vbrichclient5.dll examples
hi. very interested to find out where to go to see active discussions on using vbrichclient5.dll. I have see some posted here but wondered if there was something like planetsourcecode where users etc...
View ArticleURL Save
A program I written a while back, which can save all the important (and not :) ) URL's. Especially needed to have these URL's at hand when re-installing windows, moving to a new pc or for whatever...
View ArticleW10 Accounts
When we grow older we tend to forget passwords and user names etc. Not entirely true. In this day and age, when roaming the internet and became part and participate within the w.w.w. , we create so...
View Article[VB6, Vista] List the Recycle Bin location(s) on a drive
Hard coded paths aren't the best system, since they change from Windows version to version. So AAraya was asking about how to do this, and after seeing a StackOverflow and OldNewThing post about using...
View Article.HLP file loader
There's some issues when loading Help files in windows 10. I upgraded from windows 7 to 10, and maybe this is where this problem lies. But I saw all over the same questions on the internet how to fix...
View ArticleVB6 - JACMail V3
JACMail Version 3.0 is very similar to previous Versions. I have abandoned attempts to add encryption to Email service, as TLS 1.0/1.1 is no longer supported on many servers. TLS 1.2 supports ECC...
View Article[VB6, Vista+] Enumerate, explore, and change all file associations
File Associations This program is similar to the Default Programs control panel applet. It scans the registry for all registered file extensions, then uses the AssocCreate API and IQueryAssociations...
View ArticleVB6 - Program Communication
There are numerous examples of SendMessage useage, and this is my version of communication between 2 programs. The basics came from "www.TheScarms.com", and were adapted to provide a way to issue...
View ArticleVB6 - Heart Beat
There are many reasons that a TCP connection can be lost, not the least of which is the NAT router that it might sit behind. In my ongoing efforts to develop a private mail system, I needed to know if...
View ArticleVB6 Flickr API - Open To Everyone
Hi all dear fellows VB6 Programmers, A bit of introduction: Sometime ago, I ventured to develop a module to my Document Management System. With this module I could manage my own photographs, by...
View Article[vb6] Overcoming LoadResPicture (ICON/CURSOR) Limitations in IDE
I doubt many are unaware, but some probably are. So let me start by stating the limitations of using LoadResPicture with the vbResIcon and vbResCursor options while in the IDE. 1. Cannot specify the...
View ArticleID a MSChart Piechart slice with MouseMove
Have you ever wanted to ID a "slice"of a MSChart PieChart by simply moving the mouse over it? Well, here is a possible way to do so using a ToolTip. Code: Dim sX() Private Sub Command1_Click() Â Â '...
View Article[VB6] ucShellBrowse: A modern replacement for Drive/FileList w/ extensive...
ucShellBrowse v1.0 About This project started its life as an attempt to select a file right on a Property Page without having to click an additional button. There's still a lot of outstanding issues...
View Article[vb6]Treeview - Prevent from indenting when no icon is used
Just a neat option. It has its limitations. It works for both versions 5 & 6 of the common controls TreeView. In the screenshot below, you'll notice that the left image has indentation, or reserved...
View ArticleNoob Question about files and date :wave:
Thanks in advance for the replies! I maked a folder with date as name to store daily reports about the system data in a log.txt file Is possible to read log files using a calendar? for example I...
View Article[vb6] Patch Icon/Cursor Resource File Entries
The Resource Editor (ResEdit) in VB can corrupt icon/cursor group data. The corruption is minimal, except PNG-encoded related entries. This corruption should not harm anything except in rare scenarios....
View Article[VB6] WTSSendMessage
Here are a couple of simple demos. One just shows how to have a "MsgBox" that times out after some number of seconds if the user does not choose a button. The other shows how you might raise a "MsgBox"...
View ArticleFindResource and the IDE
Okay, I need a function that'll just tell me whether a file is in my resources or not. I'd prefer not to use LoadResData with error trapping because some of my resource files are somewhat large....
View Article[VB6] InkEdit with Windows SpellCheck
Here is an example of using an InkEdit control in "inkless mode" as a Unicode-aware RichTextBox. But on Windows 8 and later there is more! The program turns on the built-in Windows spellcheck...
View Article[VB6] IEnumVARIANT / For Each support without a typelib
In my own projects I use a typelib and a custom interface to do the same thing, (comparable to .NET and Olaf's examples) which might seem overly complex, so here's an example that gets the job done...
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