How to view file dependencies. This is a Microsoft tool distributed free of charge, but I had trouble finding it on the redesigned Microsoft Support website, thus I’ve zipped it and included it here. This is very useful for finding out what DLLs and files go with a control or DLL or whatever. You can walk through all… Read More »
A very basic demo of how to search a database with VB6. Uses the Biblio.mdb database (you’ll need to connect to your local copy of it) and fills a ListBox with the Author field. Click on the LB to pull up the record (using the FindFirst method). List2 is filled with Table names (For Each TableDef) and List3… Read More »
How to load a ComboBox with data tables and link that to another ComboBox containing fields. Also demonstrates the GetOpenFileName API function – selecting a filename without using the Common Dialog control. Attachments File Uploaded Size 899-20170711-072918-DATACOMB.ZIP 7/11/2017 7:29:18 AM 12988
How to encrypt INI and data files. Includes 3 functions for data encryption. Uses a derived key XOR. Attachments File Uploaded Size 899-20170704-073351-CRYPT.ZIP 7/4/2017 7:33:51 AM 2788
How to duplicate text entry in a separate control. Copies your keystrokes from one TextBox to another as you type. Attachments File Uploaded Size 899-20170703-101920-COPYTYPE.ZIP 7/3/2017 10:19:20 AM 1361
How to implement “cool tools” style toolbars. Shows how to create Internet Explorer-like “cool tool” buttons without the need for any custom controls. Shows how to detect when a mouse moves over, then off a control. Attachments File Uploaded Size 899-20170626-072157-COOLTOOL.ZIP 6/26/2017 7:21:57 AM 6628
How to popup a menu as the mouse moves over a hotspot. This sample is sort of a combination of the PopHwnd and CoolTool samples. It destroys and pops up menus as the mouse moves over a hotspot on a “toolbar”. The application is hooked before PopupMenu is called so that the handle (and thus the RECT) of… Read More »
How to enumerate all window handles. Fills one ListBox with all window handles, titles, and classes. Fills another with any windows not found in the original. Useful for searching out all the windows used by a specific application. Just fill the base, run your program, then find the new ones. Attachments File Uploaded Size 899-20170622-122053-COMPHWND.ZIP 6/22/2017 12:20:53 PM… Read More »
How to search for a window to close via enumeration. Finds all open VB IDE Form windows and closes them. Attachments File Uploaded Size 899-20170618-113024-CLOSEFRM.ZIP 6/18/2017 11:30:24 AM 3356
This is a demonstration on how to use the SimplePing function described in this article. There is not much to it, but it shows how to send an ICMP echo request (ping) to a remote IP address, and determine if the host is responding. Based on the return from the SimplePing function, the appropriate message box is displayed on… Read More »