Move a control from one tab to another at run-time on the SSTab control
It took me a bit to figure this out, and I see a bit of interest in the SSTab control, so I decided to post this. It's a procedure that allows you to change the tab of a control that's on the SSTab...
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VB6 - JACMAIL 2.5 - Email c/w Encryption
JACMail Version 2.5 is very similar to Version 1 on the surface. Under the hood however, there have been substantial changes. JACMail is an Email Client Program designed to allow fast and efficient...
View ArticleAPI based random number generator for VB6
The built-in one in VB6 isn't all that good at creating highly random numbers (at least for cryptographic purposes). The crypto API is much better at this. Below is some sample code that you can put in...
View ArticleRefresh Windows of the IDE
This is a piece of code I wrote a while back to solve the annoyance of VB6 not always correctly repainting its various windows when another program's window moves off of them. For years, I've just kept...
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[VB6] Code Snippet: Drag drop any format to other apps without custom...
While I've got a thread going about how to do this the right way and actually implement an IDataObject, in the mean time I thought I'd post a trick that you can use to dragdrop any format without one....
View ArticleHow to convert StdPicture into pixel array
Here's some code you can put in a module, that will let you convert any StdPicture object into an ordinary byte array that contains the pixel data in 32bit-per-pixel format. In addition to it being...
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General purpose SxS manifest file
Hello All, I've assembled a .manifest file that allows for Side-by-Side, registration-free execution of compiled VB6 programs using any (or all) of the following OCX files:...
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Matrix (Linear) Algebra Program
I was going through some of my stuff and thought maybe others could make use of some of it (and I've got tons). Here's a little matrix (linear) algebra program. It does all the simple stuff as well as...
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ComboBox with Multi-select (I call it ComboCheck)
I was on Krool's Common Controls thread and he got me thinking about custom controls. I've got quite a few (some already posted), but I've got a few that may be of use to others. This one I call my...
View ArticleModule for direclty using FFTW in VB6
As you probably remember, I created a DLL file, using ASM code (which you can find here http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.p...libfftw3-3-dll), that had STDCALL functions, that called the CDECL...
View ArticleModule for directly using FFTW in VB6
As you probably remember, I created a DLL file, using ASM code (which you can find here http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.p...libfftw3-3-dll), that had STDCALL functions, that called the CDECL...
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[VB6] Drag drop any format to other apps without custom IDataObject
3 Aug 2016 UPDATE: This is fairly complex stuff so I've added a sample project. The sample project also has functions for added a few more formats, and receives text too. An updated cDropTarget class...
View ArticleHere's my own frequency domain transform.
I believe that this transform may be completely new, an invention of my own. It is a variant of the DCT, that I've never seen documented before. It solves a problem that normal DCTs have. It allows you...
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Completely Portable and Clean VB6 Projects
The objective here is to create a completely portable, dependency free, no registration needed, no installation needed, VB6 executable. Also, there's the added task that it should "clean up after...
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DPI-Aware WireFrame (RC5- and vbWidgets-based)
Just a little "Base-example" one could build upon, to produce a modern looking and DPI-aware GUI... (as requested by bPrice and Carlos in this thread here:...
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GUID To Path - find out which files are being referred to by a GUID->
GUID To Path is a program that attempts to determine which files are being referred to by a GUID. Simply provide one or more GUIDs and click "Search". A list of the GUIDs specified by the user and any...
View ArticleReflexivity (instantiating object from their name in a string) in VB6
This is code I've been working with over the last few days, making sure it works perfectly. It's about as clean as I'm going to get it, so it's time to post it here. As credits, this work originated...
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GPSP: GDI+ Bitmap Downscaler
Introduction This isn't particularly unique, but most of the examples I've found are either seriously flawed or wrap the same sort of thing up with a ton of extra functions your programs may not need....
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[VB6, Vista+] Advanced Thumbnail ListView: Icons, images, videos, framed...
I was motivated by dilettante's post to finally wrap up some of the advanced techniques I use for a top-tier thumbnail preview ListView. This combines many methods that I and others have developed for...
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DDE File Associations (open multiple files with a single memory-copy of your...
I wound up pulling this project together for another thread, and it wound up being fairly nice, so I thought I'd post it here. Basically, it's for the situation where you want a single-running-copy of...
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