Snap to Grid

How to implement snapping to a grid. Draws a Line and Shape (box) control on a user-defined grid. Attachments File Uploaded Size 899-20170901-085916-SNAPGRD.ZIP 9/1/2017 8:59:16 AM 2180

System Tray, Redux

How to properly display a pop-up menu from a system tray icon. Responds to mouse click without needing a callback procedure, plus allows keyboard focus from a pop-up menu. Properly erases the menu when the user clicks somewhere other than the pop-up menu.  Attachments File Uploaded Size 899-20170901-090922-SYSTRAY2.ZIP 9/1/2017 9:09:22 AM 4003

VB6 File Copy

How to implement Windows standard file operations (copy, move, delete). Attachments File Uploaded Size 899-20170820-065834-SHCOPY.ZIP 8/20/2017 6:58:34 AM 2085

Don’t delete, Recycle

The default behavior when deleting files from within your VB program is to do just that: delete the file. Using this function instead will send the file to the Recycle Bin. Attachments File Uploaded Size 899-20170820-071434-SHFILEOP.ZIP 8/20/2017 7:14:34 AM 2919

Shell Waiting

How to Shell to another program and wait for it to finish. Attachments File Uploaded Size 899-20170820-071133-SHELLWAT.ZIP 8/20/2017 7:11:33 AM 1433

Document/URL Viewing

How to run file associations, such as the default browser. Automatically run the correct program by “running” the document or URL.  Attachments File Uploaded Size 899-20170820-070022-SHELLEX.ZIP 8/20/2017 7:00:22 AM 1111

Animated Cursors

How to load an animated cursor for use in your VB app. Attachments File Uploaded Size 899-20170813-113035-SETCURSR.ZIP 8/13/2017 11:30:35 AM 2314