Path/Extension
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
Category Archives: Visual Basic 6 (VB6)
Window On Top
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
No Minimize
How to disable the Minimize system menu option. Also disables the minimize icon. The technique can be used to delete any system menu option. Attachments File Uploaded Size 899-20170809-201106-NOMIN.ZIP 8/9/2017 8:11:06 PM 1412
MultiLine TextBox
How to extract the lines from a multiline TextBox. Also shows how to auto-scroll the TextBox as you add items. Attachments File Uploaded Size 899-20170809-200835-MULTILIN.ZIP 8/9/2017 8:08:35 PM 1655
MIDI Note
How to play a MIDI note via low-level MIDI API. Plays a few MIDI notes via the MIDI stream interface. Attachments File Uploaded Size 899-20170809-071224-MIDINOTE.ZIP 8/9/2017 7:12:24 AM 2290
Menu Status
How to display status messages when menu items are highlighted. Subclasses a form to watch for menu item clicks. Illustrates a bug in GetMenuItemInfo and a method to determine if the top level menu is the current selection. Attachments File Uploaded Size 899-20170809-070952-MENUSTAT.ZIP 8/9/2017 7:09:52 AM 3314
System Menus
How to retrieve system menu items without crashing Windows. Windows 98 introduced bitmaps in its system menus, requiring a slightly different approach to menu data retrieval from code. Attachments File Uploaded Size 899-20170808-063302-MENUSELS.ZIP 8/8/2017 6:33:02 AM 2137
Menu Selection
How to select the menu items of other programs. Attachments File Uploaded Size 899-20170808-063055-MENUSEL.ZIP 8/8/2017 6:30:55 AM 1671
Code Library with Auto Add Feature
Way back in the days of yore, about thirteen years ago, I decided I needed a central repository for all my random bits of code. Not having the dollars at the time, I decided to build my own code repository.
Drag form without titlebar
Drag a form that has no titlebar! Add the routine listed below, and call it in the ‘MouseDown’ event of the form (or a control on the form): MoveWindow Me.Hwnd Windows API/Global Declarations: Private Declare Function ReleaseCapture Lib “user32” () As LongPrivate Declare Function SendMessage Lib “user32” Alias “SendMessageA” (ByVal hWnd As Long, ByVal wMsg As Long, ByVal… Read More »