved a specific New Media Magazine Puzzler. Scans a bitmap of folder icons and follows certain puzzler rules to pick the correct path. Looks like the puzzler rules are no longer available on that website. They were something like this: Given a graphic of some folders, determine the order in which the folders would be selected left… Read More »

A better way to print a form than the PrintForm method. Can also print a screen image and/or save it to disk. Attachments File Uploaded Size 899-20170813-111349-PRNTFORM.ZIP 8/13/2017 11:13:49 AM 1962

How to retrieve the handle of a popup menu. This sample uses a derivative of the technique created for the Windows Styles article in Visual Basic Programmer’s Journal. Attachments File Uploaded Size 899-20170813-110100-POPHWND.ZIP 8/13/2017 11:01:00 AM 2505

How to create “plug-in” support for your programs. Uses the VB6 CallByName statement to demonstrate how to create custom interface support for your programs. Attachments File Uploaded Size 899-20170813-105928-PLUGINS.ZIP 8/13/2017 10:59:28 AM 4227

How to change a picture as a mouse moves on then off the control. Attachments File Uploaded Size 899-20170811-080500-PICMOVE.ZIP 8/11/2017 8:05:00 AM 1748

How to parse text. Separates words by finding a space, dash, period, or any other character. Attachments File Uploaded Size 899-20170811-080009-PARSEIT.ZIP 8/11/2017 8:00:09 AM 1437

Using some simple string handling magic, this project shows how to extract the path and extension from a filename. Attachments File Uploaded Size 899-20170811-080207-PATHEXT.ZIP 8/11/2017 8:02:07 AM 1611

A short and simple demonstration on making a window stay on top of all other windows on-screen. Attachments File Uploaded Size 899-20170811-075748-ONTOP.ZIP 8/11/2017 7:57:48 AM 2027