You can achieve some cool form wipes with judicious use of the Move method. For example, to draw a curtain from right to left use this routine. It is also possible to wipe a form from bottom to top, and from both sides to the middle, using similar routines Original Author: VB Pro Code Sub WipeRight (Lt%, Tp%, frm… Read More »

VB4’s commands for dealing with file names (such as KILL, MKDIR, and FILECOPY) support long file names without programmer interaction. A number of the Win95 API functions will return only the short name, and you’ll notice a number of short file name entries if you’re digging through the registration database. Therefore, occasionally you’ll need to convert a short… Read More »

This code is reusable and small enough to paste into whatever you’re doing and instantly have a form that has no need for a title bar. Original Author: VB Pro API Declarations In the general declarations section, insert these lines: Declare Sub ReleaseCapture Lib “User” ()Declare Function SendMessage _Lib “User” (ByVal hWnd As Integer, _ByVal wMsg As Integer, _ByVal… Read More »

Here is what I did to make my PC speaker beepat the frequency and length of time I want,using hardware direct control.It works fine in Win95 and Win98. Not in WinNT. Original Author: Jorge Loubet Assumptions Read comments of Win95IO.dll from SoftCircuits API Declarations In code, as private declarations Code ‘*****************************************************************’  October 17 1999- By Jorge Loubet’  jorgeloubet@yahoo.com’  Durango, Dgo. Mexico.’  Hola amigos… Read More »

A delay timer so easy, this paragraph is longer. I had to submit this easy code because it is not on this website. Uses no API, and it is very handy!! Original Author: Patrick K. Bigley Assumptions Make a form with a command button ont it. Paste the code into the command button. This sample has a 3 second… Read More »

How do you avoid the “Invalid use of null” error when reading null values from a database?If you try to retrieve a null value (empty field) from a database, you will get the error: “Invalid use of Null”. Here is one way to get around this problem: .. Original Author: VB FAQ Code TextBox.Text = MyTest.Fields(“TestFld”) & “”

*** Updated on 10/18/99 –> See comments below ***This is a handy little routine for retrievingforgotten passwords out of Access97 and 2000.Do not abuse this. This should be used only fordatabases you originally had permissions to andforgot the password. Original Author: Dan Fogelberg Attachments File Uploaded Size CODE_UPLOAD1331.zip 9/3/2020 3:45:00 PM 4951

How do I launch a file in its associated program?The Shell statement unfortunately only supports launching an EXE file directly. If you want to be able to launch, i.e. Microsoft Word by calling a .DOC file only, you can make your VB application launch the associated program with the document using the following method: Original Author: VB FAQ API… Read More »

How can I change the printer Windows uses in code without using the print common dialog? How can I change orientation?You can change the printer the VB 3.0 Printer object is pointing to programmatically (without using the common dialogs). Just use the WriteProfileString API call and rewrite the [WINDOWS], DEVICE entry in the WIN.INI file! VB will instantly… Read More »

How do I get my application on top?To make your window truly topmost, use the SetWindowPos API call Original Author: VB FAQ Assumptions You can, to make the application stay on top, put the ZOrder method in a Timer event repeatedly called, say, every 1000 milliseconds. This makes a “softer” on-top than other methods, and allows the user to… Read More »