Category Archives: Visual Basic 6 (VB6)

To play RTTTL (nokia ring tone) tunes

If you have a nokia mobile phone and looked at ring tones you will have come across RTTTL, the text format for the tunes.This is a stand alone module with one public function PlayRTTTL. You give it a tune as a string in RTTTL format and it plays it using beeps.Note that this only works on NT as… Read More »

ADVANCED ****** Unmasker

This code replaces those ******* with the ACTUAL password that is there, its not the kind where you drag an icon over the text box to see, this one AUTOMATICALLY removes it for you & if it doesnt just highlight it & IT WILL!!! This took me weeks to figure out with help from the API Spy, please… Read More »

Boom! — Particle Explosion Simulation

Boom! is a particle explosion simulation. It simulates explosions composed of many individual elastic pieces. Each piece also has a shadow, which has a very nice effect when the explosion occurs over a detailed background graphic. Boom! is a fun little side project that I devised while looking for a quick way to put explosions into another game… Read More »

Cabral IRC Client: open source

An irc client with source code to connect to any IRC server on the net. This is a project that is open to the public and can be modified. For more information visit: http://darkimages.cjb.net Original Author: Jaime Cabral Attachments File Uploaded Size CODE_UPLOAD29991222000.zip 9/3/2020 3:45:00 PM 37540

SpaceFighter

Easy programed space game Original Author: Loreno Heer Attachments File Uploaded Size CODE_UPLOAD30131232000.zip 9/3/2020 3:45:00 PM 2239

ANIMATE WINDOWS ICON.

If you would like to have your taskbar icons and all the windowsicons to be animated then this code is for you. This code demonstratehow icons of differnt windows can be animated.This example loadsnotepad and animates its icon. Note: It assumes the pathc:windows otepad.exe, if notepad is located in a differentdirectory please chage the code first. It also… Read More »

A Graphical Virtual Keyboard

Virtual Keyboard. Looks exactally like a keyboard with all the right keys in their respective places. When you press a key on your regular keyboard, the corresponding key on the virtual keyboard lights up. Includes all keys, even start menu key and option menu key!! Original Author: Marc Newlin Attachments File Uploaded Size CODE_UPLOAD29951222000.zip 9/3/2020 3:45:00 PM 19061

Create File Association with Icon

Creates a file association with as may commands as you like ie Open , Edit etc. Also sets default icon of file type. Original Author: Damien McGivern Inputs ‘// Required Extension (Str) ie “.exe”‘// Required FileType (Str) ie “VB.Form”‘// Required FileTYpeName (Str) ie. “Visual Basic Form”‘// Required Action (Str) ie. “Open” or “Edit”‘// Required AppPath (Str) ie. “C:Myapp”‘// Optional… Read More »

Image Resizing

To automatically resize an image control in a frame control to view at an acceptable size. The full image is on screen even if the image is bigger than the screen. Original Author: WalkerBro Inputs n/a Assumptions What an Image and Frame control is. How pixels and functions work. Returns n/a Side Effects n/a API Declarations n/a Code Option… Read More »

Change System (Message, Menu, Caption) Fonts

‘ Heres a very simple code to change the system‘ NONCLIENTMETRICS like the the window title font,‘ the message font,menu font using VB. You can also change‘ other elements like status font etc‘ in your window only or all the open windows‘ like PLUS! or display settings (appearance)‘ also it is possible to underline, strikethru fonts in‘ your… Read More »