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Unicode aware VB6 functions replacement
Hi, here is W replacement for several native VB6 functions / properties: - Dir -> DirW() - MkDir -> MkDirW() - Environ -> EnvironW() - App.Path -> AppPathW() - App.ExeName ->...
View ArticleHere's a better way to generate random nums than using Rnd
Using Rnd always gives you the same set of numbers, whenever you start the program. Even if you use Randomize first to set a random number seed at the start of the program, it will eventually cycle...
View Article[VB6] Convert CSV to Excel Using ADO
A piece of code I thought might be useful to some. Caveat first... Won't be the ideal solution for everyone. Having Microsoft Excel on the computer is not a requirement. Including an ADO reference is....
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[VB6] VB6.tlb - Passing a ParamArray without Copying
The Issue: How do you access a ParamArray, and pass it to another function, without copying it. The Answer: Pointer magic. ParamArrays are really just a Variant Array - managed by the runtime. For...
View ArticlePossible fix to the improved random generator technique I previously described
In this thread http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.p...than-using-Rnd I mentioned gave a description of how to use CryptGenRandom to generate completely secure random numbers. However one person there...
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[VB6] FIRENZE LABEL - label control with so many functions
FIRENZE LABEL version 1.1.1 last actualization: 26.3.2017 Created by Martin Vartiak, powered by Cairo Graphics and vbRichClient-Framework. LICENSE: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/...1.0/fi/deed.en...
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FontAwesome-SVG-Resources (per vbRichClient5)
Posted, due to a request in this related thread here (the nice Firenze-Label-Project by porkynet): http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.p...many-functions Those who are doing some Web-Development...
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[VB6] Manifest Creator II
This is the second version of this application. The previous version will no longer be maintained. The project simply creates application-manifests that can be written to disk, clipboard, or VB...
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Drag form by any "gray" space rather than just the title-bar
A special thanks to LaVolpe for coming up with the best idea on doing this. Sure, most of us know how to drag a form around by the form's own "gray" space. But what if we also want labels to drag it,...
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Xor Cipher - Revisited
Beginners are often attracted to the simple XOR cipher. Besides having serious limitations as ciphers go, they usually try to approach it ignoring many important topics. The first one is that most...
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Visual Basic Classic - My VB6 fork
Hello, I am new in this forum. I want to present a project that I am doing, using the same VB6 RAID and adding new functions as support for new Windows styles. This is the project page Attached Images...
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[VB6] SizeGrip without StatusBar
Some controls will get this for you automatically. For example when ScrollBars join at the lower-right corner of the Form, or you have a StatusBar, etc. However when you don't have or want these but...
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VB6 - ClientDNS
ClientDNS is a utility program designed and intended to give you full access to the DNS packets returned from the requested server. DNS packets are very compact and highly cryptic, and because of that,...
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[VB6] "Attribution" - a web link control
There are useful or fun RESTful Web Services that we can easily use in VB6 programs. Many are free or offer a free tier of use, but may require attribution and a link to "terms of service" or their...
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OS Version information class
WinAPI based. Can show such information, like: OS Name: Windows 7 Service Pack ver.: 1 Bitness: x64 Edition: Ultimate Family: Vista Suite mask: SingleUserTS ProductType: Workstation OS - Vista or...
View Article[VB6] Another Method for Loading/Drawing PNG
I've known about this method for quite some time and even use it in some of my projects. But haven't seen it applied elsewhere. So, I thought I'd make it more known with an example. We know there are...
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CTimer class module with ITimer interface
This is a modified version of the CTimer class module from Paul Caton's "cTimer - module-less, IDE safe, machine code timer thunk". The code has been simplified and the assembly thunk is also enhanced....
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[VB6] Digital signature verifier (Authenticode and WHQL)
------------------ How to start? Just add module 'modDigiSign.bas' to your project and look in 'Examples of using' below. ------------------ Hi, I would like to present digital signature checker for...
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[VB6] StringBuilder - Fast string concatenation
It's well-tested class for concatenating strings like: Code: s = s & "one line" s = s & "two line" ... s = s & "N line" but much much more faster than VB runtime do it. Cases when it is...
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[VB6] DPI Assistant Drop-In UserControl
The attached sample projects include the DPI Assistant tool. This tool is designed to help the coder prepare their projects for system DPI awareness. This tool is not designed for dynamic DPI...
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